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Crunchy Frog: The Merit in Accurate Franchise Risk Disclosure

I must be a little twisted, but I really enjoy the work done by Monty Python and the Flying Circus.

Whenever disclosure regimes are mentioned I often think of one of their skits, called Crunchy Frog. I think if you have any franchising experience at all I think you'll enjoy a quick read over the script .

Cast
The two main characters are Inspector Praline (John Cleese) and a Mr. Milton (Terry Jones). Graham Chapman gets to hurl in his helmet.

I get the naming reference with praline being a form of candy but Why name the apologist, overly-legalistic confectioneer, Milton? Superintendent Parrot?

Any ideas?

Thoughts
  1. I find this funny because it goes to the Samuel Butler quotation: I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy.
  2. It also highlights something we often overlook: in our society, unless some act is defined as an offence under a specific law, you can get away with almost anything.
If anyone can access this video clip (or other Pythonesque ones), that'd be great.

Les Stewart, MBA
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