Python Member Comes To Richard II’s Defense

Last night at Penn, Terry Jones of Monty Python spoke about historians unfair portrayals of Richard II.

Later this month, Eric Idle lectures about the history of the Taniyama–Shimura–Weil conjecture and Michael Palin speaks on string theory.

Comedian gives historical commentary commentary [Daily Pennsylvanian]

Michael Nutter Destroys City Hall In Monty Pythonesque Fashion, Prevents Hurricane Schwartz From Securing No-Bid Contract

I really can’t say how much I love this ad. Not only does it have Philly’s inspector general personally creeping up on corrupt employees in the middle of the night, it also reveals no-bid contracts are apparently given out in shady elevator deals. Oh, and, yes, it features the destruction of City Hall by either God or a giant, leading to the deaths of lots of people who apparently work in the building’s tower for some reason.

Oh, and it does pack a lot of information into 30 seconds, but whatever, who cares about that.

More awesome ads after the jump.

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