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Clips from Monty Python's Flying Circus - The War Against Pornography (S03E03)

Another loose-living gastropod is the periwinkle.

"Another loose-living gastropod is the periwinkle."

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This shameless little libertine

"This shameless little libertine"

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With its characteristic ventral locomotion...

"With its characteristic ventral locomotion..."

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Is not the marrying kind--

"Is not the marrying kind--"

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"anywhere, anytime" is its motto.

""anywhere, anytime" is its motto."

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Up with the shell and they're at it.

"Up with the shell and they're at it."

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What about the lamellibranchs?

"What about the lamellibranchs?"

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I'm coming to them.

"I'm coming to them."

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The great scallop...

"The great scallop..."

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This tatty, scrofulous old rapist

"This tatty, scrofulous old rapist"

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Is second in depravity only to the common clam.

"Is second in depravity only to the common clam."

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This latter is a right whore!

"This latter is a right whore!"

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A harlot, a trollop

"A harlot, a trollop"

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A cynical, bed-hopping, firm-breasted

"A cynical, bed-hopping, firm-breasted"

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Rabelaisian bit of seafood

"Rabelaisian bit of seafood"

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That makes fanny hill look like a dead pope.

"That makes fanny hill look like a dead pope."

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And finally among the lamellibranch bivalves

"And finally among the lamellibranch bivalves"

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That most depraved of the whole subspecies, the whelk.

"That most depraved of the whole subspecies, the whelk."

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The whelk is nothing but a homosexual of the worst kind.

"The whelk is nothing but a homosexual of the worst kind."

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This gay boy of the gastropods

"This gay boy of the gastropods"

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This queer crustacean, this mincing mollusk

"This queer crustacean, this mincing mollusk"

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This screaming, prancing, limp-wristed queen of the deep

"This screaming, prancing, limp-wristed queen of the deep"

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Makes me sick.

"Makes me sick."

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Here!

"Here!"

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Let's kill it.

"Let's kill it."

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Disgusting!

"Disgusting!"

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There, that'll teach it.

"There, that'll teach it."

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Well, thank you for a very interesting program.

"Well, thank you for a very interesting program."

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Yes, that was very nice.

"Yes, that was very nice."

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Thank you.

"Thank you."

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Oh, thank you.

"Oh, thank you."

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And good night.

"And good night."

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And now a word from the man in the...

"And now a word from the man in the..."

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Street.

"Street."

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Anyway...

"Anyway..."

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Ooo...

"Ooo..."

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...dear little fellow.

"...dear little fellow."

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Look at the twinkle in his eye.

"Look at the twinkle in his eye."

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Oh, he's a little dear, isn't he?

"Oh, he's a little dear, isn't he?"

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You shouldn't let him suck on a dummy, my dear.

"You shouldn't let him suck on a dummy, my dear."

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Oh, my god... no!

"Oh, my god... no!"

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Don't touch it!

"Don't touch it!"

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The minister for not listening to people

"The minister for not listening to people"

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Toured batley today to investigate allegations

"Toured batley today to investigate allegations"

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Of victimization in home-loan improvement grants

"Of victimization in home-loan improvement grants"

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Made last week by the shadow-minister

"Made last week by the shadow-minister"

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For judging people at first sight

"For judging people at first sight"

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To be marginally worse than they actually are.

"To be marginally worse than they actually are."

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At the home office, the minister for inserting himself

"At the home office, the minister for inserting himself"

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In between chairs and walls in men's clubs

"In between chairs and walls in men's clubs"

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Was at his desk after a short illness.

"Was at his desk after a short illness."

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He spent the morning dealing with the irish situation

"He spent the morning dealing with the irish situation"

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And later in the day had long discussions

"And later in the day had long discussions"

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Flinging the door open

"Flinging the door open"

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And saying, "ha, ha, caught you, mildred."

"And saying, "ha, ha, caught you, mildred.""

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In the commons there was another day of heated debate

"In the commons there was another day of heated debate"

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On the third reading of the trade practices bill.

"On the third reading of the trade practices bill."

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Mr. roland penrose

"Mr. roland penrose"

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The undersecretary for making deep growling noises...

"The undersecretary for making deep growling noises..."

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Launched a bitter personal attack

"Launched a bitter personal attack"

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On the ex-minister for delving deep into a black satin bag

"On the ex-minister for delving deep into a black satin bag"

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And producing a tube of euthymol toothpaste.

"And producing a tube of euthymol toothpaste."

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Later in the debate

"Later in the debate"

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The junior minister for being frightened

"The junior minister for being frightened"

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By any kind of farm machinery

"By any kind of farm machinery"

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Challenged the undersecretary of state

"Challenged the undersecretary of state"

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For hiding from terence rattigan

"For hiding from terence rattigan"

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To produce the current year's trading figures

"To produce the current year's trading figures"

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As supplied by the department of stealing packets of bandages

"As supplied by the department of stealing packets of bandages"

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From the self-service counter at timothy whites

"From the self-service counter at timothy whites"

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And selling them again at a considerable profit.

"And selling them again at a considerable profit."

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Parliament rose at 11:30

"Parliament rose at 11:30"

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And, crawling along a dark passageway into the old rectory

"And, crawling along a dark passageway into the old rectory"

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Broke down the door to the serving hatch

"Broke down the door to the serving hatch"

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Painted the spare room

"Painted the spare room"

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And next weekend I think they'll be able

"And next weekend I think they'll be able"

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To make a start on the boys' bedroom.

"To make a start on the boys' bedroom."

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While amy and roger-- up in london for two days--

"While amy and roger-- up in london for two days--"

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Go to see the mysterious mr. grenville.

"Go to see the mysterious mr. grenville."

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He in turn has been revealed by d'arcy

"He in turn has been revealed by d'arcy"

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As something less than an honest man.

"As something less than an honest man."

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Sybil feels once again

"Sybil feels once again"

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A resurgence of her old affection

"A resurgence of her old affection"

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And she and balreau return

"And she and balreau return"

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To her little house in clermont-ferrand--

"To her little house in clermont-ferrand--"

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The kind of two-up, two-down house

"The kind of two-up, two-down house"

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That most french workers-- and, indeed, most workers

"That most french workers-- and, indeed, most workers"

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Throughout the european community-- are living in today.

"Throughout the european community-- are living in today."

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The ease of construction

"The ease of construction"

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Using on-site prefabrication facilities

"Using on-site prefabrication facilities"

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Makes cheap housing a reality.

"Makes cheap housing a reality."

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The walls of these houses are lined

"The walls of these houses are lined"

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With prestressed asbestos, which keeps the house warm and snuggly

"With prestressed asbestos, which keeps the house warm and snuggly"

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And ever so safe from the big bad rabbit

"And ever so safe from the big bad rabbit"

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Who can scratch and scratch for all he's worth

"Who can scratch and scratch for all he's worth"

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But he just can't get into porky's house.

"But he just can't get into porky's house."

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Here he is.

"Here he is."

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What a funny little chap.

"What a funny little chap."

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But porky is one of the lucky ones.

"But porky is one of the lucky ones."

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He survived the urban upheaval of the '30s and '40s.

"He survived the urban upheaval of the '30s and '40s."

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For him, jarrow is still just a memory.

"For him, jarrow is still just a memory."

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The hunger marches, the east end riots

"The hunger marches, the east end riots"

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The collapse of the labor government in 1931

"The collapse of the labor government in 1931"

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Are dim reminders of the days

"Are dim reminders of the days"

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Before a newfound affluence swept the land

"Before a newfound affluence swept the land"

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And making all the shops full of nice things:

"And making all the shops full of nice things:"

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Lovely choo-choo trains and toys

"Lovely choo-choo trains and toys"

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And everybody was happy and singing all the day long

"And everybody was happy and singing all the day long"

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And nobody saw the big bad rabbit ever again.

"And nobody saw the big bad rabbit ever again."

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But, of course, it's all very easy

"But, of course, it's all very easy"

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To blame the big bad rabbit

"To blame the big bad rabbit"

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When by-elections are going against the government.

"When by-elections are going against the government."

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Ut how often do you think

"Ut how often do you think"

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We should really be blaming ourselves?

"We should really be blaming ourselves?"

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Because, you know, that's where we ought to start looking.

"Because, you know, that's where we ought to start looking."

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Is part of the intricate...

"Is part of the intricate..."

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Preparations for the british naval expedition to lake pahoe.

"Preparations for the british naval expedition to lake pahoe."

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The leader of the expedition is

"The leader of the expedition is"

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Sir jane russell.

"Sir jane russell."

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Sir jane, what is the purpose of your expedition?

"Sir jane, what is the purpose of your expedition?"

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