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  Ferengi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ferengi culture is based entirely on commerce, and the 285 Rules of Acquisition comprise the sacred code on which all of Ferengi society is based.
Ferengi women traditionally softened food for members of their family by chewing it, and selling one's mother for gold-pressed latinum, the principal form of legal tender, is an act that would be looked on with admiration in Ferengi society.
Ferengi society seems to be based on strict meritocracy, and aristocracy, nepotism, oligarchy and dictatorship are almost unknown in Ferengi society.
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 Ferengi - Memory Alpha   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Ferengi civilization was built on the ideals of free enterprise, where all other goals were subjugated to the pursuit of profit.
Their governing body known as the Ferengi Alliance was formed over a period of ten thousand years, beginning with the establishment of a system of currency, to their purchase of warp technology, and finally to its current state in the 24th century.
However, Ferengi managed to avoid many of the worst aspects of an evolving culture and their social history is notable for the absence of atrocities such as slavery or genocide, a distinction the Ferengi feel makes them morally superior.
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 Ferengi
Ferengis are slight for humanoid races, rarely passing 5 feet in stature.
Ferengi marriages are male-oriented, with a string of Latinum Dances, Bridal Auctions, and of course the scantily clad bride to mark the event.
The Ferengi encountered by the away-team of the Enterprise-D wielded stunning whips, snarled viciously, hissed incomprehensible remarks, and was quite unsociable.
www.geocities.com /Area51/Nebula/4156/infirmary/xeno/ferengi.html   (1652 words)

  
 Anomaly TrekMUX - Ferengi
Ferengi society used to be totally patriarchal, with females being treated as property with no rights at all, at least until the reforms of the most recent two Grand Naguses.
Ferengi males are sexually attracted to all females, including those of other species, and can often be excessively overt in their pursuit or courtship of them.
Ferengi moogies are cared for in their old age by charging their children rent for time spent in the womb.
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 USF Species Databank: The Ferengi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Ferengi (singular and plural) are slight for humanoid races, rarely passing 5 feet in stature.
Ferengi consider pregnancy to be a rental, with the father being termed the lessee.
Ferengi consider the sanctity of a contract to be a cornerstone of their civilization.
www.sector001.com /species/ferengi.shtml   (1418 words)

  
 Ferengi
The average Ferengi is 1.5 meters in height with a mass of 60 kilograms.
Ferengi have four-lobed brains and cannot be sensed by most telepathic races.
Ferengi culture is extremely sexist with males as the only citizens with rights.
www.galileo.spaceports.com /~william/startrek/ferengi/Ferengi.htm   (281 words)

  
 Ferenginar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In the fictional Star Trek universe, Ferenginar is the homeworld of the Ferengi and the capital of the Ferengi Alliance.
The buildings of Ferenginar seem to be designed with this in mind, and in fact the Ferengi have 178 different words for rain and no word for crisp (to describe food).
Ferengi homes are dome-shaped, with a circular entrance and doorways.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ferenginar   (134 words)

  
 STARTREK.COM : Article
Ferengi typically emit a high-pitched shriek when attacked; they are likewise pained by ultrasonics too high for human ears — such as those aimed at eradicating Cardassian Voles.
The Ferengi brain is composed of four distinct nodes, possibly what prevents them from being read empathically by Betazeds.
Ferengi females have smaller lobes then males and are not permitted to go out in public, hold jobs, wear clothing or particpate in trade or commerce.
www.startrek.com /startrek/view/library/aliens/article/70601.html   (506 words)

  
 ferengi
Ferengi Concider the cancity of a contract to be a cornerstone of their civilization.
The Ferengi are sexist in the extreme, and do not allow their females the honor of clothing.
Ferengi have ascending ribs and an upper and lower lung.
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 Ferengi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Ferengi marriages are male-oriented, with a string of Latinum Dances, Bridal Auctions and, of course the scantily clad bride to mark the blessed event.
In government, the Ferengi are as openly corrupt as they are in daily life.
Most Ferengi conveniently "forget" to put a few items on the list and, that is where the Ferengi IRS personnel come in.
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 Ferengi - Uncyclopedia
In the year 645 BC a group of Ferengi landed in the ancient kingdom of Lydia and founded the capitalist religion.
The sole religion practised by the Ferengi is capitalism, sometimes referred to as materialism.
Their everyday place of worship is known as a bank, which is found in every town with a Ferengi population.
uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Ferengi   (372 words)

  
 Ferengi Page
Ferengi have used a purple weapon similar to a whip, which is used to fire high-energy plasma discharges at a target.
The Ferengi's ears have small fine hairs in them, and the ears of older Ferengi have quite long hairs, which are often styled with a small comb.
Ferengi bodies are prepared into discs of vacuum desicated remains (each sealed with the "Ferengi Seal of Dismemberment") and are sold on the Ferengi Futures Exchange.
www.fortunecity.com /tatooine/williamson/523/ferengi.html   (1797 words)

  
 The Ferengi Alliance
Stardate 42923.4 - the Ferengi interfered with a battle simulation being conducted by the USS Enterprise-D and the Constellation-class USS Hathaway.
The Ferengi were able to take control of the Enterprise-D, but, due to a previous accident, Picard, Ro Laren, Keiko O'Brien and Guinan could pass as children, along with Lieutenant Worf's son Alexander, and incapacitate the Ferengi on the ship.
Quark was assisted during the negotiations by Pel, a Ferengi woman disguised as a male waiter.
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 FERENGI ALLIANCE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The typical male Ferengi is slightly impish in stature, standing between one and a quarter to one and a half meters tall, weighing between fifty and seventy-five kilograms, their primary facial features consisting of their razor sharp teeth, nose ridges, and their large and highly sensitive ears.
Ferengi technology is quite difficult to characterize, since the Ferengi will steal anything they can get their hands on, from ships to the bolts that hold the ship together.
Ferengi males are just as likely to cheat, steal, or murder their own fathers, brothers, and sons without any thought or feelings of remorse.
www.pcnet.com /~jdutka/trek/ferengi.html   (633 words)

  
 Ferengi Alliance
The Ferengi Alliance is centred on the homeworld of Ferenginar, the principal climatic characteristic of which is of extreme humidity and moisture, with vast quantities of precipitation year round.
The female sex on Ferenginar are omitted from such regulations of the Ferengi archetype, for not only are they prohibited from wearing clothes, talking to non family members and showing their faces in public, it is considered an unforgivable crime to earn profit or deal in any kind of financial or business venture.
Many outsiders see the unprincipled exploitative Ferengi as a serious future military threat, for it is believed they possess flawed motivation for a start, and that they lack the necessary diplomatic skills and experience to be a worthy space faring culture.
www.trekmania.net /diplomatic/ferengi.htm   (1101 words)

  
 TV ACRES: Outer Space Aliens > Ferengi (Star Trek: The Next Generation)
The Ferengi are distinguished by their bulbous brow, large protruding ears (their lobes were sites of sexual intimacy), badly overgrown teeth and characteristically greedy nature.
The Ferengi's (cowards at heart) had a predisposition to cower, slump and were not to be trusted.
A possible exception to the Ferengi's greedy nature was Quark, (Armin Shimerman) the conniving manager of the gambling facility on space station DS9.
www.tvacres.com /aliens_ferengi.htm   (218 words)

  
 Ferengi - Langmaker   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Ferengi, a fictional language, was developed by Timothy Miller.
Ferengi is another language that Timothy Miller has invented for a Star Trek race of aliens (the other is Cardassian).
Miller has detailed the grammar and lexicon of Ferengi, as well as the alphabet.
www.langmaker.com /db/Mdl_ferengi.htm   (68 words)

  
 Ferengi - Non-canon Star Trek Wiki
The Ferengi are an extremely capatalistic race from the planet Ferenginar.
A Ferengi's entire existance revolves around the aquisition of profit, even above family and friends, according to their sacred Rules of Aquisition.
The current Grand Nagus of the Ferengi Alliance is Rom, who recently avoided an attempt by former liquidator for the Ferengi Commerce Authority, and current Congressman, Brunt, to have him removed from office.
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 Ferengi Gifts, Toys, Collectibles at Geek Gifts Galore
The ears, at least in males, are erogenous spots; the Ferengi colloquially use the word "lobes" much as the word "balls" is used in modern English (as in, "I didn't think you had the lobes for that").
It's not entirely clear how sharp Ferengi teeth are naturally, as within their culture it is commonplace for them to use a "toothsharpener" (sort of a cross between a power tool and an electric toothbrush) to make their teeth even sharper, which is apparently valued for its aesthetic qualities.
Ferengi cuisine consists of insects and other small invertebrates, such as "tube grubs," either served alive or jellied or juiced.
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 Ferengi language - Memory Alpha   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Ferengi language is the spoken and written language of the Ferengi, from Ferenginar.
Ferengi text can be written with or without a central hexagon, radiating from one side of an hexagon only and in single horizontal lines on signs and short notes.
There are 178 different Ferengi words for rain.
www.memory-alpha.org /en/wiki/Ferengi_language   (428 words)

  
 Ex Astris Scientia - Ferengi Ship Classes
Two surplus Birds-of-Prey were acquired by the Ferengi and used to attack the USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D in 2367.
The Ferengi Marauder is a combination of a freighter and a warship.
This small type of vessel is in use by the Ferengi in the 22nd century.
www.ex-astris-scientia.org /schematics/ferengi_ships.htm   (663 words)

  
 Star Trek: Odyssey | The Ferengi Alliance
Since the Ferengi Alliance is all about trading and business deals, economic activity is the primary concern of the government.
Often, the Ferengi who did not observe Ferengi laws and practice guidelines cannot pay off the Liquidator and the result being the shut down of his business establishment.
Despite the relatively advanced state of development of the Ferengi race, their female population still has not broken out of the subservient role that is forced upon them by the males.
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 The rules of Acquisition in Realaudio
Ferengi children are expected to memorize these pearls of wisdom and repeat them on command (The Nagus).
There are currently 285 Ferengi Rules of Acquisition (The Maquis, Part I and Rules of Acquisition).
A contract is a contract is a contract, but only between Ferengi.
www.cybercomm.nl /~sytze/rules1.htm   (331 words)

  
 Ferengi Rules of Acquisition
What you need at such awkward times is a compendium of the Ferengi Rules of Acquisition on your hand-held PADD or, in twenty-first century lingo, PalmPilot.
The Ferengi are a species of short stature, large ears, sharp insectivore teeth, flexible ethics, and an unquenchable desire to accumulate capital; they are the entrepreneurs
The distillation of centuries of Ferengi deal-making and -breaking, the Rules of Acquisition are a steadfast beacon guiding navigators on the turbulent sea of commerce toward the home port of profit.
www.fourmilab.ch /documents/ferengi/palm   (742 words)

  
 Greed is Eternal: The Ferengi - TWoP Forums   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Ferengi were always explained to be scavengers, and that's how they got warp ability.
I think it's Riker or Data that mentions how the Ferengi get warp drive in The Last Outpost just before they rendezvous with them, but I can't remember what was actually said.
But then again some Ferengi could have invented it but they always seem so dumb to me. so ive ruled that one out all togther.
forums.televisionwithoutpity.com /index.php?showtopic=3115838   (968 words)

  
 OKCupid! The Which Star Trek Species R U Test / Ferengi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Ferengi women are subjugated and the Ferengi have no interest in science or scientific development unless it increases profits, meaning their technological development is also below par.
The Ferengi as a species are also not particularly aggressive and some particular Ferengi have even gained a reputation for being somewhat cowardly.
Therefore, as a Ferengi, you do not place great value on knowledge for knowledge's sake and, although you might think otherwise, you do not go out of your way to put yourself in a situation where could be in danger.
www.okcupid.com /tests/describescore?testid=16862154481540603674&category=0   (330 words)

  
 Ferengi Rules of Acquisition (Scrye 7.1)
This is most efficient for the Ferengi, who can hold a Ferengi Conference at Quark's Bar, letting the Nagus download a 75th Rule to each Ferengi present with Acquisition.
However, the Ferengi can turn the highest profit, by having a Nagus in play (three are available), along with the Scepter of the Grand Nagus and The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition.
There's more to Ferengi commerce -- you'll want to explore Bribery, HQ: Ferengi Credit Exchange, Vacuum-Desiccated Remains and other ways to enjoy your hoard of Gold-Pressed Latinum -- but the Rules are the place to start your course of acquisition.
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