There will always be a Britain (thank God)
BUILDINGS were evacuated, a street was cordoned off and a bomb disposal team called in after workmen spotted a suspicious object.
But the dangerous-looking weapon turned out to be the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch, made famous in the 1975 film Monty Python And The Holy Grail.
“Oh Lord. Bless this hand grenade, that with it thou mayest blow thine enemies to tiny bits, in thy mercy.”
An Islington police spokeswoman said: “There was no danger to the public. The device is believed to be an object known as a Holy Hand Grenade.” Copies of the prop can be bought on the internet for £14 or you can make your own by following the instructions in a five-minute video on YouTube.
Big. Pointy. Teeth. That is all.
“Close is only good enough in horseshoes and holy hand grenades.”
Alberto Romanelli was right, but I think the Boston police still hold the record for shutting down their city because of a viral ‘Aqua Teen Hunger Force’ ad.
It’s about time somebody invented this.
I am so pissed this story came out on a Friday, after I’d gone for the weekend…