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For all you Monty Python fans, here are the best quotes from Life of Brian, ranked by fans like you. Life of Brian is a Monty Python production dating back to 1979 of a hapless man mistaken as a Messiah. The movie was a satirical comedy of biblical proportions and, since the topic was religion, was summarily misunderstood by the public. Banned in several countries for blasphemy and such, the film was ironically a huge box office success, perhaps due to the reverse psychology and notoriety. Nevertheless, there are a lot of funny lines from Life of Brian, and the film still holds up to this day.
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Pontius Pilate: So, yaw fatha was a Woman? Who was he?
Brian: He was a Centurion, in the Jerusalem Garrisons
Pontius Pilate: Weally? What was his name?
Brian: Naughtius Maximus.
Pontius Pilate: Centuwion, do we have anyone of that name in the gawwison?
Centurion: Well, no, sir.
Pontius Pilate: Well, you sound vewy sure. Have you checked?
Centurion: Well, no, sir. Umm, I think it's a joke, sir... like, uh, "Sillius Soddus" or... "Biggus D*ckus," sir.
Pontius Pilate: What's so funny about "Biggus D*ckus"?
Centurion: Well, it's a joke name, sir.
Pontius Pilate: I have a vewy gweat fwiend in Wome called Biggus D*ckus. Silence! What is all this insolence? You will find yourself in gladiator school vewy quickly with wotten behaviour like that.
Brian: Can I go now, sir? Aaah! Eh.
Pontius Pilate: Wait till Biggus D*ckus hears of this!
Stan: I want to have babies. Reg: You want to have babies?!?! Stan: It's every man's right to have babies if he wants them. Reg: But ... you can't HAVE babies! Stan: Don't you oppress me! Reg: I'm not oppressing you, Stan. You haven't got a womb! Where's the foetus gonna gestate? You gonna keep it in a box?
Centurion: What's this then? "Romanes eunt domus"? "People called Romanes, they go the 'ouse"? Brian: It — it says "Romans go home". Centurion: No it doesn't. What's Latin for "Roman"? Come on, come on! Brian: "Romanus"? Centurion: Goes like...? Brian: "Annus"? Centurion: Vocative plural of "annus" is...? Brian: "Anni." Centurion: "Romani". "Eunt"? What is "eunt"? Brian: "Go". Centurion: Conjugate the verb "to go". Brian: Ire, eo, is, it, imus, itis, eunt. Centurion: So "eunt" is...? Brian: Third person plural, present indicative. "They go". Centurion: But "Romans go home" is an order, so you must use the...? Brian: Eeeh, imperative! Centurion: Which is…? Brian: Uh, uhm, "ii"! "Ii"! Centurion: How many Romans? Brian: Aah! Plural, plural! "Ite"! "Ite"! Centurion: "Ite". "Domus"? Nominative? "Go home", this is motion towards, isn't it, boy?” Brian: Dative! Ah! Not dative! Not the dative! Aah! Accusative, accusative! "Domum", sir, "ad domum". Centurion: Except that "domus" takes the...? Brian: The locative, sir! Centurion: Which is...? Brian: "Domum"! Centurion: "Domum". "Um". Understand? Brian: Yes, sir. Centurion: Now write it out a 'undred times. Brian: Yes, thank you Sir, Hail Caesar. Centurion: Hail Caesar. If it's not done by sunrise, I'll cut your balls off. Brian: Finished! Centurion: Right. Now don't do it again.
Matthias: Look, I don't think it should be a sin, just for saying "Jehovah."
Jewish Official: You're only making it worse for yourself!
Matthias: Making it worse? How can it be worse? Jehovah! Jehovah! Jehovah!
Jewish Official: I'm warning you! If you say "Jehovah" one more time... RIGHT! Who did that? Come on, who did it?
Crowd: She did! She did! He! He did! He!
Jewish Official: Was it you?
Person: Yes.
Jewish Official: Right...
Person: Well you did say "Jehovah."
Jewish Official: STOP IT! STOP IT! STOP IT RIGHT NOW! STOP IT! All right, no one is to stone anyone until I blow this whistle. Even... and I want to make this absolutely clear... even if they do say, "Jehovah."
Reg: All right, but apart from the sanitation, the medicine, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, the fresh-water system, and public health, what have the Romans ever done for us?
PFJ Member: Brought peace?
Reg: Oh, peace? SHUT UP!
Man: Cheer up, Brian. You know what they say: some things in life are bad. They can really make you mad. Other things just make you swear and curse. When you're chewing on life's gristle, don't grumble; give a whistle, and this'll help things turn out for the best. And... always look on the bright side of life...
Stan: I want to have babies.
Centurion: What's this then? "Romanes eunt domus"? "People called Romanes, they go the 'ouse"?
