Python, Monty

[Chosen Barley]

Thanks, boychicks, esp. you, Josquin.  I do not have a clarinet with me at the moment, though...for persons of average intelligence, how many tries would you need to get some sort of sound, any kind of bleat whatsoever?

[karlhenning]

Thanks, boychicks, esp. you, Josquin.  I do not have a clarinet with me at the moment, though...for persons of average intelligence, how many tries would you need to get some sort of sound, any kind of bleat whatsoever?

If the reed is too hard, or not flat against the facing of the mouthpiece, or improperly oriented to the mouthpiece, you may not get any sound at all.

[Joe Barron]

The heart of the vamp . . . you give the clarinet a bad name . . . .

Aren't you getting the reference?

[Chosen Barley]

If the reed is too hard, or not flat against the facing of the mouthpiece, or improperly oriented to the mouthpiece, you may not get any sound at all.

So maybe it wasn't my fault! 

I sure love the sound of the clarinet.  Even the simplest pieces sound beautiful, whereas you can't necessarily say that about keyboard instruments or strings.

[Brian]

Might as well introduce my fellow Monty Python lovers to the Pythons' heirs apparent, Mitchell and Webb!


http://www.youtube.com/v/65l6RGG9-nk

http://www.youtube.com/v/SO5WoLnOOlU

http://www.youtube.com/v/qjOZtWZ56lc

http://www.youtube.com/v/HeQBAKKJvBo

[MN Dave]

Sit on my face and tell me that you love me.
I'll sit on your face and tell you I love you, too.
I love to hear you oralise
When I'm between your thighs.
You blow me away!

Sit on my face and let my lips embrace you.
I'll sit on your face, and then I'll love you truly.
Life can be fine if we both sixty-nine
If we sit on our faces in all sorts of places and play
Till we're blown away!

[Superhorn]

  My hovercraft is full of eels !

[Brian]

I don't know if you guys realize this, but This Monday, October 5, is the 40th birthday of Monty Python. On October 5, 1969, the very first episode of "Flying Circus" was aired on the BBC.

In commemoration of this event, my university's newspaper kindly permitted me to print a little piece called "Every Important Monty Python Reference in 300 Words or Less." Here's what I wrote:

It's! A man with a tape recorder up his brother's nose. Tonight's the night I shall be talking about of flu the subject of how to not be seen. Yes, the killer cars! Number One: The Larch. Mister Neutron is missing! He is attempting to jump across the English Channel with the Minister for Silly Walks. To Bavaria, where the trees are made of wood. Hell's Grannies! Dinsdale! Is it a stockbroker? Is it a quantity surveyor? No... it's Bicycle Repairman! It's Dennis Moore! It's spelled Raymond Luxury Yacht but it's pronounced Throatwobbler Mangrove. And what do we do with witches? He's not the Messiah; he's a very naughty boy. Let's not go to Camelot. It is a silly place. Lend us a couple bob til Thursday. Venezuelan Beaver Cheese! Whizzo Butter! Totally indistinguishable from a dead crab. We're an anarcho-syndicalist commune! It's a fair cop. My brain hurts. I want to be a lumberjack. I don't like spam! My hovercraft is full of eels. I have a friend named Biggus Dickus. Always look on the bright side of death. Every sperm is sacred. "Bing Tiddle Tiddle Bong." Bong. Nice woody word. Hairy blighter. You're no fun anymore. Care for a wafer thin mint? Inspector Flying Fox of the Yard? What is the air speed velocity of an unladen swallow? Look, this isn't an argument! Arthur Pewty! I'm Brian and so's my wife! This is Mister Hilter. This is Bruce. This is Bruce. Karl Marx? Roger the Shrubber. There are some who call me... Tim? Witty, Wilde, very witty. There's a dead bishop on the landing. I didn't expect some kind of Spanish Inquisition. This is an ex-parrot!

Even though there are inevitably many skits missing - "Two Sheds," the funniest joke, the Upperclass Twit of the Year, and a particularly famous catchphrase - I consider it a tour de force of summary.  

[Brian]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MONTY PYTHON!

[Joe Barron]

Article in the Times here.

[karlhenning]

Crucifixion? Good. Out of the door. Line on the left. One cross each. Next.

[Brian]

Penguins don't come from next door! They come from the Antarctic!
(still my favorite sketch)

[karlhenning]

If it lays an egg, it will fall down the back of the television set.

[Joe Barron]

Ohh, I hadn't thought of that ...

[Brian]

A humble tribute of mine (with an open invitation to link your favorite skits in the comments section...)

[mahler10th]

Shut your festering gob you tit!

[karlhenning]

You vacuous, toffee-nosed, malodorous pervert!

[karlhenning]

TTT

[karlhenning]

I have an idea that the movies have now (recently?) been reissued in a massive set, with sundry extras.  Have already got both Holy Grail and Life of Brian with sufficient extras, so I am doubtful that such a set would be value added for me.

Can anyone speak to the (new) box?

[mc ukrneal]

All this time here and I didn't know there was a thread on Monty Python!?!?!? All is once again well with the world...