Monty Python - Four Yorkshiremen

Lizzie Steven · 4.9M views · 2006 · 3:14

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Stand-up & sketch comedycomedy

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN mostly posts it as a joke whenever someone says things were harder in the old days.

What it is

The Monty Python sketch in which four wealthy Yorkshiremen try to outdo each other with exaggerated tales of childhood poverty.

Recommended by 1 HN commenters across 1 different months, 2007 to 2023.

What Hacker News said

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