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Post by Mr Stabby on Jan 22, 2020 18:03:20 GMT
Well to "get" it you need to be very intelligent yet childlike . So why don't you get it? I thought it would be right up your street.. Why do you think he is very intelligent ? He's met me.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2020 18:12:02 GMT
Why do you think he is very intelligent ? He's met me. I'm now thinking about the 3 people I've met off here. Actually I think we are all intelligent and childlike here...but I think intelligence can range between 'jack of all trades' and Mr Specialised. I'm still surprised Vince doesn't like Monty Python though...how much have you watched? Perhaps you were too busy climbing up and down ropes..
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Post by naughtyfox on Jan 22, 2020 18:14:47 GMT
Monty Python was something I missed when it was first on TV - was it around my bed time? I did read a lot in bed, though, books. My TV programme was Lost in Space. And Benny Hill. And Les Dawson. I haven't been a Monty Python fan, but as I have gotten older I do see that it had original and clever stuff and I can't say it was entirely rubbish.
The Cheese Shop sketch is one I like:
And the Argument:
And I like the knotted-hanky minions:
And I've always liked the "Suppose he's got a pointed stick!"
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2020 18:21:56 GMT
Why do you think he is very intelligent ? He's met me. That's brave.
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Post by naughtyfox on Jan 22, 2020 18:35:59 GMT
By the way, watching Midsommer Murders a week ago, I thought I recognised the voice but it took me a while to twig who the bearded bee keeper was: then now ...the March of Time. Like a leaf on a tree in Autumn.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2020 18:37:36 GMT
Why do you think he is very intelligent ? How do you define intelligence Andrew? Ok, no need to answer that, but I was genuinely interested in your view.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2020 18:40:07 GMT
We never had telly when I was little so the only Monty Python I have ever seen is life of Brian and short clips on the phone. The one above seems rather similar to the much later "Jesse's diets" on the Fast Show
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2020 18:40:42 GMT
How do you define intelligence Andrew? Ok, no need to answer that, but I was genuinely interested in your view. Maybe a better question is how do you define humour. ETA sorry I missed your question earlier for some reason. There are some standardised arrangements for measuring "IQ" whether they have any bearing on anything is questionable obviously. Intellect is certainly an interesting topic but possibly too complex to discuss in depth other than with Telemachus.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2020 18:46:54 GMT
Well to "get" it you need to be very intelligent yet childlike . So why don't you get it? I thought it would be right up your street.. Your first adjective sums up the Monty Python phenomenon for me. It was always a "King's new clothes" thing, if you didn't find it funny then you weren't intelligent so obviously people found it funny because, let's face it, who wants to be unintelligent? Who doesn't want to be "in with the in crowd"? However, in the spirit of compromise I will concede that it was childish. I’m with you on that actually. I first saw Monty Python when I was a lot younger than the Oxbridge crew in it. Having experienced many more years like the rest of us, I see a lot more in it than I did then. In fact I think much of it is still relevant and funnier now. I’m sure if we were in our early 20s then, it would have connected better.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 22, 2020 18:50:21 GMT
Monty Python has always been a bit toffy.
A lot of it is a bit predictable and boring but Life of Brian is wicked.
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Post by Jim on Jan 23, 2020 12:51:04 GMT
Monty Python has always been a bit toffy. A lot of it is a bit predictable and boring but Life of Brian is wicked. It wasn't predictable and boring the first time round.
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Post by Mr Stabby on Jan 28, 2020 11:47:31 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2020 12:17:49 GMT
Monty Python has always been a bit toffy. A lot of it is a bit predictable and boring but Life of Brian is wicked. The late Terry Jones once commented that he thought most of it wasn't that funny, and a lot of it depends on a formal education. For example, those in charge of the script of 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail' were clearly very familiar with the epic poem 'Le Morte d'Arthur'. But sometimes it was just very silly.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2020 12:44:45 GMT
Don't you think that Monty Python was inevitable ...following in the tradition of radio comedies like the ' Goon Show ' and 'I'm sorry I'll read that again' ? The switch to tv was always going to produce 'Monty Python'and ' The Goodies' type of more visual humour. Rather like rock and roll music was 'owned' by the young when it began, I think the new comedies were similarly new, exciting and owned by the young. We've just got very old ... sad innit Rog
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Post by Jim on Jan 28, 2020 13:07:11 GMT
Sad news, he'll be missed.
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