A Merry Old Tale

WILL SCARLETT:
Ah Friar Tuck, Good to see you my old comrade.

FRIAR TUCK:
Well if it isn't the great Will Scarlett. off on another adventure then are we?
Won't be long! I'll just get my cart & barrells.

WILL SCARLETT:
Not today my friend, The Rich are struggling, and the poor are doing surprisingly well so just pour me a tankard of the good stuff.

FRIAR TUCK:
Right away! So to what do I owe the pleasure of your company?

WILL SCARLETT:
I thought it was about time we made a journal of our times together, save them for posterity so to speak.

FRIAR TUCK:
Indeed Will! That's a wonderful idea. Tell future generations of our heroic & swashbuckling deeds The amazing tales of Will Scarlett & his Merry Men a story that should never be forgotten or changed in any way.

WILL SCARLETT:
The question is who do we get to write the damned thing, I'd do it myself but I'm far too modest to even try to begin to describe my awesome wonderfulness.

FRIAR TUCK:
Perhaps one of the Merry men could do the job, what about Little John?

WILL SCARLETT:
Well he does Fight a good talk, but I don't think writings really his thing, especially with his terrific fingers of Sausage.

FRIAR TUCK:
How about David of Doncaster?

WILl SCARLETT:
Too Northern, It'll end up being ever so gritty! "Happen I will Rob T' Rich Why's tha asking" That won't do at all, I'm really looking for something a bit lighter

FRIAR TUCK:
Alan A'Dale?

WILL SCARLETT:
Not that light! It'll end up being all step turns & shimmys two three four.

FRIAR TUCK:
Arthur a Bland?

WILL SCARLETT:
He didn't get that name by writing exciting thrillers you know!

FRIAR TUCK:
Maybe we could ask your lovely wife Marian.

WILL SCARLETT:
A Woman! Hah! The Women of Sherwood Forest are not put on this earth to be writers.

FRIAR TUCK:
If not Sherwood Forest then maybe Victoria Woods?

WILL SCARLETT
Not these days!

FRIAR TUCK:
Well that doesn't leave us with many options does it? The only one left is that new chap.. what's his name again Roger? Robert?

WILL SCARLETT:
Oh you mean Robin, the really ugly one? the clumsy little oaf who keeps shooting me in the arse with Arrows. I don't think that's a good idea.

FRIAR TUCK:
He may be a very bad shot Will but you've got to admit he is good at telling tall tales.
And if it keeps him away from a bow & arrow for a while then all the better.

WILL SCARLETT:
I still have my doubts but I'm drunk enough to ignore them.
So Robin it is then!
Get me the finest writing implements & a Hood for the Ugly Bastard.

Nice little sketch Ste, I particularly enjoyed the 'Victoria Woods' line.

OF THE MERRY MEN TRIAR FUCK IS MY FAV. LOVED THE OUT. NICE STORY, WELL TOLD. TOTALLY BELIEVABLE. SHOULD A TV SERIES BE OFFERED I THINK RICHARD GREEN WOULD BE WELL CAST AS THE HIDEOUS HOODED ROBIN. TOP NOTCH AS ALWAYS, MR SOLSHINE.

I thought this was excellent. Some great lines throughout. Good work, sir!

Bo.

Some excellent Sunshinisms. Unlike Gerry, I felt the Victoria Woods bit was the weakest and seemed shoehorned in. I reckon one or two fewer people in the list would help get the to point quicker (because by that point we know the ending so we want to get there). Skip Arthur, Marian and the VW bit and I think it would work better.

Cheers all.

Thanks for reading.

Nice clever idea there Steve. I love those twist on the norm sketches and you worked it very well here. I liked it a lot