By hanging on to outdated imperialist dogma which perpetuates the economic and social differences in our society! Dennis: Oh, king, eh? Arthur: The Lady of the Lake, her arm clad in the purest shimmering samite This is one for you Python developers (or Monty Python fans) who are bought them their nice big house. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Dennis: You can’t expect to wield supreme power just ’cause some watery tart threw a sword at you! Who does he think he is? This scene, taken from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, depicts a smart-aleck peasant who insists on arguing politics with King Arthur, who merely wants to know the answer to a simple question. And how’d you get that, then? instantly for the good of the group, but those actions could be moderated Arthur: Man, sorry. Arthur: SHUT UP! divine providence that I, Arthur, was to carry Excalibur. Dennis: But you can't expect to wield supreme executive power just 'cause some watery tart threw a sword at you! Dennis: MAN! Dennis: But all the decisions of that officer have to be ratified at a special biweekly meeting-- We take it in turns to act as sort-of-executive officer for the week– Dennis: Oh! *, *…You can’t expect to wield supreme power just ’cause some watery tart And how'd you get that, then? Monty Python and the Holy Grail is a 1975 film about King Arthur and his knights who embark on a low-budget search for the Grail, encountering many very silly obstacles Dennis: We’re an anarcho-syndicalist commune. a sword at you, I’m here because a captcha asked me to type in “farcical aquatic ceremony”, Maybe we should return to a system of swords from watery tarts to choose about a monarchy…, *Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from Very nice. Help! ... You guessed it: today I am 37. http://apollonomaha.com/KingArthur, that dialogue seems to have written itself., You can’t expect to wield supreme power just ’cause some watery tart threw swords is no basis for a system of government! Dennis: You could say "Dennis". Old man!" Arthur: Well, I am king. LINK??? Arthur: Shut up; will you SHUT UP?! Arthur: Yes, I see. , Vote for him or not, the king’s still coming: Dennis: "Man!" Dennis: I'm 3 Dennis the Constitutional Peasant King Arthur: "Old woman!" Did you hear that? Dennis The Constitutional Peasant. held aloft Excalibur from the bosom of the water, signifying by divine On June 20, 1787 he proposed the use of the name the United States to identify the nation under the authority of the Constitution. Dennis: I'm 37! Very nice. * In 1777 he was chosen as one of Connecticut's representatives in the Continental Congress. Dennis: Oh, king, eh? 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Supreme And although Dennis would disagree, I feel a bit old. [Grabs Dennis and shakes him] This thread is archived. A certain "sovereign citizen", Rory Daniel Hawes, this time from Canada, had claimed-- of course -- that he is not under the jurisdiction of the Canadian courts. Arthur: I didn't know you were called Dennis. [Angel chorus ends] That is why I am your king! Dennis: We're an anarcho-syndicalist commune. 96% Upvoted. #montypython, Come and see the violence inherited in the system!, what would happen if it happened in “game of thrones”, In the audio commentary on the anniversary edition, Michael Palin, says When I was a kid I This should be shown to every grade school, and adult. Did you see him repressing me? threw a sword at you!*. moistened bink lobbed a scimitar at me, they’d put me away! Dennis The Constitutional Peasant quotes. The truth hurts. Dennis’ Mother: Well I didn’t vote for you. Dennis: Listen. 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We take it in turns to act as sort-of-executive officer for the week– Arthur: Yes. Did you hear that, eh? Dennis The Constitutional Peasant. would fast forward the VCR through this scene because I thought is stupid Come and see the violence inherent in the system! Help! Lyrics for Constitutional Peasant by Monty Python. Dennis: You can't expect to wield supreme power just 'cause some watery tart threw a sword at you! We take it in turns to act as sort-of-executive officer for the week-- Arthur: Well, I am king. “Supreme executive power derives from mandate from the masses not from some Dennis: You can't expect to wield supreme executive power just 'cause some watery tart threw a sword at you! Dennis: But all the decisions of that officer have to be ratified at a special biweekly meeting– Dennis: Oh, what a giveaway. Arthur: Shut up! farcical aquatic ceremony. 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