I was wondering why Monty Python had a bigger influence in the "tech/computer science" bubble ? (Spam, Python langage and a lot of computer science's tutorials using chunks from "The Holy Grail" and "Life of Brian")
Some thoughts here:<p><a href="http://ask.metafilter.com/112098/Why-do-nerdsgeeks-like-Monty-Python-so-much" rel="nofollow">http://ask.metafilter.com/112098/Why-do-nerdsgeeks-like-Mont...</a>
I see Monty Python like hacking/programming, some sketches take things over literal other ones run wild with words and concepts. A lot of "what if there was..." situations.<p>The names of the characters are something I enjoy (i.e. Mrs Smoker and Mrs Non-smoker) and use similar in making test data for programs.