# Guess what's in the mail? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 20, 2003, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-whats-in-the-mail/169797 "2003-04-20T05:07:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![TommyTutone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c4cdca/32.png) [@TommyTutone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TommyTutone)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2004, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-whats-in-the-mail/169797/21 "2004-04-23T13:19:08Z")
Just got in the mail (as in waiting for me yesterday): **How to Win at Low Limit Hold’em** , **Texas Hold’em for Advanced Players** , and an early printing of the hardbound **Skeleton Crew** so that I can reread all of the great stories within. Still waiting on delivery of the retail version of **City of Heroes** , but I can at least engage on the three day headstart. ---
**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2004, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-whats-in-the-mail/169797/22 "2004-04-23T13:19:55Z")
> [@Johnny L.A.](#): > > _Monty Python’s Flying Circus_. 14 DVDs, 45 episodes. Is this the complete set? (It sure felt like more than just 45 episodes!) And, what did you pay for this? Speaking of which, my office is located near a USMC barracks where the USMC marching band practices. They were playing “The Liberty Bell March”, better known as “Monty Python’s Flying Circus” theme. I was expecting a big foot to come dropping out of the sky any moment and go “Pthththt!” 😃 - Jinx ---
**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2004, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-whats-in-the-mail/169797/23 "2004-04-23T16:02:13Z")
> [@Jinx](#): > > Is this the complete set? (It sure felt like more than just 45 episodes!) Yep, that’s the whole set. There are only 45 episodes, but [each episode has multiple sketches](http://www.ibras.dk/montypython/justthewords.htm), which is what you were probably thinking about. > [@](#): > > And, what did you pay for this? [Amazon.com](http://Amazon.com) sells it for $163, but I got my husband the set at Costco for $89 (though in looking now, it’s gone up to $100). [Click here](http://www.costco.com/frameset.asp?trg=product%2Easp&catid=631&subid=4202&hierid=4749&prdid=10006594&log=). ---
**Author:** ![Ross](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@Ross](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ross)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2004, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-whats-in-the-mail/169797/24 "2004-04-23T16:43:36Z")
I have a copy of the Zombie Survival Guide heading my way from the States. Should cheer me up. I always end up buying stuff at exam time. Just blew £35 in a messed-up eBay transaction too (don’t ask). ---
**Author:** ![Kaitlin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/59ef9b/32.png) [@Kaitlin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaitlin)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2004, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-whats-in-the-mail/169797/25 "2004-04-23T17:52:17Z")
> [@](#): > > Lost Horizon. The story that gave us “Shangri La”. Some of the footage no longer exists, but the audio does. I understand they put stills in in place of the missing footage and let the audio play. Not perfect, but that’s all there is. Yaaaay, _Lost Horizon_! I really love that movie. Now if they’d only put my other favorite Ronald Colman film, _The Prisoner of Zenda_ on DVD . . . Sigh. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-whats-in-the-mail/169797.md?page=1)