First we had Iraq’s Information Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf
say that we weren’t in Baghdad, and now we have Egypt’s Ambassador Mohsen Khalil
saying:
"Iraq will not be defeated" in the war, Ambassador Mohsen Khalil
told a news conference in Egypt. "Iraq has now already achieved victory
— apart from some technicalities."
[Via
Little Green Footballs]
(Insert mandatory joke about Denial being a river
in Egypt
here)
I think Monty Python might have a copyright infringement suit
to bring against the Arab world for blatantly ripping off one of their skits.
The following is from Monty Python’s "Holy Grail" where King Arthur fights against
the Black Knight. This picks up after Arthur has cut off both of his arms and
one leg.
BLACK KNIGHT: Come here!
ARTHUR: What are you going to do, bleed on me?
BLACK KNIGHT: I’m invincible!
ARTHUR: You’re a looney.
BLACK KNIGHT: The Black Knight always triumphs! Have at you! Come on, then.
[ whop ] [ ARTHUR chops the BLACK KNIGHT’s last leg off ]
BLACK KNIGHT:
Oh? All right, we’ll call it a draw.
ARTHUR: Come, Patsy.
BLACK KNIGHT: Oh. Oh, I see. Running away, eh? You yellow bastards! Come back
here and take what’s coming to you. I’ll bite your legs off!
[Script for this scene]
3 comments
I screamed and wept with laughter when I saw that scene. It’s probably my all-time favorite–that and the similar Sam Peckinpah movie sketch a la Monty Python.
Some Victorian types were lounging about a garden–two were playing tennis on the lawn. The ball hit one guy on the shoulder: his arm fell off, and a stream of blood spurted out. Chaos erupted; body parts flew; red fountains erupted from the stumps as if from water pistols!
Absolutely classic! You have me in hysterics here…
I’m getting the same sense. The opening graphics and fanfare for Saddam’s first speech after the war started looked like they are ripped directly from a Monty Python sketch. I’m telling you, this whole war thang feels like that movie Wag The Dog.
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