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Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch Provokes Bomb Scare

Posted by samzenpus on from the how-does-it-um-how-does-it-work dept.

Bomb disposal teams were called in and a nearby pub evacuated after water company engineers mistook a Monty Python film prop for a hand grenade. After nearly an hour of examination by bomb experts, they counted to three. No more. No less. Three was the number they counted, and the number they counted was three. Four they did not count, nor two, except to proceed to three. Five was right out. Once the number three had been reached, being the third number, they declared that the grenade was actually a copy of the "Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch" used in the film Monty Python And The Holy Grail. A police spokeswoman confirmed that the device was a toy and that it had been no danger to the public.

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  1. Re:I suppose they found it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    next to the den of a rabbit with big scary teeth?

    That's nasty, sharp, pointy teeth, you insensitive clod!

  2. Jack Handy by nfk · · Score: 1, Redundant

    "If you're in a war, instead of throwing a hand grenade at the enemy, throw one of those small pumpkins. Maybe it'll make everyone think how stupid war is, and while they are thinking, you can throw a real grenade at them."