“
Elsewhere in Ankh-Morpork, the Fools’ Guild was on fire.
This was a problem, because the Guild’s fire brigade consisted largely of clowns.
And this was a problem because if you show a clown a bucket of water and a ladder he knows only one way to act. Years of training take over. It’s something in the red nose speaking to him. He can’t help himself. ”
This was a problem, because the Guild’s fire brigade consisted largely of clowns.
And this was a problem because if you show a clown a bucket of water and a ladder he knows only one way to act. Years of training take over. It’s something in the red nose speaking to him. He can’t help himself. ”
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(From The Fifth Elephant (1999))
Editor’s note: Sorry for the recent Fifth Elephant spam, I shall rectify this soon ;)
