The pun actually does work in French, amusingly enough, although in French one says that working devices are "walking" (marcher) rather than "running" (courir).

Bonjour. Est-ce que votre réfrigérateur marche ? // Oui... // Ben il faut aller l'attraper alors !

Apparently french ambassadors are supposed to speak english.. Maybe I'll try, just to get some english speaking training..