It's further along, I think.  The bit Brother Maynard reads from the book
ends with "...shall snuff it."  I think the whole thing with the threes is
hilarious and the phrasing is so typical of the Medieval times. And then
when King Arthur pulls out the pin, he says, "one...two...five!" and then
someone yells, "three!" and then he throws the grenade. It's too funny!

Kat

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From: "Elizabeth H. Thiers" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2002 8:21 AM
Subject: Re: The Holy Hand Grenade


> Uh oh Kat.  It's a great bit but, my husband thinks the last line goes
> something like this:
>
> "blowest them to tiny bits in thine mercy."
>
> Or, is that farther along?
>
> beth T.
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Kathleen Salkin
> Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 3:21 PM
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> Subject: The Holy Hand Grenade
>
>
> I'm a big Monty Python fan, as most of you know, and I watched "Monty
Python
> and the Holy Grail" the other night.  Of course, I had to laugh at all my
> old favourites, such as the Knights Who Say "Ni," the French soldier, the
> killer rabbit, etc. etc.  However my favourite scene is the one in which
> King Arthur tries to figure out a way to kill the Killer Rabbit and
> remembers that Brother Maynard has the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch.  He
> asks for instructions on how to use it and Brother Maynard asks his cleric
> to read the following:
>
> Cleric: "And the Lord spake, saying, 'First shalt thou take out the Holy
> Pin. Then shalt thou count to three, no more - no less. Three shall be the
> number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three.
Four
> shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then
> proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the
third
> number, be reached, then lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch
> towards thy foe, who, being naughty in my sight, shall snuff it.'"
>
> That is the best  line in the movie!
>
> Kat