"The fact that they don't take it means that I should somehow, you know, do a Jedi mind-meld with these folks and convince them to do what's right." President Obama in reference to his 'fair deal' on sequestration.
Well, Mr. President, this time your message got lost in the details. What was probably meant to be a good-natured joke turned into a Sci Fi blunder. Star Wars, with its Jedi knights, makes use of Jedi mind tricks at times. Jedis can get their weak-minded enemies to say whatever they want them to.
Obi Wan Kenobi
The Vulcan mind meld from Star Trek is a "scanning" technique done by Dr. Spock and other Vulcans to read the mind of the person in question.
Spock's mind meld
A seemingly small, incidental detail, but for many, this above example shows how out-of-tune you have become with popular culture. These two examples are actually from a generation or so ago, further exemplifying your disconnectivity. Oh well, soon it'll be time to beam up anyway.
"Beam me up, Scotty."
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