I'm watching a series of YouTube videos called "100 Reasons Star Trek XI Sucked", and...
McCoy got the nickname "Bones" from an insult by Kirk?
WHAT? The term "sawbones" as a synonym for "surgeon" is hundreds of years old! This nickname did not need an explanation! Furthermore, what with the recent popularity of everything pirate-related, "sawbones" is NOT an obscure word! Come on!
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