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| − | Undeservedly forgotten German Baroque composer with a ridiculously long name profiled in a [Monty Python's Flying Circus] skit. His wife was Sarah. | + | Undeservedly forgotten German Baroque composer with a ridiculously long name profiled in a ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063929/reference Monty Python's Flying Circus]'' skit (Nov. 23, 1969, "It's the Arts"). His wife was Sarah. |
Full name (taken from the book of the show scripts, which gives his name with the hyphens): | Full name (taken from the book of the show scripts, which gives his name with the hyphens): | ||
| − | Gambolputty de von Ausfern-schplenden-schlitter-crasscrenbon-fried-digger-dingle- dangle-dongle-dungle-burstein-von-knacker-thrasher-apple-banger-horowitz-ticolensic-grander-knotty-spelltinkle-grandlich-grumblemeyer-spelterwasser- kurstlich-himbleeisen-bahnwagen-gutenabend-bitte-ein-nürnburger-bratwustle- gerspurten-mitz-weimache-luber-hundsfut-gumberaber-shönedanker-kalbsfleisch- mittler-aucher von Hautkopft of Ulm. | + | '''Johann Gambolputty de von Ausfern-schplenden-schlitter-crasscrenbon-fried-digger-dingle- dangle-dongle-dungle-burstein-von-knacker-thrasher-apple-banger-horowitz-ticolensic-grander-knotty-spelltinkle-grandlich-grumblemeyer-spelterwasser-kurstlich-himbleeisen-bahnwagen-gutenabend-bitte-ein-nürnburger-bratwustle-gerspurten-mitz-weimache-luber-hundsfut-gumberaber-shönedanker-kalbsfleisch-mittler-aucher von Hautkopft of Ulm.''' |
His name is mostly meaningless mock German; a few bits are real German: | His name is mostly meaningless mock German; a few bits are real German: | ||
| − | *bahnwagen = tram car | + | * bahnwagen = tram car |
| − | *gutenabend = good evening | + | * gutenabend = good evening |
| − | *bitte = please | + | * bitte = please |
| − | *kalbsfleisch = veal | + | * kalbsfleisch = "calf's flesh" = veal |
| − | *shönedanker = Danke Schön backwards, means thanks | + | * shönedanker = Danke Schön backwards, means thanks |
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | * https://montypython.fandom.com/wiki/Johann_Gambolputty | ||
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| + | {{#ev:youtube|UDPqB9i1ScY}} | ||
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| + | [[Category:Monty Python|Gambolputty]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Fictional composers|Gambolputty]] | ||
| + | [[Category:1969|Gambolputty]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:02, 27 May 2025
Undeservedly forgotten German Baroque composer with a ridiculously long name profiled in a Monty Python's Flying Circus skit (Nov. 23, 1969, "It's the Arts"). His wife was Sarah.
Full name (taken from the book of the show scripts, which gives his name with the hyphens):
Johann Gambolputty de von Ausfern-schplenden-schlitter-crasscrenbon-fried-digger-dingle- dangle-dongle-dungle-burstein-von-knacker-thrasher-apple-banger-horowitz-ticolensic-grander-knotty-spelltinkle-grandlich-grumblemeyer-spelterwasser-kurstlich-himbleeisen-bahnwagen-gutenabend-bitte-ein-nürnburger-bratwustle-gerspurten-mitz-weimache-luber-hundsfut-gumberaber-shönedanker-kalbsfleisch-mittler-aucher von Hautkopft of Ulm.
His name is mostly meaningless mock German; a few bits are real German:
- bahnwagen = tram car
- gutenabend = good evening
- bitte = please
- kalbsfleisch = "calf's flesh" = veal
- shönedanker = Danke Schön backwards, means thanks
