....and what's andrew on, then - dazzlenation?...."a line out of star trek" replies BI online....well, not exactly - i would guess, however - i take your point.....go figure:

(1) Andrew Marr on Twitter: "I agree. But jokes are 20th century" / Twitter

and what else?...oh look at this comment left:

(1) Andrew Marr on Twitter: "I agree. But jokes are 20th century" / Twitter

and if i remember correctly, somebody had made a reference to star trek 'red shirts', dazzlenation:

Speaker of the House of Commons: A look back at the past week (shorthandstories.com)

oh and that's a bit 'genie and the lamp' isn't it?