That made me shudder.

You wouldn't. You would probably have to send them a telegram as the phone service in the wicka-wicka wild wild west was lamentable.

The song was better than the movie, but that's not really enough to justify any kind of recommendation. It's terrible.

It is:

I read that again just last night from my sofa-side Wodehouse compendium.

I also mentioned that phrase on another thread - it's a perfectly efficient way of getting rid of someone.

"Omnishambles" has subsequently been used in news reports by "real" politicians too.

Life of Brian is non-stop.

Pretty much any Wodehouse, e.g.:

… and that clip ends with one of the best ever "This Week in Simpsons Signage" gags.

It's like some weird, hidden gem of a movie that the AV Club has ignored for too long.

Also, there is one word that always gets me in its perfection: "fuckitybye".

Dalton fleeing and ending up at the model village is just brilliant.

"Going to 11" is such a part of my daily lexicon, that sometimes I just have to step back to remember where it came from.

[chuckles at the wistful memories]

Still my favourite is "don't mention the war" in the episode "The Germans", but that series was twelve episodes of comic genius.

Pfft, Puffin ain't nuffin!

Ejiofor is probably still young enough to play Bond too, if they cast him for the next film.

I wouldn't want to be a politician these days - the UK lurches from one extreme to another regarding benefits policy, because of the wonderfully varying and non-cooperative approaches taken by the two major political parties.

I see both sides of that argument in my own life.