What is the German word for “Lumberjack?
“Holzfeller.” Q: Mugga mugga mugga? A: Eee dinky decky doo! Munnuah? Munnuuaahh!! YARB! YARB! YAAARRRBB! Q: There’s a video out called “How to Irritate People.” Can you tell me about that? A: An ancient video from the David Frost era, it stars John Cleese as a lecturer who explains how to make things generally irritating, and digresses into a sequence of low-budget but undeniably Pythonic sketches. It also stars future Pythons Graham Chapman and Michael Palin, who contribute material as well. It is readily available at video stores and features several Pythonic milestones: John Cleese explains what a “Pepperpot” is (the term was later used to describe Python drag performances as old ladies, and the ref is the same), and there are sketches featuring Mike that are obvious predecessors of the “Dirty Fork” and “Dead Parrot” sketches of the first Python series. The former features Mike opposite John as a suicidal Hindu waiter. The latter features Mike as a shady car dealer who refuses to ad
