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as above
i just love both the series
can't get enough of them
i just love both the series
can't get enough of them
so who still digs Fawlty Towers and Monty Python
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I am a huge Python fan from way back. You might find this thread amusing.
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Fawlty Towers is definitely bitter-tasting stuff, but I've definitely taken a liking to it. It's surprisingly funny to see John Cleese beat the **** out of Andrew Sachs.
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I've only seen a little from the Python guys, but I still think they're pretty funny.
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classic stuff, all of it
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Spam - need I say more - nudge, nudge, wink, wink, know what I mean (oh dear I did!).
My fave Monty python sketch is the two old ladies coming home from shopping. One has a V6 Ford engine in her trolley, the other asks what it is and why she bought it. She says "Because it was a bargain".
My fave Monty python sketch is the two old ladies coming home from shopping. One has a V6 Ford engine in her trolley, the other asks what it is and why she bought it. She says "Because it was a bargain".
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Something i just dug up is the
"Every Sperm is sacred" song and I am still laughing at it.
These guys had a way of making simple things so funny that it wasn't funny any more, somebody could get hurt laughing so hard, you know what I mean
"Every Sperm is sacred" song and I am still laughing at it.
These guys had a way of making simple things so funny that it wasn't funny any more, somebody could get hurt laughing so hard, you know what I mean
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LOL....... that parrot is dead.
A customer enters a pet shop.
Customer: 'Ello, I wish to register a complaint.
(The owner does not respond.)
C: 'Ello, Miss?
Owner: What do you mean "miss"?
C: I'm sorry, I have a cold. I wish to make a complaint!
O: We're closin' for lunch.
C: Never mind that, my lad. I wish to complain about this parrot what I purchased not half an hour ago from this very boutique.
O: Oh yes, the, uh, the Norwegian Blue...What's,uh...What's wrong with it?
C: I'll tell you what's wrong with it, my lad. 'E's dead, that's what's wrong with it!
O: No, no, 'e's uh,...he's resting.
C: Look, matey, I know a dead parrot when I see one, and I'm looking at one right now.
O: No no he's not dead, he's, he's restin'! Remarkable bird, the Norwegian Blue, idn'it, ay? Beautiful plumage!
C: The plumage don't enter into it. It's stone dead.
O: Nononono, no, no! 'E's resting!
C: All right then, if he's restin', I'll wake him up!
(shouting at the cage)
'Ello, Mister Polly Parrot! I've got a lovely fresh cuttle fish for you if you show...(owner hits the cage)
O: There, he moved!
C: No, he didn't, that was you hitting the cage!
O: I never!!
C: Yes, you did!
O: I never, never did anything...
C: (yelling and hitting the cage repeatedly) 'ELLO POLLY!!!!!
Testing! Testing! Testing! Testing! This is your nine o'clock alarm call!
(Takes parrot out of the cage and thumps its head on the counter. Throws it up in the air and watches it plummet to the floor.)
C: Now that's what I call a dead parrot.
O: No, no.....No, 'e's stunned!
C: STUNNED?!?
O: Yeah! You stunned him, just as he was wakin' up! Norwegian Blues stun easily, major.
C: Um...now look...now look, mate, I've definitely 'ad enough of this. That parrot is definitely deceased, and when I purchased it not 'alf an hour ago, you assured me that its total lack of movement was due to it bein' tired and shagged out following a prolonged squawk.
O: Well, he's...he's, ah...probably pining for the fjords.
C: PININ' for the FJORDS?!?!?!? What kind of talk is that?, look, why did he fall flat on his back the moment I got 'im home?
O: The Norwegian Blue prefers kippin' on it's back! Remarkable bird, id'nit, squire? Lovely plumage!
C: Look, I took the liberty of examining that parrot when I got it home, and I discovered the only reason that it had been sitting on its perch in the first place was that it had been NAILED there.
(pause)
O: Well, o'course it was nailed there! If I hadn't nailed that bird down, it would have nuzzled up to those bars, bent 'em apart with its beak, and VOOM! Feeweeweewee!
C: "VOOM"?!? Mate, this bird wouldn't "voom" if you put four million volts through it! 'E's bleedin' demised!
O: No no! 'E's pining!
C: 'E's not pinin'! 'E's passed on! This parrot is no more! He has ceased to be! 'E's expired and gone to meet 'is maker!
'E's a stiff! Bereft of life, 'e rests in peace! If you hadn't nailed 'im to the perch 'e'd be pushing up the daisies!
'Is metabolic processes are now 'istory! 'E's off the twig!
'E's kicked the bucket, 'e's shuffled off 'is mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisibile!!
THIS IS AN EX-PARROT!!
(pause)
O: Well, I'd better replace it, then.
(he takes a quick peek behind the counter)
O: Sorry squire, I've had a look 'round the back of the shop, and uh, we're right out of parrots.
C: I see. I see, I get the picture.
O: I got a slug.
(pause)
C: (sweet as sugar) Pray, does it talk?
O: Nnnnot really.
C: WELL IT'S HARDLY A BLOODY REPLACEMENT, IS IT?!!???!!?
O: Look, if you go to my brother's pet shop in Bolton, he'll replace the parrot for you.
C: Bolton, eh? Very well.
The customer leaves.
The customer enters the same pet shop. The owner is putting on a false moustache.
C: This is Bolton, is it?
O: (with a fake mustache) No, it's Ipswitch.
C: (looking at the camera) That's inter-city rail for you.
The customer goes to the train station.
He addresses a man standing behind a desk marked "Complaints".
C: I wish to complain, British-Railways Person.
Attendant: I DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS JOB, YOU KNOW!!!
C: I beg your pardon...?
A: I'm a qualified brain surgeon! I only do this job because I like being my own boss!
C: Excuse me, this is irrelevant, isn't it?
A: Yeah, well it's not easy to pad these python files out to 200 lines, you know.
C: Well, I wish to complain. I got on the Bolton train and found myself deposited here in Ipswitch.
A: No, this is Bolton.
C: (to the camera) The pet shop man's brother was lying!!
A: Can't blame British Rail for that.
C: In that case, I shall return to the pet shop!
He does.
C: I understand this IS Bolton.
O: (still with the fake mustache) Yes?
C: You told me it was Ipswitch!
O: ...It was a pun.
C: (pause) A PUN?!?
O: No, no...not a pun...What's that thing that spells the same backwards as forwards?
C: (Long pause) A palindrome...?
O: Yeah, that's it!
C: It's not a palindrome! The palindrome of "Bolton" would be "Notlob"!! It don't work!!
O: Well, what do you want?
C: I'm not prepared to pursue my line of inquiry any longer as I think this is getting too silly!
Sergeant-Major: Quite agree, quite agree, too silly, far too silly...
| Originally Posted by StevieDvd Spam - need I say more - nudge, nudge, wink, wink, know what I mean (oh dear I did!). My fave Monty python sketch is the two old ladies coming home from shopping. One has a V6 Ford engine in her trolley, the other asks what it is and why she bought it. She says "Because it was a bargain".
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LOL....... that parrot is dead.
A customer enters a pet shop.
Customer: 'Ello, I wish to register a complaint.
(The owner does not respond.)
C: 'Ello, Miss?
Owner: What do you mean "miss"?
C: I'm sorry, I have a cold. I wish to make a complaint!
O: We're closin' for lunch.
C: Never mind that, my lad. I wish to complain about this parrot what I purchased not half an hour ago from this very boutique.
O: Oh yes, the, uh, the Norwegian Blue...What's,uh...What's wrong with it?
C: I'll tell you what's wrong with it, my lad. 'E's dead, that's what's wrong with it!
O: No, no, 'e's uh,...he's resting.
C: Look, matey, I know a dead parrot when I see one, and I'm looking at one right now.
O: No no he's not dead, he's, he's restin'! Remarkable bird, the Norwegian Blue, idn'it, ay? Beautiful plumage!
C: The plumage don't enter into it. It's stone dead.
O: Nononono, no, no! 'E's resting!
C: All right then, if he's restin', I'll wake him up!
(shouting at the cage)
'Ello, Mister Polly Parrot! I've got a lovely fresh cuttle fish for you if you show...(owner hits the cage)
O: There, he moved!
C: No, he didn't, that was you hitting the cage!
O: I never!!
C: Yes, you did!
O: I never, never did anything...
C: (yelling and hitting the cage repeatedly) 'ELLO POLLY!!!!!
Testing! Testing! Testing! Testing! This is your nine o'clock alarm call!
(Takes parrot out of the cage and thumps its head on the counter. Throws it up in the air and watches it plummet to the floor.)
C: Now that's what I call a dead parrot.
O: No, no.....No, 'e's stunned!
C: STUNNED?!?
O: Yeah! You stunned him, just as he was wakin' up! Norwegian Blues stun easily, major.
C: Um...now look...now look, mate, I've definitely 'ad enough of this. That parrot is definitely deceased, and when I purchased it not 'alf an hour ago, you assured me that its total lack of movement was due to it bein' tired and shagged out following a prolonged squawk.
O: Well, he's...he's, ah...probably pining for the fjords.
C: PININ' for the FJORDS?!?!?!? What kind of talk is that?, look, why did he fall flat on his back the moment I got 'im home?
O: The Norwegian Blue prefers kippin' on it's back! Remarkable bird, id'nit, squire? Lovely plumage!
C: Look, I took the liberty of examining that parrot when I got it home, and I discovered the only reason that it had been sitting on its perch in the first place was that it had been NAILED there.
(pause)
O: Well, o'course it was nailed there! If I hadn't nailed that bird down, it would have nuzzled up to those bars, bent 'em apart with its beak, and VOOM! Feeweeweewee!
C: "VOOM"?!? Mate, this bird wouldn't "voom" if you put four million volts through it! 'E's bleedin' demised!
O: No no! 'E's pining!
C: 'E's not pinin'! 'E's passed on! This parrot is no more! He has ceased to be! 'E's expired and gone to meet 'is maker!
'E's a stiff! Bereft of life, 'e rests in peace! If you hadn't nailed 'im to the perch 'e'd be pushing up the daisies!
'Is metabolic processes are now 'istory! 'E's off the twig!
'E's kicked the bucket, 'e's shuffled off 'is mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisibile!!
THIS IS AN EX-PARROT!!
(pause)
O: Well, I'd better replace it, then.
(he takes a quick peek behind the counter)
O: Sorry squire, I've had a look 'round the back of the shop, and uh, we're right out of parrots.
C: I see. I see, I get the picture.
O: I got a slug.
(pause)
C: (sweet as sugar) Pray, does it talk?
O: Nnnnot really.
C: WELL IT'S HARDLY A BLOODY REPLACEMENT, IS IT?!!???!!?
O: Look, if you go to my brother's pet shop in Bolton, he'll replace the parrot for you.
C: Bolton, eh? Very well.
The customer leaves.
The customer enters the same pet shop. The owner is putting on a false moustache.
C: This is Bolton, is it?
O: (with a fake mustache) No, it's Ipswitch.
C: (looking at the camera) That's inter-city rail for you.
The customer goes to the train station.
He addresses a man standing behind a desk marked "Complaints".
C: I wish to complain, British-Railways Person.
Attendant: I DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS JOB, YOU KNOW!!!
C: I beg your pardon...?
A: I'm a qualified brain surgeon! I only do this job because I like being my own boss!
C: Excuse me, this is irrelevant, isn't it?
A: Yeah, well it's not easy to pad these python files out to 200 lines, you know.
C: Well, I wish to complain. I got on the Bolton train and found myself deposited here in Ipswitch.
A: No, this is Bolton.
C: (to the camera) The pet shop man's brother was lying!!
A: Can't blame British Rail for that.
C: In that case, I shall return to the pet shop!
He does.
C: I understand this IS Bolton.
O: (still with the fake mustache) Yes?
C: You told me it was Ipswitch!
O: ...It was a pun.
C: (pause) A PUN?!?
O: No, no...not a pun...What's that thing that spells the same backwards as forwards?
C: (Long pause) A palindrome...?
O: Yeah, that's it!
C: It's not a palindrome! The palindrome of "Bolton" would be "Notlob"!! It don't work!!
O: Well, what do you want?
C: I'm not prepared to pursue my line of inquiry any longer as I think this is getting too silly!
Sergeant-Major: Quite agree, quite agree, too silly, far too silly...
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great series, both of them. the funniest overall has to be "are you being served?"
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No the funniest had to be:
The Goons
Q8 (and earlier Spike Milligan Q series)
Morecambe & Wise
Benny Hill
Dad's Army
Are You Being Served is a lot lower on the comedy scale.
Strange that I watched these when I was a kid when they first on tv, the next day in school was a laugh as some of the kids & teachers knew what we were laughing at and others were clueless.
Yes I am that old!
The Goons
Q8 (and earlier Spike Milligan Q series)
Morecambe & Wise
Benny Hill
Dad's Army
Are You Being Served is a lot lower on the comedy scale.
Strange that I watched these when I was a kid when they first on tv, the next day in school was a laugh as some of the kids & teachers knew what we were laughing at and others were clueless.
Yes I am that old!
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a few I remember:
Dad's army: 7/10
Are you being served: 2 / 10
The goons: 8 / 10
Monty Python: 7 / 10
Hancock: 1 / 10
Hi de Hi: 3 / 10
Spike Milligan early "Q": 8/10
Fawlty towers: 6 / 10
Rising damp: 10/10
The fall and rise of Reginald perrin: 9 / 10
Robins nest: 5 / 10
The Liver Birds: 4 /10
Till death us do part: 7 / 10
Love thy neighbour: 6 /10
on the buses: 8 / 10
Please sir: 6 / 10
The good life: 3 / 10
allo allo: 3 /10
citizen smith: 2 / 10
George and mildred: 6 / 10
Up Pompeii: 5 / 10
Steptoe and son: 5 / 10
Blackadder: 4 / 10
yes minister: 3 / 10
Last of the summer wine: 4 / 10
Birds of a feather: 1 / 10
ever decreasing circles: 6 / 10
goodnight sweetheart: 5 / 10
Only fools and horses: 8 / 10
Drop the dead donkey: 8 / 10
The Vicar of Dibley: 2 / 10
The young ones: 1 / 10
Bottom: 4 / 10
Rab C nesbit: 6 / 10
To the manor born: 6 / 10
Some mothers do ave em: 4 / 10
one foot in the grave: 6 / 10
The office: 5 / 10
Mr. Bean: 1 / 10
The likely lads: 8 / 10
Keeping up appearances: 1 / 10
Men behaving badly: 3 / 10
To the manor born: 6 / 10
Red Dwarf: 3 / 10
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Whoa! I can't think of anymore atm but that's my scoring for the uk sitcoms I remember.
| Originally Posted by StevieDvd No the funniest had to be: The Goons Q8 (and earlier Spike Milligan Q series) Morecambe & Wise Benny Hill Dad's Army Are You Being Served is a lot lower on the comedy scale. Strange that I watched these when I was a kid when they first on tv, the next day in school was a laugh as some of the kids & teachers knew what we were laughing at and others were clueless. Yes I am that old!
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a few I remember:
Dad's army: 7/10
Are you being served: 2 / 10
The goons: 8 / 10
Monty Python: 7 / 10
Hancock: 1 / 10
Hi de Hi: 3 / 10
Spike Milligan early "Q": 8/10
Fawlty towers: 6 / 10
Rising damp: 10/10
The fall and rise of Reginald perrin: 9 / 10
Robins nest: 5 / 10
The Liver Birds: 4 /10
Till death us do part: 7 / 10
Love thy neighbour: 6 /10
on the buses: 8 / 10
Please sir: 6 / 10
The good life: 3 / 10
allo allo: 3 /10
citizen smith: 2 / 10
George and mildred: 6 / 10
Up Pompeii: 5 / 10
Steptoe and son: 5 / 10
Blackadder: 4 / 10
yes minister: 3 / 10
Last of the summer wine: 4 / 10
Birds of a feather: 1 / 10
ever decreasing circles: 6 / 10
goodnight sweetheart: 5 / 10
Only fools and horses: 8 / 10
Drop the dead donkey: 8 / 10
The Vicar of Dibley: 2 / 10
The young ones: 1 / 10
Bottom: 4 / 10
Rab C nesbit: 6 / 10
To the manor born: 6 / 10
Some mothers do ave em: 4 / 10
one foot in the grave: 6 / 10
The office: 5 / 10
Mr. Bean: 1 / 10
The likely lads: 8 / 10
Keeping up appearances: 1 / 10
Men behaving badly: 3 / 10
To the manor born: 6 / 10
Red Dwarf: 3 / 10
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Whoa! I can't think of anymore atm but that's my scoring for the uk sitcoms I remember.
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to each his own. aybs? just cracks me up every time. that and "yes minister". but who am i to argue with a couple brits?
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Try and get hold of "Rising damp" Leonard Rossiter is the greatest........ he unfortunately died relatively young (58) IMO he was "the" genius in UK comedy.
| Originally Posted by redshifter to each his own. aybs? just cracks me up every time. that and "yes minister". but who am i to argue with a couple brits? |
Try and get hold of "Rising damp" Leonard Rossiter is the greatest........ he unfortunately died relatively young (58) IMO he was "the" genius in UK comedy.
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"Flowery Twats" Love it!
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I've had to correct your list sir.
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| Originally Posted by PinkFloyd a few I remember: Dad's army: 7/10 The goons: 7 / 10 Monty Python: 10 / 10 Fawlty towers: 3 / 10 allo allo: 5 /10 Up Pompeii: 5 / 10 Blackadder: 9.5 / 10 yes minister: 9 / 10 (but you have to be English) Only fools and horses: 6 / 10 The Vicar of Dibley: 6 / 10 Mr. Bean: 7 / 10 Red Dwarf: 5 / 10 |
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