# Monty Python non sequitur thread (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [April 24, 2010, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-non-sequitur-thread-part-1/537218 "2010-04-24T16:36:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 409
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2020, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-non-sequitur-thread-part-1/537218/8172 "2020-11-18T17:48:14Z")
Look, what are you insinuating? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-non-sequitur-thread-part-1/537218/8173 "2020-11-19T15:31:57Z")
Well, chartered accountancy is rather exciting, isn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-non-sequitur-thread-part-1/537218/8174 "2020-11-19T16:02:10Z")
My hovercraft… ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-non-sequitur-thread-part-1/537218/8175 "2020-11-19T16:05:12Z")
Exciting? No, it’s not. It’s dull. Dull. Dull. My God it’s _dull_, it’s so desperately dull and tedious and stuffy and boring and des-per-ate-ly _DULL_. ---
**Author:** ![GreaterZamboni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/49beb7/32.png) [@GreaterZamboni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreaterZamboni)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-non-sequitur-thread-part-1/537218/8176 "2020-11-19T16:12:51Z")
Now the object of this expedition is to see if we can find any traces of last year’s expedition. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-non-sequitur-thread-part-1/537218/8177 "2020-11-19T16:21:46Z")
Judean People’s Front Suicide Squad…ATTACK! ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-non-sequitur-thread-part-1/537218/8178 "2020-11-19T16:54:53Z")
No. 1. The larch. The… larch. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-non-sequitur-thread-part-1/537218/8179 "2020-11-19T20:26:44Z")
Well, yes. Yes. Of course, it’s a bit of a jump isn’t it? I mean, er, chartered accountancy to lion taming in one go. You don’t think it might be better if you worked your way towards lion taming, say, via banking…? ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2020, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-non-sequitur-thread-part-1/537218/8180 "2020-11-19T20:48:47Z")
Exciting? No, it’s not. It’s dull. Dull. Dull. My God it’s _dull_ , it’s so desperately dull and tedious and stuffy and boring and des-per-ate-ly _DULL_ . ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2020, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-non-sequitur-thread-part-1/537218/8181 "2020-11-20T01:39:35Z")
Well, for a start, at the office where I work I can be sitting at my desk all day AND the others totally ignore me. At home, even though we are in the same room, my wife does not speak to me for hours, people pass me by in the street without a glance in my direction, AND I can walk into a room without… ---
**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:** [November 20, 2020, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-non-sequitur-thread-part-1/537218/8182 "2020-11-20T03:19:57Z")
Moan, moan, moan! ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2020, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-non-sequitur-thread-part-1/537218/8183 "2020-11-20T04:06:57Z")
No, no, no, no. No. I don’t want to wait. At nine o’clock tomorrow I want to be in there, taming. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2020, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-non-sequitur-thread-part-1/537218/8184 "2020-11-20T10:55:15Z")
Well, yes. Yes. Of course, it’s a bit of a jump isn’t it? I mean, er, chartered accountancy to lion taming in one go. You don’t think it might be better if you worked your way towards lion taming, say, via banking…? ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2020, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-non-sequitur-thread-part-1/537218/8185 "2020-11-20T13:32:30Z")
So, you think you could out-clever us French folk with your silly knees - bent running about and prancing behavior?! ---
**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:** [November 20, 2020, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-non-sequitur-thread-part-1/537218/8186 "2020-11-20T15:49:29Z")
Why do you sink I haf zis out-RAGEOUS accent you silly king? ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2020, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-non-sequitur-thread-part-1/537218/8187 "2020-11-20T17:14:18Z")
And now for something completely different. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2020, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-non-sequitur-thread-part-1/537218/8188 "2020-11-20T17:40:47Z")
I cut down trees, I skip and jump I like to press wild flowers I put on women’s clothing And hang around in bars ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2020, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-non-sequitur-thread-part-1/537218/8189 "2020-11-20T21:07:23Z")
Isn’t it awfully nice to have a penis? ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2020, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-non-sequitur-thread-part-1/537218/8190 "2020-11-21T15:16:45Z")
Top hole. Bally Jerry pranged his kite right in the how’s your father. Hairy blighter, dicky-birdied, feathered back on his Sammy, took a waspy, flipped over on his Betty Harper’s and caught his can in the Bertie. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2020, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-non-sequitur-thread-part-1/537218/8191 "2020-11-21T15:23:46Z")
I’m the head waiter. This is a vegetarian restaurant only, we serve no animal flesh of any kind. We’re not only proud of that, we’re smug about it. So if you were to come in here asking me to rip open a small defenseless chicken, so you could chew its skin and eat its intestines, then I’m afraid I’d have to ask you to leave. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-non-sequitur-thread-part-1/537218.md?page=408) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/monty-python-non-sequitur-thread-part-1/537218.md?page=410)