West Wing: a man falls into a hole story

As a fan of the show, there are some moments I remember rather fondly. One is the story Leo tells Josh as Josh struggles with the after affects of being shot in one of the cliff hanger episodes.

The story was told in Noel which aired in the show's second season. And you follow the link to this page for the story from Leo.
"This guy's walking down the street when he falls in a hole. The walls are so steep he can't get out.
"A doctor passes by and the guy shouts up, 'Hey you. Can you help me out?' The doctor writes a prescription, throws it down in the hole and moves on.
"Then a priest comes along and the guy shouts up, 'Father, I'm down in this hole can you help me out?' The priest writes out a prayer, throws it down in the hole and moves on
"Then a friend walks by, 'Hey, Joe, it's me can you help me out?' And the friend jumps in the hole. Our guy says, 'Are you stupid? Now we're both down here.' The friend says, 'Yeah, but I've been down here before and I know the way out.'"

2 comments:

Sean said...

Thank you for posting this! I am using it for a quote on friendship!

Anonymous said...

Thank you so much. I knew I had heard that story before but I could not remember it, I goggled it and found your blog. I loved that show, it had some great writers.

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