It's Perdition's Flames All Over Again

Hearing someone say “Botany Bay” with a Russian accent will never be the same again


Yes, because that happens all the time in the real world.  You know...outside of Jeremy World.


I wasn't expecting to find it much either, but there it was.  I'm sure you're all familiar with the great Pavel Chekov line from Wrath of Khan where he discovers the ship on Ceti Alpha V.  He repeats to himself "Botany Bay?" with his thick accent, realizing where they were are who was about to arrive looking for them.  (Spoiler: It was Khan, and he was upset)  

Well, I started a new audio book not all that long ago, and the main character speaks with a Russian accent, and at one point, he talks about Botany Bay.  Not about the space ship, although the book does take place on the moon, but that's entirely beside the point, but about the actual body of water.  Either way, when the narrator spoke the line including "Botany Bay," my mind immediately went off to Ceti Alpha V and the crew of the Enterprise.  That happens a lot more than you might think.