and need a big hose to put it out."

What would you do if a woman called your firestation and uttered the above? What would you say?

"Ma'am, how big a fire are we talking about? It might take more than one big hose to put it out."

"Ma'am, we're all out of big hoses. They are all putting out other fires."

"Ma'am, I don't have the biggest hose, but it is tenacious and has been known to work on a fire all night. Will that work?"

Why waste a good thing, I’ll bring wood for that fire!!!

pipette?

Oh what a gal....

MW

Say,
may I borrow a line of wit,
today.
 
I will gladly
repay
you when post arrives,
on
Tuesday
 
Just a line,
nay
a snippet
with which to retort

a
few words
with which to reply

say
what I want to
say

about firehoses
in this second month,
before
May
 
My apologies to Eric Idle, but he recites a poem in the same meter as
Hamlet or something in a skit - the above would be tons better (maybe a
little funny) if you could hear me say it.