Even some of the corny jokes are well below the quality threshold we expected from the finest British sex comedies. Major Argyle was a circuit judge for 18 years who vigorously spoke out against permissiveness and pornography. He famously presided over the Oz magazine obscenity trial, handing out severe prison sentences and pronounced publicly, “I will not tolerate filth!”. When production of Confessions of a Plumber’s Mate was cancelled, Rosie Dixon unknowingly marked Columbia Pictures’ last foray into British sex comedy. More children are dreaming about becoming doctors than plumbers. This is in part sad, considering how many lives are saved each year with the help of modern plumbing – anonymous The sight of him rolling around in an electric wheelchair, pinching bums and leering his way through his final performance as a hospital patient is almost painful, not to mention somewhat ironic, considering Askey had both legs amputated shortly after the film was made.

Here are some of the most famous and inspirational quotes about plumbers and plumbing in general that you can find online: Related: Your new plumbing logo [2020 Guide] I mean, just because you’re a musician doesn’t mean all your ideas are about music. So every once in a while I get an idea about plumbing, I get an idea about city government, and they come the way they come.” – Jerry Garcia Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” – Thomas Edison Don’t be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you that much stronger. If you do the little jobs well, the big ones will tend to take care of themselves.” – William Patten Every opportunity for smutty innuendo is seized in this hospital comedy as Debbie Ash suffers countless indignities in the title role.They’re installing a boiler system,” Pandora said, flipping through a book. “It’s a set of two large copper cylinders filled with water pipes that are heated by gas burners. One never has to wait for the hot water- it comes at once through expansion pipes attached to the top of the boiler.” “Pandora,” Kathleen asked suspiciously, “how do you know all that?” “The master plumber explained it to me.” “Dear,” Helen said gently, “it’s not seemly for you to converse with a man when you haven’t been introduced. Especially a laborer in our home.” “But Helen, he’s old. He looks like Father Christmas.” “Age has nothing to do with it,” Kathleen said crisply. “Pandora, you promised to abide by the rules.” “I do,” Pandora protested, looking chagrined. “I follow all the rules that I can remember.” “How is it that you remember the details of a plumbing system but not basic etiquette?” “Because plumbing is more interesting.” ― Lisa Kleypas My plumbing is all screwed up. Because it turns out, I do not own a garbage disposal.” – Demetri Martin

In August 1977 Belling told Screen International; “I’ve seen a lot of 18-year-old scrubbers in the last 18 months, but when we found Debbie Ash we knew she was right!”. Plumbing is the only profession where you’ll hear your boss say, “Be sure your ‘joints’ have lots of ‘Dope’ in them!” Success means doing the best we can with what we have. Success is the doing, not the getting; in the trying, not the triumph. Success is a personal standard, reaching for the highest that is in us, becoming all that we can be.” – Zig ZiglarAs I got older, I also found myself agreeing more with Nietzsche, as is no doubt inevitable once your plumbing starts to fail.” ― Michel Houellebecq Editing is really like plumbing a good deal of the time. You put two things together, and a current runs through it. – Thelma Schoonmaker Also Read: Can Field Service Companies Work Remotely? “Anybody who has any doubt about the ingenuity or the resourcefulness of a plumber never got a bill from one.” – George Meany People in West Virginia do have cars. We have indoor plumbing. We even use knives and forks.” – John Kruk

Inspired by primetime medical soap Dr Kildare, starry-eyed 18-year-old virgin Rosie Dixon (Ash) decides to become a nurse and enrols at nearby St Adelaide’s Hospital. The harsh reality of life on the wards is somewhat different from television, however, since the nurses are dominated by a tough, unfeeling Scottish Matron (Beryl Reid – wonderful as usual). If you consider the contribution of plumbing to human life, the other sciences fade into insignificance. – James P. Gorman Are you intimidated?” asks the ferocious Matron. “I don’t think so, but I’ve had a flu jab!” Rosie replies. Adopting the title Rosie Dixon – Night Nurse, the film was produced by experienced filmmakers Davina Belling and Clive Parsons, who spent over a year auditioning young hopefuls to take the leading role.Start by doing what’s necessary, then what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” – Saint Francis When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.” Paulo Coelho Every actor is somewhat mad, or else he’d be a plumber or a bookkeeper or a salesman.” – Bela Lugosi Modern cynics and skeptics… see no harm in paying those to whom they entrust the minds of their children a smaller wage than is paid to those to whom they entrust the care of their plumbing. – John F. Kennedy