In-Jokes and References

A page for recurring sayings, jokes, and other references on No More Jockeys.

## Common Words & Phrases

* The kind of guy who puts his trousers on in the morning and . . .
* A case of . . .
* Big if - An expression of doubt or simply an indication that someone said 'if'
* Bit of fun - What NMJ is
* Cat - Short for category
* Challeng...ing
* Don't mind it - An expression of approval
* Fiddly - Difficult or liable to cause argument
* Is it? - Expressing incredulity or indicating a joking 'challenge'
* It's awful but it's lawful - An extremely fiddly category
* I've listened to what you have to say and I've enjoyed it
* Key to [start/play] - The traditional starting phrase of the game. A source of some controversy BTL as to which is correct.
* Lure - Choosing a name with the intention that another player should waste a challenge on them.
* No more people who... *when you think about them...* <category>
* Over - Indicates that a player has finished speaking, introduced in Set 1, Game 4
* Yet
* Your friend and mine

## Running Gags

* Two players imitating a third, often preceded by 'Oh, sorry, yeah', as though it's what they should all be doing.
* HORNE not knowing who any of the played names are.
* HORNE telling KEY to lower his head, so it's fully in shot.
* KEY telling peope to take their hands off their face/head
* KEY asking whose go it is, followed by an exasperated repeating of the play order from HORNE (see e.g. Set 1, Game 12)

## Actions

* In Game Relocation (IGR - first seen in Set 1, Game 6)
* In Game Costume Change (IGCC)
* Letting Loky out
* Handshakes - Fitting NMJ's collegiate atmosphere, every game ends with the players miming a handshake.

## Timpromptu Watsongs and Musical Perfhorneances

* Bop bop, unicorn mug! - Sung repeatedly by WATSON in Set 3, Game 10 in reference to HORNE's unicorn mug which appeared in several games. Became a frequent 'easter egg' in other content by ATLers.
* Don't look at your bookshelves, don't look at your books - Often sung by KEY, owing to his habit of looking at his bookshelf and choosing an author's name.
* Does a spider have a heart? - Featured in the second Live Special. For #4 KEY's category was 'no more hearts smaller than a plum' and his Name Another was Charlotte from Charlotte's Web. This led to a debate about whether spiders have hearts (they do).
* Sometimes he's a silhouette, and sometimes we see colour(s)
* Whoa, kitchen conversions
* What's on your underpants, what's on your underpants?

## Nicknames

* WATSON - Watto (introduced in Set 1, Game 1)
* HORNE - Hancock (introduced in Set 1, Game 8)
* HORNE - Boggle (introduced in Set 1, Game 9)
* HORNE - Ustinov (introduced in Set 3, Game 4)
* HORNE - Glummo (introduced in Set 3, Game 4)
* WATSON - Flipper (introduced in Set 2, Game 3)

## Mini-games

* Guess the Snack
* Perspective Game aka Can I Fit My Mug Between My Face and My Hand
* Get the bottlecap from your forehead to your mouth (basically the After Eight Challenge - first seen in Set 1, Game 13)
* Try to consume a beverage without closing your mouth
* Kitchen Conversions
* 30 seco

## Names for Fans

Several affectionate nicknames have emerged for fans of No More Jockeys.

* Below the Line or BTL - Referring to the YouTube comments section and NMJ fans more generally. Conversely, the players are Above the Line. Haiminh Le, the graphic designer and editor, is firmly On the Line
* Cesspit Gems, SPG, or Gems - Fans are compared to being gems in the cesspit of the internet. KEY thought 'cesspit' started with 's'. (Introduced in Leicester Comedy Festival Special.)
* Cesspit Gels
* Cesspit Rats
* Jockstraps
* Woodlice
* Nuisance Penguins
* Southern Sarahs