{"id":799,"date":"2014-11-28T09:49:28","date_gmt":"2014-11-28T17:49:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/davidraffin.com\/weblog\/?p=799"},"modified":"2014-11-28T09:49:28","modified_gmt":"2014-11-28T17:49:28","slug":"john-cleeses-favorite-john-cleese-joke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/davidraffin.com\/weblog\/john-cleeses-favorite-john-cleese-joke\/","title":{"rendered":"John Cleese&#8217;s favorite John Cleese joke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>John Cleese says the best joke he ever wrote was inadvertently cut out of the film <em>Life of Brian<\/em> due to &#8220;camera angles.&#8221;<br \/>\nIn the film Cleese&#8217;s character says, &#8220;There are two things you have to know about the meaning of life. The first is that people are not wearing enough hats. The second is that there are several paths to enlightenment but they all involve a lot of work, time, and concentration. 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