1:14:01
and it lights up, saying "Lion Tamer"
in big red neon letters...
1:14:05
so you can tame them
after dark.
1:14:07
- l see.
- During the day, you switch it off...
1:14:09
and you can claim it as reasonable wear
and tear under "allowable expenses"...
1:14:13
under paragraph 335...
1:14:15
Yes. l follow.
But, you see, the snag is...
1:14:18
if l now call the service
and say to them...
1:14:20
"l've got a 45-year-old accountant
who wants to become a lion tamer"...
1:14:25
their first question is not going to be
"Does he have his own hat?"
1:14:29
They're more likely to ask
what experience you've had with lions.
1:14:33
- l've seen'em at the zoo.
- Good.
1:14:37
Little brown, furry creatures with
short, stumpy legs and great long noses.
1:14:41
I could tame one of those.
l don't know what all the fuss is about.
1:14:44
Look pretty tame
to start with.
1:14:46
And these lions,
how high are they?
1:14:49
Oh, about so high .
They don't frighten me at all.
1:14:53
And do these Iions eat ants?
1:14:55
Yes, that's right.
1:14:58
Well, l'm afraid what you've got hold of
there, Mr. Anchovy, is an anteater.
1:15:04
- A what?
- An anteater, not a lion.
1:15:07
You see a lion,
is a huge savage beast...
1:15:09
about ten-foot long,
five-foot high...
1:15:12
with masses of sharp,
pointy teeth...
1:15:14
and nasty, long,
razor-sharp claws.
1:15:16
lt looks like this.
1:15:21
- Now. shall I caIl the circus?
- No!
1:15:24
l like your idea
of making the move...
1:15:27
to lion taming
by easy stages...
1:15:29
say by insurance
or banking.
1:15:32
- Banking?
- Yes, banking. l see it now.
1:15:35
It's a man's life, isn't it?
Travel. excitement...
1:15:37
decisions affecting people's lives,
romance. thrills.
1:15:41
l'll put you in touch
with the bank.
1:15:46
Probably.
1:15:48
l'd like a couple of days to think
about it, 'cause it is a big decision.
1:15:51
Or maybe, maybe a week,
at most, you know?
1:15:54
But l do want to make this decision.
l'd like to do banking...
1:15:58
lt's sad, isn't it...