Smeghead it seems is one of the most prolific posters on the Straight dope. He’s made several references to circumcism that to my way of thinking had no relevance for the topic under discussion.
Now I remember a term when I was a teenager referring to the gross deposit that accumulates under the unwashed foreskin . Smegma. But I couldn’t find it in the dictionary. Is smegma the basis for Smeghead’s SD alias.
He probably borrowed it from the British comedy / sci-fi show Red Dward where the term is a commonly bandied insult. In the states you may be able to catch it on your local PBS station, although I think the show has mostly run its course.
I used to have a sig from that show:
“There are two basic flaws with your idea. First: we don’t have any defensive shield. Second, we don’t have any defensive shields. I know that, technically, that’s only one flaw, but it is such a big one I thought it was worth mentioning twice.” – Kryten, Red Dwarf.
OK, sorry – that wasn’t an exact quote. Let me try again since my hotmail page actually loaded finally for me to check it…
“A superlative suggestion sir, with just two minor flaws: one, we don’t have any defensive shields and two, we don’t have any defensive shields. I know that, technically, that’s only one flaw, but it was such a big one I thought I’d mention it twice.” - Kryten, Red Dwarf
grienspace, please lay off the caps in the titles. I noticed it on this post and the one about Women and Toilets (or something). You got it right in the “Light Theories” thread, as well as the “TD celebration” thread. Without knowing for a fact, I’d say handy posts more than Smeghead.
No offense, just a hint before others jump all over you.
See sig.
A personal question to a fellow member belongs in MPSIMS.
Actually, it really belongs in email, but I didn’t check to see if Smeghead makes his email addy available.
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