It's funny. sometimes I have a lot to say, and sometimes I have nothing. Like last Thursday.
I could have written about the inconsistency of an Atlanta Urinal and Constipation columnist outraged over the fact that two single people (The Georgia DOT Commissioner and the head of the DOT board) had developed a romantic relationship. Because of this, the head of the board resigned. Now this is the same columnist that during the Clinton administration called Clinton getting his knob polished by an airheaded intern a private sexual matter. Not to mention that over the years the harridans at NOW always said that whenever a man of authority has an affair with an underling, even if it is consensual, that is considered sexual harassment. Funny how the rule changed for Clinton.
And let's not forget Gloria Steinem's One Free Grope Rule that she made up when Clinton groped Kathleen Willey. He groped her, she said stop, and he did. Let's see a Republican try to get away with that. The skanks at NOW would be shrieking like the harpies they are.
But that was last Thursday. Today, I have nothing. I don't even have anything to say about this guy.
308-pounder sues over jail weight lossAn inmate awaiting trial on a murder charge is suing Benton County, Ark., complaining he has lost more than 100 pounds because of the jailhouse menu. Broderick Lloyd Laswell says he isn't happy that he's down to 308 pounds from 413 pounds after eight months in the Benton County jail. He complains in his federal lawsuit that the jail doesn't provide inmates with enough food, and that the food it serves is cold. Police say Laswell and a co-defendant fatally beat and stabbed a man, then set his home on fire.
Dude! People pay money to lose weight like that. We should let Michael Moore spend a few months in that jail.
Nope. I got nuthin'
What about the dead parrot?
Oh yeah. A few days ago, my friend Cindy told me that kids don't get a lot of the references we make to Monty Python. Like a few years back we were cheese shopping and we did a few lines of The Cheese Shop Sketch. People looked at us like we were a couple of idiots. She also said that kids didn't get the humor.
Of course the kids get the humor. What with YouTube, kids are discovering Monty Python. At least Bou's kids are.
She posted The Argument Sketch, which happens to be one of Michael's and Cindy's favorites as they even quote parts of it when they are having an argument. Of course, my favorite of all time is The Dead Parrot sketch and I'm not alone. 50 Greatest Comedy Sketches Of All Time.
Their Dead Parrot Sketch they posted doesn't have the entire sketch. It left off the ending which has the classic line, "The palindrome of Bolton is Notlob." So here it is in its entirety.
"pinin' for the fjords."
I even used a line from this when I had the Great Patio of Dunwoody constructed. The contractor moved a tree. The tree died. I pointed it out. He said, "No", and snapped off a branch. "Look! It's green."
I said to myself, "It's a Norwegian Blue Spruce and it's pinin' for the fjords."
It was a dead tree.
Posted by denny at April 28, 2008 07:37 PMOur kids are a little older than Bou's, and they have grown up with Monty Python, Mr. Bean, Fawlty Towers, Dudley Moore, Peter Cook ... British humor. It's as much fun watching them discover this stuff as it was seeing it for the first time!
Posted by: Peggy U on April 28, 2008 08:20 PMAre you suggesting that the coconut migrated?
Posted by: Shamrock on April 28, 2008 08:34 PMIt's stunned...
Posted by: vetfromhell on April 28, 2008 08:53 PMI know it's not the best, and it's probably one of the shortest, but my fave has always been "The Fish-Slapping Dance", followed by "The Ministry of Silly Walks," "Spam," and "The Dead Parrot Sketch."
Posted by: Peri on April 28, 2008 09:19 PMI like the lecture on slapstick.
Posted by: Peggy U on April 28, 2008 09:52 PMspam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam Spam Spam Spam Spam Spam SPam SPam SPam SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM SPAM GLOORRRRIIIIOUS SPAM...
Posted by: Unix-Jedi on April 28, 2008 11:14 PMI thought to myself, 'a little fermented curd will do the trick'. So I curtailed my Walpoling activites, sallied forth, and infiltrated your place of purveyance to negotiate the vending of some cheesy comestibles.
Posted by: Unix-Jedi on April 28, 2008 11:24 PM"ALBATROSS, for Chrissakes!!!"
Posted by: Peggy U on April 29, 2008 12:24 AMAh ... I forgot about the Australian philosophers ... "Mind if we call you Bruce?" My favorite Monty Python song of all time is the Philosophers' Drinking Song.
EEEEEE ...mmanuel Kant was a real pissant, who was very rarely stable ...
Posted by: Peggy U on April 29, 2008 12:29 AMI don't know how many times I've asked for "venezuelan beaver chees". the kids never laugh. Thanks for the great memories of side splitting laughter Denny!!
Posted by: patrick on April 29, 2008 12:42 AMOl' Broderick needs to come visit Sheriff Joe's Phoenix jail and look over the menu before he pursues that lawsuit any further.
Dimsdale!
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Posted by: deadcenter on April 29, 2008 02:39 AMPeggy reminded me of songs... I'm a lumberjack... love that song. ;-) And the dead parrots... hope my kids grow to enjoy Monty Python as much as I do.
Posted by: vw bug on April 29, 2008 06:25 AM..."I put on Women's Clothing, an' hang around in Bars !!" (grin)
Posted by: Sandy G on April 29, 2008 07:11 AMHow's about the Pantomime Horse?
I use to sneak Python on PBS late at night, after my Dad snoozed out in his chair in front of the tv. He'd wake up up giggling along with me, griping about not being able to understand them goofy limey accents.
Tennis anyone?
So yeah, I made sure that Python was part of my sons repwahtoire, cuz I still love them and it's the best silly fun going!
Nudge Nudge Wink Wink, say no more.
N-I-P-P-L hyphen E
My favorite sketch, too.
Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition!
Posted by: Medicman on April 29, 2008 10:40 AMOh, dear! Did somebody say mattress?
Posted by: chicopanther on April 29, 2008 11:30 AMMonty Python.....
I used to tell people who said they did not understand or think Monty Python was funny that it required........Intelligence!
My favorite among many was the "The Bishop". The other thing which still cracks me up is when someone says..."Its" or "The Larch"
Posted by: dudley1 on April 29, 2008 12:46 PMDenny.....
I have a friend whose family owns the largest Wholesale evergreen nursery in the world. As a close friend , I was able to purchase trees & shrubs at wholesale price or get large quantities of seconds for next to nothing.
One time after buying 300 mixed blue/green spruce seconds for our Sportsmen club, I was asked how the trees were doing....I said they were shivering & their needles were falling off.He did not miss a beat as he said no problem they were just shedding their winter coat.
If anyone is wondering what a tree or shrub second is ..... When they transplant 12"to 16" nursery stock & they find trees or evergreen shrubs with a bent roots growing sideways they discard these for salvage sale as they cannot replant these for subsequent growth & later be able to ball these in those round burlap covered dirt bundles for wholesale purchase by retail outlets.
Huge cost savings.....those 300 mixed blue/green spruce cost &.35 each for a total of $105.00. Everyone of them grew & are now about 25/30 feet tall.
Posted by: Dudley1 on April 29, 2008 01:08 PMI think we still have the Matching Tie and Handkerchief and Contractual Obligation albums ... on vinyl, 'cause we're old! Talking of songs: Never Be Rude to an Irishman - I need to listen to that again.
... but first I need a drink with a twist of lemming.
(Useful information, Dudley! Thanks!)
Posted by: Peggy U on April 29, 2008 02:19 PMWe are the Knights Who Say "Ni!" !!
Posted by: Sandy G on April 29, 2008 10:23 PMIt always amazes me how the Monty cast members kept from cracking up -especially during this sketch.
Now off to sing the "Im a LumberJack" song. Oh shit, now it in my brain.
A Day without Python is just ....
a day without.