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Monty Python's Flying Circus · Season 4, Episode 3

Private Shirley and General Shirley in “The Light Entertainment War”

PSPrivate Shirley

Sir!

GSGeneral Shirley

Yes?

PSPrivate Shirley

News from the Western Front, sir!

GSGeneral Shirley

Yes, what is it?

PSPrivate Shirley

The enemy attacked at dawn, sir.

GSGeneral Shirley

Yes, how was it?

PSPrivate Shirley

Well... the enemy were all wearing little silver halos, sir. And they had fairy wands with big stars on the end, and...

GSGeneral Shirley

They what?!

PSPrivate Shirley

They had spiders in matchboxes, sir!

GSGeneral Shirley

Good God! How did our chaps react?

PSPrivate Shirley

Well, they... they were jolly interested, sir! Some of them, I think it was the Fourth Armoured Brigade, they...

GSGeneral Shirley

Yes?

PSPrivate Shirley

Well, they went and had a look at the spiders, sir!

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