From
The Simpsons, Episode CABF12,
New Kids on the Blecch:
Lisa discovers Lieutenant L.T. Smash is recruiting for the Navy using subliminal messages.
Lisa: But you've got recruiting ads on TV - why do you need subliminal messages?
Lt. Smash: It's a three-pronged attack.
Subliminal,
liminal and superliminal.
Lisa: "
Supraliminal"?
Lt. Smash: I'll show you.
{yells out the window to Lenny and Carl} Hey you, join the navy!
Carl: Ahh, yeah alright.
Lenny: I'm in!
Superliminal isn't technically a word, but the informative
liminal node speculates on what it might mean.
Supraliminal describes a stimulus that registers within the conscious, unlike a
subliminal stimulus. Following this progression, superliminal, as the Lieutenant would define it, might be a conscious stimulus that is so strong as to be irresistible.