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Another good idea. You're so clever today, you'd better make sure your foot doesn't fall off.
— Blackadder · 1983
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Nursie praises another idea and the listener’s cleverness, then attaches a warning about a foot falling off. The incongruous warning accompanies the stated praise; the line does not establish a real connection between cleverness and injury.
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