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From: mom@sftri.UUCP (Mark Modig)
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Subject: Re: Witch question
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Date: Sun, 7-Jul-85 02:02:16 EDT
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> 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?
> 

"It's a fair cop." (British slang, basically meaning you caught me
red-handed-- it's sort of like a one-line confession).

> In all honesty, this is unfair. I don't know the answer and I've
> seen the film a dozen times.  So that reading this won't be a total
> loss, who played the witch?  (Hint - She is a regular contributor
> to the troupe and teamed with John Cleese to write and star in
> "Fawlty Towers".)  This I do know.
> 
Problem here.  The regular contributor to the TV series "Monty
Python's Flying Circus" (and also the witch) is Carol Cleveland.
Connie Booth, who was married to John Cleese at one time, teamed with
him to write and star in "Fawlty Towers."

Mark Modig
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