perfidy

Via geekpress I find this CNN story about Doune Castle, about forty miles outside Glasgow Scotland.*

Avast lubber keelhaul.**

It turns out that Doune castle is the site where Monty Python filmed The Quest For The Holy Grail, and the tour guides are pretty cool about the whole thing.

The castle manager even keeps coconuts on hand for those vistors who wish to pretend to be King Arthur and Patsy, and the staff are known to help out with on-the-spot reenactments of crucial scenes filmed at the castle-- Castle Anthrax, the Rescue, the French Taunter, the Knights of the Round Table song, etc.

I declare the first ever Ministry of Minor Perfidy State Visit, for the purpose of reviewing the grounds and facilities of Castle Doune. The mission will commence just as soon as sufficient capital has been raised to fund such an excursion. Now, who's with me? Who's with me?!?!

Scurvy dog grogbarrel purple monkey dishwasher plank something something eyepatch.***

* What really burns my biscuits is that I've been right by there, repeatedly, and never knew. Damn damn damn damn damn damn damn.

** Obligatory pirate-speak. Arr.

*** More. Isn't it annoying?