RoabeArt [he/him]@hexbear.nettoRisa@startrek.website•When engineering is done with your shitEnglish
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1 year agoScotty also does this in Star Trek III…
Scotty: “If you don’t have eight weeks, I can do it for you in two.”
Kirk: “Mr. Scott, have you always multiplied your repair estimates by a factor of four?”
Scotty: “Certainly, sir. How else can I keep my reputation as a miracle worker?”
I think the earliest instance of “brain worms” I remember was from an episode of Invader Zim in 2001. Zim is offended at the concept of paying to ride a filthy, poorly maintained bus and shouts at the driver “Have you the brain worms?!”
Edit: found the video https://youtu.be/BiqTTozWNhA?si=bxNeTnreb77vdd00