32 years later I get the joke

Undertoad · 02-20-2015, 07:20 AM

Derek and Clive "Endangered Species" is one of the filthiest and funniest bits ever recorded. Improvised by Peter Cook and Dudley Moore in front of live mics in an empty studio. I have adored it since I first heard it... not just because it's about toads.

This particular bit:

"Whales are fucking stupid. Can you mention one whale in the history of mankind that has had a record in the top ten? Can you? Can you mention one whale who's written the equivalent of, uh, Othello? Shakespeare? Health and efficiency? They've produced nothing in the way of literature..."

Not being in Mr Cook's culture, I was unaware of this publication. Until this morning.

Now it's even funnier.

02-20-2015, 07:20 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	32 years later I get the joke Derek and Clive "Endangered Species" is one of the filthiest and funniest bits ever recorded. Improvised by Peter Cook and Dudley Moore in front of live mics in an empty studio. I have adored it since I first heard it... not just because it's about toads. This particular bit: "Whales are fucking stupid. Can you mention one whale in the history of mankind that has had a record in the top ten? Can you? Can you mention one whale who's written the equivalent of, uh, Othello? Shakespeare? Health and efficiency? They've produced nothing in the way of literature..." Not being in Mr Cook's culture, I was unaware of this publication. Until this morning. Now it's even funnier.

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