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Well, now, uh, Launcelot, Galahad, and I, wait until nightfall, and then leap out of the rabbit, taking the French by surprise – not only by surprise, but totally unarmed!
— Monty Python and the Holy Grail · 1975
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Bedevere describes an elaborate plan to surprise the French by leaping out of a rabbit. The wording then tangles surprise with being unarmed, as if that were an extra advantage. The confident planning and awkward boast give the speech its absurd humor.
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