Sharing a Plumber Joke

Sharing a Plumber Joke

A Translation of an Old Sketch:


The Plumber and the Parrot

How many times do we hear people complaining about unanswered calls and long waiting times for repair works. The situations, from case to case, are experienced at various degrees of intensity, from a "couldn't care less" attitude to exasperation and depressions. The following story illustrates one of the finest examples:

An elderly, recently widowed lady (Mrs Mouchaboeuf) was deeply affected by sadness and the desolation of her sudden loneliness. Therefore, she adopted a parrot to keep her company.
One day, she called the plumber to have a leaking water pipe repaired. The lady tended to be forgetful, and she left the house before the plumber was there, leaving her parrot at home.
The plumber knocked at the door of the appartment. A voice from inside asked:
- "Who's there?"
- "It's the plumber!" answered the man.
- "Whooo's there?"
- "It's the pluuumber!"
- "Who's there?"
- "But madam, you just called me to fix your washbasin!"
- "Whooo's there?"
- "But I am telling you, I'm the plumber!"
- "Who's there?"
- "It's the plumber!"
- "Who's there?"
- "Madam, it's the plumber!!!"
- "Who's there?"
- ...
Half an hour later, the plumber was at his wits' end and fainted.
A few minutes later, the old lady was back and found the poor plumber lying on the floor, unconscious, in front of the appartment door, and she asked: "Who is it?"
A voice from inside answered: "It's the plumber!"