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maybe it's just that women(liberals) don't know what they want. Everything changes depending on their mood- the more "props" they get the more they want something. It's all about the "props" what do i know!

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More like that old Monty Python sketch that had communists on a game show. The questions that are scripted will be fine but anything different will be answered with party lines and fluff.

[Gilliam animation, leading into opening titles of World Forum.]
[Music: Thus Spake Zarathustra op. 30 - Richard Strauss]
[A host (Eric Idle) sits between four panellists: Mao Tsu-tung (Terry Gilliam), Che Guevara (Michael Palin), Lenin (John Cleese) and Karl Marx (Terry Jones).]
Host:
Good evening. Tonight on World Forum we are deeply privileged to have with us Karl Marx, the founder of modern socialism and author of the Communist Manifesto; Vladimir Ilyich Ulyanov, better known to the world as Lenin, leader of the Russian Revolution, writer, statesman, and father of modern socialism; Che Guevara, the Bolivian guerilla leader; and Mao Tse-tung, chairman of the Chinese Communist Party since 1949.
And the first question is for you, Karl Marx. "The Hammers." "The Hammers" is the nickname of what English football team? "The Hammers." No? Well, bad luck, Karl. It is, in fact, West Ham United.

Now, Che Guevara. Che... Coventry City last won the English Football Cup in what year? [He has no idea] No? I can throw the question open. Anybody else? Coventry City last won the English Football Cup in what year? [Blank expressions all round.] No, well, I'm not surprised you didn't get that. It is in fact a trick question. Coventry City have never won the English Football Cup.

So now with the scores all even, it's on to Round 2, and Lenin, your starter for $10. Jerry Lee Lewis has had over 17 major solid gold hits in the U.S. of A. What's the name of the biggest? Jerry Lee Lewis' solid gold biggie? No?

[Mao Tse-tung presses his buzzer]
Host:
Yes, Mao Tse-tung?
Mao Tse-tung:
"Great Balls of Fire?"
Host:
Yes, it was indeed! Very well challenged. Well, now we come on to our third round. Our contestant tonight is Karl Marx and our special prize is this beautiful lounge suite! Uh, Karl has elected to answer questions on workers' control of factories, so here we go with question number one. You, nervous, Karl? Just a little. Well, never mind, Karl, have a go! The development of the industrial proletariat is conditioned by what other development?
Karl Marx:
The development of the industrial bourgeoisie.
Host:
Good! Yes, it is indeed! Well done, Karl! You're on your way to your lounge suite! Now Karl, number two. The struggle of class against class is a what struggle?
Karl Marx:
A political struggle.
Host:
Good! Yes, it is indeed. Well done, Karl! One final question, and that beautiful non-materialistic lounge suite will be yours! Ready, Karl? You're a brave man. Your final question: Who won the English Football Cup in 1949?
Karl Marx:
Uhuh, the workers control the means of production? The-the struggle of the urban proletariat?
Host:
Uh, no, it was Wolverhampton Wanderers who beat Leicester 3-1.
Karl Marx:
Oh, shit!