de@dcl-cs.UUCP (David England) (07/17/85)
HELP. In one episode of "Fawlty Towers" Basil (John Cleese) delivers a brilliant insult to Sybil. I know it had something to do with stick insects but I just can't remember the rest ? "Cowards die many deaths a brave man only once" -- UUCP: ...!seismo!mcvax!ukc!dcl-cs!de DARPA: de%lancs.comp@ucl-cs | Post: University of Lancaster, JANET: de@uk.ac.lancs.comp | Department of Computing, Phone: +44 524 65201 Ext. 4586 | Bailrigg, Lancaster, UK. Project:Alvey ECLIPSE User Interface | LA1 4YR
canopus@amdahl.UUCP (Alpha Carinae) (07/23/85)
From: <320@dcl-cs.UUCP> > In one episode of "Fawlty Towers" Basil (John Cleese) delivers a brilliant > insult to Sybil. I know it had something to do with stick insects but I > just can't remember the rest ? Other way around... Sybil called Basil (John) a "brilliantine stick insect". It was the episode in which the Australian lady was staying at the hotel... she was stretching against the wall near the light switch, and Basil was in the bathroom trying to fix the light -- he reached around thru the door to turn on the light and got a handful of something other than a light switch. About this time Sybil walked into the room, witnessed the event, and commented, "Basil, if you must grope the guests at least have the courtesy to be in the same room with them". The stick insect insult followed later downstairs. -- Frank Dibbell (408-746-6493) ...!{ihnp4,cbosgd,sun}!amdahl!canopus Amdahl Corporation, Sunnyvale CA [This is the obligatory disclaimer..] - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - "This Starship Captain... he reads the very thoughts in my head!"