Sorry, I know this is a bit late. I’m playing catch-up this week but thanks for making me laugh thinking of this.
The writer of Red Dwarf understood people and he gave Rimmer some real Amberisms. The chapter describing Rimmer meting out time to create his beautiful, artistic revision schedule, spending weeks too long on it, then having to totally revise it in order to condense the study into the time he had left was very Amber. The creation of the timetable was just as important as getting the work done and gave him a sense of achievement, the same way Amber loves to make lists….rather than DO anything that’s on the list.
If anyone wants to listen to the relevant clip, it’s here. If you like that kind of British humour, Red Dwarf is a classic.
The clip ends with Rimmer fully prepared for his exam (having done zero research, made a million shorter and shorter timetables, given up and gone to bed.
After the clip cuts.
As a precaution against his 12th fail, he decides to write all his notes in tiny biro writing on his hands, arms and thighs. As soon as the test begins he starts to sweat profusely, making the whole thing unreadable. That is when he loses his mind in a quiet way. He takes his right hand (covered in smudged astrophysical equations) lands it flatly on the blank exam paper….leaving a smudged hand print with some vague backwards writing….a mess. Shuts his paper. Gives a full military salute to the presiding examiner. And faints on the floor.
Not relevant to Amber, but this thread needs some life put back into it. I can’t think of anything better than Red Dwarf clips.