Top 50 Reasons why Captain Kirk is the best

[Superman]

I'm a Kirk fan and always will be. He's my favourite Trek Captain. So, I'm gonna be biased and present my Top 50 list on why Kirk is the best...

1.) Kirk would have kicked Q all the way back to the Q Continuum.
2.) Kirk would have smashed The Borg Cube into little pieces in the shortest possible time.
3.) Females, of all species, love that handsome Kirk.
4.) Kirk can kick a Klingon's butt any day of the week.
5.) Kirk will fire phasers and ask questions later.
6.) To hell with the Prime Directive!
7.) Kirk is the only one who looks good in a yellow shirt.
8.) Kirk can climb El Capitan.
9.) Kirk became Captain at a very young age.
10.) The Ferengi and The Cardassians wouldn't last five minutes against Kirk.
11.) Kirk actually accompanies the Away Team on missions.
12.) Even though I'm heterosexual, I still think Kirk is a handsome chap.
13.) Kirk would never say, "Make it so!"
14.) You just gotta love the name Tiberius.
15.) Kirk would have found a way back to Earth from the Delta Quadrant before you can say 'red shirt'.
16.) Kirk is so good, the position of Admiral is beneath him.
17.) Kirk has probably used his phaser more than anyone else in history.
18.) Kirk would have slapped that annoying Wesley Crusher around the head and booted him up the bottom.
19.) Even though I've never been to the U.S., Iowa sounds like a cool place for someone to come from.
20.) Kirk has taken on gods and won.
21.) Spock and McCoy know their place. Believe it!
22.) Kirk's fighting style is the best in ANY series.
23.) Kirk handled the Tribbles (just about)
24.) Kirk looks good in gangsters clothes
25.) Kirk handled the Romulans better than anyone else ever has.
26.) It doesn't matter where Picard, Sisko or Janeway BOLDLY go, Kirk has already been there.
27.) You just gotta love a guy who can do a flying dropkick.
28.) Kirk stood up to a god imposter in Star Trek V
29.) Kirk can appreciate Shakespeare.
30.) You gotta love those references Kirk made to Genghis Khan, Caesar and Hitler in one episode.
31.) You gotta respect a guy who goes from Admiral to Captain.
32.) Kirk was right at home in 20th century Earth.
33.) Kirk left the bliss of the Nexus to sacrifice his life.
34.) Even at an old age, Kirk was more than a match for Soran.
35.) I like the name Jim.
36.) Even Janeway couldn't resist Kirk if they met.
37.) If Kirk were in charge of DS9, Quark would be gone within a week.
38.) Kirk wouldn't stand for Worf's mood swings.
39.) Kirk knows his ship like the back of his hand.
40.) Kirk is a rebel.
41.) Kirk doesn't stand on ceremony when an Admiral arrives.
42.) SAVE THE WHALES!!! KIRK DID!!!
43.) Kirk made the best use he could with whatever technology he had.
44.) Kirk was proud to show his bare chest.
45.) Kirk can carry off ANY set of clothes from any era.
46.) Even the hard-to-please Vulcans admire Kirk.
47.) Kirk takes action without having to consult the entire ship and all it's officers.
48.) If The Hirogen had met Kirk, they'd have been the hunted.
49.) Everyone in the world (almost) wants Kirk to return to the franchise.
50.) Kirk is simply...THE BEST!

If you can counter any of my arguments, please do. This should be fun!

[Paul Marshall]

[Starfleet Engineer]

The things you've listed come from a list that has traveled the internet for a long time and are posted on many websites. You've changed some of the words but the content is exactly the same. Just put in "Why Kirk is better than Picard" into Google and you'll get all kinds of pages with this list on it.

[Superman]

[startrekgirltng]

i agree completely