British Comedy Guide

Lemmings at home

Short one this, you'll either like it or hate it, but just had the idea now, so here goes...

Leroy the Lemming, sneaking back in after a wild night on the town, is getting a tongue-bashing from the missus..

Mrs Lemming: "What time do you call this? Where have you been?"

Leroy, with a pained expression (and a slurred voice): "Look love, I told you I was going out with the lads..."

Mrs L: "Yeah, the lads again! It's always the lads isn't it? Why do we never go anywhere? Why don't you ever think of your wife?"

Leroy: "Look, you knew we were going to see the match. I told you where I was going."

Mrs L (arms --- do lemmings have arms? --- folded): "Yes, the match. You told me that all right, Leroy. But the thing is this: the match was over at 4pm! Where have you been till now? It's three in the morning!"

Leroy: "Well, Lenny said he knew of this poker game that was going on downtown and..."

Mrs L: "Oh yeah. I might have guessed. Lenny! Why do you always listen to him? He's bad news!"

Leroy (defensively): "Ah, he's all right love. You should give him a chance."

Mrs L: "And what possessed you to go to a poker den, eh? They're dangerous places!"

Leroy (shrugging): "Ah, Lenny said he knew the guy running it, said we were all right..."

Mrs L (snorting in derision): "Right. And if Lenny said to jump off a cliff, would you?"

Leroy (cagily): "Er, now you come to mention it, love, haven't you always said you wanted to go to the seaside...?"

It's really funny written down, but if it was being filmed, would anyone know a lemming from a meerkat?

Mere cats don't jump off cliffs - dunno bout meerkat's tho.

I liked it but I did see it coming. Would work quite well as a little three panel cartoon.

Quote: Trollheart @ February 9 2011, 1:06 AM GMT

Short one this, you'll either like it or hate it

I'm in the latter camp, I'm afraid; though 'hate' is a bit strong.

I'm with Don on this Juan

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