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treestar

(82,383 posts)
Sun Aug 23, 2015, 02:08 PM Aug 2015

Which Monty Python Member are you

http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2015/05/personality-quiz-which-monty-python/

I'm Michael Palin

You lucky person. You lucky, lucky person. Despite hanging out with friends who have darkly comic thoughts, and sharing their jokes and taking part in their various anti-social habits, you're the one who always comes up smelling of roses. People seem to really like you. You can travel the world and make friends wherever you go. You're always the likable, excitable one who can be relied upon to make peace when things turn frosty.

This can lead some people to occasionally accuse you of suffering from a lack of depth, but that's only because they confuse cheerfulness with idiocy. A warm smile (and a well chosen insult) will soon see them on their way, nobody expects that.

And if you feel aggrieved that you did not get your favorite, stop that, it's silly.



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Which Monty Python Member are you (Original Post) treestar Aug 2015 OP
Michael Palin here as well! NRaleighLiberal Aug 2015 #1
neato! treestar Aug 2015 #7
This message was self-deleted by its author guyton Aug 2015 #2
I'm John Cleese. Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2015 #3
a little lofty and superior! treestar Aug 2015 #8
Watch your tongue, sir! I'm six foot five and I eat punks like you for breakfast! Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2015 #20
Fifteen foot nine ! treestar Aug 2015 #22
Damn you! Mustapha! Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2015 #27
Me too! femmocrat Aug 2015 #16
I am definitely Cleese and I didn't even go to the link. trof Aug 2015 #35
Terry Jones Ron Obvious Aug 2015 #4
Hahah Ron Obvious treestar Aug 2015 #9
Is there any other way? Ron Obvious Aug 2015 #24
Michael Palin Lunabell Aug 2015 #5
Making friends wherever you go! treestar Aug 2015 #13
Terry Gilliam Electric Monk Aug 2015 #6
unique way of looking at things treestar Aug 2015 #10
Same here. surrealAmerican Aug 2015 #30
Michael Palin pokerfan Aug 2015 #11
Upper class twit ! treestar Aug 2015 #14
one of my favorite sketches pokerfan Aug 2015 #21
Lol. So funny. treestar Aug 2015 #23
"Nigel has RUN HIMSELF OVER!!" hifiguy Aug 2015 #46
Congratulatons, you are Graham Chapman! progressoid Aug 2015 #12
I picture him in a treestar Aug 2015 #15
I'm John Cleese! Generic Brad Aug 2015 #17
Hope your walk has been getting sillier! treestar Aug 2015 #18
I'm Michael Palin too! ralps Aug 2015 #19
Your result: Congratulations, you are John Cleese! Solly Mack Aug 2015 #25
have fun irritating people treestar Aug 2015 #28
I already do. :) Solly Mack Aug 2015 #31
Me too treestar Aug 2015 #32
Classic! btrflykng9 Aug 2015 #50
Graham Chapman (n/t) area51 Aug 2015 #26
getting very silly indeed treestar Aug 2015 #29
I got Terry Jones! shenmue Aug 2015 #33
The stripper! treestar Aug 2015 #34
Terry Gilliam LWolf Aug 2015 #36
funny guy! treestar Aug 2015 #37
THIS LWolf Aug 2015 #38
I am so pleased that I am Michael Palin! He is by far my favorite Python. smirkymonkey Aug 2015 #39
Me too treestar Aug 2015 #42
Michael Palin also.... BdAzzSRT Aug 2015 #40
Turns out you are friendlier than you thought ! treestar Aug 2015 #43
Terry Jones - the one I thought most likely. SwissTony Aug 2015 #41
Both Terrys treestar Aug 2015 #44
John Cleese. hifiguy Aug 2015 #45
No Eric Idles? smirkymonkey Aug 2015 #47
funny, there seem so far to be no DUer Eric Idles treestar Aug 2015 #48
John Cleese btrflykng9 Aug 2015 #49
I got - Parrot underpants Aug 2015 #51
you can get that? treestar Aug 2015 #52
I think it's broken underpants Aug 2015 #53
Michael Palin IrishEyes Sep 2015 #54
A very funny guy! treestar Sep 2015 #55

Response to treestar (Original post)

Gidney N Cloyd

(19,839 posts)
3. I'm John Cleese.
Sun Aug 23, 2015, 02:40 PM
Aug 2015
You're a very accomplished person. You have wit, talent and a particular gift with words that makes you a most intimidating opponent in an argument. You can also, it must be said, come across as a little lofty and superior—you'd probably say it was simply being analytical and unsentimental—and this can make for bruising conversations at times.

However, this is a minor issue—'tis but a scratch, just a flesh wound—and you also inspire fierce loyalty in your friends and admiration from your enemies. Plus, you can do the best silly walks.

Just one thing, don't take up a career in the service industries, particularly hotels. It's just not your forte.
 

Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts)
4. Terry Jones
Sun Aug 23, 2015, 03:55 PM
Aug 2015
Your result: Congratulations, you are Terry Jones!

You're someone who is driven by peculiar interests and uncommon passions, more than enough to fill both of Arthur "Two Sheds" Jackson's two sheds. You may find yourself reading up on the minutiae of medieval lives one minute and playing the piano in the nude the next. This makes you a dynamic presence among your friends, family and colleagues, but you're also a terrific team player, ready to stand to one side and make other people look good.

You're also someone who tends to react to situations in a very emotional way, and this can be great but also wearing, not least on you. It's not always necessary, in every situation you face on a daily basis, to spill your guts like Mr. Creosote. That just leads to a lot of mess.


A bit unexpected, but then it was Terry Jones who played the role of Ron Obvious, so I suppose it does make a certain amount of sense.

I was expecting Eric Idle (cue: Nobody expects Eric Idle!)
 

Ron Obvious

(6,261 posts)
24. Is there any other way?
Mon Aug 24, 2015, 12:36 AM
Aug 2015

Waiter: How are you feeling Mr. Creosote?
Mr. Creosote: Better....
Waiter: Better?
Mr. Creosote: Better get another bucket 'cause I'm gonna throw up!

 

Electric Monk

(13,869 posts)
6. Terry Gilliam
Sun Aug 23, 2015, 04:27 PM
Aug 2015
WARNING: some of your craziest friends think you're a bit weird. They love you, they're in total awe of your unique way of looking at things, but they do think you're a bit odd. Maybe it's all the time you've spent obsessively feeding your hobbies and practicing your craft to a high standard. Maybe it's the fact that you tend to giggle when you're serious. Or maybe it's your obsession with old machinery, cogs and pipes and magnifying glasses.

The good news is none of this matters to you one jot, and you're no patsy. You're not someone that is unduly burdened with a need to please people, and you do enjoy getting on the nerves of anyone you don't like. Consequently, you tend to amp up the oddness when faced with figures of authority, playing the drooling idiot or making silly cartoons behind their backs. Then, you're away plotting another scathing critique of the modern world, leaving them shaking their heads in your wake.

progressoid

(49,991 posts)
12. Congratulatons, you are Graham Chapman!
Sun Aug 23, 2015, 06:44 PM
Aug 2015
You are someone who occasionally struggles to find a comfortable place in society, so you throw yourself headlong into risky, dangerous and just plain silly projects to try to keep things interesting. You're someone whose insight and quirks are highly respected by your peers, and you're often cast in a leader role—a savior, perhaps, or even a king—because of a natural sense of authority.

While flattering, and not undeserved, this does occasionally leave you high and dry when it comes to asking for help, and you can find yourself in some sticky situations just by getting caught up in your own flights of fancy. Maybe try communicating with people in short, direct bursts, and listening when you're being spoken to—even if it's someone telling you your mother was a hamster and your father smells of elderberries—and you'll be right as rain.


I'll try again tomorrow when I haven't had three glasses of wine.

LWolf

(46,179 posts)
36. Terry Gilliam
Tue Aug 25, 2015, 02:11 PM
Aug 2015

WARNING: some of your craziest friends think you're a bit weird. They love you, they're in total awe of your unique way of looking at things, but they do think you're a bit odd. Maybe it's all the time you've spent obsessively feeding your hobbies and practicing your craft to a high standard. Maybe it's the fact that you tend to giggle when you're serious. Or maybe it's your obsession with old machinery, cogs and pipes and magnifying glasses.

The good news is none of this matters to you one jot, and you're no patsy. You're not someone that is unduly burdened with a need to please people, and you do enjoy getting on the nerves of anyone you don't like. Consequently, you tend to amp up the oddness when faced with figures of authority, playing the drooling idiot or making silly cartoons behind their backs. Then, you're away plotting another scathing critique of the modern world, leaving them shaking their heads in your wake.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
39. I am so pleased that I am Michael Palin! He is by far my favorite Python.
Tue Aug 25, 2015, 10:05 PM
Aug 2015

I have always had a major crush on him, but I also think he is the kindest and funniest Python as well.

SwissTony

(2,560 posts)
41. Terry Jones - the one I thought most likely.
Thu Aug 27, 2015, 11:32 AM
Aug 2015

My second choice would have been Gilliam. I love his movies. I just don't have 1% of his talent.

treestar

(82,383 posts)
48. funny, there seem so far to be no DUer Eric Idles
Sat Aug 29, 2015, 11:34 AM
Aug 2015

Maybe no one wants to use pointed sticks!

nudge nudge, know what I mean?


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