Ten Forward
Tribble Lyrics - "Dear Cadet, Cadet"
Brought to you from STF-Tube, the opening to the Awards of June 2020.
The good looking Tribble at the microphone says “Bibble, Nibble, Gribble, Sibble, Hibble!” which when your universal translators kick into gear, is translated as
“All members of Starfleet, welcome! I decided to let you enjoy the night and decided not to sing. However, I did find the famous Betazoid performer, Shai Noon who agreed to perform for us.
For those of you wondering, yes, Shai Noon is named in honour of Doris Day and his song, “Dear Cadet, Cadet”, is based on her song “Que Sera Sera” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZbKHDPPrrc
When I was just a cadet, I asked my mentors, Where should I post? How do I sign off? When do I snip? And my mentors said to me,
Dear Cadet, Cadet, post on the Challenger frequently, sign off with name, rank and role, snipping comes nat’rally
When I became a DH, I was given cadets to mentor as well, I went to my CO not having a clue, here’s what she said to me,
With Cadets, DH, teach them how you were taught, get them to snip, to post, on the ship, mentoring comes nat’rally
Now I am Captain in the Academy, the new Cadets come to me, ask me what to do, I answer them thoughtfully,
Dear Cadet, Cadet, post on the Challenger whenever you can, have fun and post in character, posting comes nat’rally.
Dear Cadet, Cadet, enjoy your time in the Academy, you’re there to have and learn, and the fleets’ll come nat’rally.”