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Captain James Tiberius Kirk - the guy who plays William Shatner in real life - has had a birthday. He's now 95, and in the inimitable style of the intrepid starship captain who never met a green-skinned alien woman he wouldn't get it on with, he's offering us all some insights into his longevity.
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At 95, I'm still smokin'! 😝
I’ve learned two things:
Never waste a good cigar. Never trust anyone who says you should ‘act your age.’ 😉👍🏻 pic.twitter.com/POpUEYh3gp
The "Star Trek" star also shared two pictures of himself in honor of his birthday, including one of himself smiling at the beach and another as he enjoyed his cigar.
Shatner shared the surgery news while at the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films' 53rd annual Saturn Awards in Burbank, California.
The actor said: "I ride the horses that can compete in equine skills, which is fast down and ends on a sliding stop. And the horse that I owned, I came off."
"And she had a habit of going too far, like six inches to the side," he added. "And I’m riding it. And I’m ready. And she goes [too fast and sent him flying]."
"I’m not a young stuntman anymore. I started to roll but hit the dirt with my shoulder. So, I wrecked my shoulder," he explained.
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95, and he's recovering from falling from a horse? Now that's badass. Few people can even get on a horse at age 95, but William Shatner is no ordinary person. Heck, I'm 30 years younger than Mr. Shatner, and I haven't been on a horse in decades; I imagine I could manage it, but have no doubt that he could ride rings around me.
We might remember, in observation of this remarkable man's birthday, some of the things that made Captain James T. Kirk so great:
The Klingon language had no word for "defeat" until they encountered Captain Kirk.
Captain Kirk viewed Starfleet's one overarching rule - the Prime Directive - as a mild suggestion.
Captain Kirk once encountered a super-future artificial intelligence and talked it into suicide.
Captain Kirk took a no-win-scenario test and won.
Captain Kirk has traveled in time more than most people travel to the gas station.
Captain Kirk got demoted from Admiral, but instead of shuffling him off to a desk job, he got put in command of another starship and went on being awesome for two more movies.
The only reason Captain Kirk wasn't in Star Wars is that he would have drop-kicked Darth Vader out of an airlock in Act One, shot Emperor Palpatine with a phaser set to "vaporize," and the franchise would have ended.
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In other words, Captain James T. Kirk is, basically, the Chuck Norris of outer space.
So, let's raise a cup of Romulan ale and enjoy a good cigar in honor of the great William Shatner. Ahead Warp Factor Nine, Captain, and if your tinnitus is bothering you, it's probably just that it's hard to hear over the sound of how awesome you are.
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