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17 January 2010

Monty Python Brainstorming I might be moving soon, and this means I can finally realize a dream of mine, one that I have had for many many years...
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I want a Monty Python bathroom.

The trick is, I don't want anything OVERTLY Python in it. Nothing specifically Python branded, just references and hints to Python themes. What I want is a room where you get a nagging sense of something familiar... until it hits you!

For instance:

I want to paint the walls that sort of parchment color from the opening credits, with the red and blue flowers in the corners for accent. The door would have a plaque outside that said "Intermission", and I have been working on a way to get the music to play when you closed the door. An can of Spam on the shelf, a cage with a stuffed parrot in it, a framed photo of an albatross or "The Birth of Venus", etc. You see where I am going with this?

What's your favorite Python image?

post by: evilcupcakes at: 02:38 | 15 comments

Dinsdale?
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Or how about just keeping a pair of pepper-pots on the shelf with the framed photo?

posted by ninazer0 17 January | 02:48

Clearly you need a hovercraft-full-of-eels bath toy.

posted by cillit bang 17 January | 04:38

What is the name of the art piece - Venus? The one that Gilliam animated, long haired lovely woman sitting in a clamshell or something? It would look totally appropriate in a classy bathroom. Ah yes, here it is.

posted by Meatbomb 17 January | 05:08

Yeah, I was thinking that you could decoupage some Gilliam-type images all over the place - maybe hidden in subtle corners to avoid overkill.

posted by Miko 17 January | 09:44

I would be tempted to work in an old-fashioned TV console (or facsimile of one --- maybe doll up the frame of the medicine chest or a cabinet) and atop it, place a small stuffed penguin.

And maybe a map of Burma.

posted by Elsa 17 January | 10:05

And a tiny stencil on the mirror reading "SPOT THE LOONEY."

posted by Elsa 17 January | 10:10

Oh, and you definitely need a shrubbery.

posted by Miko 17 January | 10:30

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posted by taz 17 January | 13:43

The style of the flowers is something oyu should be able to replicate as a border. Get some matching small picture frames and put in pictures that reference your favorite shows, like a cheese shop.

This is a brilliant idea. Make it subtle, and reward those who spot it.

posted by theora55 17 January | 16:50

Clearly you need a hovercraft-full-of-eels bath toy.

Or, if you can't find this, perhaps a Hungarian phrase book for some light reading.

posted by mosessis 17 January | 16:53

And a cushion. Nobody expects that....

posted by warbaby 17 January | 16:53

Saját légpárnás tele van angolnák.

posted by evilcupcakes 17 January | 17:06

This is a brilliant idea. Make it subtle, and reward those who spot it.

By dropping a 16-ton weight on them.

posted by Elsa 17 January | 17:32

Exactly. To further warbaby... you need a comfy chair.

posted by gaspode 17 January | 17:55

I'm a Lumberjack, and I'm OK!

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 17 January | 21:35

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