Father/son conversation

Please feel free to comment on the below...it would be nice to get some honest feedback...apologies to anybody who may be offended by the little bit of profanity.

My late dad (Lord rest him) and myself were watching a Champions League football match one evening where there was a German club playing when the following conversation ensued!

DAD: 'What happened while I was out of the room, son?'.

ME: 'The team in red were being over-run in midfield so their manager took their number nineteen off for Fuchs' sake'.

DAD: 'Excuse me?'.

ME: 'I said the number nineteen in red was taken off for Fuchs' sake'.

DAD: 'Ah, here. There's no need to adopt that attitude, all I did was ask you a simple question'.

ME: 'Yeah, I know that dad and I'm telling you simply the manager of the team in red took the number nineteen off for Fuchs' sake. What's your problem?'.

DAD: 'I'm not the one with the problem, you need to wash your mouth out'.

ME: 'You're mis-understanding me. Do you see the number twenty two in red? He's Fuchs'.

DAD: 'Well, I'm sure he piddles and has the odd ride also so he obviously f*cks alright. I'll give you that much but I fail to see what any of this has to do with football'.

ME: 'I give up, dad. Turn on the news for FECK sake'.

DAD: 'No, I won't but at least your attitude is improving slightly'.

At this stage I get up out of my armchair and exit the living room very frustrated but determined to clear things up with my dad the following morning!

You can pick your friends but you can't pick your relatives.How did he react to Boy George on Top of the Pops?Bet he said "For feck's sake!That's the fecking worst,yet!"

It's just a fictitious conversation but maybe you realise that anyway, Jaicee. Although I'll admit he was a bit put out about the fact that Robert Smith from 'The Cure' wore more than just lipstick! Did it give you a laugh m8?

I think it's fine for a one liner, but you can't build a whoile sketch out of it: I'm no football fan, but nobody ever says "They're bringing off Rooney for Lampard's aake", do they? Especially not once it's caused evident confusion.

So, yeah, I'd say it's a perfectly decent gag in a longer TV watching scene, but not enough to carry a whole routine.

People with the surname Fuchs are immune to puns based on their name: http://www.fuchslubricants.com/

That was a very long read for a very simple pun. Fuchs sounds like a swear word. I get it!

Quote: gappy @ July 26 2013, 9:51 AM BST

but nobody ever says "They're bringing off Rooney for Lampard's sake", do they?

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And for this reason it is a fail.

Not as good as the late Brian Johnston's TMS classic -

"the batsman's Holding the bowler's Willey"

Cheers to you all for the feedback, it's greatly appreciated...however, I disagree with the fact that it might fail because one player is being taken off for another's sake...i've been watching football for a long time now and if a player is having an off-day and not being as effective as he is supposed to be another player might have too much work to do...one player's underperformance can burden a team-mate i.e. he may be a weak link and it's dragging the team down...I did say that one team was being over-run in midfield afterall.

But once again, many thanks for taking the time to give me your opinions.