Who's free?

[Ronald]

An historical dialogue:

Capt. Peacock (to a customer): 'Are you being served, Sir?'
Curstomer: 'No, I'm not'
Capt. Peacock: 'Mr. Lucas?'
Mr. Lucas: 'Yes, Capt. Peacock?'
Capt. Peacock: 'Could you please ask Mr. Humphries, if Mr. Grainger is free?'
Mr. Lucas: 'Of course, Captain Peacock.'
Mr. Lucas: 'Mr. Humphries?'
Mr. Humphries: 'Yes, Mr. Lucas?'
Mr. Lucas: 'Are you free?'
Mr. Humphries: 'Yes, Mr. Lucas, I'm free.'
Mr. Lucas: 'In that case, could you please ask Mr. Grainger, if he's free?'
Mr. Humphries: 'Yes, Mr. Lucas'
Mr. Humphries: 'Mr. Grainger, are you free?'
Mr. Grainger: 'Yes, Mr. Humphries, I'm free now'
Mr. Humphries: 'Thank you, Mr. Grainger. Mr. Lucas?'
Mr. Lucas: 'Yes, Mr. Humphries?'
Mr. Humphries: 'Are you free?'
Mr. Lucas: 'I'm just in the middle of nothing, Mr. Humphries.'
Mr. Humphries: 'Would you tell Captain Peacock, that Mr. Grainger is free at the moment'
Mr. Lucas: 'Oh yes, of course, thank you Mr. Humphries'
Mr. Humphries: 'You're welcome, Mr. Lucas'
Mr. Lucas: 'Captain Peacock?'
Captain Peacock: 'Yes, Mr. Lucas?'
Mr. Lucas: 'Are you free?'
Captain Peacock: 'Yes, Mr. Lucas, I'm free'
Mr. Lucas: 'In that case: I asked Mr. Humphries to ask Mr. Grainger if he was free, and yes, he is.'
Captain Peacock: 'Thank you, Mr. Lucas'
Mr. Lucas: 'Quite all right, Captain Peacock'
Captain Peacock (to the customer): 'I was just told that our senior salesman Mr. Grainger is free, he will serve you Sir.'
Captain Peacock (to Mr. Grainger): 'Mr. Grainger, forward please'
Mr. Grainger: 'Captain Peacock, I'm not free, I must first spent a penny'
Mr. Humphries: 'Should I take over, Mr. Grainger?'
Mr. Grainger (awards to the gents): 'If you're free'
Mr. Humphries: 'I'm very free.'
Mr. Grainger: 'In that case, yes, please.'
(Mr. Grainger goes to the gents)
Captain Peacock (to the customer): 'Now, Mr. Humphries will serve you Sir.'
Captain Peacock (to Mr. Humphries): 'Mr. Humphries, forward please'
Mr. Humphries (to the customer): 'Good morning sir, can I help you?'
The customer: 'I waited so long, I first also would like to spent a penny.'
Mr. Lucas: 'I'm sorry sir, the gents is not free at the moment'
(Customer is very angry en walks off without buying anything)

Very brilliant, but: What was it all about...?

[Miss Whimsey]

Isn't spending a penny about using the facilities?


Miss Whimsey

[sonosun]

Sure the customer wanted to use the gents Restroom. :hat:

[Greg WibblyWobbly]

I guess they used to charge a penny to use the facilities.

[Ronald]

Yes, it is. I think it is a very good one.

In Holland we often say: Ik zal even kijken of ik nog een jongetje ben.
(In English to translate as: I must see if I'm still a boy).

[Jeff Humphries]

Yes, it is. I think it is a very good one.

In Holland we often say: Ik zal even kijken of ik nog een jongetje ben.
(In English to translate as: I must see if I'm still a boy).

:lol:

[Mrs Featherstone]

I think that piece of dialogue is excellent involving 5 people going round in an ever decreasing circle. However, I can't remember which episode it was in ?

[Ronald]

I think this dialogue was for a big part in the show 'Mrs. Slocombe Expects' but I made it up a bit. (The part where the customer also wants to spent a penny and I made some more Are you free lines in it)

In the orginial show they cut some lines between Lucas and Humphries, but when they ware taking the episode the orginial plan was to put in the dialogue as I discribed it.

[John Inman Fan]

Yes, it is. I think it is a very good one.

In Holland we often say: Ik zal even kijken of ik nog een jongetje ben.
(In English to translate as: I must see if I'm still a boy).

That is very true! :lol:

[Melchett]

Yes, it is. I think it is a very good one.

In Holland we often say: Ik zal even kijken of ik nog een jongetje ben.
(In English to translate as: I must see if I'm still a boy).

I wonder if that expression will catch on here in the States...

[John Inman Fan]

I wonder if that expression will catch on here in the States...

I *doubt* that very much, but there might be similar sayings here for all I know. :shrug:

Marlies

[cpl.er...Capt. Joe]

I've always prefered, "I"m going to see a man about a horse."

Not sure where that phrase came from, but it seems to get the point across.