Grown men in dresses is Not Funny - The Meaning of Life (1983) Discussion

[–] raf-33 18 years ago

YOU'RE NOT THE MESSIAH, YOU'RE A VERY NAUGHTY BOY!

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[–] zaphod4242 17 years ago

Grown men in dresses talking in high pitched voices IS funny.

You talk to God your religious; God talks to you your psychotic
~House M.D.~

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[–] youllneverbe 17 years ago

Top 5 List Of Monty Python Actors Dressing Up As Women And Talking In High Pitched Voices (judged by how funny it is):

1) Terry Jones
2) Graham Chapman
3) John Cleese
4) Eric Idle
5) Michael Palin

(and that IS the only list that Palin comes last in)

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[–] mrswilberforce 17 years ago

AGREEEEEEEED!!!!!!!!

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[–] Sunshine_343 17 years ago

I think that they all make very funny women, but Terry Jones is the funniest IMO.

He's not the Messiah! He's a very naughty boy!

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[–] rudiecantfail13 17 years ago

i thought Palin was great as the american lady in the death scene! haha makes me laugh every time XD

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[–] little_wacho 17 years ago

When the Monty Python series first came out, the idea of men dressed as women was very funny since it was going against the perceived properness of England. You have to remember that these films are from the 70's or around there and in that time it was probably seen as way funnier than we think of it today since it's been done so often. And i have to admit, they're not just men dressing as women, they're men dressing as funny female characters. The weirdness of the characters is what makes the humour, not just crossdressing.

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[–] mcerion 17 years ago

Where have you been? I'll assume you're being sarcastic.

Monty Python didn't invent comedic tranvestism. It goes back at least to Shakespeare. A more modern example would be Milton Berle.

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[–] shaneytiger 17 years ago

It actually goes back to the dramas in ancient Greece when the men played both men and women. They might not have done it for comedy, but they still did it.

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[–] little_wacho 17 years ago

It doesn't matter how far back it goes in theatre/literature, it was on television now and the point was the characters created.

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[–] BIRD4287 17 years ago

How is it not funny?

It can't rain all the time.

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[–] billyleake 17 years ago

i want to be a woman. I want to be called "loretta".

are you an official here? cause you officially just gave me a boner. (chazz michael michaels)

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[–] matthew-race 17 years ago

Why do you want to be "Loretta" billyleake?

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[–] VIsraWratS 17 years ago

It's his right as a man.

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[–] kittd82 17 years ago

It is if you are up-side down

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[–] urbanbooger 17 years ago

No... it's funny. Not all the time. But for the Pythons it worked.

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[–] Bry-2 17 years ago

It's symbolic of our struggle against the Romans.

--The important thing is Post-its.-- M. Scorsese

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[–] mwls1156 17 years ago

It's symbolic of your struggle against sanity. (I think that's how the next line goes).

Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit drinking.

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[–] Picnic-3 17 years ago

Aside from men dressing as women in Shakespeare plays (and probably before), for the last few hundred years there has been the British pantomime.

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[–] SSJ_Furlong 17 years ago

I guess if your just watching the scenes of MP where there dressed as women it might not be funny. But if you stop stareing at their dresses and try to listen to what they say, than it's pure comedy gold.

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[–] kieranricher-1 17 years ago

Mrs. Premise and Mrs. Conclusion would like to have a philosophic chat with the OP...as long as it's the real Jean-Paul Sartre.

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[–] DjStoneage 17 years ago

i agree with him, Men pretending to be women pretending to be men is much more funny. :)

Report this post or *beep* off

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[–] Juggle91 17 years ago

NOBODY EXPECTS THE SPANISH INQUISITION!!!

oh, and i find terry jones to be the best woman...especially in life of brian.

If you want order in Gotham, Batman must take off his mask and turn himself in...

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[–] SpiraMirabilis 17 years ago

RoadDog-4, I actually think that one of the best things in the movie and one of the best things ever is men in dresses!! Absolutely sweet and charming. And with that sweet voices, aww. In the death part, the blonde woman is so beautiful! Eric Idle is so sweet too.

$h0ndr€ll@ @v€ry r0ck$ my w0rld!!!

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