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Monty Python and the Holy Grail 48 1/2 year anniversary in theaters December

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Re: Monty Python and the Holy Grail 48 1/2 year anniversary in theaters December

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Wonderful! My wife and I just showed this movie to our kids last month, and they loved it.

I'd always assumed "Your mother was a hamster and your father stank of elderberries" was just a meaningless bit of Monty Python absurdity.

When my wife explained to the kids that meant your mom is a slut and your dad is a drunk I was flabbergasted. I had never reevaluated that iconic insult from my initial ignorant teenage assumptions.

Re: Monty Python and the Holy Grail 48 1/2 year anniversary in theaters December

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You just know that every theater audience will be shouting all the lines along with the movie. That alone will make it worth going.

Went to a themed beer tasting where they played this movie. People were doing exactly this but shouting the lines before they were said on screen, kind of soured the experience. Good beer though.

Re: Monty Python and the Holy Grail 48 1/2 year anniversary in theaters December

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I absolutely adore Monty Python! Would it be alright if I gently remind our new-age coding enthusiasts, particularly those from the younger generation, that Python (the programming language) was actually named after this incredibly entertaining group, and not the snake species? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_(programming_language)#...

Except for speakers, only 1 or 2 attendees at todays PyCon MEA raised their hand when asked if they knew Python was named after Monty Python.

Is that representative of Monty Python's lower profile among young people or among the middle east however?

Re: Monty Python and the Holy Grail 48 1/2 year anniversary in theaters December

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post #21

Wonderful! My wife and I just showed this movie to our kids last month, and they loved it. I'd always assumed "Your mother was a hamster and your father stank of elderberries" was just a meaningless bit of Monty Python absurdity. When my wife explained to the kids that meant your mom is a slut and your dad is a drunk I was flabbergasted. I had never reevaluated that iconic insult from my initial ignorant teenage assu…

And now I’m having the same experience

Re: Monty Python and the Holy Grail 48 1/2 year anniversary in theaters December

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post #21

Wonderful! My wife and I just showed this movie to our kids last month, and they loved it. I'd always assumed "Your mother was a hamster and your father stank of elderberries" was just a meaningless bit of Monty Python absurdity. When my wife explained to the kids that meant your mom is a slut and your dad is a drunk I was flabbergasted. I had never reevaluated that iconic insult from my initial ignorant teenage assu…

not just a drunk, a cheap drunk.

Re: Monty Python and the Holy Grail 48 1/2 year anniversary in theaters December

#27

I absolutely adore Monty Python! Would it be alright if I gently remind our new-age coding enthusiasts, particularly those from the younger generation, that Python (the programming language) was actually named after this incredibly entertaining group, and not the snake species? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_(programming_language)#...

Ironically Python culture lacks a sense of humor.

Re: Monty Python and the Holy Grail 48 1/2 year anniversary in theaters December

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post #21

Wonderful! My wife and I just showed this movie to our kids last month, and they loved it. I'd always assumed "Your mother was a hamster and your father stank of elderberries" was just a meaningless bit of Monty Python absurdity. When my wife explained to the kids that meant your mom is a slut and your dad is a drunk I was flabbergasted. I had never reevaluated that iconic insult from my initial ignorant teenage assu…

This changes everything. Can you have her explain the whole movie to us?

Re: Monty Python and the Holy Grail 48 1/2 year anniversary in theaters December

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post #21

Wonderful! My wife and I just showed this movie to our kids last month, and they loved it. I'd always assumed "Your mother was a hamster and your father stank of elderberries" was just a meaningless bit of Monty Python absurdity. When my wife explained to the kids that meant your mom is a slut and your dad is a drunk I was flabbergasted. I had never reevaluated that iconic insult from my initial ignorant teenage assu…

This changes everything. Can you have her explain the whole movie to us?

Edit: Misunderstanding that was cleared up. Thank you!
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