# Monty Python and the Holy Grail - 40th Anniversary **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 14, 2015, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-and-the-holy-grail-40th-anniversary/714981 "2015-03-14T12:43:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2015, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-and-the-holy-grail-40th-anniversary/714981/1 "2015-03-14T12:43:12Z")
Can’t believe it’s been [40 years](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071853/releaseinfo?ref_=tt_ql_9) since the cinema was set back 900 years. Wi nøt trei a høliday in Sweden this yër? Coconuts, African swallows and European swallows. Bring out your dead! “Must be a king, he hasn’t got shit all over him.” “Strange women lying on their backs in ponds handing over swords, that’s no basis for a system of government.” “I’m invincible!” “You’re a loony.” “She turned me into a newt! (Got better.)” “On second thought, let’s not go to Camelot - it’s a silly place.” The French taunters. “Run away! Run away!” The story of Brave Sir Robin, as sung by his minstrels. The Castle Anthrax. The Knights of Ni, and Roger the Shrubber. “This is meant to be a happy occasion! Let’s not bicker and argue over who killed who…” Tim the Enchanter. The Killer Rabbit. The Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch (“One, two, _five!_” - “No, _three!_”) The Black Beast of Aaaarrrggh. The Bridge of Death. “What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?” I was already a confirmed Marx Brothers fan when I first saw MP&HG in the summer of 1975\* (and still am, of course). But to me, this is the funniest movie ever. Can’t believe it’s been 40 years. \*I’m _not_ old. ---
**Author:** ![alted315](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/cc9497/32.png) [@alted315](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alted315)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2015, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-and-the-holy-grail-40th-anniversary/714981/2 "2015-03-14T13:08:22Z")
I wholeheartedly agree, help help I’m being repressed! ---
**Author:** ![Ken001](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/43a26b/32.png) [@Ken001](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ken001)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2015, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-and-the-holy-grail-40th-anniversary/714981/3 "2015-03-14T13:17:24Z")
Now look. Just because I’m a third poster on this thread, you automatically treat me like I’m an inferior. Where d’ya get that from? I mean if I was to declare myself CECIL just because some moistened bint cast a fountain pen at me, why they’d put me away! ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2015, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-and-the-holy-grail-40th-anniversary/714981/4 "2015-03-14T13:32:55Z")
**Neeee!** ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2015, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-and-the-holy-grail-40th-anniversary/714981/5 "2015-03-14T13:33:55Z")
What an eccentric performance. ---
**Author:** ![Encinitas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Encinitas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Encinitas)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2015, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-and-the-holy-grail-40th-anniversary/714981/6 "2015-03-14T14:19:03Z")
King Arthur: Now stand aside, worthy adversary. Black Knight: 'Tis but a scratch. King Arthur: A scratch? Your arm’s off. Black Knight: No it isn’t. King Arthur: What’s that, then? Black Knight: [after a pause] I’ve had worse. King Arthur: You liar. Black Knight: Come on ya pansy. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2015, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-and-the-holy-grail-40th-anniversary/714981/7 "2015-03-14T14:22:05Z")
We all need spankings! ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2015, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-and-the-holy-grail-40th-anniversary/714981/8 "2015-03-14T14:30:48Z")
…It’s only a model. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2015, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-and-the-holy-grail-40th-anniversary/714981/9 "2015-03-14T15:03:04Z")
I fart in your general direction. Your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of elderberries. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2015, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-and-the-holy-grail-40th-anniversary/714981/10 "2015-03-14T15:12:30Z")
“Don’t like her? What’s wrong with her? She’s beautiful, she’s rich, she’s got huge…tracts of land…” ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2015, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-and-the-holy-grail-40th-anniversary/714981/11 "2015-03-14T15:40:51Z")
“Well, I suppose I could stay a _bit_ longer…” ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2015, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-and-the-holy-grail-40th-anniversary/714981/12 "2015-03-14T16:30:41Z")
Message for you, Sire. ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2015, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-and-the-holy-grail-40th-anniversary/714981/13 "2015-03-14T16:36:45Z")
And there was much rejoicing. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2015, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-and-the-holy-grail-40th-anniversary/714981/14 "2015-03-14T16:50:01Z")
Shrubberies are my trade. I am a shrubber. My name is Roger the Shrubber. I arrange, design, and sell shrubberies. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2015, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-and-the-holy-grail-40th-anniversary/714981/15 "2015-03-14T16:50:26Z")
We are now, NO LONGER the Knights who say “Ni!” We are now the knights who say “Ecky ecky ecky Fzzzz-Tang! Zwooop! Pzzzzt” and we demand you find us … ANOTHER SHRUBBERY! ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2015, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-and-the-holy-grail-40th-anniversary/714981/16 "2015-03-14T17:00:18Z")
Brave, brave Sir Robin! ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2015, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-and-the-holy-grail-40th-anniversary/714981/17 "2015-03-14T17:02:26Z")
Bring out your dead! Bring out your dead! Bring out your dead… ---
**Author:** ![Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/les_espaces_du_sommeil/32/308_2.png) [@Les\_Espaces\_Du\_Sommeil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Les_Espaces_Du_Sommeil)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2015, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-and-the-holy-grail-40th-anniversary/714981/18 "2015-03-14T17:27:36Z")
You tit! I soiled my armor when I saw this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Jonathan\_Chance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jonathan_chance/32/701_2.png) [@Jonathan\_Chance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jonathan_Chance)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2015, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-and-the-holy-grail-40th-anniversary/714981/19 "2015-03-14T17:32:11Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > I’m _not_ old. That’s right, RT. I saw it that summer, too. Of course, I was EIGHT and my mom took me. But who’s counting, really? ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2015, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-and-the-holy-grail-40th-anniversary/714981/20 "2015-03-14T17:32:26Z")
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