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On second thought, let's not go to Camelot. It is a silly place.
— Monty Python and the Holy Grail · 1975
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The film's whole attitude in one throwaway line: even the legendary court of King Arthur is too daft to visit, so the quest can begin elsewhere. It also works as a verdict on any place or organisation that is putting on a show, and fans say it of offices, cons and corners of the internet. The actual wording, 'let's not go to Camelot, it is a silly place', is often compressed, as it is here.
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In context
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Arthur and his knights are riding towards Camelot when a sudden musical number breaks out inside the castle, with knights singing and dancing and, in Wikiquote's account, Camelot's busy life including sequin vests and impersonating Clark Gable. Arthur watches from a distance, and when the song ends on a knight pushing a pram, he turns to his men and says the line. Wikipedia's plot summary describes it as Arthur changing his mind after the musical number, deeming Camelot a silly place. Immediately afterwards God appears and orders him to seek the Holy Grail.
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- Wikiquote: Monty Python and the Holy GrailCamelot song and Arthur's replyReference checked
- Wikipedia: Monty Python and the Holy GrailPlotReference checked
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