baldrick's war poem. this makes me laugh everytme i see it :D wouldbe soo much funner if he went o and started singing boom boom boom boom i want you in my room :D
My English teacher asked the class to come up to the front and recite our favourite war poems. My best friends did "Anthem for Doomed Youth" by Wilfred Owen, one of the boys did "In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae and I did "The German Guns" by Private S. Baldrick. My teacher was not best pleased.
The short pause then the quiet melancholic way that Baldrick utters the last line "ding a ling a ling" with such a serious look on his face, just makes me howl with laughter every time.
IMO The German Guns is one of the best scenes in british comedy history. George's look of amazement as Baldrick recites it, Blackadder with his head in his hands, the little pause as Baldrick tries think of the next line, Blackadder 'guessing' the last line, and Baldrick being genuinely shocked at this! Genius!
@Brandt761 Not looking to invoke Godwin's law, but I'd hardly say that WWII came about from "pissing off" the Germans. From my elementary education in such things, it's clear to me that the origins of WWII came out of the understandably harsh reparations imposed after WWI; which came about because of royalist medling and unstable, badly balanced political alliances; which in turn came out of the explansionist atmosphere that overtook any powerful european kingdom in the 1700s... &c, ad nausium.
@flickeire1 First of all, this clip is from Blackadder Goes Forth, which plays during WWI, so presumably that's what we're talking about. Not WWII, whose origins are wholly different. Second of all, you're right, "pissing off the Germans" did not cause the war. Pissing off the Austrians would kind of work, seeing as it all started because, in Baldrick's words, "a feller named Archie Duke shot an Ostrich 'cause he was Hungry". Arguably, however, it was Kaiser Wilhelm's fault for being a moron.
@RawStreams first of all, it's "their", not "there". But that's neither here nor their :p
And no, I am not ashamed of my past. Obviously, I greatly regret my country's past, but I wasn't in it, so I have nothing to be ashamed of, personally. To be honest; I'm much more ashamed over my current government selling German tanks to the asshole Saudis, who probably gonna use them to kill protestors. And I'm the most ashamed that I'm apparently the only one who even took notice. Fucking-
@RawStreams and seriously: Why couldn't they have sold some Leopards to the Libyan rebels, instead. Then Hasan al Baldrick would have been in Gaddhafi's bunker singing "BooomBooomBooomBooom!".
boom boom boom?
NEOSRULER 3 weeks ago
ellinara mou esu me ton Black Adder palikare
NEOSRULER 3 weeks ago
I'd buy his book of poems if he wrote one with those in it! :D
TheSupernaturalGuy 1 month ago
The german guns is so deep and wise
Epiclianguy 1 month ago
Hahahhaahah love it
beccalovesalanj 2 months ago
The second poem reminds me of David 'Murrance' Murray.. BOOOM!!
trinitysbar 2 months ago
NOT WITH A BAYONET THROUGH YOUR NECK YOU COULDN'T!
AHHAHAHAHA!
c489xy2 3 months ago
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i like the german guns best
jakeyyboy1 4 months ago
Ding-a-ling-a-ling.....you can cut the tension with a knife!
Missquietlikeafish 4 months ago 3
Look at the Hugh Laurie's face when his reciting poems...hahaha
ffeda 5 months ago
baldrick's war poem. this makes me laugh everytme i see it :D wouldbe soo much funner if he went o and started singing boom boom boom boom i want you in my room :D
rachthestag 6 months ago
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM
leedsfan24 6 months ago
HAHAHA
leedsfan24 6 months ago
NOT WITH A BAYONET THREW YOUR NECK YOU COULDN'T
SmuckersPranks 8 months ago 2
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iamcomputerdude4 9 months ago
Watched this in history last year xD I wish I took history for GCSE now...
xAyaLollikies 10 months ago
we had to do a poem anthology and a friend did hers about the war. we all had to read 1 poem out. bet u can guess what poem she read out
Lackmintdayeb 10 months ago
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Boom ! boom! boom! boom boom!
feellingfloydian 11 months ago
For fear of commenting with another witty statement involving the dislikers; One person clearly got a bayonet through the neck...
JakkV 1 year ago
we wached that hole episode in history and i started crying with laughter it wos that funny lmfao
buityqueen100 1 year ago
Baldrick owns Wilfred Owen for sure
lollz666 1 year ago
1person got a bayonet through their neck
thomsonfly645k 1 year ago
Now I know how Katie Perry got inspired for her Fireworks song.
ironlung12 1 year ago 12
"Not with a bayonet through your neck you couldn't!"
sambo734 1 year ago
makes me cry wiv laughter so funny
marksutton1975 1 year ago
'The German Guns' is my favourite war poem.
Bree6801 1 year ago
boom boom boom ;3
HasYourLife 1 year ago
ding-a-ling-a-ling.
xILambyIx 1 year ago 2
The funniest moment in television!
wyzwolenie 1 year ago
a billion times more sophisticated and meaningful than anything wilfred owen could do.
sirdoodlebug219 1 year ago
My English teacher asked the class to come up to the front and recite our favourite war poems. My best friends did "Anthem for Doomed Youth" by Wilfred Owen, one of the boys did "In Flanders Fields" by John McCrae and I did "The German Guns" by Private S. Baldrick. My teacher was not best pleased.
HorsemadxEmma 1 year ago 150
@HorsemadxEmma I wish you could record it on video and post it here! hahahaha
jholidis 1 year ago 28
@jholidis So do I, sir!
HorsemadxEmma 1 year ago
@HorsemadxEmma You must have a weird teacher. "The German Guns" is a wonderful poem.
lewars1912 1 year ago 2
@HorsemadxEmma pff, what a square
Brandt761 9 months ago
@HorsemadxEmma you my friend are a fuckin legend for doing that though!!!!
DrussTheAxeGod 5 months ago
@HorsemadxEmma Bullcrap this is a story that Tony Robinson told on a TV program many years ago that he judged a contest in a school. Don't Lie!
defectivefurby 1 month ago
Hear the words I sing,
War’s a horrid thing,
So I sing, sing, sing,
Ding-a-ling-a-ling.
The German Guns
Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom,
Boom, Boom, Boom,
Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom,
Boom, Boom, Boom,
My Favourite 2 poems. ever.
JAKGproducti0ns 1 year ago 3
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JAKGproducti0ns 1 year ago
boom boom boom boom,
boom boom boom boom,
boom boom boom boom,
boom boom boom boom?
TheMishaper 1 year ago
@happysack1
why?
Tautulis7 1 year ago
@janplanet1 It's Black Adder, 4 seasons of 6 episodes each (I think). This is the 4th.
jholidis 1 year ago 6
so do i sir...hahaha
acer6530 1 year ago
"Boom,boom,boom,boom. Boom,boom,boom.BOOM,boom,boom,boom." "BOOM,BOOM,BOOM?"
MultiMusicMeister 1 year ago
@MultiMusicMeister how'd you guess sir?
bitexyourxrhymes 1 year ago
It started badly, it tailed off a little in the middle, and the lest said about the end the better. Apart from that, excellent
Ali3nat0r 1 year ago 2
I love the way he has to think before remembering that the third line of his poem is
"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!"
LOL! Always makes me laugh!!
HorsemadxEmma 1 year ago
rowan atkinson facepalm
-For special idiots.
Arc9er 1 year ago
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Black eyed peas?
janvierbam 1 year ago
The short pause then the quiet melancholic way that Baldrick utters the last line "ding a ling a ling" with such a serious look on his face, just makes me howl with laughter every time.
haznick 1 year ago 3
IMO The German Guns is one of the best scenes in british comedy history. George's look of amazement as Baldrick recites it, Blackadder with his head in his hands, the little pause as Baldrick tries think of the next line, Blackadder 'guessing' the last line, and Baldrick being genuinely shocked at this! Genius!
silentbob82 1 year ago
What's with the Greek subtitles?
christaravas14 1 year ago
"I could go on all night"
"Not with a bayonet through your neck"
slotermeyer91 1 year ago
"So I sing sing sing......ding-a-ling-a-ling."
POJVstudios 1 year ago
Baldrick's incredulous look: 'how did you guess sir?'
Classic! xD
mrsladida 1 year ago 3
OH GOD! I love Blackadder so much! "BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!" "ding-a-ling-a-ling"! Wow! This has to be one of the best!
pianodemon66 1 year ago 5
hahahahaha fucking right bom bom bom is it bom bom bom omg how did u guess tht
cherios536hx5 1 year ago
ding a ling a ling :D
WindangKid 1 year ago
rofl the german guns
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!
Alzerak 1 year ago 4
"I'd rather french-kiss a skunk!"
"So would I, Sir!!!"
ElizabethR1558 2 years ago 16
The German Guns, I think must be one of my favourites.
Kevo216666 2 years ago 57
hahaha mine too!
jholidis 2 years ago 2
@jholidis Mine too
BigMarkB35 1 year ago
@Kevo216666 and what lesson do we take from it? do not _ever_ piss off the Germans! It's a reeeeaally bad idea to make us angry, trust me.
Brandt761 9 months ago
@Brandt761 ???!!!!!!
Kevo216666 9 months ago
@Brandt761 Not looking to invoke Godwin's law, but I'd hardly say that WWII came about from "pissing off" the Germans. From my elementary education in such things, it's clear to me that the origins of WWII came out of the understandably harsh reparations imposed after WWI; which came about because of royalist medling and unstable, badly balanced political alliances; which in turn came out of the explansionist atmosphere that overtook any powerful european kingdom in the 1700s... &c, ad nausium.
flickeire1 5 months ago
@flickeire1 First of all, this clip is from Blackadder Goes Forth, which plays during WWI, so presumably that's what we're talking about. Not WWII, whose origins are wholly different. Second of all, you're right, "pissing off the Germans" did not cause the war. Pissing off the Austrians would kind of work, seeing as it all started because, in Baldrick's words, "a feller named Archie Duke shot an Ostrich 'cause he was Hungry". Arguably, however, it was Kaiser Wilhelm's fault for being a moron.
Brandt761 5 months ago
@Brandt761 Germans............ Ashamed of there past since 1945
RawStreams 3 months ago
@RawStreams first of all, it's "their", not "there". But that's neither here nor their :p
And no, I am not ashamed of my past. Obviously, I greatly regret my country's past, but I wasn't in it, so I have nothing to be ashamed of, personally. To be honest; I'm much more ashamed over my current government selling German tanks to the asshole Saudis, who probably gonna use them to kill protestors. And I'm the most ashamed that I'm apparently the only one who even took notice. Fucking-
Brandt761 3 months ago
@RawStreams and seriously: Why couldn't they have sold some Leopards to the Libyan rebels, instead. Then Hasan al Baldrick would have been in Gaddhafi's bunker singing "BooomBooomBooomBooom!".
Brandt761 3 months ago
I LOVE THE BOOM BOOM ONE
JeffHardy191 2 years ago
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA, it's just fantastic!!
leonis619 2 years ago 3