I think we are like pet rats to Q, and lab rats to the rest of the Q continuum.

@Moonglum9 I feel that Q sees us as lab rats, but lab rats that he has grown fond of. I don't think the other Q's think about humans at all.

BTW, regarding what EXACTLY the Q's are, sometimes I get the impression that they may be TNG version of the Gallifrey Time Lords from Doctor Who. What is your opinion about this?

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More like the adult versions of Trelane squire of Gothos.

@Nexus71 : Possibly. But I still like the Time Lord theory. It's kind of like the Amelia Earhart story. Even though the most likely explanation of what happened is that her plane just crashed into the ocean, a lot of people believe the caught by the Japanese while she was spying for the US sounds more romantic and not pointless.

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Time Lords. That's interesting. I've seen some Dr. Who episodes since it returned in the modern era and the only thing I've seen about Time Lords was that they were wiped out in a war. When I was a kid, I watched Dr. Who when Tom Baker episodes were aired in the States (the greatest Doctor in my biased opinion) but that was a while ago so I don't remember too much about the Time Lord lore. I can't recall how powerful they were supposed to be, but I never got the impression they were omnipotent. Maybe they were Qs in an earlier phase of evolution.

On a different note, was Billy Mumy in the classic Twilight Zone episode "It's a Good Life" a young Q? He certainly had their powers.

@Moonglum9 A lot of Trekkies think that Gary Seven is the Star Trek equivalent of Doctor Who. What they have in common: both of them come from mysterious planets (DW Galifrey, GS from an unknown planet that is able to cloak the entire planet); both have a pretty young female companion ( 2 for GS if you count Isis); pen-like devices (GS's Servo and DW's sonic screwdriver) What's your opinion about this?

As for Billy Mumy's character on The Twilight Zone, I think that he is possibly a mutant (as in X-Men mutant).

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Adk1ujjmguo

@Nexus71 : I am not able to access YouTube but thank you for the address.

@Nexus Pretty funny. How can one not like a video interspersed with screaming Daleks and the awesome Dr. Who theme music.

The Timelords (that was how they called themselves) later (under the name of KLF) made a single featuring the late Tammy Wynette called (the)Justified And Ancient(of Mu Mu).

www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7_ajdd99CM&list=RDH7_ajdd99CM#t=103

@Nexus71 : That is so cool! And if you have a taste for something different, check out the YouTube for the song "There's No One As Irish As Barack Obama".

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That one is funny MK but I should have guessed with a name like Kelly !now I'm waiting for a song "You can spot an Irish man from miles away on holiday"

@Nexus71 In 2016 I sent President Obama a St. Patrick's Day card and I got a nice letter in return!

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What did it say Happy Hanukkah or was it accompanied by a bunch of chi-chi´s ?

@Nexus71 : If you're talking about the letter I got in return, it said thank you for writing, that he thought that Americans like me (WTF?) were helping the country more than he was.