The Crimson Permanent Assurance (Part 2)

[FireEyedMaidOfWar]

“The pirate instinct of the insular nation has a wholly different understanding of economic affairs. There economic activity is considered a matter of combat and booty—ultimately, the individual’s share in the booty. The Norman state, which developed a refined technique of amassing money reserves, was based entirely on the piracy principle. The feudal system was introduced as a magnificent and elegant means to the same piratical end.”

[FireEyedMaidOfWar]

Sometimes the Pythons amaze me, though they are not smart by intellectual ability, they seem to be smart by instinct (somewhat): They may have tried to ridicule the boring modern business life by a elderly pirates flick but the German philosopher Oswald Spengler did in fact consider the foundation of English economical thinking to be the piracy of the old Normans, which has developed into the modern economic system, turning the pirate into a millionaire:

[DjTokenMusic]

@FireEyedMaidOfWar ", though they are not smart by intellectual ability,"

because graduates of Oxford and Cambridge are far from intellectual.

what a dick.

[FireEyedMaidOfWar]

@DjTokenMusic: Well, yes, but you see your comments here say that you are an extremely dull person. You see, they describe you as an appallingly dull fellow, unimaginative, timid, lacking in initiative, spineless, easily dominated, no sense of humour, tedious company and irrepressibly drab and awful.

[DjTokenMusic]

@FireEyedMaidOfWar Really?? You got all that from thirteen words?

Here's what your comment says to me - You're a troll, and Im bored already.

[FireEyedMaidOfWar]

@DjTokenMusic: You don't frighten me, Australian pig-dog! Go and boil your bottom, son of a silly person. I blow my nose at you and your silly down-under so-called country. I don't wanna talk to you no more, you empty headed animal food trough wiper! I fart in your general direction! Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries! Now go away or I shall taunt you a second time!

[DjTokenMusic]

@FireEyedMaidOfWar So twice now you've shown that you cannot come up with your own material. Only copy and paste lines from various Python sketches.

Yes. Yes. Your ability to utilize the right mouse button and wade through the maze of subsequent windows and sub-menus is astonishing. But now it's time to go back to bed jimmy, you have kindergarten in the morning.

[FireEyedMaidOfWar]

@DjTokenMusic: Allo, dappy Australian and your silly kangaroos, who have the brain of a duck, you know. So, we French fellows outwit you a second time! How you Australians say, 'I one more time, mac, unclog my nose in your direction', son of a window-dresser! So, you think you could out-clever us French folk with your down-under stupidity?! I wave my private parts at your aunties, you cheesy lot of second hand electric donkey-bottom biters.

[AngrypunkNaysayer]

@FireEyedMaidOfWar rofl!

[FireEyedMaidOfWar]

@AngrypunkNaysayer: Thanks, but the glory goes to Monty Python; so watch their version of the Holy Grail saga and take good note of any appearance of French folk in the movie.

[Draeka]

lol one of the greatest scenes in movie history and it isn't even known to most.

[SciStarborne]

"Eric, get the read-outs!" That voice.. OMG it's Matt Frewer!!

[eatyerbeans]

Wow, I haven't seen this in nearly 20 years. My memory tells me that there was a brief scene in the boardroom before it was invaded where someone was commenting that there still remained things "left to own". Did I miss it or something, or was that a snippet from later in the movie?

[Firedrak23]

@eatyerbeans Later in the movie, I think. They came back to it.

[LordZontar]

Sailing upon the wide accountant seas!

[johnnyfarout]

I can't stop laughing...

[Meshakhad]

Glorious...

[datalal624]

I forgot Matt Frewer was in this scene. lol. Crimson Permanent Assurance FTW!

[TheMrBlinx]

Why is this a slide show? Why is only about every thirtieth frame shown?

[BabaHangedOS]

fuck! there's meaning of life 2??



[Nyquistic]

How prophetic! Crimson Permanent Assurance has become reality ... ANGLO IRISH BANK!

[neil73]

I remember lending this film on VHS to a work collegue. The thick bastard said 'That ain't Monty Python!'.

[Felyxorez]

sicco

[fattoler]

WHAT A TWIST!

[nucleardragon19]

I'm taking Macro Economics as my first college course.

And I watch this film.

I know what I'm going to be dreaming about tonight.

[klstehn]

I used to sing the Accoutancy Shanty while doing my Business Math/Accounting homework. My classmates all thought I was making it up!

[roiblop]

Welcome to the magic Monty Python's world

[sinisasokolovic]

Terrible way to prove that earth is flat lol

[alejhombre]

Has there ever been a better comedy "short"?

[kinyodas]

@alejhombre Never.

[stangftl]

"Must-See" TV for the anniversary of March the 10th, 2009...

"And YOU...Put the KETTLE-on !!"...

[xehilo]

brings new meaning to "hostel takeover"

[cllnighthalk1]

Yeap pirate still exist they (banks innsurance companies stock brokers ect) they steal from you and do not know it lol.

[Bankstercide]

"The more things change, the more they stay the same"

It's best to trim the stupidity of the powerful to a manageable size early and often - less collateral damage...like where we find ourselves now :P

[FireEyedMaidOfWar]

“The pirate instinct of the insular nation has a wholly different understanding of economic affairs. There economic activity is considered a matter of combat and booty—ultimately, the individual’s share in the booty. The Norman state, which developed a refined technique of amassing money reserves, was based entirely on the piracy principle. The feudal system was introduced as a magnificent and elegant means to the same piratical end.”

[FireEyedMaidOfWar]

Sometimes the Pythons amaze me, though they are not smart by intellectual ability, they seem to be smart by instinct (somewhat): They may have tried to ridicule the boring modern business life by a elderly pirates flick but the German philosopher Oswald Spengler did in fact consider the foundation of English economical thinking to be the piracy of the old Normans, which has developed into the modern economic system, turning the pirate into a millionaire:

[DjTokenMusic]

@FireEyedMaidOfWar ", though they are not smart by intellectual ability,"

because graduates of Oxford and Cambridge are far from intellectual.

what a dick.

[FireEyedMaidOfWar]

@DjTokenMusic: Well, yes, but you see your comments here say that you are an extremely dull person. You see, they describe you as an appallingly dull fellow, unimaginative, timid, lacking in initiative, spineless, easily dominated, no sense of humour, tedious company and irrepressibly drab and awful.

[DjTokenMusic]

@FireEyedMaidOfWar Really?? You got all that from thirteen words?

Here's what your comment says to me - You're a troll, and Im bored already.

[FireEyedMaidOfWar]

@DjTokenMusic: You don't frighten me, Australian pig-dog! Go and boil your bottom, son of a silly person. I blow my nose at you and your silly down-under so-called country. I don't wanna talk to you no more, you empty headed animal food trough wiper! I fart in your general direction! Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries! Now go away or I shall taunt you a second time!

[DjTokenMusic]

@FireEyedMaidOfWar So twice now you've shown that you cannot come up with your own material. Only copy and paste lines from various Python sketches.

Yes. Yes. Your ability to utilize the right mouse button and wade through the maze of subsequent windows and sub-menus is astonishing. But now it's time to go back to bed jimmy, you have kindergarten in the morning.

[FireEyedMaidOfWar]

@DjTokenMusic: Allo, dappy Australian and your silly kangaroos, who have the brain of a duck, you know. So, we French fellows outwit you a second time! How you Australians say, 'I one more time, mac, unclog my nose in your direction', son of a window-dresser! So, you think you could out-clever us French folk with your down-under stupidity?! I wave my private parts at your aunties, you cheesy lot of second hand electric donkey-bottom biters.

[AngrypunkNaysayer]

@FireEyedMaidOfWar rofl!

[FireEyedMaidOfWar]

@AngrypunkNaysayer: Thanks, but the glory goes to Monty Python; so watch their version of the Holy Grail saga and take good note of any appearance of French folk in the movie.

[Draeka]

lol one of the greatest scenes in movie history and it isn't even known to most.

[SciStarborne]

"Eric, get the read-outs!" That voice.. OMG it's Matt Frewer!!

[eatyerbeans]

Wow, I haven't seen this in nearly 20 years. My memory tells me that there was a brief scene in the boardroom before it was invaded where someone was commenting that there still remained things "left to own". Did I miss it or something, or was that a snippet from later in the movie?

[Firedrak23]

@eatyerbeans Later in the movie, I think. They came back to it.

[LordZontar]

Sailing upon the wide accountant seas!

[johnnyfarout]

I can't stop laughing...

[Meshakhad]

Glorious...

[datalal624]

I forgot Matt Frewer was in this scene. lol. Crimson Permanent Assurance FTW!

[TheMrBlinx]

Why is this a slide show? Why is only about every thirtieth frame shown?

[BabaHangedOS]

fuck! there's meaning of life 2??

[Nyquistic]

How prophetic! Crimson Permanent Assurance has become reality ... ANGLO IRISH BANK!

[neil73]

I remember lending this film on VHS to a work collegue. The thick bastard said 'That ain't Monty Python!'.

[Felyxorez]

sicco

[fattoler]

WHAT A TWIST!

[nucleardragon19]

I'm taking Macro Economics as my first college course.

And I watch this film.

I know what I'm going to be dreaming about tonight.

[klstehn]

I used to sing the Accoutancy Shanty while doing my Business Math/Accounting homework. My classmates all thought I was making it up!

[roiblop]

Welcome to the magic Monty Python's world

[sinisasokolovic]

Terrible way to prove that earth is flat lol

[alejhombre]

Has there ever been a better comedy "short"?

[kinyodas]

@alejhombre Never.

[stangftl]

"Must-See" TV for the anniversary of March the 10th, 2009...

"And YOU...Put the KETTLE-on !!"...

[xehilo]

brings new meaning to "hostel takeover"

[cllnighthalk1]

Yeap pirate still exist they (banks innsurance companies stock brokers ect) they steal from you and do not know it lol.

[Bankstercide]

"The more things change, the more they stay the same"

It's best to trim the stupidity of the powerful to a manageable size early and often - less collateral damage...like where we find ourselves now :P

[RugMeister]

The most important part OF THE ENTIRE FILM was omitted! It occurs just before the start of this clip, where the modern insurance executives consider the point of "Just how much is there left to own?" and this brings up the topic of the Human Soul. Some very important things were mentioned between that point, and the final point when they say "So... souls don't develop because people become distracted? Hey look at that building!!!" (proving the point.)

PS: John Cleese studied Gurdjieff.

[somercet1]

Wrong. The bit you're speaking of occurs in "The Meaning of Life" proper, and is explained by the Narrator as a hijacking of the main feature until another building is dropped on the Crimson Permanent Assurance.

Also: MP sure had it in for chartered accountants, huh?

[RugMeister]

I stand corrected, and yes - great fun!

[RichardFreedman]

"SAVE TH FILES@" !!!!

[PiotrSmolanski]

Arrrrrrrrr!

[geffeI]

I didn't LOL.

[upthebikez]

Then you fail

[nicoletje111]

freakin' brilliant xD

[REturnon]

Best short ever!

Still has me busting a hernia with laughter. Bet a lot of bankers would commiserate with the "reasonably violent" measures the Crimson Permanent Assurance take against international finance. Its even more relevant today than ever before.

[aachelabelaaron]

ace man --they did make a game of this and it was hilarious...if occasionally frustrating...i played it and it was great.

[Teflon65]

Win one for the little guy! The old guys sure gave those Yuppies a run for their money!

[dranakan]

lol this is great, i just started watching monty python, its awesome. XD

[xeractus]

Crimson Permanent Assurance, I salute you. May your income always outweigh your expenditure!

[AceTheSalmon]

they should make a video game out of this. The Crimson Permanent Assurance and the Zulu war thing are the best parts of the whole movie.

[slothsandwich]

epic

[swingindoorspro]

thats michael palin and terry gilleaum as the two workmen.

You can also see Matt frewer at 3:48 thru 4:14

[egapnala65]

The well built "clerk" with the glasses shaking his booty during the song is the old music hall song writer Leslie Sarony.

You can find a lot of his stuff on here. Worth checking out, an underated comedy great.

[diabolical81]

I remember watching this thinking wtf does it have to do with the movie, but now anytime i hear of business mergers and such I think of this.

[kevnar]

I've seen this movie about fifty times, no exaggeration, and the only part I still don't get is "Find the Fish". I assume it's some sort of inside joke.

[Teflon65]

kevnar: I thought "Find the Fish" was a spoof of art films, or performance art, but I'm not certain if it really has any significance besides being strange and funny. Maybe it's just what a fish would like.

[diabolical81]

yah i don;t know what it means either, but it's soo odd and hilarious..