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Quatermass

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Bugger off, Pooh. I, by dint of my egocentrism, am the boss of this thread, and nobody has answered MY question. To wit:

Which enemy of Doctor Who, The Goodies, and yes, the Pythons does Eric Idle's mother resemble?
Come on, this one should be a doddle.
 

Quatermass

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poohcarrot said:
OK Q, as puppet-master I hereby give you the authority to run this thread on my behalf. :p

A hamster.
Since when has a hamster been an enemy of Doctor Who? Although I could believe one being an adversary of the Goodies...
 

Quatermass

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poohcarrot said:
Ayiyiyiyiyi...

I was thinking a little more metatextually.

Answer it wrongly the third time, and I'll change the question. After slapping you into the river with a big fish.
 

Quatermass

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.......

*whacks Poohcarrot into the river with a giant salmon*

Mary Whitehouse. Was that really so hard to guess? The Goodies did an entire episode around trying to piss her off after they were praised by her, she detested Doctor Who, and she wouldn't have liked Python.

See where this has come to, Pooh? You're floundering in a river with a large fish-shaped bruise on your face because you didn't try hard enough.

And I have a large, smelly salmon to return to the fish-shop, and try to convince them that I want to return a defective salmon.

I'll think of another question as soon as Pooh drowns, or else gets himself to safety. Either way is fine.
 
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Hard to choose, but I think the knights who say "Ni" are really funny

“First you must find... another shrubbery! (dramatic chord) Then, when you have found the shrubbery, you must place it here, beside this shrubbery, only slightly higher so you get a two layer effect with a little path running down the middle. ("A path! A path!") Then, you must cut down the mightiest tree in the forrest... with... a herring!”
:laugh:

Staying out of the questions part of this thread though - don't want to be smacked with a fish!
 

pip

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WannabeAngua said:
Hard to choose, but I think the knights who say "Ni" are really funny

“First you must find... another shrubbery! (dramatic chord) Then, when you have found the shrubbery, you must place it here, beside this shrubbery, only slightly higher so you get a two layer effect with a little path running down the middle. ("A path! A path!") Then, you must cut down the mightiest tree in the forrest... with... a herring!”
:laugh:

Staying out of the questions part of this thread though - don't want to be smacked with a fish!
Good call, both the quote and avoision of fish slappery . :laugh:
 

Tonyblack

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#91
I was watching John Boorman's 'Excalibur' recently and chuckling at the scene where Percival has to answer the disembodied voice's riddle. It's very much like the "WHAT IS YOUR NAME?" bit in Holy Grail.

See here. (around 6.05) Watch out for guest starring role by Quoth the Ravenin the earlier part of the clip. :laugh:
 

Quatermass

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pip said:
WannabeAngua said:
Hard to choose, but I think the knights who say "Ni" are really funny

“First you must find... another shrubbery! (dramatic chord) Then, when you have found the shrubbery, you must place it here, beside this shrubbery, only slightly higher so you get a two layer effect with a little path running down the middle. ("A path! A path!") Then, you must cut down the mightiest tree in the forrest... with... a herring!”
:laugh:

Staying out of the questions part of this thread though - don't want to be smacked with a fish!
Good call, both the quote and avoision of fish slappery . :laugh:
Well, it was like Pooh wasn't even trying. Perceived lack of effort and attention makes Quatermass...well, Quatermass goes 'short fuse' to 'sweaty gelignite', if you get my meaning.

Actually, WannabeAngua, if you want, you can do the next question, or else pip can. Clearly, my efforts are too far out of the box.

But seriously, Eric Idle's mother is said to strongly resemble Mary Whitehouse. She even appeared on stage for Michael Palin's birthday as a surprise 'guest' during a Monty Python tour in the 70s.
 
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Quatermass wrote
Actually, WannabeAngua, if you want, you can do the next question, or else pip can. Clearly, my efforts are too far out of the box.
Nah, you go ahead Q. It's fun watching other people getting smacked about with any kind of water living creatures - as long as I'm not on the receiving end I'm ok with it :)
 

Quatermass

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Okay...

What was the most expensive movie ticket in history, and who paid for it? (Hint: Think about real-life stuff rather than a Python sketch)
 

pip

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Beatle Trivia mixed with Python.
Its all to do with the funding for the Life of Brian.
EMI paniced over the film and pulled funding . George Harrison read the script and wanted to see the film so he co founded a company to fund it which Terry Jones commented on as being the most expensive film ticket in History :laugh:
 

Quatermass

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pip said:
Beatle Trivia mixed with Python.
Its all to do with the funding for the Life of Brian.
EMI paniced over the film and pulled funding . George Harrison read the script and wanted to see the film so he co founded a company to fund it which Terry Jones commented on as being the most expensive film ticket in History :laugh:
Booyah! Pip got it right! Go Ireland!

Your turn for a question then, Pip. :)
 

Quatermass

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pip said:
What, according to a character , was the only way to get the public back into the cinema. :laugh:
Gratuitous pictures of penises, as the Lady Presenter said in The Meaning of Life. (I cheated a little there. I knew the character and the film, but not what they said, so I looked up Wikiquote to find out the details, as I don't have the scriptbook of The Meaning of Life handy)
 

Quatermass

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pip said:
close enough. she also points to gratuitous violence and filth :laugh:
Yeah, but the penises were the first subject mentioned. (I nearly said 'came first', but I didn't want to provoke puerile laughter) :rolleyes:

Am I allowed to make another question?
 

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