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Clips from Monty Python's Flying Circus - The All-England Summarise Proust Competition (S03E03)

And now...

"And now..."

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Omar sharif;laurie fishlock, ex-surrey opening batsman;

"Omar sharif;laurie fishlock, ex-surrey opening batsman;"

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Whereas proust would say, "le malade imaginaire

"Whereas proust would say, "le malade imaginaire"

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Well tried, harry.

"Well tried, harry."

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Ladies and gentlemen, mr. rutherford, from leicester.

"Ladies and gentlemen, mr. rutherford, from leicester."

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Yeah, yeah.

"Yeah, yeah."

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Er... ooh!

"Er... ooh!"

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There's this house... there's this house, er, and...

"There's this house... there's this house, er, and..."

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It's in the morning, it's in the morning.

"It's in the morning, it's in the morning."

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In the evening, and then there's a garden

"In the evening, and then there's a garden"

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He wrote about, he wrote about

"He wrote about, he wrote about"

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But in fact the least successful of the evening.

"But in fact the least successful of the evening."

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Well, ladies and gentlemen

"Well, ladies and gentlemen"

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Have succeeded in encapsulating

"Have succeeded in encapsulating"

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Start again!

"Start again!"

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Where we could get a hot meal, a manicure and a shampoo and set.

"Where we could get a hot meal, a manicure and a shampoo and set."

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The situation was complicated

"The situation was complicated"

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By the imminent arrival of the monsoon storms.

"By the imminent arrival of the monsoon storms."

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Patrice takes up the story.

"Patrice takes up the story."

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Well, things have got so bad

"Well, things have got so bad"

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The last of the heavy oxygen equipment

"The last of the heavy oxygen equipment"

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But a new factor had entered the race.

"But a new factor had entered the race."

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A team of french chiropodists

"A team of french chiropodists"

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"Working with brand-new corn plasters"

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Why not drop in at ricky pule's--

"Why not drop in at ricky pule's--"

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Ricky and maurice offer a variety of styles

"Ricky and maurice offer a variety of styles"

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This cinema is proud to present

"This cinema is proud to present"

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I could make such a fool of myself over you.

"I could make such a fool of myself over you."

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Oh... beatrice!

"Oh... beatrice!"

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What happens when you've mixed the batter?

"What happens when you've mixed the batter?"

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Do you dice the ham with the coriander?

"Do you dice the ham with the coriander?"

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Take it off the hook.

"Take it off the hook."

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Well, go and play the cello!

"Well, go and play the cello!"

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Hello?

"Hello?"

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No, of course not.

"No, of course not."

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Yes...

"Yes..."

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Yes, yes...

"Yes, yes..."

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Yes, i... i...

"Yes, i... i..."

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Yes.

"Yes."

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Well, things is pretty bad there at the moment

"Well, things is pretty bad there at the moment"

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I must just go upstairs and get your room ready.

"I must just go upstairs and get your room ready."

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It's our eamonn

"It's our eamonn"

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Come back to see us.

"Come back to see us."

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Yes?

"Yes?"

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Yes.

"Yes."

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If they can come round thursday evening.

"If they can come round thursday evening."

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And so it was

"And so it was"

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We do like being called out to these little parties.

"We do like being called out to these little parties."

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They're much better than fires.

"They're much better than fires."

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When the signal for red revolt is raised.

"When the signal for red revolt is raised."

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Which are the communist agitators.

"Which are the communist agitators."

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Then the thing to do is to set fire

"Then the thing to do is to set fire"

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And your neighbors will be right with you

"And your neighbors will be right with you"

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By the end of the party.

"By the end of the party."

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Ee ecky thump!

"Ee ecky thump!"

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Hello, big boy.

"Hello, big boy."

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Well, really something

"Well, really something"

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"can call himself pragmatic

""can call himself pragmatic"

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Well, it's sort of :

"Well, it's sort of :"

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Hello, squire!

"Hello, squire!"

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Fantastic, yes.

"Fantastic, yes."

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Is that the central line?

"Is that the central line?"

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To arrange a holiday?

"To arrange a holiday?"

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Ah, one of our adventure holidays.

"Ah, one of our adventure holidays."

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No, no.

"No, no."

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The color supplement?

"The color supplement?"

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Oh, yes, khaki, king, kettle, kuwait, keble bollege oxford.

"Oh, yes, khaki, king, kettle, kuwait, keble bollege oxford."

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Surrounded by sweaty, mindless oafs

"Surrounded by sweaty, mindless oafs"

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Luxury modern roomettes

"Luxury modern roomettes"

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And their swimming pools

"And their swimming pools"

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By adenoidal typists from birmingham

"By adenoidal typists from birmingham"

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With diarrhea and flabby white legs

"With diarrhea and flabby white legs"

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"oh, it's so greasy, isn't it?"

""oh, it's so greasy, isn't it?""

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Will you be quiet, please?

"Will you be quiet, please?"

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"...watney's red barrel and cheese and onion."

""...watney's red barrel and cheese and onion.""

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But dried watney's sandwiches.

"But dried watney's sandwiches."

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Right.

"Right."

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Good evening.

"Good evening."

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Anne elk, mrs. anne elk.

"Anne elk, mrs. anne elk."

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Exactly.

"Exactly."

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I mean your new theory.

"I mean your new theory."

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What is my theory.

"What is my theory."

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Good for you.

"Good for you."

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My theory that belongs to me

"My theory that belongs to me"

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All brontosauruses are thin at one end

"All brontosauruses are thin at one end"

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And I own it and what it is, too.

"And I own it and what it is, too."

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And it's mine.

"And it's mine."

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Yes, thank you very much.

"Yes, thank you very much."

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Called my second theory

"Called my second theory"

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I'm trying...

"I'm trying..."

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Goes like this.

"Goes like this."

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No, sort of brogue.

"No, sort of brogue."

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Hello, yes, yes?

"Hello, yes, yes?"

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Part of the british shoe corporation now.

"Part of the british shoe corporation now."

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It's...

"It's..."

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Monty python's flying circuses.

"Monty python's flying circuses."

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Good evening

"Good evening"

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And welcome to the arthur ludlow memorial baths, newport

"And welcome to the arthur ludlow memorial baths, newport"

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For this year's finals

"For this year's finals"

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Of the all-england summarize proust competition.

"Of the all-england summarize proust competition."

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As you may remember, each contestant has to give

"As you may remember, each contestant has to give"

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A brief summary of proust's a la recherche du temps perdu

"A brief summary of proust's a la recherche du temps perdu"

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Once in a swimsuit and once in evening dress.

"Once in a swimsuit and once in evening dress."

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The field has now narrowed to three finalists

"The field has now narrowed to three finalists"

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And your judges tonight are

"And your judges tonight are"

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Alec and eric bedser, ex-surrey cricketers;

"Alec and eric bedser, ex-surrey cricketers;"

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Stewart surridge, ex-captain of surrey;

"Stewart surridge, ex-captain of surrey;"

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Peter may, the former surrey and england captain;

"Peter may, the former surrey and england captain;"

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And yehudi menuhin, the world-famous violinist

"And yehudi menuhin, the world-famous violinist"

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And the president of the surrey cricket club.

"And the president of the surrey cricket club."

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And right now it's time to meet your host for tonight

"And right now it's time to meet your host for tonight"

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Good evening and welcome.

"Good evening and welcome."

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"de recondition et de toute surveillance

""de recondition et de toute surveillance"

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Est bientot la meme chose. "

"Est bientot la meme chose. ""

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Remember, each contestant this evening

"Remember, each contestant this evening"

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Has a maximum of 15 seconds to summarize

"Has a maximum of 15 seconds to summarize"

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A la recherche du temps perdu

"A la recherche du temps perdu"

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And on the proustometer here

"And on the proustometer here"

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You can see exactly how far he gets.

"You can see exactly how far he gets."

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So let's crack straight on with our first contestant tonight.

"So let's crack straight on with our first contestant tonight."

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