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God, what were they actually for?

Agatha Christie's Poirot

God, what were they actually for? I never really thought about it. Perhaps they were their...

Agatha Christie's Poirot • S09E03 • 1989

God, what were they actually for? I never really thought about it. Perhaps they were their equivalent
to garden gnomes. Nice try, Simon,
but just a little wide of the mark. The sphynx was, in fact,
a monster from Greek mythology with a woman's head. See? And a lionesse's body
and said-- Don't you want to know?
It said riddles to travelers and killed those who got them wrong

Full Transcript

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God, what were they actually for?

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I never really thought about it.

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Perhaps they were their equivalent to garden gnomes.

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Nice try, Simon, but just a little wide of the mark.

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The sphynx was, in fact, a monster from Greek mythology

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with a woman's head.

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See? And a lionesse's body and said--

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Don't you want to know? It said riddles to travelers

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and killed those who got them wrong.

Duration

29 seconds

Views

143

Timestamp in Movie

00:26:17

Uploaded

Sep 01, 2023

Season

9

Episode

3

Genres

crime, drama, mystery

Production

AVCO Embassy Pictures,EDI,Debra Hill Productions

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Movie Summary

The cases of eccentric, but sharp, Belgian detective Hercule Poirot.