Even the Father of the House, and renowned grumpy old man, Sir Edward Heath offered a glowing tribute to the former Tiller girl who started work in the Commons as an MP's secretary.
Huddled in a damp fire-station a young man connects a laptop, a binocular-style iris scanner and a glowing green machine that records 30 points from a set of fingerprints.
If you're not a kid, though, or if you want to keep your memories of the first "Iron Man" unsullied, beware of the buzz and hubbub, and the glowing reviews.