"They do say, Mrs M., that verbal insults hurt more than physical pain. They are of course wrong, as you will soon discover...when I stick this toasting fork in your head."
Blackadder: I seek information about a wise woman. Young Crone: The Wise Woman! The Wise Woman! Blackadder: Yes, the Wise Woman. Young Crone: Two things, my Lord, must ye know of the Wise Woman. Blackadder: Yes? Young Crone: First, she is... a woman! Young Crone: And second, she is... Blackadder: Wise? Young Crone: You do know 'er, then! Blackadder: No, just a wild stab in the dark, which is incidentally what you'll be getting if you don't start being a bit more helpful.
Edmund 'Baldrick, take a short holiday'
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'There. Did you enjoy it?'
It is to laugh!
ReplyDelete'I fear the words "I have a cunning plan" are rapidly marching towards this conversation with ill-deserved confidence.
- EB, Blackadder's Christmas Carol
Blackadder: I seek information about a wise woman.
ReplyDeleteYoung Crone: The Wise Woman! The Wise Woman!
Blackadder: Yes, the Wise Woman.
Young Crone: Two things, my Lord, must ye know of the Wise Woman.
Blackadder: Yes?
Young Crone: First, she is... a woman!
Young Crone: And second, she is...
Blackadder: Wise?
Young Crone: You do know 'er, then!
Blackadder: No, just a wild stab in the dark, which is incidentally what you'll be getting if you don't start being a bit more helpful.
Baldrick: Well, Mr Blackadder always says, when the going gets tough, the tough hide under the table.
ReplyDeleteWe're in the stickiest situation since sticky the stick insect got stuck on a sticky bun.
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