Oh, that really was a missed opportunity, wasn't it? Shucks. Glad you mentioned it, though, because the mental image is just delightful. :)

Anyway, I'm glad you enjoyed the story! MASH reruns were a huge part of my childhood, so it was pretty fun to try to place all the Trek folk in that setting. Although I can't take any credit for the casting - all of the suggestions came from my artist, uber_wench.