Goodness Gracious Me (TV and radio) Quote
Telephone operator: Our regulations state that all our firefighters must wear a helmet, for their own protection.
Malkit: This is a black thing, innit?!
Operator: What?
Malkit: Turbans were good enough to protect their countrymen from the marauding Moguls. Why aren't they good enough for firemen, eh?
Operator: Because they're flammable!
Malkit: Well, if you think that I'm gonna help you discriminate against my Sikh brothers, then you are sorely mistaken. Sat Sri Akaal! [hangs up, notices smoke creeping under bedroom door, and dials again] Hello? Yeah, I'd like the Punjabi ambulance service, please!
Malkit: This is a black thing, innit?!
Operator: What?
Malkit: Turbans were good enough to protect their countrymen from the marauding Moguls. Why aren't they good enough for firemen, eh?
Operator: Because they're flammable!
Malkit: Well, if you think that I'm gonna help you discriminate against my Sikh brothers, then you are sorely mistaken. Sat Sri Akaal! [hangs up, notices smoke creeping under bedroom door, and dials again] Hello? Yeah, I'd like the Punjabi ambulance service, please!
TV Show: Goodness Gracious Me (TV and radio)
