Why is my hovercraft full of eels?

Why is my hovercraft full of eels?

This phrase is used in a sketch about a badly translated English-Hungarian phrasebook from the British TV comedy show, Monty Python’s Flying Circus.

How many eels does a hovercraft have?

If an array is the hovercraft, it can hold 4 billion “things” regardless of what those things are! So you need to fill that up to meet the requirements of the saying. And if a hovercraft is an array of size 331, then it should hold 331 eels.

How much does a flying hovercraft cost?

Now add wings, a sweet yellow and black paint scheme, and a $190,000 price tag and you get the Flying Hovercraft from Hammacher Schlemmer. The Flying Hovercraft can get up to 20 feet off the ground and hit a top speed around 70 mph thanks to an assist from a 130-hp twin-cylinder, liquid-cooled gas engine.

What do you mean by eel?

Definition of eel (Entry 1 of 2) 1a : any of numerous voracious elongate snakelike bony fishes (order Anguilliformes) that have a smooth slimy skin, lack pelvic fins, and have the median fins confluent around the tail — compare american eel. b : any of numerous other elongate fishes (as of the order Synbranchiformes)

What is hovercraft used for?

These large hovercraft can carry 60-65 tons, enabling them to transport troops, military supplies, or even tanks. Because they can access areas other vehicles cannot, hovercraft are also used by the military for humanitarian assistance, rescue missions and disaster relief efforts.

What does he say in Hungarian Monty Python?

A Hungarian gentleman (John Cleese) enters the Tobacconist’s and says a phrase from his phrasebook saying “I will not buy this record. It is scratched”. The tobacconist is at first confused but then explains to the Hungarian that the shop is a Tobacconist’s.

How are eels made?

Freshwater eels spawn in the Sargasso Sea after migrating thousands of miles from freshwater streams and rivers. Researchers believe they spawn via external fertilization. The females release millions of eggs into the water where they are fertilized by the male’s sperm. After this, they die.

Can a hovercraft fly?

A light hovercraft flies up to 9″ off the surface on a cushion of air. It will fly over any relatively smooth surface – water, grass, ice, snow, mudflats, or marshes – and can be used year-round for sports, recreation, commercial or rescue purposes.

Is Monty Python a movie?

And Now for Something Completel…1971Monty Python and the Holy G…1975Monty Python’s Life of Brian1979Monty Python Live at the Holl…1982The Meaning of Life1983The Crimson Permanent…1983
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