George: The war started because of the vile Hun and his villainous empire-building!Blackadder: George, the British Empire at present covers a quarter of the globe, while the German Empire consists of a small sausage factory in Tanganyika. I hardly think we can be entirely absolved from blame on the imperialistic front.George: Oh... Oh no, sir! Absolutely not! [quietly to Baldrick] Mad as a bicycle!Baldrick: I heard that it started when a bloke called Archie Duke shot an ostrich 'cause he was hungry.Blackadder: I think you mean it started when the Archduke of Austro-Hungary got shot.Baldrick: Nah, there was definitely an ostrich involved, sir.Blackadder: Well, possibly. But the real reason for the whole thing was that it was too much effort not to have a war.George: By Gum, this is interesting! I always loved history. The Battle of Hastings, Henry VIII and his six knives and all that!Blackadder: You see, Baldrick, in order to prevent a war in Europe, two super blocs developed: us, the French and the Russians on one side; and the Germans and Austro-Hungary on the other. The idea was to have two vast, opposing armies, each acting as the other's deterrent. That way, there could never be a war.Baldrick: Except, well, this is sort of a war, isn't it?Blackadder: That's right. There was one tiny flaw in the plan.George: Oh, what was that?Blackadder: It was bollocks.Baldrick: So the poor old ostrich died for nothing!
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe. If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Share your thoughts on this show quote voters with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In