“It is in General Melchett’s monocle.”
Moretti aims the Holle 40 out the trench periscope. She presses the firing stud. blackadder gisella moretti the holle 40
“Wonderful. So we have a lunatic Italian weapon that turns tanks into paperweights, a batman who understands physics by way of stew, and the Germans are 400 yards away preparing a massive offensive. What’s the plan?” “It is in General Melchett’s monocle
“Let me guess. He was testing it on a small Italian village, and now all that remains is a single bewildered goat and a very clean piazza?” So we have a lunatic Italian weapon that
(Lights a cigarette with shaking hands) “No, sir. We’ve just set the bar. Tomorrow, they’ll want one that does the whole Western Front in one go. And I’ll be the one holding the bloody filament.”
“Captain Blackadder, I’ve made you a warm drink. I used a bit of old sock for a strainer, but I think it adds flavor.”
“Oh, that’s easy, sir. It’s like when me mum used to make stew. She’d put in a whole chicken, a turnip, and a brick. After ten hours, you couldn’t find the brick. Just… essence of brick.”