Here’s a joke that was passed around the Dadopshere:
A gynecologist had become fed up with malpractice insurance and HMO paperwork and was burned out. Hoping to try another career where skillful hands would be beneficial, he decided to become a mechanic.
He went to the local technical college, signed up for classes, attended diligently, and learned all he could. When the time for the practical exam approached, the gynecologist prepared carefully for weeks and completed the exam with tremendous skill.
When the results came back, he was surprised to find that he had obtained a score of 150%. Fearing an error, he called the instructor, saying, “I don’t want to appear ungrateful for such an outstanding result, but I wonder if there is an error in the grade.”
The instructor said, “During the exam, you took the engine apart perfectly, which was worth 50% of the total mark. “You put the engine back together again perfectly, which is also worth 50% of the mark. This equaled an A.” After a pause, the instructor added, “I gave you an extra 50% because you did it all through the muffler, which I’ve never seen done in my entire career.
As crassly commercial as this is, I was charmed by how well they followed, and even expanded upon the Monty Python formulae of Wacky Madcap Humor. I liked how they were not in lockstep with the original Grail plot, it allowed some surprises to come through. The locations, cinematography, music and use of even some modernized Gilliamanimations are spot on. This only really falls down in the dialogue. Everyone is speaking as if they have gravel in their collective mouth. Python’s spoken humor has always been greatly dependant upon clever wordplay, and that gets lost to certain extent. saying that, I accept that Kevin Garnett (who I now see in a new light), is not an actor, not a linereader. Although kudos on the “dumping the ego” scene. It was kind of touching.
I know I shouldn’t. Some of this food is worse than the Minnesota State Fair “anything-on-a-stick” offerings. But oh, ho, MAN. Some of these things look good. I may have to post the Triple-Fried Egg Butty with Chili Sauce and Chutney. Go check out http://thisiswhyyourefat.com!
Oh that sandwich (not the above) — the Triple-Fried Egg Butty with Chili Sauce and Chutney? That comes from the Red Dwarf episode “Thanks For The Memory”. View the YouTube clip. The sandwich features at just about the center of the clip.
…and buy metric crap tons of stuff to resell to you that you never knew you would ever need. This is Ax-Man, the coolest ever store that has ever existed…ever. And they just built one 2 minutes away from my house. Remember, buy 12, and the 13th is free!
If zombies retain any memory of their living states, I’d bet it’s going to be the visceral things, the smell of blood, the taste of brains, and the craving for Acoustic Downtempo Progressive Rock.
