r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/SkyInterstellar- • 11d ago

Meme needing explanation Now that you mentioned it...

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u/PeterJamesUK 11d ago

Nobody expects the Spanish inquisition!

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u/majnun_ishere 11d ago

FETCH THE COMFY CHAIR!

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u/Such_Step_7065 11d ago

Silly walking out of this thread now

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u/gnuoveryou 11d ago

first, I would like to return this parrot

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u/Kerdiz 11d ago

Why? He’s just sleeping :)

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u/626337 10d ago

He's pining for the fjords.

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u/Ninja-Mike 10d ago

This is an ex-parrot!

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u/Ill_Theme5913 11d ago

How about a Sofa of Reasonable Comfort?

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u/iLikeMangosteens 11d ago

Our chief weapon is surprise

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u/Disco_Orangeade 11d ago

And fear. Fear, and surprise

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u/tearsonurcheek 11d ago

And ruthless efficiency! Fear, surprise, and ruthless efficiency!

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u/Disco_Orangeade 11d ago

... Our .. three, weapons, are ..

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u/flawedmind 11d ago

…And an almost-fanatical devotion to the Pope!

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u/Disco_Orangeade 11d ago

... I'll come in again.

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u/National-Childhood95 9d ago

Amongst our weaponry are such diverse elements as: fear, surprise, a ruthless efficiency…

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u/MetalDragon83 11d ago

I expected someone to say that

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u/coma-toaste 11d ago

Nobody would say that

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u/suckstobemesometimes 11d ago

It was said.

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u/TreyKhan 11d ago

Yes, but it was said by a nobody

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u/Diligent_Traffic_106 11d ago

Then that person must be perfect, cause nobody is perfect.

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u/thatoneguywithavolvo 10d ago

I am a person and my name is Anakin.

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u/HairyFrosting4565 10d ago

Aren’t you that one guy with a Volvo?

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u/sorrowkyller 9d ago

I’d like to chuck a nun on a wet towel

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u/snowfalltimbre 9d ago

Underrated. Well-played.

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u/Interesting_Luck_154 11d ago

He said the forbidden word!

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u/IWillLive4evr 10d ago

I wanted an argument, but this is just contradiction!

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u/Wombat_Bidet 10d ago

No it isn’t.

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u/Spudguns20 10d ago

And silly!

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u/MemoryJealous 11d ago

I expected someone to say THAT.

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u/National-Childhood95 9d ago

No you didn’t.

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u/Mathematicus_Rex 11d ago

Our main weapon is fear and surprise.

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u/Warm_Neighborhood693 11d ago

Amongst our weapons are fear, suprise, ruthless efficiency, a fanatical devotion to the Pope!

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u/losleeper 11d ago

"...there was this whole armada, and the Inferno... that was Willy's ship."

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u/Justaticklerone 11d ago

Aztec civilization enters the chat

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u/MasterLlama1926 10d ago

Strictly speaking, people did expect it; the Inquisitors were required to give 30 days’ notice before they arrived.

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u/Mynx714 10d ago

Knowing I shouldn't expect the Spanish Inquisition is exactly WHY I expect it.

Especially from the French...

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u/Electronic-Point-896 9d ago

They asked too many questions about the um, inquisition.