Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 8/7/84; site ucbvax.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ihnp4!ucbvax!allynh From: allynh@ucbvax.ARPA (Allyn Hardyck) Newsgroups: net.movies,net.tv.drwho Subject: Re: What's so funny about Esher? Message-ID: <4165@ucbvax.ARPA> Date: Sat, 12-Jan-85 14:13:32 EST Article-I.D.: ucbvax.4165 Posted: Sat Jan 12 14:13:32 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 13-Jan-85 09:25:12 EST References: <2760@ncsu.UUCP> Reply-To: allynh@ucbvax.UUCP (Allyn Hardyck) Organization: University of California at Berkeley Lines: 23 Xref: watmath net.movies:5441 net.tv.drwho:751 Summary: From Monty Python: Terry Jones, dressed as an African tribesman, stands in front of a typical British suburban home, saying "Full frontal nudity? Not in this part of Esher." In another episode, Michael Palin, explaining to E. Henry Thripshaw M.D. (John Cleese) his problem speaking words, says, "It's so embarrassing when my wife and I go to an orgy." "A party." "No, an orgy. We live in Esher." My association would be something of a British version of the stereotype of Marin County (Cal.) -- "When fall out is expected you will hear three bangs in short succession like this..." Allyn Hardyck ..!ucbvax!allynh allynh@ucbvax.ARPA