(GK: Garrison Keillor, SS: Sue Scott, TK: Tom Keith, TR: Tim Russell)
Tonight's show brought to you by Murphy's Plumbing of St. Paul.
(VIOLIN, GYPSY LOVE SONG VERSE)
SS & GK: If you're having trouble with your plumbing,
And it's ten below.
TR: Indoor plumbing is a fairly recent invention in human history, and there are many things we don't completely understand. Water pressure for example.
(METAL RIPPING, WATER SHOOTING UP)
TR: A plumbing system is always full of surprises, no matter what.
(EXPLOSIONS OF WATER)
TR: Every toilet is a time bomb waiting to go off.
(SHOUTS OF ALARM, WATER WHOOSHING)
TR: What's this faucet do? (WATER GUSHING) Whoops. Guess that's the overflow.
(DRIPPING)
TR: Grab me a mop, wouldja - don't worry - we'll get this cleaned up.
SS & GK: Don't despair, just call up Murphy PlumbingNo job too big or small. (TR: Okay! Turn the nozzle!)
We'll be there in just a couple minutes,
Murphy's of St. Paul. (FLUSH. TR: Now that's what I call a good flush.)
(c) 1999 by Garrison Keillor