Drug to cure distrust of big pharma!

[Andrew MacLean]

Louise

I managed to read it!

foir some reason my browser was refusing to open it, so I disabled the family control protocols and then it opened first time.



I have reinstated the family protection, not because my family needs protecting, but because I am a bit nervous of accidentally opening a site that will bombard my computer with those worms or virusses about which I keep heraing on the television.

Andrew

[Dipesh]

Andrew,

I just noticed your new signature........the idea of a man of a church, brandishing a gun....is cool!!!

[Andrew MacLean]

Dipesh

The joke belongs to Knight who sent me the sig icon. The apparent gun is a cigarette lighter, and the smiling gentleman (whom I take to be Knight's representation of me) is at a birthday party where nobody has any matches.

The cry goes up from the elderly principal guest, "Who will light my candles?"

Forward steps the hero of the hour, "Stand back m'am, let me light your cake!"

With a swift tug on the trigger the nozzle end of the fake colt 45 spits flame and the candles burn brightly in their place."

'Oh," the guests gasp. "Thank goodness the preacher man brought his lighting tool."

Disaster averted they all settle down to a cool party.

The end

Andrew

[Louise Pembroke]

Excellent Andrew, it is good isn't it!!
Do you remember the Python sketch, 'The Bishop'? that has me howling with laughter, and another sketch I saw with confession boxes as bumper cars!
How do you feel about 'Life of Brian'? I really like it, I don't think it's ridiculing christianity, and Terry Jones saying, "He's not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy" has me wetting myself.

[Andrew MacLean]

I belong to the Python generation. I am afraid that I'm one of the people who can recite the Bishop sketch, the spanish inquisition, the parrot, the cheese shop ...

Life of Brian was a tremendous film.

While I was at University part of the 'holy grail' was filmed in the hills near our campus. Together with hundreds of others I got an extras job. My son has the DVD, which he slowed right down through the clip containing me. He found me

I agree while Life of Brian is irreverent, it is not blasphemous. Indeed, I understand that members of the Python team were making fun as much of themselves as of the Church.

Now I've got to go and re-interpret the Government's programme in the light of changed circumstances!

Andrew

[Louise Pembroke]

You were an extra in Holy Grail!!
We are not worthy, we are not worthy....

[Andrew MacLean]

Actually in the 1970's everybody at a British Univesity could have been an extra in HG. I just got the part, with pay and a very good breakfast and lunch from the catering van, because I was there.

They even issued the clothes we wore. A bit scratchy because the 'costume' was made of burlap.

I can feel it now!

Andrew

[Louise Pembroke]

Yes but think of the street cred you have!
Knight, I want a little picture signature as well, they're so cool, can you do me one?

[Andrew MacLean]

I think that there may have been some street cred in having been an extra in HG in the 1970's, but nowadays?

Ah well, fond memories.

it snowed here overnight:

(little stand of trees over tha lane from the Manse (a sort of Scottish vicarage).