The History Boys

The History Boys2006

The History Boys is a 2006 British film about an unruly class of gifted and charming teenage boys who pursue sex, sport, and higher education. more »



Timms:
[after quoting A.E. Houseman] Wasn't he a nancy, sir?

Hector:
Foul, festering, grubby-minded little trollop! [hitting Timms with a rolling up paper] Do not use that word!

Timms:
But you use it, sir.

Hector:
I do, sir, I know, but I am far gone in age and decrepitude.

Dakin:
You're not supposed to hit us, sir. We could report you.

Hector:
I know, I know.

Crowther:
Yeah. You should treat us with more respect. We're scholarship candidates now, sir. We're all going in for Oxford and Cambridge.

Hector:
Oxford and Cambridge? What for?

Lockwood:
Old, sir. Tried and tested.

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