# What does this Egyptian sentence means?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 14, 2003, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-egyptian-sentence-means/181743 "2003-06-14T04:02:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2026, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-egyptian-sentence-means/181743/21 "2026-02-08T22:04:35Z")

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^^Unless I’m being whooshed, it’s a Monty Python reference, in this case basically implying the original writer had a poor command of ancient Egyptian grammar.

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2026, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-egyptian-sentence-means/181743/22 "2026-02-08T22:11:20Z")

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I’m pretty sure that @Pork_Rind knew that, given that he responded with the next line from the movie.

Now write “I will not be whooshed” a hundred times on this wall. I’ll be back to inspect it at sunrise; if you haven’t finished I’ll have you whipped.

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**Author:** ![Pork\_Rind](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pork_rind/32/111_2.png) [@Pork\_Rind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pork_Rind)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2026, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-this-egyptian-sentence-means/181743/23 "2026-02-08T22:22:44Z")

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> [@Chronos](#):
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> Now write “I will not be whooshed” a hundred times on this wall. I’ll be back to inspect it at sunrise; if you haven’t finished I’ll have you whipped.

😂😂😂😂😂

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