“My own tip is never throw water on a fat fire. It’ll take your face off.”
In context
Alan over the speaker system: Fire! Fire! The fair’s on fire! I’m joking, of course it’s not. [...] My own tip is never throw water on a fat fire. It’ll take your face off.
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The scene
Alan turns a public announcement at the country show into a fire safety lecture, after a fake alarm.
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Quick answers
Who says "My own tip is never throw water on a fat..."?
Alan Partridge says it in I'm Alan Partridge.
Where is this Alan Partridge quote from?
It is from Episode 6 – Towering Alan (I'm Alan Partridge). The full script is on this site.