It's an anagram of "I ask 'em to." There's many such Easter eggs in the series. Such as Jean Luc Picard's name... A reference to the well-known phrase "Cup an

It's an anagram of "I ask 'em to." There's many such Easter eggs in the series. Such as Jean Luc Picard's name... A reference to the well-known phrase "Cup and Jar lice." The character was bald, so he didn't have lice, etc., etc. No need to repeat the story.