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  • noun A member of the most prominent tribe of the Moro tribes, occupying the Sulu Archipelago; also, their language.

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Examples

  • By what percentage do you think Sulu is more well known than the other guy?

    Boing Boing 2009

  • This week there is a new Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic trade paperback, a Farscape comic, new Doctor Who, new Battlestar Galactica 1980 and oh yeah the debut of STAR TREK CAPTAINS LOG SULU #1 – which gives us a Captain Sulu of the USS Excelsior tale.

    2010 January « Show Me SciFi 2010

  • This week there is a new Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic trade paperback, a Farscape comic, new Doctor Who, new Battlestar Galactica 1980 and oh yeah the debut of STAR TREK CAPTAINS LOG SULU #1 – which gives us a Captain Sulu of the USS Excelsior tale.

    Star Trek Captains Log Sulu leads a great week Jan 13th for comics « Show Me SciFi 2010

  • ComicMix uncovers some alternate Star Trek universe where Sulu is black and Uhura is white.

    SF Tidbits for 10/26/08 2008

  • The way Sulu is postioned behind Spock ... it's, well it's downright homosexual.

    Cool Stuff: Bar Trekkin’ T-Shirt | /Film 2008

  • The campaign to get Captain Sulu his own "Star Trek" series failed, but honoring not just the stature of the Sulu character, but also the stature of the actor who plays him, should be a priority down "Star Trek" way.

    SeeLight: 2006

  • The campaign to get Captain Sulu his own "Star Trek" series failed, but honoring not just the stature of the Sulu character, but also the stature of the actor who plays him, should be a priority down "Star Trek" way.

    Takei Joins "Heroes" Cast! 2006

  • PHILIPPINES 2002 Troops, naval Training mission for Philippine military fighting Muslim Abu Sayyaf rebels evolves into US combat missions in Sulu Archipelago next to Mindanao.

    Think Progress » Williams Confronts Kristol: ‘You Just Want War, War, War, And You Want Us In More War’ 2006

  • PHILIPPINES 2002 Troops, naval Training mission for Philippine military fighting Muslim Abu Sayyaf rebels evolves into US combat missions in Sulu Archipelago next to Mindanao.

    Think Progress » Preteen magazine makes military recruiting pitch. 2006

  • The name Sulu, as captain of the Excelsior, had been given a priority warning flag, and when it appeared in the file story, that monitor beeped throughout the apartment's rooms.

    The Fearful Summons Flinn, Denny Martin 1995

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