Citations:Spock
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English citations of Spock
Proper noun: fictional character[edit]
- 2007, Dana Brand, “Jerry Koosman”, in Mets Fan, Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., page 30:
- Tom Seaver and Jerry Koosman reminded me of Napoleon Solo and Ilya Kuryakin. They also reminded me of Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock. This was a sixties pattern. […] ¶ Though Koosman was definitely Ilya or Spock to Seaver's Solo or Kirk, he didn't have the nerdy bohemian edge of Ilya or Spock.
- 2008 December 2, “Sportsman of the Year: Michael Phelps”, in Sports Illustrated:
- Phelps's calorie intake may seem superhuman, and his 6' 4", 185-pound body may recall Greek statuary, but fans are also drawn to him by a goofy grin and oversized ears that led to his being called Spock on the school bus.
- 2010, William McDonald Wallace, The Decline and Fall of the U.S. Economy: How Liberals and Conservatives Both Got It Wrong, Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, page 48:
- This caricature called economic man was not only completely self-centered, he was also entirely rational in all his decisions, whether consuming or investing—a veritable Mr. Spock.
- 2015 July 4, Rosanna Greenstreet, “How I get ready: Sarah Harding”, in The Guardian:
- I am a beauty school dropout. At college, I cut my mum's bob into a Spock hairdo and took off half my friend's eyebrow when I was doing the waxing.