Jokes it took me fucking years to get

oh yes, that one took me a while as well. There are more but can’t remember any at the moment off hand.

Right…as far as I’m aware it’s just a very vaguely inappropriate suggestion…I don’t think there’s a SPECIFIC image you’re supposed to have in mind…

Correct me if I’m wrong. I always laughed at it, but, like the audience, I was probably laughing at the suggested idea more than any one particular humorous end.

WOMEN; WATCH YOUR MUFFS.

That’s… that’s an interesting conclusion.

> I thought that was the default conclusion! Does this make me some kind of porno man?

The short answer is “Yes”.

The long answer is “Yeeeeesssssssssssssss”

Jesus Christ. Not only did I have a vague image, but I had a wrong, horrible, porno fake image.

It’s really just that the legs are spread too wide? That’s kind of lame. I preferred it when it was a joke at the expense of the cockless.

From the first novel: “The only drawback, as far as Holly could see, was that women would have to be banned from playing the cello unless they had birthing stirrups, or elected to play it side-saddle.”

From the first novel: ?The only drawback, as far as Holly could see, was that women would have to be banned from playing the cello unless they had birthing stirrups, or elected to play it side-saddle.?

The side-saddle thing is also mention in the Son of Clich? sketch about Sir Kevin Kevin Sir.

It’s pretty straight forward and not really sexist(?). It makes good reference to the face that it was frowned upon for a woman to ride horses the “normal way” (astride), way back when, because it was potentially arousing/”un-Lady like”, so side-saddle was invented by insecure men.

I’m pretty sure I realized “…alone” finished his sentence the first time I heard it. Now can we forget my misunderstanding the cello joke?

Something unrelated here with Monty Python (well it is in a way, in that after 1000’s of viewing you’re still finding things). In ‘The Holy Grail’ as the Knights rush toward the castle after the first french taunting. You can see Sir Lancelot attacking the castle with his sword. Never noticed him doing this. But the funniest part is when they “run away” he goes back for one last swipe at the wall before he retreats which had me in stitches….

Sorry.

Red Dwarf.

Yes.

> You can see Sir Lancelot attacking the castle with his sword. Never noticed him doing this. But the funniest part is when they ?run away? he goes back for one last swipe at the wall before he retreats

I have never noticed this…I will have to pay attention next time.

> Now I never, ever realised, until I did the Remastered text tracks, that this is supposed to be Lister finishing his own line across the millennia – and adding a little meaning on the way.

I always knew he was carrying his sentence on…this bit I didn’t get was that he is saying “Alone” and he is, of course, alone.

Well, it’s a relief to realise I’m not alone