John Cleese’s immortal Ministry of Silly Walks, Monty Python skit via flipperdeflap
Should you decide to practice your silly walks, this would be the ideal garment. It’s advertised on the net. Which doesn’t mean you can actually buy it because this product is no longer available.
Monty Pyton Silly Walk Loungepants ad via 8ball
Pity. They were an officially licensed Monty Python wearable. To console yourself you could visit the Python Silly Walks Generator which is fun, briefly. Though no matter how I contorted my Cleese I couldn’t get him to procede forward. Walk.
Dumb is a lower life form than silly. Silly is a high art and a gift of the benevolent gods.
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How about silly furniture? Judson Beaumont has built a career by building outlandish and lovable furniture. There are a wealth of endearing examples on his website Straight Line Designs Inc. And check out the amazing work he did for Crayola Canada on his blog, also called Straight Line Designs Inc.
Donald Cabinet by Judson Beaumont, for client Disney Ana in Tokyo via Straight Line Designs Inc
Cindy Dresser by Judson Beaumont via Straight Line Designs Inc
Canned Seat by Judson Beaumont via Straight Line Designs Inc
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And last, a wall treatment that’s decidedly not for the pompous. Surrealien‘s tagline is warp your room. And warp they will — first by measuring every little thing in the room (light switch, door…) and then creating the math that will wallpaper your space with a pattern. A pattern that flows around every little thing as if it exerted a gravitational field.
All three examples of Surrealien wallpaper are from designose
I’ve lusted after Surrealien’s wallpaper for some years. And I just thought of two artworks that I want to use it in. So I’m delighted to report that Surrealien is still in business (I was worried). Their out-of-date website will be updated in the next couple of months. Weaving walls, anybody?
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look further:
Monty Python
- • Monty Python Silly Walk skit is here: flipperdeflap
- • The Complete Monty Python’s Flying Circus 16 Ton Megaset DVDs I’ve watched them all. Much glee herein.
- • I can also attest to these wonderful books: The Complete Monty Python’s Flying Circus: All the Words, Volume One and The Complete Monty Python’s Flying Circus: All the Words, Volume Two. I may never read them again but I’ll never give them away.
Judson Beaumont
