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In the ''Young Ones'' (<ref>The episode was [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0752259/ ''Nasty''], for details freaks.</ref>, Mike and Vyvyan agonised over their failure to get their new video recorder working, in a parable fit for today’s [[Ontological uncertainty|ontologically uncertain]] times.  
In ''[[The Young Ones]]'',<ref>The episode was [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0752259/ ''Nasty''], for details freaks.</ref> just before ''The Damned'' kicked off a boisterous rendition of  their punk classic ''Nasty'', Mike and Vyvyan agonised over their failure to get their new video recorder working. It is a parable for today’s [[Ontological uncertainty|uncertain]] times.  
 
:'''Mike''': Maybe you shouldn’t have poured all of that washing-up liquid into it.
:'''Mike''': Maybe you shouldn’t have poured all of that washing-up liquid into it.
:'''Vyvyan''': It says here, “ensure machine is clean and free from dust”.
:'''Vyvyan''': It says here, “ensure machine is clean and free from dust”.
:'''Mike''': Yeah, but it don’t say “ensure machine is full of washing-up liquid”.
:'''Mike''': Yeah, but it don’t say “ensure machine is full of washing-up liquid”.
:'''Vyvyan''': Yeah, but it doesn’t say “ensure machine ''isn’t'' full of washing-up liquid”.
:'''Vyvyan''': Well, it doesn’t say “ensure machine '''''isn’t''''' full of washing-up liquid”.
:'''Mike''': Well, it wouldn’t would it? I mean, it doesn’t say “ensure you don’t chop up your video machine with an axe, put all the bits in a plastic bag and bung them down the lavatory.”
:'''Mike''': Well, it wouldn’t would it? I mean, it doesn’t say “ensure you don’t chop up your video machine with an axe, put all the bits in a plastic bag and bung them down the lavatory.”
:'''Vyvyan''': ''Doesn’t'' it? Well maybe ''that’s'' where we’re going wrong!
:'''Vyvyan''': Doesn’t it? Well maybe ''that’s'' where we’re going wrong.<br>

Latest revision as of 15:59, 15 October 2020

In The Young Ones,[1] just before The Damned kicked off a boisterous rendition of their punk classic Nasty, Mike and Vyvyan agonised over their failure to get their new video recorder working. It is a parable for today’s uncertain times.

Mike: Maybe you shouldn’t have poured all of that washing-up liquid into it.
Vyvyan: It says here, “ensure machine is clean and free from dust”.
Mike: Yeah, but it don’t say “ensure machine is full of washing-up liquid”.
Vyvyan: Well, it doesn’t say “ensure machine isn’t full of washing-up liquid”.
Mike: Well, it wouldn’t would it? I mean, it doesn’t say “ensure you don’t chop up your video machine with an axe, put all the bits in a plastic bag and bung them down the lavatory.”
Vyvyan: Doesn’t it? Well maybe that’s where we’re going wrong.
  1. The episode was Nasty, for details freaks.