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Old 07-16-14 | 04:37 PM
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What is your best Monty Python bike

In honor of the Monty Python's reunion post your best monty python bike


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mine would be the english 3 speed inspired japanese 8 spd

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Originally Posted by squirtdad
In honor of the Monty Python's reunion post your best monty python bike


And I have to ask does anyone else see a resemblance to sixty-fiver anyplace in this picture?
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And I have to ask does anyone else see a resemblance to sixty-fiver anyplace in this picture?
I recognized his avatar immediately, but I didn't know that it had come from a Python sketch. I always thought it was a selfie.

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I recognized his avatar immediately, but I didn't know that it had come from a Python sketch. I always thought it was a selfie.
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I also thought it was a selfie....this could be an eternal question, like which came first Buffalo Soldier or the Banana Splits song.
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