Is "Life of Brian" based on a true story?

No, follow the gourd!!

Linky 1: Ben Hur
Linky 2: no worky

Brian: I am NOT the Messiah!
Arthur: I say you are Lord, and I should know. I’ve followed a few.

I didn’t bring forth juniper berries! The juniper bushes brought forth juniper berries!!!

And don’t forget the musical version.

You mean like how they can fit 20 Roman legionnaires in tiny room full of Judean guerillas, and the legionnaires can’t find anyone?

Jehovah! Jehovah Jehovah Jehovah!!

Well, probably more about how most people think of cruxifiction as a savage, barbaric progress - rather than the calm, orderly, pleasant succession that it really was..

“Crucifixtion? Good. Third door on the left, one cross each!”

I think the scene with the babbling prophets along the city wall looked very authentic. Jesus had quite a few competitors in his days.

" *…there shall, in that time, be rumors of things going astray, errrm, and there shall be a great confusion as to where things really are, and nobody will really know where lieth those little things wi - with the sort of raffia work base that has an attachment. At this time, a friend shall lose his friend’s hammer and the young shall not know where lieth the things possessed by their fathers that their fathers put there only just the night before, about eight o’clock. Yea, it is written in the book of Cyril that… *"

More quotes

“You are all individuals!”
“Yes, we are all individuals!”
“I’m not!”

You’re only making it worse for yourself!

Movie Poster

Rrrrg. It did earlier.

Try this instead.

Tonka’s poster link is interesting because it shows the spaceship. Not seen this poster before. Giant spoiler.

I saw LoB on the day of its release and missed a good five minutes of the movie-as did everyone else-when the aliens arrived.

Never laughed so much at the unexpected.

Those responsible have been sacked.

And those responsible for sacking those responsible have been sacked.

It’s a metaphor, it really refers to makers of all dairy products.

My question is: where does the Holy Hand Grenade fit it?

I don’t know, I just know you’re supposed to throw it after you count to…what was is two? Four?

Yes. Cite.

Well, then her not letting you watch a Funny Film is understandable.
Why don’t you watch Lawrence Welk with her until she falls asleep, and then slip a comedy into the ol’ Betamax…

That’s just fine. I would participate.
And I’m looking forward to hearing from the people here who care about your feelings.

We’ve got lumps of it down the back…