Rimmer’s name literally means “arse kisser”

[Ben Saunders]

I know one of the DVDs has a little teehee moment on it about “Ace Rimmer” meaning something entirely different in the age of internet pornography, but somebody said to me yesterday that “Rimmer” was supposed to mean “arse kisser”, which it sort of does, even if uninteitonally. And Rimmer is one. I don’t have much else to say, I just wanted to share this revelation.

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[Ridley]

Feed Snappy is a common phrase round my way.

[Ben Saunders]

Snappy was a large, aggressive crocodile kept as a pet and bodyguard by Captain Voorhese. The german officer stroked him in a sinister fashion while he escaped with Ace Rimmer a prisoner aboard his plane. When Ace escaped his bonds and attacked Voorhese and his colleagues, Voorhese threw Snappy at Ace.

Ace found himself in a life or death struggle with the viscious reptile. At first, Ace wished for a gun, until Snappy belched in his face, at which point he changed his mind and decided a bucket of Listerine would be more helpful. When Voorhese dropped a bundle of dynamite and bailed out of the aircraft, he expected Ace had died in the explosion. Instead, he looked up in horror to see that Ace had tied a lead around Snappy’s neck and was riding him like a surfboard.

Voorhese took a few potshots at Ace, but couldn’t stop Snappy from attacking his owner as they fell through the air. Ace then stole the captain’s parachute and left Snappy to eat him. Ace floated down to the airfield below and rescued Princess Bonjella.

After they had escaped from the airfield, one german soldier ranted at their misfortune to lose Ace while his comrade explained they were lucky to survive the encounter. The two guards were then flattened by Snappy, who fell on them from a great height. (“Stoke Me a Clipper”)

[Warbodog]

The mental image of Ace Rimmer literally brown-tonguing his way up the ranks was audibly too much for someone in that studio audience.

[Warbodog]

I just checked that scene and couldn’t hear the repulsed “eughhh” that I’d misremembered. Maybe I was the one doing it.

[Unrumble]

“Go on. He’s probably licked a ring”

[Ridley]

He is what he seems. Rim. Rim. Rim. Rim.

[Pete Part Three]

A natural born rimmer.

[Ben Saunders]

I now understand why Bobby’s character was so keen to see him later

[Ridley]

“Feel the wind on your face.”

[Warbodog]

Rimmer’s self-loathing beast had a focus on anal torture. According to Rimmer, anyway. He would know.

Probably had excessively harsh potty training.

[Jenuall]

That explains the oil

[Ben Saunders]

Crikey.

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