re: #288 Teddy’s Person

Obamagate, Ted Cruz is on it.

And like every other pop culture reference, he got that wrong too.

KIRK (on communicator)
Kirk to Enterprise. Damage report,
Spock?

SPOCK’S VOICE
Admiral, if we go by the book, like
Lieutenant Saavik, hours could seem
like days.

KIRK
(beat)
I read you, Captain. Let’s have it.

Fractional pause.

SPOCK’S VOICE
The situation is grave, Admiral. We
won’t have main power for six days
at least. Auxiliary power has
temporarily failed, but maybe we can
restore that in two days. By the
book, Admiral.

That is the first reference to “by the book,” made by Spock, not Kirk.
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