- The title gives its name to the early Alan Moore strip The Stars My Degradation.Dempster Dingbunger is my name
Sputwang is my nation
The depths of space gob in my face
The stars my degradation!
- Skeleton Crew by Stephen King contains a short story called "The Jaunt", which is about a teleportation technology with profoundly unpleasant side effects if the proper precautions aren't followed.
