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Namby Pamby

By Mr Richard | Posted: 25 January 2009

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Here's another little sketch. A comic tragedy about a gentleman with an unfortunate name.

NAMBY PAMBY

PSYCHIATRIST :  Ah mr. Pamby do come in. Take a seat please.

N PAMBY :  Thank you.

PSYCHIATRIST :  So how are you feeling today?

N PAMBY :  Oh suicidal.

PSYCHIATRIST :  Oh I see..and for how long have you had these dark feelings.

N. PAMBY :   Oh most of my life really.

PSYCHIATRIST :  Mmm ..Well mr. Pamby I'm sure we can help you.

N PAMBY :  Really.

 PSYCHATRIST:  Oh yes,.. we at Headshrinkers Psychiatric solutions
 specialise in just this sort of thing and have helped many people just like you back onto the wholesome  path of sanity and good mental  health.for a very reasonable fee I might add..So,just to get the ball rolling I'll need to take down some of your details you know address, bank details that sort of thing.                                  

N PAMBY :  Of course.

PSYCHIATRIST : So mr. Pamby I didn't get your first name?

N. PAMBY : It's Namby

PSYCHIATRIST :  Sorry could you spell that please?

N PAMBY : Yes that's N.A.M.B.Y

PSYCHIATRIST : Ah Namby..thought that's what you said.And your date of..wait a minute.. Namby? Namby Pamby?Ha ha ha Is that your name? ha ha ha ha ha ha (Bursts into uncontrollable laughter) Namby Pamby ha ha ho ho etc.

N PAMBY : That's it! I'm goin to jump out of a window!

PSYCHIATRIST : Ha ha ha  ho ha ha ha Namby Pamby!

N. PAMBY: I hate you! I hate you !I hate you!(Runs out and slams door.)

PSYCHIATRIST : Ha ha ha ha .oh dear.


Scene 2 

Mr Pamby is standing on a window ledge several floors up. A mumbling crowd has gathered. An officer with a megaphone is attempting to talk him out of jumping.

N PAMBY : I'm gonna jump ! I am !

OFFICER : Please sir.don't jump,nothing's so bad it can't be fixed.Think how sad your friends will be without you in their world.

N PAMBY : But I don't have any friends.

OFFICER : Oh I see..well think of all the friends you could make. Surely life's not so bad? C'mon you seem like one of the good guys.

N PAMBY : NO! I'm gonna jump!

OFFICER : NO!..Please don't do that. So much to Loose if you jump mr em..

N PAMBY : Pamby

OFFICER : Mr Pamby..now look how upset all these people will be if you were to jump, there's women and children in that crowd mr. Pamby.

N PAMBY : They look like they want me to jump.

OFFICER : No-one wants you to jump mr.Pamby

N.PAMBY : They were just shouting JUMP JUMP!

OFFICER :.. Well maybe just one or two of them.

N.PAMBY : The kids were the loudest! And the mums.

OFFICER : Right..Well all the more reason to defy them!Show them what your really made of mr. Pamby. Step back into the building,show them you want to live!

N PAMBY : .Well when you put it like that.maybe..

OFFICER :Cool..Now we're getting somewhere.By the way my names Chris what's your first name mr Pamby?

N PAMBY : I'ts..Namby.

OFFICER : Ok Namby heres what to do.Very carefully climb back through .Namby? Namby Pamby? Seriously?haha ha ha ha (uncontrollable laughter) ha ha ha NAMBY PAMBY! Hoho ha ha ha etc.

N PAMBY  : (voice descending as he  jumps) You're all the SAAAAAAAAAAAAME! (SPLAT !)
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Comments 
debbie reynolds
25 January 2009
Absolutely Brill, it made me laugh, no doubt the crowd did too!
unbridledspirit
25 January 2009
I could see this as a sketch on "Saturday Night Live".  Good job.
ChrissieJo
11 February 2009
What sort of psychiatrist would choose not to help such a fella free of charge?
  ........................they must be two peas of the same pod!
This made me laugh!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jason Dillard
31 March 2009
Good one. This made me laugh!!!!!!!!
Gary Jarvis
02 April 2009
Hi Mr Richard,

A nice little sketch although if you wanted to keep the character maybe you could get him off the ledge and then when he gets down that's when the man finds his name and he runs off crying or something but nonetheless a very funny character.

Keep up the good work.

Regards
Gary
travelmaster
25 April 2009
this definitely made me chuckle.
Reiner
26 April 2009
Well done. Short and sweet.

Reiner

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