Tikka to Ride – Pronunciation?

[Connell]

So after watching the X retrospective byte 1, I heard the G&T’ers pronounce it as Tick-ka. Now I’d always thought it was pronounced like that too until one day it occurred to me its actually Tee-ka, as in chicken tikka, as the main plot of the episode is sparked by Lister’s desire to go back in time and retrive more curry.

Now I’m just bloody well confused. Opinions? thoughts? any definitive answer to this one?

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[genericnerdyusername]

Well it is a reference to the curry. I guess it just depends on where you come from. Tick-ka is how some people pronounce the curry.

[NoFro]

I say Tick-ah but I think my pronunciation of the curry is a result of this episode’s title referencing the Beatles song. I say the title of the episode so it sounds most like the original Beatles track; as a result I say Tick-ah. I honestly can’t remember how I pronounced Tikka before I knew of this episode but I always say Tick-ah now.

[MANI506]

I say Tick-a because that’s how Hugh Laurie pronounced it in a brilliant sketch from Fry and Laurie series 3.

It’s a sketch about a spy and his boss played by Hugh and Stephen. They speak over each other for a few lines and then Hugh is left saying ‘chicken tikka masala’ which generates a huge laugh from the audience.

[Jonathan Capps]

I pronounce the food “Tee-ka”, but the episode “Tikk-a”. I have no idea why.

[Seb Patrick]

>I pronounce the food “Tee-ka”, but the episode “Tikk-a”. I have no idea why.

So do I, and this DISGRUNTLES me.

[Ian Symes]

Yeah, both are valid pronunciations, but I favour “ticker” when discussing the episode, as it’s closest to “ticket”.

[Seb Patrick]

This problem could have been avoided if the episode had been called something sensible like “The Grassy Knoll”.

[Ian Symes]

JFKorma

[ori-STUDFARM]

Jalfrezzi Fried Korma

[takerdemon]

I always pronounce it Tee-ka even though it doesn’t really make sense in terms of the episode title.

I’d have called it something more sensible like ‘The crazy capers of Lee Harvey Oswald in the Texas Book Depository… with guns and shit’

[anniescribe]

“Just F!@$#ing Kidding” is my choice.

[Ben Kirkham]

“I pronounce the food “Tee-ka”, but the episode “Tikk-a”. I have no idea why.”

Me too. I think it has to do with the association of the Beatles song.

Bloody ridiculous title, anyway.

What about, after ‘Out of Time,’ it was called ‘Back in Time’?

[Pete Part Three]

There’s enough Red Dwarf episode titles that begin with “Back”, Ben.

[genericnerdyusername]

There was only two back then, tbf.

[Connell]

Isn’t that curious – I’m an avid Beatles fan, yet it appears my love for curry would override the song reference.

Looks like Ticker is the preferred pronunciation, I’d agree that both are more than acceptable, depending on how you interpret it.

Also, I’d feel like I was putting the thread to waste if we didn’t keep this going..

Bhajiswap
Confidence and Pikora
Trojan Josh
Balti than Life

[Jonathan Capps]

Trojan Josh

This is amazing.

[si]

Poppadum Life.

[Reece]

Korma-ntine.

… I’ll leave.

[HelloMabel]

The Last Dal
Naanarchy

[fozzibear1]

to be honest I use the the tic ka pronunciation too but now I can see probably for the wrong reason, im thinking as in the old fashioned expression for heart or determination, he is determined to ride. Must admit I hadnt related to his search for curry as he generally prefers Vindaloo

[Ian Symes]

im thinking as in the old fashioned expression for heart or determination, he is determined to ride. Must admit I hadnt related to his search for curry as he generally prefers Vindaloo

[fozzibear1]

Sorry Ian i fail to comprehend the meaning of the clip

[Connell]

‘This is your ship, you’re in the Space Korma, you?’

[pfm]

‘Mar-bhuna-ed’

That’s all I got….

Actually, ‘Passandra’

[JamesTC]

‘Better Naan Life’

Oh it’s fucking close enough to curry.

[Ben Paddon]

Racist.

[Dave]

I’ve always proounced it Teeka To Ride, but I did question this watching the introduction on the X-Tended VHS when Robby and/or Kryten said Ticker.

In addition:

Balance Of Paneer
Stay Shashlik
Just Rice

I also have the song ‘Bhuna City 7’ going around and around in my head.

[Lexo Ross]

I’ve always said it Tee-kah

[Ben Paddon]

I’m glad that finally, after 15 years, we’re having this talk.

[ChrisM]

I’ve always said it Tee-kah

Me too. Mainly as I pronounce the curry that way, and didn’t even know it was pronounced by many ‘ticka’. Maybe it’s a London thing.

[genericnerdyusername]

Probably a London thing. Or maybe I just assumed from the one person I talk to about Red Dwarf in person who pronounces the episode “ticka” to ride.

[Jo]

>I pronounce the food “Tee-ka”, but the episode “Tikk-a”. I have no idea why.

Ditto.

>Probably a London thing.

In what way? Yes, Cappsy, Ian, Seb and I all currently live in London but none of us are actually from London.

[genericnerdyusername]

>In what way? Yes, Cappsy, Ian, Seb and I all currently live in London but none of us are actually from London.

I think I misunderstood what was being said. I thought the “London thing” was pronouncing tikka “ticka” when referring to the curry. What I meant was that I think I know the only person who does that, and it made me think that other people do it too.

[Jonsmad]

Vindaluna. no forget that one, it’s a crap pun.

[Ridley]

I pronounce it the same way I say cheeken tikka.

[ChrisM]

>I think I misunderstood what was being said. I thought the “London thing” was pronouncing tikka “ticka” when referring to the curry.

It was me who mentioned ‘London thing’ originally. I meant, that I live in London (well the outskirts really) and I’ve only ever heard the curry pronounced ‘teeka’, so I automatically applied that pronunciation to the episode.

I didn’t even know it was pronounced differently elsewhere until I opened this thread!

[Connell]

As far as I’m aware, it isn’t pronounced differently anywhere else. It’s just the episode could also be pronounced Tick-ka to Ride, which sounds more similar to Ticket to Ride, which is the name of a Beatles song that the title is also derived from.

[Connell]

Infact, if you think about it, I’m almost sure it was intended to be pronounced Tee-ka like the curry, or it doesn’t make much sense. Why not just call it Ticket to Ride then? Strange how inadvertently it’s now pronounced Tick-ka by a vast majority of the fans.

[Carlito]

Yeah it’s a tidy episode – the best of VII anyway – with a rubbish title. But what would have been a better one?

I like one word titles…. I think ‘Entropy’ may have been a decent title for this episode, from both the perspective of it being a continuation of the VI cliffhanger and its ramifications, and also the events that occur in the plot .

Or simply ‘Kennedy’. Perhaps ‘Assassin’?

[Pete Part Three]

Yesterday
Lucy in the Sky with Dansak
Korma feel the noise

Yes, all shit.

[si]

John F CurryDie.

Shitter.

[Reece]

Tikka to Ride

Shittiest.

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