โ€œโ€ฆmy theory, which is mineโ€

Lexicon. Mild reworking of a Monty Python sketch involving John Cleese playing Anne Elk, (Miss). YouTube doesnโ€™t seem to have the original, only performances later, which donโ€™t appear to have the right phrasing. This implies it was being improvised, within certain limits. Hereโ€™s Miss Elk announcing a new theory:


This can be rephrased in all kinds of ways. โ€œMy drink, which is mineโ€ฆโ€, โ€œMy car, which is mineโ€ฆโ€, etc.

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