Updated on July 28, 2017
ASK PARKSPLUG: “Do I Have Zora Arkus-Duntov?”
Dear Parksplug,
How are you I am fin [sic]. How can I tell if I have Zora Arkus-Duntov? My feet are blue and tingly so I think I might have it, but I’m afraid to go to the doctor to find out. Please let me know.
Thank you.
Marvin
P.S. I love your show.
Dear Marlin:
Thank you for writing. Despite what many believe, Zora Arkus-Duntov is not a medical condition. Rather, in the 1951 movie, The Day the Earth Stood Still, the command “Zora…Arkus…Duntov” (spoken slowly) deactivated Gort, the alien robot, to prevent him–or it–from destroying the Earth.
Thanks for watching.
PP