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---- The Bridgekeeper scene from "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" ----
King Arthur: Now, we are about to attempt to cross...the Bridge of Death! The
questions--
Sir Bedevere: Three, sire.
Arthur: (pause) Oh, yes, three. He who successfully answers these five
questions--
Bedevere: Three, sire!
Arthur: (slightly longer pause) Ah, three, then...er, may pass in safety.
However, anyone who fails to correctly answer all five questions--
Bedevere: THREE, sire!
Arthur: I KNOW IT'S BLOODY THR--ahem, yes, of course, three. (black look at
Bedevere)...will be cast into the Gorge of Eternal Peril!!!
(dramatic music)
Arthur: (continuing) Sir Robin, why don't you go?
Sir Robin: Er...I've got an idea! Why doesn't Sir Lancelot go?
Sir Lancelot: Yes, I'll take him, sire. (about to draw sword) I'll make a feint
to the North-East, and then--
Arthur: No, no, just answer the questions, Sir Lancelot.
Lancelot: But I'd really like a feint to the North-East, sire...
Arthur: No, Sir Lancelot. We'll all be right behind you, listening...
Arthur: Our prayers go with you, Sir Lancelot.
(Lancelot approaches the bridge. Suddenly, out of nowhere, the BRIDGEKEEPER
appears.)
Bedevere: (whispering) It's the old man from Scene 24!!
Bridgekeeper: STOP!
He who would cross the Bridge of Death
Must answer me
These questions three
Ere the other side he see.
Lancelot: Ask me your questions, Bridgekeeper. I am not afraid.
Bridgekeeper: What...is your name?
Lancelot: Sir Lancelot of Camelot.
Bridgekeeper: What...is your quest?
Lancelot: To seek the Holy Grail.
Bridgekeeper: What...is your favorite color?
Lancelot: Blue.
Bridgekeeper: Right, off you go.
Lancelot: (realizing that was it) Oh! Well, thank you. Thank you very much.
(and off he goes. The knights look at each other.)
Robin: That's EASY!!!
(A mad rush for the bridge. Robin arrives first. The knights cluster behind.
A few sniff and wrinkle their noses, and the group backs off.)
Bridgekeeper: STOP!
He who would cross the Bridge of Death
Must answer me
These questions three
Ere the other side he see.
Robin: (excitedly) Ask me your questions, Bridgekeeper, I am not afraid.
Bridgekeeper: What...is your name?
Robin: Robin of Camelot.
Bridgekeeper: What...is you quest?
Robin: I seek the Grail!
Bridgekeeper: What...is the capital of Assyria?
Robin: (indignant) I don't know THAT!! (An unseen force whisks him up and over
the side.) AAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGHHH!!!!!!!
*** Note: The following bit was cut from the movie. ***
Bedevere: What shall we do, sire?
Arthur: Well, I'm not sure, but...
Bridgekeeper: (off) What...goes black, white, black, white, black, white?
Sir Gawain: (off) Uh...er...ah...Babylon? AAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGHHHHH!!!!!
*** Movie resumes. ***
Bridgekeeper: STOP!
He who would cross the Bridge of Death
Must answer me
These questions three
Ere the other side he see.
Sir Galahad: (swallowing) Ask me your questions, Bridgekeeper...I am not a-
fraid...
Bridgekeeper: What...is your name?
Galahad: (nervous) Sir Galahad...
Bridgekeeper: What...is your quest?
Galahad: (really nervous) To seek the Grail...
Galahad: (relieved) Blue! (starts across; oops) NO! YELLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWW!!!!
(Arthur steps forward)
Bridgekeeper: STOP!
He who would cross the Bridge of Death
Must answer me
These questions three
Ere the other side he see.
Arthur: Ask me your questions, Bridgekeeper. I am not afraid.
Bridgekeeper: What...is your name?
Arthur: King Arthur of the Britons!
Bridgekeeper: What...is your quest?
Arthur: I seek the Holy Grail!
Bridgekeeper: What...is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?
Arthur: (brief pause) What do you mean, an African or a European swallow?
Bridgekeeper: (confused) Well...I don't know...AAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGHHHH!!!
Bedevere: (crossing behind Arthur) How do you know so much about swallows,
sire?
Arthur: Well, you have to know these sorts of things when you're a king, you
*** Note: The following bit was *also* cut from the movie. ***
(Arthur and Bedevere approach a gigantic lake.
A boat in the shape of a dragon glides slowly
towards them. As they prepare to cross, the
same old man suddenly appears before them.)
Boat-keeper: STOP!
He who would cross the Sea of Fate
Must answer me these questions twenty-eight!
(Arthur and Bedevere look at each other. They look at the old man. They look
back at each other. They pick the old man up, throw him in the water, and
board the ship.)