“Nuns with banners!”

— Michael Palin

This was a comment made about picketing of the film Monty Python's Life of Brian http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2011/09_september/29/holyflying.shtml but there is no reason to attribute it to Michael Palin. <br class="br">Misattributed

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British comedian, actor, writer and television presenter 1943

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