And Now for Something Completely Different! (was: Monty Python (was: Freeware Python editor))

[Simon Callan]

In message <9s2hl0$u6o$1 at bugstomper.ihug.com.au>
          "Gary Stephenson" <garys at ihug.com.au> wrote:

> 
> Gidday all!
> 
> > You're missing one important link that is well represented in the
> > python-list archives: The Goon Show -- with Spike Milligan and
> > Peter Sellars. The Goon Show was a BBC radio show that was the
> > inspiration for Monty Python.
> > 
> >  Spike Milligan beat out John Cleese for 1st place in the BBC's
> > millenium poll of the top 10 funniest people:
> > <http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/events/millennium/aug/winner.stm>
> 
> The patriot (scoundrel??) in me wishes to point out that Spike was /
> is an Australian - though I imagine many Brits would be somewhat
> upset to learn this <g>.
> 
> He was also I believe the author of the immortal limerick:
> 
>     "There was a young man from Wooloomooloo (*)
>     Whose limericks always finished on line two."
> 
> (* - or somewhere ending in "oo" - can't remember now)

Which inevitably has the followup rhyme
    "There was a young man from Verdun".

Simon

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