Monty Python Comic

[innerSpaceman]

I guess so. Too bad. Contstant quoting can be offputting ... but I find it preferable to be put off by the person(s) who do to quoting, rather than by something cultural which is so oft quoted by so many different people that it is truly indicative of a thing widely beloved and beyond mere entertainment.

[Alex]

That's what gets me. I have seen most of the Monty Python stuff people quote (I've seen Life of Brian, Holy Grail, and The Meaning of Life. I have seen much of the TV show on DVD and Live at Hollywood Bowl on the Internet.

I just can't figure out why they would want to quote it so much, I just don't find it funny the first time around (yes they have on moments, but then so does Benny Hill and Carrot Top) and continuous repetition doesn't make it more funny.

Star Wars and The Simpsons are at least entertaining on their own (even if the geeks try to ruin it for "normal" people).

[innerSpaceman]

Some people just don't get British humor.



It usually takes me some time. On first viewings, I found nether AbFab nor Fawtly Towers to be funny at all .... and subsequently discovered them to be gutwrenchingly hilarious.

[Motorboat Cruiser]

I love Ab Fab, and also, Are You Being Served. I will admit that both, as well as the Month Python films, did take some getting used to though.

[wendybeth]

I think everyone is getting cranky from the heat. We have threads about specific things we hate, words or phrases we dislike, etc, etc etc.....

I refuse to get worked up over any of it. I will continue to quote when and where I feel is appropriate, and if anyone thinks I'm unoriginal or repetitive or derivitive or whatever, then sorry in advance. I'm really not sorry, but I offer my insincerest apologies anyway.

Just this morning I was driving behind someone going 20 in a 35, and I said to myself "People on ludes should not drive", a' la Jeff Spicoli. Didn't make them go any faster, but strangely enough I felt better about it.

[innerSpaceman]

Yes, it may not be as classy as quoting Shakespeare, but finding a quote in your head from some popcultural whatever that perfectly fits a situation is nearly always better than coming up with your own bon mot for the ocassion.

[RStar]

Hey, Just Look On The Bright Side Of Life!

[Alex]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Yes, it may not be as classy as quoting Shakespeare, but finding a quote in your head from some popcultural whatever that perfectly fits a situation is nearly always better than coming up with your own bon mot for the ocassion.

Back in college I did know a guy who quoted Shakespeare like some people quote The Simpsons or Monty Python. He could also play five games of chess simultaneously while unable to actually see any of the boards.

He was very annoying but in almost every aspect so I can't say for sure that excessive Shakespeare quoting is annoying.

Honestly, I don't have a quote that is just perfect for a situation and it can be very funny. However, every paper cut and stubbed toe and gunshot wound is not crying out for "it's just a flesh wound."

And there is plenty of "British" humor that I find funny (including much of Fawlty Towers, Black Adder, and even a lot of Bean). Monty Python is not in that category.

[Capt Jack]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

All I can think is, you can erase the words and replace them with whatever else you're sick of and have them beat the crap out of whichever geek you want.

that sounds like a good plan to me.

[Prudence]

I never had a problem "getting" British humor, but lots of people also don't "get" my humor. Perhaps I'm secretly British. I dunno, after watching Shaun of the Dead at tonight's outdoor movie I really do have an urge to swing a cricket bat.