Monty Python Comic - Page 3

Not Afraid · 07-22-2006, 10:47 AM

Yup, that about says it all.

i haven't really watched the "Symptoms", MP and I'm finding I don't want to see Pee Wee's Big Adventure because, since it was announced at the cemetery, all I've heard are people quoting lines.

Using a quote at a key moment can be interesting. However, it gets uninteresting REALLY fast. I don't care which geek community you belong to, it gets old.

BarTopDancer · 07-23-2006, 09:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

Pee Wee's Big Adventure because, since it was announced at the cemetery

Is that going to be a cemetery screening?!

Cadaverous Pallor · 07-23-2006, 09:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

Is that going to be a cemetery screening?!

http://www.loungeoftomorrow.com/LoT/...ead.php?t=3939

Kevy Baby · 07-22-2006, 12:53 PM

Sigh.

I guess our little NA is destined to remain woefully uncultured

innerSpaceman · 07-22-2006, 01:00 PM

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 · 07-22-2006, 03:13 PM

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 · 07-22-2006, 06:12 PM

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.

wendybeth · 07-22-2006, 06:23 PM

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.

Motorboat Cruiser · 07-22-2006, 06:16 PM

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.

innerSpaceman · 07-22-2006, 07:01 PM

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.

07-22-2006, 10:47 AM	#1
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	Yup, that about says it all. i haven't really watched the "Symptoms", MP and I'm finding I don't want to see Pee Wee's Big Adventure because, since it was announced at the cemetery, all I've heard are people quoting lines. Using a quote at a key moment can be interesting. However, it gets uninteresting REALLY fast. I don't care which geek community you belong to, it gets old.
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07-22-2006, 12:53 PM	#4
Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	Sigh. I guess our little NA is destined to remain woefully uncultured __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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07-22-2006, 01:00 PM	#5
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	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.
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07-22-2006, 03:13 PM	#6
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	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).
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07-22-2006, 06:12 PM	#7
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	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.
	Submit to Quotes

07-22-2006, 06:23 PM	#8
wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	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. __________________
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07-22-2006, 06:16 PM	#9
Motorboat Cruiser Cruiser of Motorboats Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: So Cal Posts: 3,665	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.
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07-22-2006, 07:01 PM	#10
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	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.
	Submit to Quotes