Friday, September 18, 2009

On not being on fire

On not being on fire

The phone rings.

I run downstairs.

"You're on fire!" shouts a shrill, yet cultured female voice.

"Wait...what?"

"You're on fire! I can see the smoke!"

I run outside, clutching the phone. I am, it turns out, not on fire.

"Are you sure I'm on fire?"

"Yes!" says Mrs Shrill, now even more shrill and slightly less cultured, "I'm in Preston and I can see the smoke and the flames."

Preston is on the other side of town.

"Hang on...who do you think I am?"

"The RSPB. AND YOU'RE ON FIRE!"

"I'm in Wyke Regis and I am most certainly not on fire. If there is one thing missing from my life at the moment, it is the discovery of fire."

"Are you sure?"

"Yes. Yes I am. I was just about to take a shower, I'll have you know."

"Oh. Sorry. Must be a wrong number, then."

"Also, I am in my front garden and naked."

"......!"

Pants on fire.


Alternative ending suggested by the girl Scaryduckling

"No worries, love. We're just getting rid of a few excess swans. You couldn't pop over to Morrisons for a bottle of barbecue sauce?"

17 comments:

Aunty Brenda said...

What she was trying to say in her roundabout way was that you're hot.
No, really.

Pseudonymph said...

This post useless without cctv footage. And the woman on the phone sounds in my head like Penelope Keith.

Debster said...

Turd.

You sure there wasnt a flaming bag on the doorstep?

snee said...

Heathen! don't you know it should be brown sauce with swan - not barbecue?

#Debi said...

I'll have a drumstick, please...

Pseudonymph said...

I'll have a trumpet. You can't beat a trumpet.

Invader Stu said...

That's how the fire of London got so out of hand. the person trying to warn everyone phoned Manchester by mistake.

Audrey said...

Cupo. "That's cupo. You're on fire. cupo" Cupo.

Richard said...

Have you checked Youtube?

TRT said...

Heh. I bet they looked the number up in the phone book under "Duck sanctuary".

Erin said...

Ducks eating swans...a little on the cannibalistic side of things, isn't it?

Kaptain_Von said...

Mmmmm! Crispy duck! Wonder if they will be handing out Hoisin sauce and pancakes before the Radipole reserve guided tours >:)

Cenred said...

This anything to do with you, Scary?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/dorset/8250295.stm

Scaryduck said...

After a recent trip to Asda: Yes.

WrathofDawn said...

Check Bing Maps. It'll tell you if you were on fire 18 months ago.

And BBQ sauce on swan? HOW are you RAISING that poor, sweet girl. It is curry and nothing but as evry fule no.

Squeakypony said...

I was always told that if the neighbours catch you prancing around the yard in the nood then you should just wave back - unfortunately the judge told me that I should be more selective what I wave next time.

p.s. Cenred: severe meeting rage perhaps - did they find any parchment point presentations with those bodies?

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