Dave Lister’s Smeglewhack Adventure

[Podey]

Whilst searching for something earlier, it occurred to me there must a Dave Gorman-esque game in trying to find words that produce only one hit on the SmegaDrive. 

Anyone up for playing? 

Nearest I came (without going down the obvious “celebrity names” route) was two scenes with ‘Medium’.

Topic

[Nick R]

“Marigolds”

[Nick R]

“Palindromic”

[International Debris]

Reclassified

Formaggio

Midst

Satsuma

Smeg

[Podey]

[Flap Jack]

Stallion

[Jenuall]

Frank

[Quinn: Clochebusters World Champion]

Slide-rules

[Jonsmad]

i can match your 2 for “Belgium”

[Jonsmad]

Got one  “Jumbo”

[Warbodog]

The more common the word, the more surprising it would be. Based on this list, “web” is supposedly the 71st most common word in English, but only occurs as part of other words in the show (Norweb, webbed).

…Which makes it 0 instances rather than 1, so doesn’t count, and I might as well have not bothered with the research and just said znhmibgfmb.

[Flap Jack]

There should be a Smega-Drive premium mode which removes the cap on search results. Then we can find out which words occur the most times (excluding pronouns, articles and connecting words).

[Nick R]

 “Multiply” appears twice if you count it appearing within “multiplying”:

But “multiplying” only appears once:

[Nick R]

Clipper

[Nick R]

Philandering

Numpties

[Podey]

There should be a Smega-Drive premium mode which removes the cap on search results. Then we can find out which words occur the most times (excluding pronouns, articles and connecting words).

I’d bet “sandwich” would be up there, if you include derivatives. 

[Podey]

Philandering

Numpties

Actually surprised at numpties! 

[Ben Saunders]

Pished

Shit

Shitey

Taramasalata

Marengo

Arsehole

[Warbodog]

Marengo

The vending machine also says it.

[Jonsmad]

Marengo – The vending machine also says it.

Arent you thinking of Trout ala Creme there?

[Jonsmad]

Marengo – The vending machine also says it.

Arent you thinking of Trout ala Creme there?

No your spot on. So its a one episode twice said word.

[Podey]

Not a Smeglewhack, but just wanted to share that the first three results for “penis” almost form a narrative.

[Warbodog]

Give us a dictionary and we look up penis and swear words. It’s good to see how we’ve matured from primary school.

[Ben Saunders]

derriere, minced

colouring

ippy, dippy, spaceshippy and neptune

 

Michigan

[clem]

Firelight

and kindling

but not dwindling

[Hamish]

Granted, I credit that scene for teaching me the meaning of both “cogent” and “paradigm”. 

[Hamish]

Actually, when in doubt, just go with Kryten.

[Technopeasant]

“Epicure” appears in Salt – An Epicure’s Delight and in Out of Time.

“Higgledy-piggledy” appears in Balance of Power and… Out of Time.

“Miranda” occurs three times, while “Iranian” and “piranhas” only once.

Critically it’s never the same Miranda.

[clem]

Drainage

Illuminated 

Beehive 

Farmer

What’s the most Smeglewhacks you can get in a single SmegaDrive caption? This has both accountant and yuppie

[Hamish]

I mean, I already posted a frame with two doubles (configuration and extraordinarily) and two singles (juxtaposition and apposite).

[Hamish]

I have convinced myself “big words” are cheating now.

[Flap Jack]

Groovy.

Crunch.

And by posting these two at the same time I hope it’s clear which words are the relevant ones.

[Ben Saunders]

Infallible (and infullible)

[Ben Saunders]

Wargame(r)(s). I would love to search for Io but don’t know how to

[Dave]

“What on Io was that” is the first other mention that springs to mind.

[Technopeasant]

“What on Io was that” is the first other mention that springs to mind.

Ionian nerve grip as well, if that counts. More directly “why on Io would they have food?” in Rimmerworld.

Beehive Farmer

As a ten plus year veteran of the apiculture industry I almost feel insulted.

[Nick R]

And by posting these two at the same time I hope it’s clear which words are the relevant ones.

I was trying to find a good WW2 quote that I could edit with a Dunkirk reference, and I found that the words “retreat” and “liberate” only appear in the scene below. It’s surprising “retreat” isn’t used more, given Rimmer’s combination of cowardice and fondness for military strategy:

Also, this is the only use of the words “manhood” and “platter”:

[clem]

I already posted a frame with two doubles (configuration and extraordinarily) and two singles (juxtaposition and apposite).

So two Smeglewhacks, then. I just wonder whether it’s possible to beat two in the same caption. I’ve only managed it with made-up words:

[RunawayTrain]

Olives

[International Debris]

Quattro, formaggio, olives, there’s three. Semi-cheat given that they’re adopted Italian words, though.

[Technopeasant]

“Dank” and “tuft”, but very much not “putrid” or “rectal”.

“Distended”

[clem]

Flatter, droopy, and titties

[Technopeasant]

It’s almost charming that when you search “ass” you get the various mentions of “pass” in Balance of Power.

[Technopeasant]

Now here is one. Does clitoris count or not? In Polymorph it is only evoked in acronym form, while it is mentioned as a proper word in Timewave.

Therefore…

[Technopeasant]

“Circumcision” is only directly referred to in the Dave era, while in the BBC series it was only mentioned as “a certain Jewish operation”. Also the only time Jewish is mentioned by name, though obviously not by concept.

And on the topic of an episode about both Jews and operations, “bunion” in Lemons (“plasters” is also mentioned for corns in Emohawk). “Insemination” only appears in Polymorph as well, though is obviously referenced in Psirens and Ouroboros (“gamete” only appearing there).

[Technopeasant]

Just remembered that Thornton was referred to as “circumcised” in Back in the Red: Part III

[Nick R]

“Abyss”:

(“Nothingness” is also used in The Inquisitor.)

[Nick R]

“Epidural”

[clem]

Rampant and wildebeest

[Technopeasant]

“Journalist”

“Sweater” was part of his drinking wine rant in Stasis Leak.

[RunawayTrain]

Advent, Hoppists, Corinthians, misprint … (I tried ‘Eve’ but couldn’t get it to search for just that despite using spaces either side and/or quote marks.)

Cordially (The Last Day)

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