# We shall say...We shall say NEE!(only go here if you know where that qoute came from) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 4, 2001, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-shall-say-we-shall-say-nee-only-go-here-if-you-know-where-that-qoute-came-from/85468 "2001-10-04T23:41:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Anubis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dfb087/32.png) [@Anubis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anubis)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2001, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-shall-say-we-shall-say-nee-only-go-here-if-you-know-where-that-qoute-came-from/85468/1 "2001-10-04T23:41:50Z")
I love Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail(the movie). I especially like the song Sir Robin’s minstrels sing when they are about to meet the three-headed thing. Does any Monty Python fan know the lyrics to that song? I only know one part: ‘and his nostrils raped’ blah blah blah. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Lowry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Sam\_Lowry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Lowry)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2001, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-shall-say-we-shall-say-nee-only-go-here-if-you-know-where-that-qoute-came-from/85468/2 "2001-10-04T23:51:22Z")
I love Monty Python. The show, the movies, the songs, all are classics. In fact, this Saturday I’m having a Python Party that I am very excited about. I couldn’t find the lyrics to the song but [here’s](http://www.montypython.net/) a plethora of information on Monty Python including the script for Holy Grail in which you could find the song I assume. ---
**Author:** ![Eutychus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Eutychus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eutychus)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2001, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-shall-say-we-shall-say-nee-only-go-here-if-you-know-where-that-qoute-came-from/85468/3 "2001-10-05T00:02:45Z")
I don’t have anything to add to this discussion. I just wanted to say that I’m glad we finally have a poster named **Sam Lowry**. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Jodi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7feea3/32.png) [@Jodi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jodi)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2001, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-shall-say-we-shall-say-nee-only-go-here-if-you-know-where-that-qoute-came-from/85468/4 "2001-10-05T00:04:16Z")
One of my favorite movies. I believe you’ll find what you want [here](http://www.neilinnes.org/chords/bravesir.htm). (I love Google.) “I’m not talking to you anymore, you empty-headed animal food-trough wiper! I fart in your general direction! Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelled of elderberries! Now go away, or I shall be forced to taunt you again!” ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2001, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-shall-say-we-shall-say-nee-only-go-here-if-you-know-where-that-qoute-came-from/85468/5 "2001-10-05T00:18:08Z")
Y’know, I as big a Python fan as the next guy, but I think _Holy Grail_ is seriously over-rated. It’s got a lot of good jokes, but it just doesn’t hold together as a movie. The scenes could be showed in almost any order without affecting the narrative (such as it is) and even within individual scenes, there’s no real resolution. To say nothing of the ending. It was a lot like the TV show: a lot of good ideas hastily abandoned as soon as they run out of steam. While that worked in a half-hour format, if I’m going to invest ninety minutes of my time in a movie, I want a better pay off. Compare it to _Life of Brian,_ which has a strong story, not to mention an actual point to make, or even to _The Meaning of Life,_ which is another collection of sketches which, though more tenuosly connected than in _Holy Grail_, are much better conceived and executed, and the weaknesses of this freshman effort\* are even clearer. It didn’t even have any catchy songs. Remember the astronomy song from _Meaning of Life?_ Beats the pants off those minstrels, any day of the week. Of course, the only reason I’m saying this is because _everybody_ loves this movie, so I must be cool because I’m dissing it. Right? Right? Damn, where’s **dalovindj** when you need him? \*Ignoring the redundant _And Now for Something Completely Different_ ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Lowry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Sam\_Lowry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Lowry)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2001, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-shall-say-we-shall-say-nee-only-go-here-if-you-know-where-that-qoute-came-from/85468/6 "2001-10-05T00:49:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Eutychus55 \* > \*\*I don’t have anything to add to this discussion. I just wanted to say that I’m glad we finally have a poster named **Sam Lowry**. 😉 \*\* [hijack] What’s this? A compliment by a moderator? I’m as giddy as a schoolgirl! [/hijack] ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2001, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-shall-say-we-shall-say-nee-only-go-here-if-you-know-where-that-qoute-came-from/85468/7 "2001-10-05T01:18:02Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Jodi \* > “I’m not talking to you anymore, you empty-headed animal food-trough wiper! I fart in your general direction! Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelled of elderberries! Now go away, or I shall be forced to taunt you again!” **Jodi** , I am dissapointed and embarassed for you. _Everyone_ knows the line is “…or I shall be forced to taunt you a second time-uh!” ---
**Author:** ![warmgun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecccb3/32.png) [@warmgun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/warmgun)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2001, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-shall-say-we-shall-say-nee-only-go-here-if-you-know-where-that-qoute-came-from/85468/8 "2001-10-05T01:19:21Z")
Excellent job, **Sam** , can you help me [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=91107)? 'Preciate it. You must be able to drive Google better’n me. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2001, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-shall-say-we-shall-say-nee-only-go-here-if-you-know-where-that-qoute-came-from/85468/9 "2001-10-05T01:59:14Z")
The song was written and performed by someone who was a big influences on Monty Python – Neil Innes. Innes wrote a lot of their songs, after making a name for himself in England as a member of the Bonzo Dog Band. > [@](#): > > Minstrel’s song #1 > Bravely bold Sir Robin rode forth from Camelot. > He was not afraid to die, O brave Sir Robin. > He was not at all afraid to be killed in nasty ways, > Brave, brave, brave, brave Sir Robin! > He was not in the least bit scared to be mashed into a pulp, > Or to have his eyes gouged out and his elbows broken, > To have his kneecaps split and his body burned away > And his limbs all hacked and mangled, brave Sir Robin! > > His head smashed in and his heart cut out > And his liver removed and his bowels unplugged > And his nostrils raped and his bottom burned off > And his pen– > > Minstrel’s song #2 > Brave Sir Robin ran away, > Bravely ran away, away. > When danger reared its ugly head, he bravely turned his tail and fled. > Yes, brave Sir Robin turned about > And gallantly, he chickened out. Bravely taking to his feet, > He beat a very brave retreat, > Bravest of the brave, Sir Robin. > > Minstrel’s song #3 > He is packing it in and packing it up > And sneaking away and buggering up > And chickening out and pissing off home, > Yes, bravely he is throwing in the sponge. ---
**Author:** ![Chez\_Guevara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2001, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-shall-say-we-shall-say-nee-only-go-here-if-you-know-where-that-qoute-came-from/85468/10 "2001-10-05T12:22:46Z")
I don’t think the Knights Who Say _Ni_ ever said _Nee_. Of course, when they received their First Shrubbery, they became the Knights Who Until Recently Said _Ni_. So the thread title must refer to the Knights Who Never Said _Nee_, whoever they were. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2001, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-shall-say-we-shall-say-nee-only-go-here-if-you-know-where-that-qoute-came-from/85468/11 "2001-10-05T12:47:33Z")
We are no longer the Knights who say Ni. We are now the Knights who say ecky-ecky-ecky-p’tang-ZOOP-poing-numanumanumanummm… ---
**Author:** ![FriendRob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecc23a/32.png) [@FriendRob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriendRob)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2001, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-shall-say-we-shall-say-nee-only-go-here-if-you-know-where-that-qoute-came-from/85468/12 "2001-10-05T16:16:08Z")
…and IIRC (from _The Book of the Film_) it’s _“Your mother was a **humpster** …”_ (tho I have to admit it was funnier when I thought it was “hamster”…) ---
**Author:** ![PigBoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/97f17d/32.png) [@PigBoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PigBoy)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2001, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-shall-say-we-shall-say-nee-only-go-here-if-you-know-where-that-qoute-came-from/85468/13 "2001-10-05T16:40:46Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by friedo \* > _Everyone_ knows the line is “…or I shall be forced to taunt you a second time-uh!” \*\* Now I am upset. Take out the “be forced to.” Sorry for the nitpick, “but it’s just as easy to get these things right as they are easily found in the BALPA handbook.” (Sorry, that’s a Flying Circus quote.) ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2001, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-shall-say-we-shall-say-nee-only-go-here-if-you-know-where-that-qoute-came-from/85468/14 "2001-10-06T01:58:58Z")
You know if you get a DVD player you can turn the captions and learn a lot about a movie you have watched a hundred times. Really