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Category: Birthdays
Posted on: October 6, 2009 10:07 AM, by Greg Laden
Monty Python's Flying Circus is 40.
The show, which was written and acted by John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin and Graham Chapman, first aired on October 5, 1969 and ran for a total of 45 episodes.
I know I know it was yesterday, but I just heard.
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Comments
And now for something completely different.
Posted by: The Science Pundit | October 6, 2009 10:11 AM
Is this the right site for an argument?
Posted by: NJ | October 6, 2009 11:51 AM
My hovercraft is full of eels.
As an aside, I wonder how long we can maintain this?
Posted by: chris | October 6, 2009 11:54 AM
i just bought a piston engine.
Posted by: rob | October 6, 2009 1:11 PM
Link to your favorite Monte Python bit!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TFYJe2o2yJM
Posted by: Greg Laden | October 6, 2009 1:15 PM
My favorite, for no particularly good reason:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzlCdWwYn2I
Posted by: Stephanie Z | October 6, 2009 1:44 PM
Python ... there's a good woody sort of word.
Posted by: AnonymousCoward | October 6, 2009 1:57 PM
Before anyone else gets it - the Ministry of Silly Walks: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqhlQfXUk7w
"I'm afraid that the Ministry of Silly Walks is no longer getting the kind of support it needs. You see there's Defence, Social Security, Health, Housing, Education, Silly Walks ... they're all supposed to get the same. But last year, the Government spent less on the Ministry of Silly Walks than it did on National Defence! Now we get £348,000,000 a year, which is supposed to be spent on all our available products."
Posted by: Ritchie Annand | October 6, 2009 2:41 PM
If I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times, THIS is the best monte python video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teMlv3ripSM
Posted by: Irene | October 6, 2009 2:45 PM
I don't know if this is the best, but without it, the world would be a different place: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anwy2MPT5RE
Posted by: Ulys | October 6, 2009 2:48 PM
As much as I love the original, the German version is just too funny!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sE1q0UDZD2U
Posted by: The Science Pundit | October 6, 2009 3:32 PM
"better get a bucket, I'm going to throw up"
Posted by: mrcreosote | October 6, 2009 8:02 PM