I mean, if I went around sayin' I was an emperor just because some moistened bint had lobbed a scimitar at me they'd put me away!
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The text doesn't do the scene justice. Michael Palin is a national treasure!
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The text doesn't do the scene justice. Michael Palin is a national treasure!
...But for his postman. (Possibly obscure reference from Armando Iannucci's Charm Offensive. Pluri-national, international treasures.)