ja' quljIb: >Hmm...Just a guess, but a possible pun on Lt. Yarr, methinks. qID 'oHchugh, ta'be'bej Okrand'e'. The word {ya} "tactical officer" is in the original 1985 edition of TKD. The names of the TNG characters were not yet known. So if it's a pun, blame Gene Roddenberry. -- ghunchu'wI' 'utlh