Modern Life is Goodish - Series 2, Episode 4 | Full Episode

[@JustJohn43]

Back when this first broadcast I remember trying the QR code and I panicked like hell until I realised Modern Lawns International Gardens and the cookie joke made me clock on. Was a great moment. Wonder how many hits the site got

[@JG-vh1xc]

Hearing him laugh makes my life that tiny bit better

[@kdb5229]

‘Caramel macchiato’. I cried laughing.

[@TheHutchy01]

"Don't do this"

[@r0bw00d]

This is the funniest bit of Dave's that I have ever experienced. Not only did I cry laughing as well, but I also had to pause the video so I didn't miss anything.

[@krankenstein8571]

"Don't do this" I saw the line coming but it still hit me like a ton of bricks xd

[@trev8591]

Shame the QR Code doesn't work anymore, I was looking forward to that!

[@GoodKingMort]

It still works, I just scanned it! Leads to his website.

[@trev8591]

@@GoodKingMort They must have put it back up again. Fantastic!

[@esquilax5563]

@@GoodKingMort I scanned it just 17 hours after you, and the server timed out :(

[@hogepief]

@@GoodKingMort The QR code from the video thumbnail leads to his website, the one on the bus stop doesn't.

[@nathanb011]

Shame the QR code didn't ACTUALLY work, it's totally possible

[@pyjamacritic1171]

I was in the audience for this one, was resisting getting a smartphone at the time so didn't have the QR app, was wearing red socks though. x

[@alexday5892]

Cool, where was it filmed ? I saw him at a small theatre near Finsbury Circus with Lee Herring. Fantastic material that keeps you hooked

[@pyjamacritic1171]

It was filmed at the Tabernacle theater in Notting Hill. They also filmed the one with the fun facts. They reseated all of us between the two shows so the audience would look different. Must be great to see him at a live show, he explained at the start that he has to talk straight at the camera when filming these as the finished product doesn't come out right if he treats it like a live show and looks around at the audience members. To date this is the only time I've actually got tickets from TV tapings site, I applied to be in the audience for Not Going Out and Red Dwarf but they're a lot more popular, it's basically a lottery applying but it's free to enter so worth a try.

[@Bagofnowt]

@@pyjamacritic1171 I saw him on his 'With great powerpoint comes great responsibilitypoint' tour, and that was really good. Excellent support scr too, a writer from MLIG. It's been a year or two now and I still can't stop laughing at the giraffe joke.

[@soberhippie]

@@pyjamacritic1171 His stare at the camera looks a bit freaky, too, though

[@chrisjlocke]

And his leaning ... its like when someone says, "Bye ... bye ... bye" at the end of a telephone call......

[@Muddrelks]

That quick witted response from Hannah was seriously cute

[@pwuk]

Very nice

[@TheHutchy01]

HRH Queen Elizabeth is one cute cat, and the website is still there.

[@doggfite]

I just tried the QR code and site was unreachable

[@marycanary86]

i tried to scan it and it did offer me a link, but my phone just got a hernia trying to get there

[@alexandriahunter2125]

Can confirm it's still there as of June 2021.

[@jamesparrant7030]

Yip still there as off Wednesdsy 2 March 2022

[@TheHutchy01]

I watched this again and checked. The cat's website managed to outlive the Queen.

[@danh4698]

"Why would I speak to a person when I don't have to" hits differently after 2020 X'D

[@spacecaptain9188]

The whole point of personal interaction is a feeling of positive connectedness. Forcing someone to reveal personal information in a public place leaves a person feeling exposed, not connected. It's made even worse when the person demanding your name, does not share their own personal information with you.

[@GetawayFilms]

The person in question who asked for your name in the first place was wearing a badge with their name on... And they are FORCED to do that. Get a grip you snowflake

[@getthetables556]

So what? It’s only a name it’s not like you are giving them your passport and birth certificate

[@imasinnerimasaint]

You know the barista doesn't care what your name is, right? If you say you're Batman and then remember to answer when they call out a coffee for Batman, they don't care. The point of the name is to prevent other people thinking your drink is theirs.

[@FarmYardGaming]

One of my favourite episodes, and series 2 was already hilarious.

[@trev8591]

Pleased to see the HRH website is still up.

[@r.g.9717]

It’s almost a decade now, still up!

[@gemmascotland899]

I look forward to your Found Poems the most!❤❤

[@cb_jackal9059]

One of the best shows on tv. This episode was a belta

[@lycan36]

I'm so gutted I never knew about your show, Love the show been binging them on here.

[@mikeychrisanthus9948]

2 things to note 3 years later; QR codes made the biggest comeback that nobody was expecting The mochachocafrappuchocamochchocaccino still got me and got me good.

[@dj29hawkings76]

I was guilty of scanning the q r code when it first aired and thinking it would show my address. You got me dave 😂

[@rowanaboat4523]

Did you get your lawnmower?

[@MindstormXL]

I did it too

[@havoctrousers]

me too - and I'm a professional software engineer who knows better smh

[@lefrinj]

Me too, I was watching it recorded and paused it to deal with the trauma of ordering a lawnmower by mistake and then eventually carried on and felt very silly indeed

[@dj29hawkings76]

@@lefrinj at the time I lived with my parents, so I was wondering “how on earth do I explain this to them?”

[@JohnDlugosz]

Feb 2024, and the website is "taking too long to respond". Rather than turn it off, it's probably been neglected and the server has crashed at some point. I found "your house" quite plausible, especially in 2014 with less browser security. The phone knows where I live; it's filed specifically under "home". The built-in browser might redirect to the maps app with instructions to go to "home" and open street view.

[@PsykraM]

Used your QR code and immediately received a warning about lack of security and to not enter any personal information hahaha

[@rowanclarke5703]

I like to think that the "AT" behind HRH Queen Elizabeth is the end of the word "cat" and that she has her own room in the Gorman household

[@jamesfx2]

The QR code is a missed opportunity for a Rickroll

[@peterjf7723]

In 1998 a cybernetics professor at Reading University, Kevin Warwick, had a microchip implanted in his arm so that his lab computer could recognise him and unlock doors.

[@Milamberinx]

He was in the press a lot back then. Seems to have calmed down a bit since.

[@jonathanshaw6784]

A few people have them, Deviant Ollam is a security professional who has one and talks about it on his channel.

[@kingklaus]

That sounds dope.

[@peterjf7723]

@@kingklaus Kevin Warwick also did another experimental procedure where he had a microchip implant in the nerves to one arm. This gave him control over a robot arm, not just in his lab, it could function over the internet and control an arm in another country. He also had a volunteer have a similar implement in her arm which he could then control.

[@Cernoise]

My sister has one. At one point she accidentally added her own chip to the cat flap.

[@ChrisGullick]

I like that the HRH Queen Elizabeth is still up and running

[@garcipat]

It is still but i think its time to take it down.

[@AndreasDybdahlOfficial]

As an app developer, this QR trick would (with an asterisk) actually be possible to do, although it would require a prompt of getting the users location after scanning the qr code to work as seen in the video.

[@chrisjlocke]

lol... So therefore it *wouldn't* work... The number of people misinterpreting this is staggering.

[@jackdog06]

And unfortunately that would only work if the user scanned it while in their home, which would kind of defeat the objective.

[@LegitimateCK4120]

FYI the website is still up! Gave me a little laugh seeing a big cat on the screen!

[@jazzzjasper]

I immediately and utterly believed that the qr code somehow would communicate with my google account (whose 'maps' function has my home address) to show me a picture of my home. Was kinda disappointed it did not.

[@nathanb011]

That is definitely possible, though.

[@colindaviddick]

@@nathanb011 You can create one to facebook.com/me and if whoever scans it is logged into facebook it'll redirect to their own profile page

[@nathanb011]

@@colindaviddick problem with that is that nobody under 40 uses Facebook unless to communicate with their parents over 40

[@vleessjuu]

I honestly wouldn't be surprised if you could actually pull of the QR code trick for most people by having it redirect to the Google map coordinates of the place the phone owner set as their home or something like that. Someone bloody-minded enough could probably figure out a way.

[@starrya5647]

Someone like Dave haha

[@chaos.corner]

Potentially they could request they install a specific app and the app could do some stuff to determine location depending on permissions. It's a bit of a stretch though.

[@jackdog06]

The only downside of this method is that loading the website up would require a “allow this site to use your location” prompt. That might break the magic of it a little.

[@CMDR_Verm]

I knew that bloody cat would be back. Nice one!

[@killslay]

As a general rule, don't use random QR codes. You wouldn't click on a random link without reading where it was leading you.

[@wiggelxiv4642]

If you have a reader with preview, you can at least look at its data

[@hedgehog1965uk]

@@wiggelxiv4642 Yes, my phone's reader shows you the URL and then asks if you want to go to it.

[@doggfite]

@@hedgehog1965uk most QR readers do this natively specifically for this reason

[@DeltaDemon1]

The QR code was like the URL in the early 90s. I remember the first time I saw a URL code on the news on TV (for more information go to this URL). My father said, what the hell is that. I had access to the web (was a Physics student at University). I quickly got on the web and was amazed.

[@samtattersall7403]

A most excellent cat

[@salfordnurse]

If you are a fan of Les Miserables then you can give your name as 24601. When they call it out, stand and shout “my name is Jean Val Jean”

[@StutterBoyECFC]

Jean Valjean

[@AndrewMartinIsHere]

Brilliant episode 🤣

[@justalfie7412]

Are your shows available anywhere as a dvd box set? Or is there anywhere to purchase them for download on to a usb stick? My mum has decided to avoid the modern world by not getting internet but I've no doubt she love every episode. Although I'm sure there's a dodgy way of downloading them, Id feel guilty after the effort you've clearly made throughout your series: would rather pay. Thanks for the great content, it's given me something to look forward to watching when I finish work x

[@alexanderstevenson6484]

Try 4K KZbin downloader (4kdownload.com). It is safe, free and supports playlists. You can copy the playlist link, and it will download all the videos from this series. You can then copy them to a USB stick. Hope this helps

[@chrisjlocke]

Apart from that doesn't support Dave and the work he does ... that's just burgling him. And it violates a number of copyright laws. But yes, promote piracy why don't you.

[@anonymouscriminal5632]

He has the cutest laugh.

[@JohnSmithShields]

That QR code still works.

[@garcipat]

No it doesnt

[@pastorofmuppets8834]

11:10 he should look up Dennis Regan's approach. It's brilliant.

[@skilletborne]

Aw... For a guys as dedicated as Dave Gorman is, I'm a little disappointed that the sites don't work anymore It's been a decade, so I can't complain too much

[@tomwessel6500]

In the credits I see Wardrobe Supervisor. I hope that's not a full time job!

[@rewIndustry]

Dave, your QRcode maze game, try connecting the three squares - can you connect the border of any one square to any other? without going outside the border? i cannot. now my ocds want to know if (a) i am missing anything, or (b) if this is true of all these codes. thanks very much for the distraction.

[@Alacritous]

The slide changing sound isn't a slide changing sound. It's a light-switch-pull-cord sound.

[@torspedia]

The cat distribution netowrk in progress. 🙂

[@ShayanQ]

What even is this meme lol. Does OT mean what it says on the tin?

[@carmenreggediesch4556]

QR-Codes are fantastic for accountants - Everything you need is in them; Value of invoice, customer, seller, Bank-details, date of invoice and due date. Very nice.

[@hoogara]

ROFLMAO the best one I have seen so far.

[@ankledsquid]

such a shame the qr code doesn't work anymore :(

[@remlatzargonix1329]

Due to its horrible reputation with its customers (in the past), the store Canadian Tire, in addition to purchasing domains containing "Canadian Tire" also purchased domains with "Crappy Tire", "Crap Tire", and so on.....to prevent haters from getting domains with nicknames of the store.

[@OfficialFingazMC]

A (not verbatim) quote from Lee Hurst "I love dogs, dogs are like I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you. Cats are like Give me my dinner, now F off and leave me alone!!!" And it's so true, never understood why cat owners think their pet cares about them too.

[@chrisjlocke]

Blimey, thats a name not heard in a while (Lee, that is, not Fingaz). He's not been around for years. Had to look up whether he'd died or not.

[@hedgehog1965uk]

I have to admit, I enjoy letting cat lovers know that their cats only come and sit on their laps, cos their laps are WARM. It has nothing to do with being affectionate.

[@OfficialFingazMC]

@@chrisjlocke Lol he's been shunned for supporting UKIP lol. He's gone very political and racial. I take it you used to watch they think it's all over as well lol?

[@OfficialFingazMC]

@@hedgehog1965uk I'm gonna start telling them that. Thanks mate :)

[@BrandMovie]

Those QR codes looking pretty good now following the pandemic…..

[@michaelocyoung]

instructions unclear now own four lawnmowers

[@PantheonLincoln]

I wish "Angelarippon" were a real band.

[@jeffreylawrence6928]

How odd that you can’t stream this episode from virgin media where you can all the other episodes and series 2 and 3…?

[@jonathanshaw6784]

Dave needs to talk to Deviant Ollam about getting an RFID chip implanted and an electronic lock.

[@AgeingBoyPsychic]

His QR code still works. Guess I'm the 2nd person.

[@MuchWhittering]

It won't ever stop working unless the website goes down. The QR code is just a URL in text form. No different to if you just type the web address out.

[@funlovingvoyeur]

I wanted to see how HRH Queen Elizabeth was doing, but that site is down :(

[@lougordon8168]

Covid really helped the QR code thing. The alternative was giving your details to a business that instantly sold them to some corporate entity in search of profit. (Personal experience)

[@pontifexcellence6648]

Do you still have HRH Queen Elizabeth?

[@brendanmccabe8373]

Ellis Scott I think they meant the actual cat

[@pontifexcellence6648]

@@brendanmccabe8373 Very sadly, I did. But thank you for your help!

[@kenlieck7756]

Good evening! If you *do* wish to learn the current viability status for the site "hrhqueenelizabeth dot com", please observe the following simple procedure: 1) Download the findacat protocol software from mocharockarolla dot con. 2) Locate the "queen feline" subroutine folder on your gorman drive and install... (etc etc...)

[@jamesflynn4951]

@@kenlieck7756 or... type into the url bar "hrhqueenelizabeth.com" Or... click on the link above. If you meant the actual cat, this was 6 years ago so if all else is well and nothing unfortunate happened the cat should still be alive :)

[@mattierenton701]

hrhqueenelizabeth still exists LoL

[@LauraSeabrook]

POOGLE was the "familiar" name of my late dog PEFESUS

[@thenodfather]

He forgot to cut and or peel the orange after picking.

[@MuchWhittering]

Unless you specifically allow it in your settings, Facebook pages aren't catalogued by search engines.

[@BeardslapRadio]

It’s kinda strange watching this from China in 2020 where QR codes are everywhere. I pay for virtually everything with a QR code on my phone.

[@annother3350]

They never really took off here.

[@RichardWatt]

@@annother3350 I'd rather buy a coffee enema machine from Gwyneth Paltrow's "goop" company than install a QR reader app on my phone.

[@annother3350]

@@RichardWatt Why the hatred?!

[@esquilax5563]

@@RichardWatt most phones have them installed by default

[@SamanthaVess]

I'm curious when this was filmed because the funniest part of that bit was how he talks about no-one using QR codes and then pulls out a Yellow Pages.

[@wyatt6723]

28:24 is the start of the found poem, you can thank me later

[@JDT-Loadsamoney]

Wyatt ok? It’s been two weeks so thank you

[@jayextarys8616]

"Innocent bubble of technology" 27:52 You are talking about Google you know? 🤣

[@Fireprincess161]

"No one's using it" Covid happens. Honestly, the only reason I have a QR reader is so I can go to the movies and restaurants.

[@doggfite]

I've had a QR reader for years, and I'm glad that I get to actually use it lol

[@MuchWhittering]

34:45 That Japanese text doesn't say "Keep Rocking", it says "Rocking Keep".

[@LodiJP]

Which is short for ロッキングをキープする which means Keep Rocking. That’s just a word order option in Japanese ^_^

[@krissybaglin9206]

did you do this on purpose but the ad is literally just a few seconds off the actual ad break

[@leagueofjonski]

of course he did

[@TheCurrykiev]

Just a really, really lucky coincidence. 🤣

[@aaroncousins4750]

Yes you can choose when your ads are set

[@aaroncousins4750]

@@TheCurrykiev not it isnt see comment above

[@TheCurrykiev]

@@aaroncousins4750 whoosh

[@ericsiskosky2779]

First for horseless buggy, now the driverless car. What do these people have against living things doing work?

[@anonymouscriminal5632]

The website still works.

[@JRCSalter]

It was really bugging me throughout this that he had called his cat HRH Queen Elizabeth when Queen Elizabeth has never been HRH (though Princess Elizabeth was). Glad to see I wasn't left too triggered,

[@rewrose2838]

What's up with that , at the end?

[@Ochtone]

Maths!

[@JasperJanssen]

Cutting it in half is fine. You’re not destroying the visible data, you’re making it impossible to use.

[@AssemblyWizard]

The cat website is still up as of 2021, who's paying for it?

[@Dougiewoof]

The cat

[@dandodman]

I had to look up "wombless cyborg" to see if it was a Googlewack...........sadly it isn't :(

[@robdimambro1674]

@39:00 check your DNS :D

[@lisastormo5803]

I legit love using QR codes xD

[@tombolton1379]

Dermotmurnaghan.com is still available btw

[@LeanneModenPoet]

HRHQueenElizabeth.com is still there (in case anyone wondered)

[@StuartGelin]

I feel like the whole qr code section didn't really age well. I know it's easy to say this with the benefit of hindsight but there were a bunch of things that just felt really outdated to me.

[@ravencloud7]

in coffee shops I tend to give my brothers name to mess with people Daibhidh Cainnech it's more fun than richard

[@ziploc2000]

What about your brother Frankie?

[@slobodanreka1088]

27:07 Why do TV reporters speak so weird?

[@r0bw00d]

For the same reason you speak so weirdly.

[@grahamlive]

Cos they're all fucking cunts.

[@r0bw00d]

@Abe Garfield 1. It's not your place to get offended for someone else. 2. The fact that you didn't see what I did there shows that you're the moron.

[@Drager85]

“You were all prepared to believe that a qrcode on a sticker on a bus stop led to a picture of someone’s house” Maybe with google maps when someone tracked his/hers “home” location

[@chrisjlocke]

The QR can only take you to a website - it can't access your mobile device. The website may get your location, but that would only be from your GPS - not from any data on your mobile.

[@aihtdikh]

@@chrisjlocke They mean if the qr code was a url something like (hypothetical) maps.google.com/my-saved-home-location, and you had saved your home location in google maps, and google had provided that as a shortcut on maps to take you directly to the saved home location on the account you're already logged in to; /then/ a random qr code on a bus stop could show you your house. (As far as I know, google have not provided this shortcut.)

[@chrisjlocke]

Get your point, but that's a lot of assumptions - that they'd have a Google account, that they'd set a shortcut, etc, etc. But yeah - get your thought process.

[@aihtdikh]

@@chrisjlocke Oh yeah, I don't mean to suggest it's likely; just theoretically possible to surprise a few people :) That still wouldn't be enough to bring up a photo of your front door, though, just a pin on a map.

[@MCPilot1201]

The bus stop showing houses might be possible by locating the users IP and finding an image

[@dogi46]

it show the ip of the house oof

[@Marhathor]

To be fair, a QR code could take you to a site that makes use of your location settings and everything to determine where you are. I could ask a brother of mine to make something like that.

[@chrisjlocke]

It would tell you where you are (and you'd know that as you'd be standing there) - not where you live, which is the freaky part. Come on ... pay attention ...

[@Marhathor]

I know. I chose those exact same words for that reason. It wouldn't fool Penn & Teller, perhaps, but it'd sure get close to the level of this skit.

[@chrisjlocke]

.... apart from the key part, of showing a location of your house. But yes. It would be close. In a not-at-all kind of way...

[@Marhathor]

Look, if you're watching from home, you get The Exact Same Effect. If you're not an idiot, which is unlikely these days, you won't be able to figure out that the site was somehow able to access your location, without first asking for permission. Haven't put much thought into it, have you? I certainly was watching from home, I assume you were probably as well. Wouldn't have worked for the live show, but they may as well have had paid actors in the audience, considering we already know the audience was in on it. You may now stop derogating a perfectly fine concept. Worst case scenario: You're wrong, because it's subjective and you're stating I'm factually wrong to the furthest extent. (And no, calling you wrong doesn't have the same effect, because you are objectively wrong, not subjectively, in saying that it bears no resemblance "at-all".)

[@chrisjlocke]

Point is, irregardless of the audience factor and 'actors' (which is incorrect as well, but lets gloss over that) you can't point any device - mobile, giraffe, toaster or barbeque set at a QR code, and get a picture of your house. Whatever device, even if you're standing outside your own house, is not linked to your own house. Your brother may be a techno-wizzzzzzo-dude with bits, bytes and everything wobbly, but at best, the QR code can take you to a website which will only know your location (if you have GPS ... so wouldn't work if you were at home on a laptop). But for the eighteenth time, this is a pointless argument, as it was a filler segment anyway, only for the setup of the lawnmower joke.

[@chaos.corner]

Doesn't work anymore. And I need a new lawnmower.

[@gonzo_the_great1675]

Shame. The site is now down. They could have kept the joke going for years....

[@MrWeedWacky]

this is simply too funny, I had to sub! thanks for making this available here :D

[@jen_wren_x]

😂😂😂😂

[@marietailor3100]

Oh, Dave. You were right about QR codes… until something funny happened in 2020.

[@stevezpj]

And there's me thinking the QR code would lead to Google Maps switched to Street View mode focussed on whatever you've got bookmarked as "Home". I feel like that should be possible

[@MrZodiac666]

Wonderfully scripted,,as always 😂

[@reyisnotamarysue1195]

I hope Hannah disowned that excuse of a brother

[@rmtab6511]

QR code doesn't work. I want to buy lawnmowers! Also, I don't think it would be that hard to create a link that would show your house. If someone sets their home location on their Google Maps, then you'd just need to access that info and link to the street view. Access would be an issue though, so probably only Google could.

[@LoneEagle2061]

HRH Queen Elizabeth _used_ to be HRH Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother. She was "Her Royal Highness" because she was Queen Consort, rather than monarch by direct descent.

[@hedgehog1965uk]

I was going to say the same thing. Apparently, the Queen Mother was know as "Queen Elizabeth" around the palace, and The Queen was simply known as "The Queen" or "Her Majesty".

[@finnodell8336]

Get a dog dave

[@garcipat]

Werid watching this now she is dead. Feels a bit sad.

[@reckless1ify]

hrhqueenelizabeth.com still works

[@SneakyCatAgent]

Pleasee dont feed your cat to much tuna, i lil is okay to much is dangerous

[@ravencloud7]

absolute trash that there is an ad ever 5 minutes breaks up the flow far too much

[@ilv1]

This show would be funny if it would be more real. I get the fact that they are jokes but the pictures with silly names on coffee cups are meant to show that his anecdotes actually happened. Which I doubt. Then, we get some interestingly funny Japanese band, until we find out it's him all along. Well... That ruined everything. Intriguing QR code at the bus stop? Nope... We just made a QR code of someone's house, for nothing. These things are funny until you find out they're made up. He actually says "I love that these people exist!" in reference to the "Japanese band"... Way to build up excitement before tearing it down. I was loving they're existence too until the reveal...

[@HairyAl1969]

Honestly, taking humour this seriously rather defeats the object

[@lefrinj]

Part of the fun is knowing how much effort Dave goes to in order to set up a joke - most comedians make an observation about something, then say something funny. Dave will set up a website or an experiment or a company or travel across the country and the fun is had when you realise which bits were actually Dave pranking you. It's not less funny because he created it, it's excellent. If you like that sort of thing.