My mother was a hamster
By Carol Brown
@blitzfrick (2890)
United States
June 5, 2017 3:18pm CST
...and my father smelled of elderberries
I've recently had a conversation that got derailed and seemed to descend into chaos.
In an exchange that seemed to take on a life of its own, I got the distinct feeling that I was caught in a sequence that I'd seen in the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
I can only shake my head and laugh at the result.
Have you ever had a conversation where you ended up feeling that you were talking in some sort of Martian language and your best option was to "run away! run away!" ?
Go away you silly English pig-dogs! Go and boil your bottoms! I fart in your general direction! Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberri...
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@minx267 (15527)
• Hartford, Connecticut
8 Jun 17
@blitzfrick Yea, they just don't have good comedy like that much nowadays
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@blitzfrick (2890)
• United States
6 Jun 17
I was lucky to get to see John Cleese awhile back when he came to Portland to present an hour-long stand-up performance. He was really great! There were all sorts of bits I'd never heard of, historical stuff, like the stories about how Monty Python formed. I thought his family history very interesting too.
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@blitzfrick (2890)
• United States
7 Jun 17
@minx267 Yes they were! I used to roll on the floor laughing at the comedy back then.
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@PainsOnSlate (21854)
• Canada
10 Jun 17
I'm with Jj, I want to see it all...I have had conversations that leave me scratching my head, I figured it was my fault, not listening until it was too late.
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@blitzfrick (2890)
• United States
10 Jun 17
It's sometimes difficult to pinpoint exactly where such conversations get derailed. Even when both parties are truly listening and trying to communicate, misunderstandings can muddy the original intent and direction.
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@Freelanzer (10744)
• Canada
5 Jun 17
I guess it happens I usually just tune out when that happens
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@blitzfrick (2890)
• United States
6 Jun 17
Tuning out is a very smart response, I think. 
I generally keep trying to dig myself out and end up just digging myself in, deeper and deeper. 
I generally keep trying to dig myself out and end up just digging myself in, deeper and deeper. 1 person likes this
@Fleura (29263)
• United Kingdom
5 Jun 17
Oh yes I have conversations with the father of one of Big One's friends. He's very talkative and keeps me trapped for ages but at the end of it I have no idea what he was trying to say or whether anything has been decided!
Strangely enough though I did actually have the Monty Python moment you quoted once totally out of the blue - must write about that!
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@blitzfrick (2890)
• United States
5 Jun 17
It's a weird feeling, yes? to have one of those conversations?
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