Did anyone see Master of the Universe the other night?
A girl in work was talking about it, and I thought it was a strongman competition. Then she started talking about Stephen Hawking and I was reminded of a Newman and Baddiel 'History Today' sketch - you know the sort of thing: two professors discussing the battle of trafalgar when one says something like, "You know a piece of dried up old p00? Well, that's you that is."
Anyway, in this one sketch the eminent professor asks his colleague if he is aware of that great scholar Prof Stephen Hawking. He says he is, and what a great example he is to us all, in triumphing over such adversity. And the first professor nods and says: "Yes, and he's your favourite Gladiator, he is."
Ah, great days. The rise of alternative comedy on TV. I think we grew up in a great age for TV comedy.
Anyway, this girl who'd seen the documentary on Hawking said "I can't believe he hasn't been knighted yet." Her colleague, sitting next to her, pipes up: "Really, I didn't think he was English." And I said: "Yeah, he's just putting on the American accent."
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