changed to defending yourself against an attacker using Wildean put-downs. The name of Canadian punk rock/new wave band The Pointed Sticks refers to this sketch. A piece of Python documentation illustrates the use of list comprehensions by adding fresh fruit like bananas, loganberries and the passion fruit to a list as "weapons," referring to this sketch. References Further reading Monty Python Scripts: Self-defense against Fresh Fruit MontyPython.50webs.com Monty Python sketches