Road

EXT. ROAD. DAY.

TWO WORKMEN BEGIN PAINTING TWO WHITE LINES ON A ROAD SIX FEET APART. THE LINES GO FROM ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO THE OTHER SIDE AND THEN BACK.

THE LINES STAY SIX FEET APART AND THEY KEEP ZIG-ZAGGING FROM ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD BACK TO THE OTHER AND OCCASIONALLY ONTO THE FOOTPATH, RESEMBLING A SHAPE OF A SNAKE. THIS PATTERN CONTINUES FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED YARDS.

A CURIOUS BYSTANDER APPROACHES THE WORKMEN.

BYSTANDER:
What on earth are you doing?

WORKMAN 1:
We're getting ready for the grand opening.

BYSTANDER:
What grand opening?

WORKMAN 2:
It's the new lane.

BYSTANDER:
Lane? It's all over the place.

WORKMAN 1:
It's the drink driving lane, first of it's kind anywhere.

WORKMAN 2:
Grand opening tonight guv, after the pubs close.

good joke, too much explanation

I'd try and work on a way to illustrate the punchline if possible...

Ok thanks.

Good sketch, but I just thought if someone actually slalomed down the road pissed to illustrate the punch?

Yes, that could work. Actually, it could probably be done without any dialogue. Thanks for that.

Happy to be of service, how are you sir?

I'm sure you once described a Christmas ritual che Kelly involving vodka and string vests...

Quote: sootyj @ December 24 2011, 7:31 PM GMT

Happy to be of service, how are you sir?

I'm sure you once described a Christmas ritual che Kelly involving vodka and string vests...

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I'm doing fine thanks. The vodka and string vest thing sounds like my dad. I'm going to his place tomorrow.

And what plans does Christmas day have for your good self Joel?

Being a semite very little. Working on a completely new script for Red Planet.

Enjoyed this. Thought it was a good joke as well. Nothing to add except that you might shorten "drink driving lane" to just "drinking lane," which I think people will still understand, and it gets to the punchline just a teensy bit faster.