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Concrete Galoshes

Concrete Galoshes

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Andrew Smith
Sep 27, 2023
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It is 1920s gangland Chicago, only it’s not.

Captain Kirk, First Officer Spock, and Chief Engineer Scotty have descended onto a planet that seems to have replicated this unique culture: jazz hums in the air, cars are called flivvers, and mobsters rule the streets.

Scotty, Spock, and Kirk find themselves confronting a local mob boss named Jojo Krako. Scotty, trying to mimic the lingo of this Prohibition-era facsimile, retorts: "It looks like we put the bag on YOU, doesn't it?" Jojo pushes back, eliciting a threat from Scotty:

"You'll be wearin' concrete galoshes."

"You mean cement overshoes?" Jojo corrects.

Scotty pauses, and then sheepishly confirms, "Erm... Aye."

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