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I wish Nim or maybe Mojo would have been named Monty instead.
"We are the knights who say Nim" nearly works
Would that make Nim package repositories be called "shrubberies"?
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
#52Wonderful! 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…
Don't worry, it took me years to figure out that "South Park, Bigger Longer and Uncut" was a double entendre.
Is there a word play in the title I am missing or what do you mean? :/
Re: Monty Python and the Holy Grail 48 1/2 year anniversary in theaters December
#53Ok I tried so many times to watch this after so many people recommended but I just can’t get it! There are some parts I feel the jokes. Most of the time, I’m clueless about why they are even funny. Is this just the culture difference between the old Brits and American?
It might just not work for you because Monty Python don't do punchlines. They just dial the absurdity to 11.
There is some element of surprise, but rather at the beginning of a scene than at the end of it. Then it's a matter of "how far can you take this situation", e.g. a knight losing all limbs and still claiming "it's just a scratch" (Sorry for the spoiler but it's been 48,5 years...).
Part of it could also be missing cultural context. Taking the same scene as example, it's a comment on the British "stiff upper lip".
Re: Monty Python and the Holy Grail 48 1/2 year anniversary in theaters December
#54Wonderful! 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…
Don't worry, it took me years to figure out that "South Park, Bigger Longer and Uncut" was a double entendre.
I was over 40 when I someone explained to me that "kaaa-nigt" was just a strange pronunciation of "knight".
Re: Monty Python and the Holy Grail 48 1/2 year anniversary in theaters December
#55Earlier quoted context omitted.
Don't worry, it took me years to figure out that "South Park, Bigger Longer and Uncut" was a double entendre.
Is there a word play in the title I am missing or what do you mean? :/
Bigger, longer, and uncut can all refer to a human penis, or to a movie release.
Re: Monty Python and the Holy Grail 48 1/2 year anniversary in theaters December
#56Ok I tried so many times to watch this after so many people recommended but I just can’t get it! There are some parts I feel the jokes. Most of the time, I’m clueless about why they are even funny. Is this just the culture difference between the old Brits and American?
Maybe another factor is being the right age when you first see it.
I really liked it in my early 20's, but I've found that my taste for silly / absurdist comedy has diminished over the years.
Re: Monty Python and the Holy Grail 48 1/2 year anniversary in theaters December
#57I 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)#...
Meta could also use reminding: https://lerner.co.il/2023/10/19/im-banned-for-life-from-adve...
Re: Monty Python and the Holy Grail 48 1/2 year anniversary in theaters December
#58Earlier quoted context omitted.
Don't worry, it took me years to figure out that "South Park, Bigger Longer and Uncut" was a double entendre.
I was over 40 when I someone explained to me that "kaaa-nigt" was just a strange pronunciation of "knight".
You must have not had a dad that would constantly ask for you to pass the butter kanife. As a kid, I just assumed bad dad joke about silent letters, but then I saw Holy Grail, and realized he was making a movie reference.
Re: Monty Python and the Holy Grail 48 1/2 year anniversary in theaters December
#59Wonderful! 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…
Don't worry, it took me years to figure out that "South Park, Bigger Longer and Uncut" was a double entendre.
I was today years old when I learned that.
Re: Monty Python and the Holy Grail 48 1/2 year anniversary in theaters December
#60Wonderful! 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…
Don't worry, it took me years to figure out that "South Park, Bigger Longer and Uncut" was a double entendre.
Their game "The Fractured But Whole" is similar.