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Mukora Uniocular from a place Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: I made a point to burn all of the photographs
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#1: Oct 26th 2011 at 8:22:41 PM

Maybe I'm dense, but I'm not seeing the gag here. Granted, I also haven't seen the show in question.

I think a better image would be the credits from Monty Python And The Holy Grail

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#2: Oct 26th 2011 at 9:26:20 PM

According to the example on the page, it's the cast singing the theme song or something. In other words, it's an auditory gag, so it doesn't work anyway for an image.

If the Monty Python And The Holy Grail credits are too hard to read, South Park would be pretty good.

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#3: Oct 26th 2011 at 9:32:01 PM

The uppermost picture is completely illegible, but either of the lower two would do.

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#4: Oct 26th 2011 at 9:49:09 PM

Like the yellowish one more. The first one is illegible, and the third looks too much like a one man show.

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#5: Oct 26th 2011 at 9:51:36 PM

Yeah, second's my favorite, too.

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#7: Oct 26th 2011 at 10:06:36 PM

It's all text, might as well be a page quote.

Joke aside, I also support the second one.

The words above are to be read as if they are narrated by Morgan Freeman.
Mukora Uniocular from a place Since: Jan, 2010 Relationship Status: I made a point to burn all of the photographs
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#8: Oct 26th 2011 at 10:10:06 PM

Well, I suppose if we can find an image that demonstrates it without being majorly text, that would be ideal, but as it stands, I like the Holy Grail one better, as it's a classic, and demonstrates the gag more effectively. The South Park one could just be seen as a one man show.

"It's so hard to be humble, knowing how great I am."
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#9: Oct 26th 2011 at 10:24:17 PM

Personally I don't think it would. The gag is often done in text, so one without would be atypical and hence not representative.

The words above are to be read as if they are narrated by Morgan Freeman.
Tuomas Since: Mar, 2010
#10: Oct 26th 2011 at 11:51:23 PM

The yellow Monty Python(?) pic is nice, I vote for that.

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#11: Oct 27th 2011 at 4:22:28 AM

I can read the B/W Monty Python pic fine...you people need glasses. wink That being said, I'm fine with the second one.

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#12: Oct 27th 2011 at 10:37:06 AM

I can read it fine, but I'm nearsighted so I can read fine details anyway.

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#13: Oct 27th 2011 at 1:14:56 PM

I can read the first one, but the 2nd one is funnier because "llama" is an Inherently Funny Word.

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#14: Oct 28th 2011 at 9:18:03 PM

The second Monty Python pic's got enough support, so it's up, potholed, and tagged. I moved the page quote to the caption since it's also from the movie; if someone wants to put up a new quote, go for it. Locking up.

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