British Lottery Turns Down Trekkor’s Bid

British lottery officials report that they get many requests for grants from private citizens. One of them was from a Trekkor who wanted to recreate The Enterprise as a “safe haven.”

“Applicants will only get funding for projects that benefit the wider community,” said Carole Souter, chairperson of Lottery Forum, the group that awards grants.

Other requests include a bid to respray a man’s Ford Cortina, a means of publishing evidence to prove Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton were wrong, to set up a dinosaur farm, and to fund dog toilets. Come to think of it, it might be kind of nice to hang with the likes of Star Trek’s William Shattner and Leonard Nimoy, just in case they decide to make a guest appearance.

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