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