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Benny Hill on Socialism
British TV ^ | Feb 8, 1989 | Benny Hill

Posted on 10/10/2020 6:47:04 PM PDT by Shark24

Socialism summed up within 20 seconds by Ronald Crook for Bentral Television.


TOPICS: Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: bennyhill; humor; socialism
Benny Hill hits the nail on the head!
1 posted on 10/10/2020 6:47:04 PM PDT by Shark24
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2 posted on 10/10/2020 6:49:21 PM PDT by Mount Athos
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As a conservative that has worked for many years with homeless and disadvantaged people, this video hits home for me.


3 posted on 10/10/2020 6:50:52 PM PDT by Shark24
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To: Mount Athos

Yep!


4 posted on 10/10/2020 6:51:22 PM PDT by Shark24
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To: Shark24

He often did.


5 posted on 10/10/2020 6:52:21 PM PDT by wally_bert (Transmission tone, Selma)
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To: Shark24

No Hill’s Angels in that clip.


6 posted on 10/10/2020 6:54:01 PM PDT by trublu
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The problem with socialism, is that eventually you run out of other peoples’ money. Thatcher.


7 posted on 10/10/2020 6:57:04 PM PDT by vrwconspiracist (The Tax Man cometh)
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You can vote your way into socialism. but you’ll have to shoot your way out.


8 posted on 10/10/2020 6:58:38 PM PDT by trublu
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Ok, you asked for it!

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9 posted on 10/10/2020 7:00:45 PM PDT by Shark24
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I never liked Benny Hill when he was current, but I have to admit he’s very funny and clever.


10 posted on 10/10/2020 7:17:53 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Seth Rich] == [the Democrats' John Dean])
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To: Shark24

mark


11 posted on 10/10/2020 7:38:28 PM PDT by libertylover (Election 2020: Make America Great Again or Burn it to the Ground. Choose one.)
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12 posted on 10/10/2020 7:41:10 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Where do you find the word "except" in the 2nd Amendment?)
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Benny was something else.


13 posted on 10/10/2020 11:59:12 PM PDT by jmacusa (If we're all equal how is diversity our strength?)
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That was perfect!


14 posted on 10/11/2020 11:28:09 AM PDT by Trillian
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Benny was the best.

I also loved the end of the Monty Python “Dennis Moore” sketch...

Halt! Halt! Gentlemen, ladies, bring out your valuables please. Come along sir, come along. Come along, madam, come along. Oh, is that all you’ve got ... well, he’s got much more than you ... so you’d better have some of his ... (transfers money from one passenger to another, dropping some)... sorry... pick them up in a moment... there’s about oh, what, nine down there... so you must have about... oh, he’s still got lots... oh you’ve got what? ... you’ve got more than he started with... so if I give you some of those (transferring more coins) ... well now, look ... have you got a bit of jewellery? If I give you that one and you have some of his coins ... is that another box? Were you trying to hide it? Well, that’s nice!

Right! Now. I’ve got a tiara ... you’ve got one... you’ve got one of the boxes... you’ve got one... anyone else got a tiara? Take your hat off! (passenger does so to reveal a tiara)... Oh, honestly, it’s absolutely pointless trying to do this if you’re going to cheat. It really is awful of you;..


15 posted on 10/11/2020 11:30:51 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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He was. I used to watch him with my dad when I was little all the time. I’ve got the whole monty python collections on dvd.


16 posted on 10/11/2020 11:33:44 AM PDT by Trillian
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Yep, everynight, it was Benny Hill, then Dave Allen at Large.


17 posted on 10/11/2020 11:35:26 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Steely Tom
I never liked Benny Hill when he was current, but I have to admit he’s very funny and clever.

I always liked him, but thought he was a lightweight in anything other than comedy. That changed when I saw him do a poignant scene of a kid on a merry-go-round (metaphor for life) plaintively asking "Please, ma, can I go around again?".

Another one was a Shakespearian scene and he rattled off the Olde English without a pause. That's when I realized he was an all-around talent.

I got pist the way the British tabloids acted when he died. They all rushed to his home and riffled through his belongings, looking for something salacious. You could tell by the reporting that they were disappointed - basically a lonely guy.

18 posted on 10/11/2020 12:46:13 PM PDT by Oatka
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