But as I am perilously short on time, I will skip directly to explaining the quote. If you cannot guess, this quote comes from Sullah(spl?) the Egyptian digger of Indianna Jones fame. Despite being an awesome digger, and far better than the zillions of people of similar profession which the Nazis employ, Sullah is still a bit of a coward. This direct quote comes when he and Indy open up the temple that holds the Lost Ark in Raiders of the Lost Ark. As soon as the temple is uncovered, lightning flashes (nice touch) on the giant statue of a snake head. Ignoring the fact that no such creature could exist, Sullah screams immiediately in terror before saying he's sorry. He then spots the snakes covering the floor, turns to Indy and uses this quote. Despite all this, Sullah is still quite a powerful guy. His strengths include his incredible use of a shovel (he can dig a hole faster than you or I could walk), and his quick wit. In another Jones movie, Nazis are pretending to be museum curatiors for the purpose of kidnapping Marcus Brody, who has an important map. The Nazis demand to see their papers, and Sullah reacts quickly. "Papers? I just got mine today! Cairo sun! Run!" Of course, Marcus doesn't notice this subtle hint for a while so Sullah has to punch the Nazis out. On the other hand, Sullah's weaknesses include a passion for Camels (especially as compensation) and some bad singing. Still, a great guy and an even greater set of movies.
The first thing I have to point out is that I am indeed aware of the fact that the snake I used for a picture is not an asp. I forget exactly which type of snake it is, but you can find more about'em on dozens of venomous snake pages that exist throughout the web. Sadly, on none of these can you find an asp. They seem to never get any action, much like carrots.*
*-- A veiled referance to the Urban Peasant. Pay it no heed.
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