Listen -- strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.

"Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony!"

~ Dennis ~

Reposting because the OP is deactivated and can't add the ID to the original post. These are slower because I had to recreate all the GIFs because tumblr doesn't let you download them and I don't feel like having to manually edit them to be faster again.

[ID: gifs from the movie Monty Python and th Holy Grail (1975).

The first gif shows two peasants digging in the grass, one looking up towards the camera and speaking to someone offscreen, saying, "Listen: Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government."

The second gif shows the peasant's face from closer as they continue, "Suprememe executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcial aquatic ceremony." Someone off screen commands, "Be quiet!"

The third gif the peasant continues, "You can't expect to wield suprememe executive power just 'cause some watery tart threw a sword at you!" The voice from offscreen shouts again, "Shut up!"

The fourth gif has the peasant now sitting up straight and saying, "I mean, if I went around saying I was an emperor just because some moistened bint had lobbed a scimitar at me, they'd put me away!"

The fifth gif shows the peasant now standing, being attacked by someone in a crown and white robes, who is shouting, "Shut up! Will you shut up?" The peasant just shouts in reply, "Now we see the violence inherent in the system!" The other peasant walks away.

The last gif shows the peasant struggling in the grip of the nobleman, who shouts again, "Shut up!" but the peasant just shouts, "Come and see the violence inherent in the system! Help! Help! I'm being repressed!"

End ID.]

From Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), dir. Terry Gilliam, Terry Jones

Acotar but make it monty python

Rhys: I am your high lord!

Illyria: Well, we didn't vote for you.

Rhys: You don't vote for high lords.

Hewn City: Well, how did you become high lord, then?

Rhys: The Mother, her arm clad in the purest shimmering samite, held aloft Gwydion from the peak of Ramiel that I, Rhysand, was to carry Gwydion. That is why I am your high lord!

Nesta: Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical mountainous ceremony. [x]

Image Id: panels of 8 stills from a scene in Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Arthur and his trusty servant Patsy "ride" into a field where peasants areworking. They come up behind a cart which is being dragged by a hunched-over. peasant in ragged clothing.

Arthur: I am your king!

Woman: I didn't vote for you!

Arthur: You don't vote for kings!

Woman: Well 'ow'd you become king then?

Arthur: The Lady of the Lake-- her arm clad in the purest shimmering samite, held aloft Excalibur from the bosom of the water, signifying by divine providence that I, Arthur, was to carry Excalibur. THAT is why I am your king!

Man: Listen: Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government! Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some... farcical aquatic ceremony!

Man: You can't expect to wield supreme executive power just 'cause some watery tart threw a sword at you!! I mean, if I went 'round, saying I was an emperor, just because some moistened bink had lobbed a scimitar at me, they'd put me away!

"Listen: Strange women, lying in ponds, distributing swords, is no basis for a system of government."

I'm going to start with the positives and then work my way to the negatives.

Positives:

Bo-Katan wasn't fridged and this time maybe Bo can lead Mandalore and Mandalore doesn't get eradicated before the Sequel Trilogy or blown-up.

I am kind of glad the Dark Saber's gone 'cause ever since that duel with Maul the darksaber being passed around has really screwed Mandalore over.

Also to quote Monty Python: "Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony."

Like, yeah Duchess Satine became ruler, she also had a consensus from her people.

3. It was a fun Fury Road type ending with Bo getting Mandalore back and then Din off traveling with Grogu having done his part.

Now for my bugbears:

They didn't mention Satine at all. And kind of found a way to disparage her, as if Satine didn't give Mandalore the planet space and time to heal. Does Favreau have an issue with Satine? Is he like his character Pre Vizsla really not into the idea of Satine and what she represented???

2. We sure didn't see Din's face. What's the point of hiring Pedro Pascal if we can't see Pedro Pascal??? Did filming Last of Us really impact the filming of Mandalorians that much???

3. This episode nerfed the red dudes pretty hard, like I was always lukewarm to them as a concept but to be nerfed like that. The war also was not great, directing wise.

4. Another directing / cinematography vibe. Mistaking blur and out of focus for a big war.

It didn't help I already have an idea what siege of Mandalore looked like. Its not fair to compare but I can't help what's already in my head.

The director didn't help his Mandalorian vs Imperial Super commandos were all done mid-air. It was hard to follow the fight, I didn't have anything to latch on to.

Below is a snippet from Clone Wars where there are jetpacked Mandos vs jetpacked Mandos:

In a similar event where Bo and her forces have to re-take Mandalore, it helped that the action slowed down and let us see a clearer picture before returning to action.

This episode was messy and jumped around and I'm just... its really hard not to compare the Mando series to the animated series. One thing the animated had was length of time, so that might be unfair but also they told a story in 25 minute chunks.

It was all just so rushed.

Favreau's main writing flaw I've found is how he rushes things and wants to resolve a cliffhanger so fast the tension from the previous episode is basically gone.

ASOS; Steel and Snow: 11 JAIME II (pages 146-160)

The BROad-trip continues as the team finds an inn along the river, where they pick up some local gossip and some horses to continue the journey overland.

-

"Did you kill them?" "Would i tell you if I did?" The man spat. "Likely it were wolves' work, or lions, what's the difference? The wife and i found them dead. The way we see it, this place is ours now."

And ain't that just a summary of it all: the smallfolk don't know or care who's responsible, all they know is someone in charge is killing them, and they're left to scrape up a life in the aftermath as best they can.

... omg, Brienne and Jaime getting the vibes, meanwhile Cleos is all 'la-lala-lala, what a lovely inn, time for a kip~"

idjit.

Cleos, you bring down the IQ of the entire party... he's going to get himself killed, isn't he? I can half imagine this as a tabletop, and the player just "it's what my character would do" attitude, while everyone else throws scrunched up note paper and "stop trying to get us killed in the first session!"

"He may have been lying about the river as well, to put us on these horses," the wench said, "but I could not take the risk. There will be soldiers at the ruby ford and the crossroads."

ruby = 🥛 I'm thirsty, so it counts.

Jaime! stahhhhp. Stop thinking mean things about Brienne!

"- Aerys had Ser Ilyn Payne's tongue torn out just for boasting that it was the hand who truly ruled the Seven Kingdoms. the captain of the Hand's guard, and yet father dared not try and stop it. -"

Ohhhhh, so that's what happened to his tongue and why.

"Tell me true, one kingslayer to another - did the Starks pay you to slit his throat, or was it Stannis? (...) Or perhaps your moon's blood was on you. Never give a wench a sword when she's bleeding."

*smacks Jaime with the steel chair* be thankful I'm not hitting you harder Mr. PMS jokes. And the only reason for that, by the way, is because I'm aware you're deflecting from your own trauma and guilt re: killing Aerys. You chose a shitty way to go about it though. Stop it.

I feel like I'm becoming more liberal with the application of chair as we go on. This series has changed me. (joking)

But when he closed his eyes, it was Aerys Targaryen he saw, pacing alone in his throne room, picking at his scabbed and bleeding hands. The fool was always cutting himself on the blades and barbs of the Iron Throne.

"Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the silly sword-chair, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony."

Yeah, and the silly sword-chair doesn't like you, Aerys!

I do like that the people who do get cut all seem to be the kind of folks who you'd think "oh of course they're unworthy, they are selfish and cruel" when you hear they get cut, and it perpetuates the idea that the Throne cuts the unworthy.

But also, the only real time we've seen that thought from someone on the Throne was from Ned, and he was well aware how dangerous the chair was.

... Jaime needs therapy for what happened during the rebellion, and probably before that as well.

They broke their fast on oatcakes , alt fish, and some blackberries that Ser Cleos had found, and were back in the saddle before the sun came up.

I don't know that I'd trust berries from Ser Cleos, he doesn't seem that bright. (I'm being mean, I'm aware.)

Luckily (fun fact incoming) there's a good chance the berries are fine.

Fun Fact:

While roughly 50% of red berries are poisonous, 90% of blue/black/purple skinned berries are edible.

All Hail the King

For the people that weren’t happy about the narutop99 results here’s some Monty python for you.

King Arthur: I am your king.

Peasant Woman: Well, I didn't vote for you.

King Arthur: You don't vote for kings.

Peasant Woman: Well, how'd you become king, then?

[Angelic music plays... ]

King Arthur: The Lady of the Lake, her arm clad in the purest shimmering samite, held aloft Excalibur from the bosom of the water, signifying by divine providence that I, Arthur, was to carry Excalibur. That is why I am your king.

Dennis the Peasant: Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.

Arthur: Be quiet!

Dennis the Peasant: You can't expect to wield supreme power just 'cause some watery tart threw a sword at you!

Incorrect quotes with Deinósavros (#1)

Kaiyō: Would you like something to drink? *They open the fridge* We have water, milk, juice, spiders, Dr. Pepper- Eleu: Spiders? Kaiyō: Spiders it is then. Eleu: No, that wasn’t- *But they were already pouring them a brimming glass of spiders…* _ Kaiyō: I’m so happy two of our new freshmen are getting along now. Taranis: Uh, Eleu and Hikaru are not getting along. Kaiyō: They’re not trying to kill each other. Taranis: You may have a point. _ Taranis and Kaiyō: *making loud, shouty gorilla sounds at each other* Eleu: Hikaru, exasperatedly: We have a guest. _ Eleu: Is stabbing someone immoral? Taranis: Not if they consent to it. Kaiyō: Depends on who your stabbing. Hikaru: YES??!!? _ Demon: Hey, I took your soul last month and- Hikaru: No returns. Demon: *sobbing* But it's making me sad... _ Hikaru: Damn, Taranis, are you secretly cool? Taranis: Well, poker is just math, so I guess it depends on if you consider the mathematician, Carl Friedrich Gauss, cool. Hikaru: I do not. _ Taranis: Welcome to my room. As you can see, I've knocked over many chairs because I get so tilted at the towers. Eleu: Uh, this isn't really tilted. Or a tower. Taranis: Well you see, it's a gamer pad. Not many girls come in here because I get friendzoned so frequently. But that's okay. Eleu: I'd like to be in the Friendzone! I like friends! Taranis: It's not as pleasant as you think. They don't treat you like a friend. They treat you like an item. Sometimes I wish I could be more than just an accessory to these women; But unfortunately, as a gamer, I don't get respect. Eleu: I'm not a gamer! so maybe they'll respect me! Taranis: That just makes you a beta cuck. _ Kaiyō: I am your king, long may I reign! Taranis: Well I didn’t vote for you! Kaiyō: You don’t vote for kings. Taranis: Well how’d you become king then? Kaiyō: Hikaru of the Lake, their arm clad in the purest shimmering samite, held aloft Excalibur from the bosom of the water, signifying by divine providence that I, Kaiyō, was to carry Excalibur. That is why I am your king. Taranis: Listen. Strange people lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony. _ Eleu: You have an impressive pain tolerance. Hikaru: Thanks, it's the trauma. _ Taranis, to Hikaru: You know, Kaiyō can be really aggressive, so it's important to take all the necessary precautions when approaching. Taranis: *blows airhorn at Kaiyō* GET FUCKED! _ Eleu: My life is a little too much panic and not enough disco. Hikaru: My life is a little too much fall and not enough boy. Taranis: My life is a little too much chemical and not enough romance. Kaiyō: My life is a little too much imagination and not nearly enough dragons. _ Eleu: I am very small and I have no money, so you can imagine the kind of stress that I'm under.

King Arthur: I am your king.

Peasant Woman: Well, I didn't vote for you.

King Arthur: You don't vote for kings.

Peasant Woman: Well, how'd you become king, then?

King Arthur: The Lady of the Lake, her arm clad in the purest shimmering samite, held aloft Excalibur from the bosom of the water, signifying by divine providence that I, Arthur, was to carry Excalibur. That is why I am your king.

Dennis the Peasant: Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony.

Arthur: Be quiet!

Dennis the Peasant: You can't expect to wield supreme power just 'cause some watery tart threw a sword at you!

Old woman! Man! Man. Sorry. What knight lives in that castle over there? I’m 37. what? I’m 37. I’m not old. I can’t just call you “man”. You could say “Dennis”. I didn’t know you were called Dennis. Well, you didn’t bother to find out, did you? I did say sorry about the old woman, but from behind you looked—What I object to is that you automatically treat me like an inferior.

Well, I am king

Oh, king, ey? Very nice. And how’d you get that, ey? By exploiting the workers. By hanging on to outdated imperialist dogma which perpetuates the economic and social differences in our society. If there’s ever going to be any progress——

Dennis, there’s some lovely filth down here! Oh! … How do you do?

How do you do, good lady? I am Arthur, king of the Britons. Whose castle is that? King of the who? The Britons. Who are the Britons? We all are. We are all Britons, and I am your king. I didn’t know we had a king. I thought we were an autonomous collective. You’re fooling yourself. We’re living in a dictatorship. A self-perpetuating autocracy in which the working classes——There you go, bringing class into it again. That’s what it’s all about. If only people would——

Please, please, good people. I am in haste. Who lives in that castle?

No one lives there.

Then who is your lord?

We don’t have a lord.

What?

I told you, we’re an anarcho-syndicalist commune. We take turns to act as sort of an executive officer for the week. But all the decisions of that officer have to be ratified at a special biweekly meeting by a simple majority in the case of internal affairs—

Be quiet. I order you to be quiet!

Order? Who does he think he is?

I am your king

Well, I didn’t vote for you

You don’t vote for kings.

Well, how’d you become king, then?

The Lady of the Lake, her arm clad in the purest shimmering samite, held aloft Excalibur from the bosom of the water, signifying by divine providence that I, Arthur, was to carry Excalibur. That is why I am your king.

Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony. You can’t expect to wield supreme executive power just ‘cause some watery tart threw a sword at you!

Shut up!

If I went around saying I was an emperor just because some moistened bint had lobbed a scimitar at me, they’d put me away!

Shut up Will you shut up?!

Ah, now we see the violence inherent in the system!

Shut up!!

Come and see the violence inherent in the system! Help, help, I’m being repressed!

~The Sacrifice~

Hi all! I hope your week has been treating you well so far. :)

So, a while back I found myself on the shores of Heron Island with a couple of close friends in the middle of a snowstorm.

It was cold, and we were cut off from the mainland and power for a little while, but that didn’t stop us from having one of the best weekends ever.

There were swords, shenanigans, and even a mini D&D campaign amongst the flurries, and I will be forever grateful to my friends for these amazing memories during uncertain times.

This pieces comes from that trip, and I’m really excited to share it with you after all this time. :)

Wishing you all the best. ⚔️ ❤️

Dennis the Peasant: Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic ceremony. Arthur: Be quiet! Dennis: You can't expect to wield supreme power just 'cause some watery tart threw a sword at you!

- Graham Chapman, Monty Python and the Holy Grail

“Listen - strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government.”

Michael Palin

“Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.”

Neil Gaiman

RP Meme from “What’s Your Favorite Movie Quote?” thread on Reddit, Part One

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