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Nazis Are No Match For Knobbly Knees | Monty vs Rommel (Part 1/4)
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Tan Mogging
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Fin Taylor opens by greeting his co-host Horatio Gould, who immediately complains of being 'tan-mogged' — Fin has just returned from Tenerife and is sporting a formidable tan against Horatio's famously pallid complexion. The pair spend several minutes debating the aesthetic hierarchy of knees, the historical beauty standards that would favour Fin's muscular thighs, and whether Horatio's notably large head would survive being crushed between them. It's chaotic, puerile, and precisely calibrated to the show's audience. The Patreon and guest Pierre Novelli are teased, and the knee/shorts motif that will run through the entire series is established as both comedy and genuine historical comment on British military identity.