Having confronted Dr. All, Paul Andinach, International Man Of Mystery, 
exclaimed:
 
 PA> A more unusual offshoot of the discussion was a brief diversion,
 PA> triggered by Jack Ruttan, into the question of whether the Borg stole
 PA> "Resistance is futile!" from their Doctor Who predecessors, the
 PA> Cybermen. For the record, the Cybermen never used the phrase. It was,
 PA> however, used by a Dalek in the 1964 story "The Dalek Invasion of
 PA> Earth". 
     Who in turn stole it from 40's series and 50's B-movies.  They in 
turn undoubtedly stole it from the sci-fi short stories from the 20's 
and 30's.  Who knows who first used those words in those combinations, 
and who cares?  Dr. Who and Star Trek readily borrowed and were inspired 
from each other.  This shows a respect by the producers of both series 
for the others work.  I have always found distasteful this tendency by 
some sci-fi and fantasy fans to grab on to one production and hate all 
others.  
               
                                               Sincerely Yours
                                               
                                               David G. Riess
                                               EchoSci-FiMonger
... "Oh, bother," said Pooh as he gunned down yet another drooling Fanboy.
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