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Initial Reaction - April 2022
- BarbaraK
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- Joe Ross
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Nothing puzzle-related. This puzzle hit me at a brief, bad time in 'normal life,' which kept me from giving it its due attention. Me hiney got whiny. Self-absorbtion: BLEH!
- Abide
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@Joe Ross Had to Google that. My first thought was Glengarry Joe Ross
Joe Ross: You laughing now? You got reveals, Muller & Matt paid good money, so get their names to sell them! You can’t appreciate the reveals you’re given?! If you can’t appreciate sh*t, then you are sh*t! Hit the bricks pal and beat it because you are going OUT!
Abide: The reveals…are weak.
Joe: The reveals are weak?! F***ing reveals are weak?! You’re weak!
Joe Ross: You laughing now? You got reveals, Muller & Matt paid good money, so get their names to sell them! You can’t appreciate the reveals you’re given?! If you can’t appreciate sh*t, then you are sh*t! Hit the bricks pal and beat it because you are going OUT!
Abide: The reveals…are weak.
Joe: The reveals are weak?! F***ing reveals are weak?! You’re weak!
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- HunterX
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Definitely one of my favorite movies. The graffiti correction scene alone justified the six years of Latin I took.Wouldn't have know how correct it was otherwise.
Monty Python was good about including real language, facts, etc. Though I once showed the skit "Hungarian Dictionary" to my father-in-law who left Hungary in 1956 when the border went down for a short period. He not only didn't seem amused, he said the Hungarian was not any he'd heard. Guess they couldn't get them all correct.
- Joe Ross
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I've stood before that wall with a bucket of red paint... I mean, before that chalkboard, being corrected. John Cleese's cadence, threats, and disdain are delivered in perfect measures.
I like to claim some years of Latin, too, and will, but I also appreciate the complete immaturity of the introduction of the emperor's best friend (and best friend's wife!) and can't hold back the pure joy and minutes & minutes of giggling it induces, every time.
I like to claim some years of Latin, too, and will, but I also appreciate the complete immaturity of the introduction of the emperor's best friend (and best friend's wife!) and can't hold back the pure joy and minutes & minutes of giggling it induces, every time.
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I recall hearing or reading that even the cast had a hard time keeping a straight face during that scene. And I don't mean the gladiators.Joe Ross wrote: ↑Tue Apr 12, 2022 12:51 pm I've stood before that wall with a bucket of red paint... I mean, before that chalkboard, being corrected. John Cleese's cadence, threats, and disdain are delivered in perfect measures.
I like to claim some years of Latin, too, and will, but I also appreciate the complete immaturity of the introduction of the emperor's best friend (and best friend's wife!) and can't hold back the pure joy and minutes & minutes of giggling it induces, every time.
That scene is also followed by the most wonderful non-sequitur in Biblical movie history--when Brian crawls away, runs up the tower, and falls into a passing space ship which then gets shot down in a space battle. Haven't looked up that scene's history, but I'd be willing to bet it was a Gilliam contribution.
- DrTom
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Peter, are you suggesting Joe created this reveal while being ferried about in a ride share automobile?? I mean that could explain the lack of usual precision and artistic bent.
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