Monty Python's Flying Circus

Monty Python's Flying Circus1969

Director: Ian MacNaughton
Genre: Comedy
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Patron:
I came here for a good argument.

Sparring Partner:
No you didn't, you came here for an argument.

Patron:
Well an argument is not the same as contradiction.

Sparring Partner:
Can be...

Patron:
No it can't. An argument is a connected series of statements to establish a definite proposition.

Sparring Partner:
No it isn't.

Patron:
Yes it is. It isn't just contradiction.

Sparring Partner:
Look, if I argue with you, I must take up a contrary position.

Patron:
But it isn't just saying "no it isn't".

Sparring Partner:
Yes it is.

Patron:
No it isn't! An argument is an intellectual process. Contradiction is just the automatic gain-saying of anything the other person says.

Sparring Partner:
No it isn't.

Patron:
Yes it is.

Sparring Partner:
Not at all.

Patron:
Now look, I...

Sparring Partner:
[rings the bell] thank you...

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