Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.PCS 1/10/84; site mtgzz.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!whuxl!houxm!ihnp4!drutx!mtuxo!mtgzz!leeper From: leeper@mtgzz.UUCP (m.r.leeper) Newsgroups: net.movies,net.games.trivia Subject: Re: Witch question Message-ID: <903@mtgzz.UUCP> Date: Thu, 4-Jul-85 11:55:08 EDT Article-I.D.: mtgzz.903 Posted: Thu Jul 4 11:55:08 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 6-Jul-85 09:32:42 EDT References: <767@burl.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Information Systems Labs, Middletown NJ Lines: 22 Xref: watmath net.movies:6884 net.games.trivia:2020 >The recent wealth of knowledge posted to the net regarding >witches gives me hope that someone out there can answer this >question: > >In "Monty Python and the Holy Grail", villagers accuse a >local maiden of being a witch. After going through some >rather twisted and amusing logic, they finally put her to >the test - if she weighs the same as a duck then she is >surely a witch. As the balance is struck, the maiden speaks >under the noise and celebration of the delighted villagers. >What did she say? > She says "It's a fair cop." I think in the crunchy frog sketch someone also says "It's a fair cop." The phrase may be a Britishism. Sort of like "live long and prosper" is an Americanism. It may be the modern equivalent of "bobs your uncle." On the other hand it may be just a Pythonism. Someone out there know more about this particular phrase. Mark Leeper ...ihnp4!mtgzz!leeper