The cast of Monty Python
Starting life on a farm, I enjoyed the years of living just outside my hometown of
427 people. Most of the residents, their
ancestors, and their descendants had lived in this area since 1820s.
When
my own small family moved to Ireland in 1985, our
adventures took us through small villages with their own populations,
much like ours, only theirs dated back to the 1700s, if not earlier. They had pubs, my own home town did not.
These villages and my own
hometown had many similarities. Those are obvious, so they do not need to be listed.
However, one striking similarity was the presence of
locals who were referred to as the “village idiots”. My parents explained this was not an insult,
but was the only way to describe this part of the populations.
But, after watching this episode of “Monty Python”, I
learned how this came to be.
This relieves my mind, as I couldn't force myself to see people that
way. My parents probably were not aware of this hidden training
program.
P. S. I
love Monty Python episodes, their unique sense of humor, and satire on
the English society. I found this video, and decided to write around
it. Hope no one is offended--that is certainly not my desire or
intention. This is a re-post from 2014.
There are so many gems of their creations available. Life of Brian, Holy Grail, Spam are great.
