2nd Onlooker Quotes in History of the World: Part I (1981)

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2nd Onlooker Quotes:

  • Marcus Vindictus: ...Seize him!

    [His men grab Josephus]

    Marcus Vindictus: Do you know the penalty for a slave who strikes a Roman citizen?

    [Numerous onlookers, crowding about, raise their hands enthusiastically]

    Marcus Vindictus: Okay... Let's see... There, you had your hand up first.

    1st Onlooker: Death by torture!

    Marcus Vindictus: [CUTTING-ROOM-FLOOR LINE] Uhm... Be more specific, please.

    1st Onlooker: [CUTTING-ROOM-FLOOR LINE: the Onlooker's face scrunches up in thought] ... You get drawn and quartered?

    Marcus Vindictus: [CUTTING-ROOM-FLOOR LINE] I don't think that's been invented yet. Who's got the encyclopedia...?

    [Mucus brings him a "World Scroll", which MV skims]

    Marcus Vindictus: ... No, that doesn't come along until the Dark Ages. Good guess, though. How about you, sir?

    2nd Onlooker: Crucifixion!

    Marcus Vindictus: Wrong; that's the penalty for *high treason*. Still, very good guess. Over here?

    3rd Onlooker: [CUTTING-ROOM-FLOOR LINE] They force-feed you a mess of laxatives and then lock you in an airtight room, where you choke to death on your own flatulence!

    Marcus Vindictus: [CUTTING-ROOM-FLOOR LINE] Well... That's not correct, but - Hey, are you writing this down?

    [Taps Mucus urgently]

    Marcus Vindictus: Who knows? We might have some work for this guy; come on, write it down.

    Captain Mucus: [CUTTING-ROOM-FLOOR LINE, writing it down] Hmmm, a *gas chamber*...

    [chuckles]

    Captain Mucus: That'll never catch on.

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