Biggus Dickus - Monty Python, Life of Brian.
Why Hacker News recommends it
Used as a joke or allusion in unrelated threads, usually when names or laughter come up, not as something to learn from.
What it is
A short scene from Monty Python's Life of Brian in which a Roman centurion cannot keep a straight face over the name Biggus Dickus.
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What Hacker News said
Cites uberman · 2023-05 · on “‘Bigolas Dickolas’ is more powerful than the Pulitzer Prize”
Impressive viral result for sure. The account name is likely an homage to the slightly NSFW Monty Python - The Life of Brian scene: [this video] " He has a wife, you know... "
Cites nomilk · 2023-12 · on “Duke Libraries Drop Basecamp”
If you’re being serious about it somehow being wrong to find words funny, then do you have a problem with "absquatulate", "bowyangs", "collywobbles", "fartlek", "filibuster", "gongoozle", "hemidemisemiquaver", and "snollygoster“ [1] too? Presuming you don’t have a problem with words being inherently funny, why is it a surprise that some names happen to also be funny? Have you never found a name funny or amusing? How about when Ali G introduced Buzz Aldrin as Buzz Lightyear? Or when he referred to Boutros Boutros-Ghali as “Boutros Boutros Boutros Boutros-Ghali”. I found that silly and hilarious. How about when Homer refers to his “friend” Joey Jo Jo Junior Shabadoo [2], sorry, but again, it’s