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Why didn't the woman just order "egg, sausage and bacon"?
Within the fiction of the sketch, it makes some sense for the woman to think that there's nothing to order without Spam in it. The cook's list goes on for so long, and mentions Spam so many times, ...
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What did the Centurion mishear Pilate's statements as?
There are no 'apparent questions' The joke is simply that the Centurion has no idea what Pilate has said so he gives a random answer that he hopes will do. He has already questioned Pilate once and ...
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How did Monty Python get away with airing nudity?
Is there a difference between American and UK programming that I don't understand?
Yes.
Broadcast television in the UK is subject to a "watershed". Essentially "more adult" ...
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What does "12 and 6 in a plain wrapper" mean?
The "12 and 6" refers to the pre-decimal currency used in the UK. Prior to February 1971 the UK pound consisted of 12 pennies (pence) to a shilling and 20 shillings to a pound. After decimalisation, ...
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British terminology in "Away from it All"
After finding some subtitles online that were somewhat correct and listening to it a few times I believe this is what is being said.
Because they don't have to pay a proper hire charge for films ...
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How did Monty Python get away with airing nudity?
I'm going to attempt to push the beginnings of an answer to this - without external refs [those may come later]...
The world in 1969 was a different place to today. "Pushing the boundaries" was ...
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Why didn't the woman just order "egg, sausage and bacon"?
Because "Egg, Sausage, and Bacon" is actually just the name of the dish, not a listing of its ingredients (which are primarily Spam, with a Spam garnish). This is similar to how a Club Sandwich is ...
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What is the Music Playing Behind Monty Python's Spanish Inquisition Closing Credits?
"The Devil's Gallop" by Charles Williams
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When did John Cleese do this special on extremism?
1987. Or "30 years ago" depending on who you read.
Many news sources have covered this story since Cleese tweeted it himself recently, though most just say '30 years ago'
A few sources give ...
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What did Monty Python's live studio audience see?
Although the studio scenes were shot in front of a live audience, the scenes that were shot elsewhere were played on monitors for the audience and their reaction was recorded over them. In their first ...
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Was Michael Keaton's portrayal of Dogberry meant to be an homage to Monty Python?
I don't believe there is an official source for any of this.
The closest I can find is this interview with Branagh. Quoting from it:
Certainly Branagh's most controversial bit of casting is having ...
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What is the origin of the “double entendre” stock footage trope?
TV Tropes has a few pages devoted to this trope (warning: TV tropes links):
Discretion Shot -- Category for shots which imply something rather than showing it
Sexy Discretion Shot -- Discretion shots ...
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What are Dino and Luigi trying to extort from the Army in Full Frontal Nudity?
Bob is another word for Shilling (s), which before decimalisation in 1971 was 1/20 of a Pound (£) and could be split into 12 pence (d).
The episode was filmed 25 November 1969.
From context it's ...
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Why didn't the woman just order "egg, sausage and bacon"?
Because Rule of Funny. Anything else would ruin the joke.
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