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More Ripping Yarns
Three humorous scripts tell the stories of a British soldier of fortune in India, a dedicated soccer fan, and a German plot to start World War I a year early
95 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1980
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Michael Palin
139 books1,209 followersSir Michael Edward Palin, KCMG, CBE, FRGS is an English comedian, actor, writer and television presenter best known for being one of the members of the comedy group Monty Python and for his travel documentaries.
Palin wrote most of his material with Terry Jones. Before Monty Python, they had worked on other shows such as The Ken Dodd Show, The Frost Report and Do Not Adjust Your Set. Palin appeared in some of the most famous Python sketches, including "The Dead Parrot", "The Lumberjack Song", "The Spanish Inquisition" and "Spam". Palin continued to work with Jones, co-writing Ripping Yarns. He has also appeared in several films directed by fellow Python Terry Gilliam and made notable appearances in other films such as A Fish Called Wanda, for which he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. In a 2005 poll to find The Comedian's Comedian, he was voted the 30th favourite by fellow comedians and comedy insiders.
After Python, he began a new career as a travel writer. His journeys have taken him across the world, the North and South Poles, the Sahara desert, the Himalayas and most recently, Eastern Europe. In 2000 Palin became a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for his services to television.
Palin wrote most of his material with Terry Jones. Before Monty Python, they had worked on other shows such as The Ken Dodd Show, The Frost Report and Do Not Adjust Your Set. Palin appeared in some of the most famous Python sketches, including "The Dead Parrot", "The Lumberjack Song", "The Spanish Inquisition" and "Spam". Palin continued to work with Jones, co-writing Ripping Yarns. He has also appeared in several films directed by fellow Python Terry Gilliam and made notable appearances in other films such as A Fish Called Wanda, for which he won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role. In a 2005 poll to find The Comedian's Comedian, he was voted the 30th favourite by fellow comedians and comedy insiders.
After Python, he began a new career as a travel writer. His journeys have taken him across the world, the North and South Poles, the Sahara desert, the Himalayas and most recently, Eastern Europe. In 2000 Palin became a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for his services to television.
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June 25, 2010
Anything but course discourse, this collection of yarns reminds me of good news more than it does anything else. And let me illustrate the type of good news that I'm referring to:
When one's Senator-writing campaign is flourishing to the nth degree
When one's manifesto has taken a literary turn for the better
When one meets a catastrophe waitress while wearing stain guard wrinkle-free slacks
A heady mix, don’t you think? And if I were a type A personality I would say that this illustrated good news was, in fact, great news. But alas, I'm your standard type B personality.
Personality type edification:
Description of type A personality: Having a lovely drink in hand and a considerable dream in head/heart.
Description of type B personality: Having a cold, cruel, callous heart awash in brittle apathy and insincere mannerism.
Perhaps that one quote is true: For all things change, making way for each other.
I will know more about the truism of that one quote tomorrow. But I'm so very damned middle ground wishy-washy you might not get an immediate response from me. If you really want an immediate response RE: that one quote, and you know French (spoken), give Ferngesteuert a call.
When one's Senator-writing campaign is flourishing to the nth degree
When one's manifesto has taken a literary turn for the better
When one meets a catastrophe waitress while wearing stain guard wrinkle-free slacks
A heady mix, don’t you think? And if I were a type A personality I would say that this illustrated good news was, in fact, great news. But alas, I'm your standard type B personality.
Personality type edification:
Description of type A personality: Having a lovely drink in hand and a considerable dream in head/heart.
Description of type B personality: Having a cold, cruel, callous heart awash in brittle apathy and insincere mannerism.
Perhaps that one quote is true: For all things change, making way for each other.
I will know more about the truism of that one quote tomorrow. But I'm so very damned middle ground wishy-washy you might not get an immediate response from me. If you really want an immediate response RE: that one quote, and you know French (spoken), give Ferngesteuert a call.
February 12, 2008
‘More Ripping Yearns’ are the scripts of the second series of ‘Ripping Yearns’ which was a criminal three episodes long. Although Palin and Jones obviously felt they had done the genre to death it does not stop these last three episodes being surprisingly better than the previous series.
‘Golden Gordon’, ‘Roger of the Raj’ and ‘Whinfrey’s Last Case’ are all perfect comedies without an inch of fat on them. ‘Golden Gordon’ is the perfect story of the decline Barnsworth United from plucky Yorkshire Football cup winners to scrap yard. ‘Roger of the Raj’ brings us the stiff upper lip battling with commerce and socialist at the far corners of the British Empire and ‘Whinfrey’s Last Case’ parodies the easy espionage of Hannay and his imitators.
Three fantastic yarns which leaves us wanting more.
‘Golden Gordon’, ‘Roger of the Raj’ and ‘Whinfrey’s Last Case’ are all perfect comedies without an inch of fat on them. ‘Golden Gordon’ is the perfect story of the decline Barnsworth United from plucky Yorkshire Football cup winners to scrap yard. ‘Roger of the Raj’ brings us the stiff upper lip battling with commerce and socialist at the far corners of the British Empire and ‘Whinfrey’s Last Case’ parodies the easy espionage of Hannay and his imitators.
Three fantastic yarns which leaves us wanting more.
November 29, 2012
More narrative than most of the other Python books.
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