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You're so clever today, you better be careful your foot doesn't fall off.
— Blackadder · 1983
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
Nursie treats a wildly unsuitable family anecdote as medical advice. Queenie's perfectly ordinary idea becomes a reason to fear for her feet, which tells you as much about the royal household as it does about its nurse. The warning works as an affectionate Blackadder reply to anyone feeling unusually pleased with their own ingenuity.
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In context
Spoilers for BlackadderShow the scene
In ‘Beer’, the fifth episode of Blackadder II (1986), Queenie wants to discover what happens at the men's drinking parties. She decides to go in disguise, wearing a hooded cloak so nobody will recognise her. Nursie greets this burst of ingenuity with an alarming warning about cleverness and feet. Asked whether that really happens, she begins a story about her brother trying to cut his toenails with a scythe.
Sources (2)
- Blackadder II — WikiquoteBeerReference checked
- Beer subtitle transcriptQueenie plans to attend a boys’ nightReference checked
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