Nerys Ghemor wrote:

I could never have told you the region of their accents...but that IS quite funny now that you point it out, considering where the invasions occurred... 
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Indeed, it certainly gave me cause for a chuckle or two.

The last one about banking in the dark ages was almost pythonesq, in it's own way.
Also, as we're talking about comedy and accents, I though that I should share this great piece of Monty Python with you all:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13JK5kChbRw