Pun-ishment 27
by Rob Morris

USS ENTERPRISE-D

His human journey now done, Q nodded.

"Now, this isn't the first time I've been exiled."

"Why does that not surprise me, Q?"

"Ahh, Jean-Luc. You and Riker are no smarter than my beloved dum-dums."

Riker shrugged.

"Dum-dums?"

"Primitive hominids I was assigned to grant moronic wishes to. I appeared to them as a sprite. Idiots, but they had heart. They no more appreciated my humor than you, Kal, or Reed. Well--Ta, Humanity. I'd like to say its been fun--but...."

Riker then looked at Picard.

"What do you say to that, Captain?"

"Say, Number One?"

Picard bellowed.

"Yabba-Dabba-Q!!!"