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Lydia Leftcoast

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21. All except Terry Gilliam graduated from either Oxford or Cambridge
Wed May 8, 2013, 07:19 PM
May 2013

and although I don't know about their education before the university level, I wouldn't be surprised if one or more of them attended a boarding school, in which case, Latin and Greek would have been core subjects in their era (the 1950s).

Terry Jones, in particular, was trained in history, and his post-Python life has included some very interesting documentaries about the ancient world (available on Netflix), so he's the most likely contributor of the Latin material. But in that era, anybody who was university bound would have studied Latin.

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Not much gore, but there's male & female frontal nudity, LeftinOH May 2013 #1
It's been a long time that I have seen it, GermanDem May 2013 #2
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And people keep saying "Jehovah". Iggo May 2013 #4
nope, just a happy sing along at the end NightWatcher May 2013 #5
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Life's a piece of shit when you look at it. Life's a laugh and death's a joke it's true NightWatcher May 2013 #9
yes great great movie leftyohiolib May 2013 #10
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I don't remember jakeXT May 2013 #7
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The mass crucifixion NewJeffCT May 2013 #16
I vaguely recall Ron Obvious May 2013 #22
No, not like Holy Grail. But it does have Biggus Dickus. edbermac May 2013 #12
Thanks for that. nm rhett o rick May 2013 #14
It will be a long time before NewJeffCT May 2013 #15
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If she has a big nose Munificence May 2013 #17
Not much blood & gore that I remember pokerfan May 2013 #18
I happened to see this movie with a bunch of Classics majors Lydia Leftcoast May 2013 #19
Nice to know Python did their homework pokerfan May 2013 #20
All except Terry Gilliam graduated from either Oxford or Cambridge Lydia Leftcoast May 2013 #21
My daughter said she watched that clip in her Latin class this semester. progressoid May 2013 #34
Venite ut Life of Brian vidant! DFW May 2013 #23
Just a bit of the ol' crucifixion. (nt) harmonicon May 2013 #24
Neither Al Gore nor George Bush appear in the movie Xipe Totec May 2013 #25
Was the bush burning? n/t csziggy May 2013 #26
She was hot, but I wouldn't say burning. Xipe Totec May 2013 #28
! csziggy May 2013 #35
Wewease Wodewick! grasswire May 2013 #27
My good Catholic friend sneaked out to see it with me when it opened spiderpig May 2013 #29
WeeWease Wodewick! Dyedinthewoolliberal May 2013 #30
Saw it in the theater on the day the Pope was in town (Philadelphia) (late 70's?) HERVEPA May 2013 #31
The funniest part about the whole movie was how accurate it was! Archae May 2013 #32
The fundies make fun of anything that speaks the truth. They cant handle the truth. nm rhett o rick May 2013 #33
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