I was wondering why Monty Python had a bigger influence in the "tech/computer science" bubble ? (Spam, Python langage and a lot of computer science's tutorials using chunks from "The Holy Grail" and "Life of Brian")
Ask HN: Why Monty Python has such an influence
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Re: Ask HN: Why Monty Python has such an influence
#2I'm not sure.
Personally, I hate Monty Python and never found it funny.
Re: Ask HN: Why Monty Python has such an influence
#3Because engineer-like people / geeks appreciate cheeky off colored humor?
Re: Ask HN: Why Monty Python has such an influence
#4Some thoughts here:
http://ask.metafilter.com/112098/Why-do-nerdsgeeks-like-Mont...
Re: Ask HN: Why Monty Python has such an influence
#5I'm not sure. Personally, I hate Monty Python and never found it funny.
For my part, I wouldn't say I hate them, but I have rarely found them funny. It irritates me to no end that the Python language is named after them. I just tell myself it's named after the snake.
Re: Ask HN: Why Monty Python has such an influence
#6I see Monty Python like hacking/programming, some sketches take things over literal other ones run wild with words and concepts. A lot of "what if there was..." situations.
The names of the characters are something I enjoy (i.e. Mrs Smoker and Mrs Non-smoker) and use similar in making test data for programs.
Re: Ask HN: Why Monty Python has such an influence
#7I'm not sure. Personally, I hate Monty Python and never found it funny.
For my part, I wouldn't say I hate them, but I have rarely found them funny. It irritates me to no end that the Python language is named after them. I just tell myself it's named after the snake.
exactly. I use python daily..and didn't realize it was not the snake until recently...