British Comedy Guide

Fishing Entendres

EXT: BANKS OF A RIVER. ANGLER FISHING WITH A KID HOVERING IN THE BACKGROUND. A STROLLER APROACHES AND PAUSES, WATCHING THE LACK OF ACTION:

STROLLER:
"Caught anything?"

ANGLER:
"Yeah, caught chicken pox when I was a kid."

STROLLER MOVES ON.

MOMENTS LATER ANOTHER STOLLER PAUSES:
"Had any luck?"

ANGLER:
"Yeah, won a tenner on the lottery last week."

STROLLER MOVES ON.

ANOTHER STROLLER ARRIVES AND PAUSES:
"Biting, are they'"

ANGLER:
"F**cking right they are. Bastard mozzies."

STROLLER MOVES ON.

ANOTHER STROLLER TURNS UP:
"You ledgering?"

ANGLER:
"Look like a bookkeeper, do I?"

STROLLER MOVES ON.

NEW STROLLER:
"Feeding the swim, are you?"

ANGLER:
"Nah, I'm fishing."

STROLLER MOVES ON.

NEXT STROLLER ARRIVES. ANGLER PULLS HIS LINE CLEAR OF THE WATER WITH
MAGGOTS WRIGGLING ON THE HOOK.

STROLLER:
"No luck, then?"

ANGLER:
"Watcha talkin' about. I just caught 4 maggots."

STROLLER MOVES ON.

THE KID APPROACHES:

ANGLER:
"Hiya, sonny, wanna hava go with my rod?"

KID:
"F**cking pervert."

A reasonable word-play, maybe too many strollers?

I'd prefer to see the sarcastic angler gets his come-uppance from the final stroller. But hey, just my opinion.

Thanks. Good observation. I'll adjust it to one stroller asking all the
questions. He then gives the angler the cut of grace at the end.

Pretty good, but I agree with maybe having the one guy asking all the questions. Nice joke though.

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