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The
film Monty python and the holy grail first made the word bint
famous in the following speech
King
Arthur : The Lady of the Lake, her arm clad in the
purest shimmering samite held aloft Excalibur from the bosom
of the water, signifying by divine providence that I, Arthur,
was to carry Excalibur. THAT is why I am your king.
Dennis : [interrupting] Listen,
strange women lyin' in ponds distributin' swords is no basis
for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives
from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical aquatic
ceremony.
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Dennis : Oh, but you can't expect
to wield supreme executive power just because some watery
tart threw a sword at you.
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Dennis : Oh but if I went 'round
sayin' I was Emperor, just because some moistened bint lobbed
a sword at me, they'd put me away!! |