My blackberry is not working - BBC
What it is
A BBC comedy sketch from The One Ronnie starring Ronnie Corbett and Harry Enfield, built around a word-play misunderstanding about a broken BlackBerry. It is about three minutes long.
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN posts it as a joke or light recommendation in threads where dongles, Apple or trademark confusion come up.
- 1 people recommended it
- 1 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2013, last 2023
What HN commenters said
“recommend a great British comedy sketch: My Blackberry Is Not Working!”
Great British comedy sketch.
Stratoscope, 2019-07 · Recommendation · in “Apple Factory Thefts: Secret Tunnels, Hidden Crawl Spaces”
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Topics: ronnie corbett, harry enfield, blackberry, wordplay, bbc
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