Monty Python

Thanks to another Brian, Brian Dunning, for this one. “Yes, I know you walked into this with an open mind…”

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Little Kitten – The 10:23 Deleted Video

by podblack on January 31, 2010

Yet another one by the great Crispian Jago! In addition, Simon Singh and Andy Lewis of Quackometer talk about homeopathy, filmed by Stephen Law:

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Happy 40th Monty Python

by podblack on October 5, 2009

Thanks to Digital Cuttlefish! Happy 40th, Monty Python! (And Now, For Something Completely Different) Here’s my contribution to the day:

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The first question I have is – did you join in on the #fisting recently on Twitter? Secondly – do you know the guy in the photo that Scott Hurst photographed? By the way – if the title isn’t a warning enough, yes, this post is the sort that will get me firmly registered on [...]

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In discussion with some friends on Skype regarding this particular news item, the perfect rebuttal was suggested. First, the news item: Rowan Atkinson Jesus sketch cleared by Ofcom after 540 complaints Media watchdog Ofcom has dismissed 540 complaints about a comedy sketch featuring Rowan Atkinson playing a Christian clergyman who joked that Jesus Christ was [...]

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Classic Science Paper Blogger? Submit To Podblack!

by podblack on October 17, 2008

It’s coming up on this blog soon! The October round was hosted at Doctor Silent / Second Order Approximation — and your entries can be sent to this Blog Carnival entry address for the November edition. “The Giant’s Shoulders” is a monthly science blogging event, in which authors are invited to submit posts on “classic” [...]

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Little Kitten – Monty Python Meets Star Trek

by podblack on January 30, 2008

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Evil Machines!

by podblack on January 15, 2008

Okay, Monty Python references abound… it’s a Terry Jones opera! Something I came across whilst preparing for my next interview for the TANK vodcast, on theater, opera and dance superstitions: LISBON, Portugal – Terry Jones giggles as he describes his latest project: vacuum cleaners, dryers and parking meters singing opera on stage. … To make [...]

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