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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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crazygringo wrote: post #98
rickspencer3 wrote: post #82

Just for posterity, this is totally my favorite movie. I don't even know how many times I've watched it staring in high school, and, somehow, I still think it's funny. Way back in like 2008 or so I went through the interview process of a new job. The last step was a panel interview with the people who would report to me. Their last question was, "what is your favorite movie." When I told them "The Holy Grail" it abso…

I'm glad that story turned out well, but I've really come to detest that kind of cultural thing being part of a hiring process. I once interviewed for a job, probably 12 interviews with different people over two weeks, everything was going spectacularly, and then the final interviewer just didn't like me culturally for whatever reason, and made that clear in the interview. (And he wasn't even someone I'd work with if…

... but if they do ask the question and then despise you for your answer, isn't it best to surface that during the interview rather than after you've made a commitment to spend 8 hours a day with those people?

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

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Post by rendall »

daoboy wrote: 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…

Hmm. I don't find that theory convincing. That sort of humor does not really fit in with their body of work, but random absurdity definitely does.

Hamsters aren't really known for promiscuity. Fecundity perhaps, but then the insult is "your mother had a lot of kids"? Doesn't meet the MP standards.

Elderberry wine smells no more like elderberries than wine smells like grapes, so getting from "...your father smelt of elderberries" to "he was a drunk" is quite a stretch. Why not "it means he ate too much elderberry strudel" if we're going for alternate explanations?

Top marks for creativity though.

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

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Post by xref »

Hitton wrote: post #68
daoboy wrote: 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…

Could you ask your wife if there is also some deeper meaning to "My hovercraft is full of eels"?

Woah buddy this is a family site

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

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Post by ahazred8ta »

swivelmaster wrote: post #39
mrbonner wrote: post #36

Ok 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?

Lots of Americans love it too, but it’s definitely not for everyone. That’s fine, humor is subjective! (For my part, I’ve seen every Python movie and TV episode.)

And now for something completely different (they filmed episodes in German)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHs45_EQvO0#python-de

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