In the iconic 1970 Monty Python sketch, Ministry of Silly Walks, John Cleese opens the scene with his ostrich-like silly walk to his office. He meets Michael Palin who is looking for Ministry grant money to develop his own silly walk.
After watching Palin’s walk, Cleese looks at him and says, “That’s it, is it? It’s not particularly silly, is it?”
The Monty Python Silly Bar is high, to be sure. And I would argue that the body’s bar for silly walking is just as high.
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