Derek Eads has a great series of pop culture street flyers, the best of which is this great Black Knight one from Monty Python’s Holy Grail. It’s called, “Take One…’tis just but a Scratch.”

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Tommy Williamson built the characters (“So-called Arthur king and his silly English knnnnnigits”) from the film Monty Python and the Holy Grail out of LEGO bricks! They were constructed for a special diorama called Pythonscape that will be featured at BrickCon 2011 this weekend. Get a closer view of each knight in his Flickr set. Link -via Geeks Are Sexy

(Image credit: Flickr user GeekyTom)

Beast of Arrrggghhh Plush Hat – $39.95

Are you a Monty Python fan in search of the perfect fall hat? You need the Beast of Arrrggghhh Plush hat from the NeatoShop. This legendary hat is perfect for going on quests.

Be sure to check out the NeatoShop for more fantastic Monty Python items!

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Attention Monty Python fans! Check out the fabulous Monty Python In Your Pocket keychain from the NeatoShop!  This little beauty will encourage you to always look on the bright side of life.

Be sure to check out all the fabulously fantastic Keychains & Key Covers available at the NeatoShop!

Black Beast of Arrrggghhh (Mini) – $9.95

Do you love Monty Python and the Holy Grail? Well, you are going to love the Black Beast of Arrrggghhh (Mini) from the NeatoShop!  Even the animator’s fatal heart attack cannot save you from the adorableness of this legendary plush toy.

Are you on a quest for fabulous Plush Toys? Be sure to check out the NeatoShop!

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In Monty Python’s The Meaning of Life, Monty Python brought the words "corporate raiders" to its logical conclusion by turning staid office workers into fearsome pirates that perform really hostile takeovers of other companies.

That short film is titled The Crimson Permanent Assurance, which is the name of the building (and pirate ship) housing the company of the same name.

Well, Flickr user gotoAndLego has created The Crimson Permanent Assurance in LEGO form. The work is fantastically detailed – and one can’t help but chant:

It’s fun to charter an accountant
And sail the wide accountancy,
To find, explore the funds offshore
And skirt the shoals of bankruptcy!

It can be manly in insurance.
We’ll up your premium semi-annually.
It’s all tax deductible.
We’re fairly incorruptible,
We’re sailing on the wide accountancy!

Yaaarrr! Link [Flickr Set] – via Laughing Squid

See also: Monty Python and The Holy Grail items from the NeatoShop

The perfect gift for Monty Python’s fans: Link | More Fun and Unusual Slippers

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Monty Python’s Flying Circus debuted 40 years ago today. Marc Lee writes in The Daily Telegraph about the origins and development of the troupe:

Four decades on, the image of John Cleese’s increasingly hysterical pet-shop customer — pacamac buttoned up, hair plastered down, vowels strangulated — remains one of the most memorable in television history. No other comedy series has seared itself into the national consciousness quite like Monty Python’s Flying Circus.

And, if the sketches were ever to be placed in order of popularity, Cleese’s confrontation with the chirpily evasive Michael Palin — the shopkeeper who simply will not admit that the inert “Norwegian blue” is dead — would undoubtedly come top. Indeed, when Channel 4 counted down the 50 greatest comedy moments, the “Dead Parrot” sketch perched at number two, just below the, frankly, far inferior “Lou and Andy at the swimming pool” sketch from Little Britain.

The video above is of the classic sketch “Argument Clinic” — my favorite. What’s your favorite Monty Python sketch?

Link via Megan McArdle | Official Site | History of Monty Python | YouTube Channel

There are two remarkable things about this recipe. First, Pop Rocks survive being immersed in melted chocolate surprisingly well– they still pop after the chocolate solidifies. Second, the artificial fruit flavor of the Pop Rocks is completely overwhelmed and masked by the bittersweet chocolate. We anticipated a bit of flavor conflict, but the chocolate won out completely, leaving only the pop-whiz-bang of the Pop Rocks.

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Here’s a mashup of the original Star Trek series with the Knights of the Round Table (Camelot) song from Monty Python and the Holy Grail: Link [embedded YouTube clip]