Gas man

MAN: Good morning madam, I’ve come to read your meter!

WOMAN: My what?

MAN: Your meter...your gas meter.

WOMAN: Oh the gas meter?

MAN: That’s right, now where is it?

WOMAN: Err! I’m not sure, my husband deals with that kind of thing.

MAN: Not to worry madam, I’m trained is this kind of thing! I’ll find it.

WOMAN: Well what does it look like?

MAN: I’ve no idea! I just read them, I don’t design them. I’ll try the cupboard under the sink, that’s usually where they hide them.

WOMAN: Hide them? Who hides them?

MAN: The fitters...Agh ! Here we are. “Property of British gas” Yes that’s fine. Right madam I’ll be on my way.

Quote: Ray Dawson @ February 10, 2008, 7:58 PM

MAN: Good morning madam, I’ve come to read your meter!

WOMAN: My what?

MAN: Your meter...your gas meter.

WOMAN: Oh the gas meter?

MAN: That’s right, now where is it?

WOMAN: Err! I’m not sure, my husband deals with that kind of thing.

MAN: Not to worry madam, I’m trained is this kind of thing! I’ll find it.

WOMAN: Well what does it look like?

MAN: I’ve no idea! I just read them, I don’t design them. I’ll try the cupboard under the sink, that’s usually where they hide them.

WOMAN: Hide them? Who hides them?

MAN: The fitters...Agh ! Here we are. “Property of British gas” Yes that’s fine. Right madam I’ll be on my way.

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I'm sorry Ray - I'm not trying to be awkward but as soon as he said he was going to read the meter I guessed the ending.

It's ok Dave. You can't help being a clever Dick

I didn't get it.

I had to do a double take on the ending, but that might be because I'm hungover today.

Seemed ok, however a small point would be that I've never had a gas meter under the sink - always been a bit more accesible than that.

Hi Ray

I like a bit of silly wordplay which is what this is and it gave me a chuckle.

Am I being fick or sumfink? I don't get this sketch at all.

Quote: Perry Nium @ February 10, 2008, 9:48 PM

Am I being fick or sumfink? I don't get this sketch at all.

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Ah - just got it. "READ the meter". Hmmm.

I'd already made the joke up before he got there.

Signed C Dick.

Put me out of my misery, I still understand the punchline at all.

Ray I usually love your stuff but I didn't get this one.xx

Do you do stand up? I wonder if this might work better as a one-liner. Something along the lines of:

I'm retraining to be a gas meter reader. Two weeks training just to decipher 'property of British gas'

or

I got a new job reading gas meters. it's boring as hell. Property of British gas... property of British gas... property of British gas...

Aaah the scales fall from my eyes, you know that's not bad at all.

Nice bit of absurd literalism.

Yes agree with the cool use of word play. Liked it Ray!

ah, I get it now LOL

It took me a re-read as well!

When I got it I liked it though, Ray. Shit we're all so slow on here