Pining for the Fjords
A Monty Python parrot sketch, reworked for the PC store: a man returns BeOS half an hour after buying it, insisting it's dead. No no, says the clerk, it's not dead, it's pining for the fjords. Beautiful boot time.
Cut to the interior of a PC store, looking strangely like a pet shop.
Man 1: "'ello, Miss?"
Man 2: "Waddaya mean, Miss?"
Man 1: "Oh, I'm sorry, I have a cold. I wish to make a complaint about this operating system which I purchased not half an hour ago from this very boutique."
Man 2: "Oh yes, BeOS. What seems to be wrong with it?"
Man 1: "I'll tell you what's wrong with it my lad. It's dead, that's what's wrong with it!"
Man 2: "No, no, it's not dead, it's resting."
Man 1: "Look matey, I know a dead OS when I see one, and I've got one right here."
Man 2: "No no, it's not dead, it's resting. Remarkable OS, BeOS. Beautiful boot time!"
Man 1: "The boot time don't enter into it. It's bleedin' demised!"
Man 2: "No, it's pining... yeah.... pining for the fjords."
Man 1 (Incredulous): "PINING FOR THE FJORDS?!"
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