First off, my apologies to all Trekkers and Trekkies: I have no idea when it is appropriate to say which for whom.

That having been said, check out this bloggage about the link between Star Trek fandom and pedophilia, as reported by the L.A. Times. Apparently, 99 out of 100 pedophiles prefer Star Trek paraphernalia in their houses.

I don?t know if I believe it, but here?s my take on the whys and wherefores: Trekkers, Trekkies and other fans of Star Trek are nerds. Nerds inevitably gravitate towards Star Trek because, well, the nerd mansion has a special room for Star Trek and that?s where all the cookies and conversations are. Pedophiles are maladjusted, which means, among other things, that the world clocks them as nerds. (This isn?t true; there?s a huge difference between socially awkward and sociopath, but cheerleaders aren?t making that distinction this week.) So pedophiles tend to live in the nerd mansion too, and will, so to speak, inevitably pass the Star Trek room on their way to the bathroom or the kitchen at some point.

Caveat for those of you about to defend nerddom to me: me nerd. In fact: me Star Trek fan, although not a fan of the original series. My irony doesn?t extend that far out.