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| An Eccles cake |
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| An egg custard (pen not included) |
The results would then be printed verbatim. None of the mags I approached - including the Loaded, the FHM and the Sunday Times one - went for it, even though I'd already done a few to get the ball rolling, reproduced below:
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| Ditherer |
Biff: Hi Richard, my name's Biff and I'm calling from **** magazine. Which do you prefer, Eccles cake or egg custard?
Richard Whiteley: Oh, egg custard. Definitely. Although there's a lot to be said for an Eccles cake. All that flaky pastry and currants. Mmmm! Can I change my mind? I'm going for Eccles cake.
Biff: Are you sure? Mike Reid went for egg custard.
RW: Oh Mike!
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| Decisive Brett |
Biff: Hi Brett, my name's Biff and I'm calling from **** magazine. Which do you prefer, Eccles cake or egg custard?
Brett: Eccles cake.
Biff: Cheers Brett.
Brett: You're welcome.
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| Get the kettle on Steve! |
Biff: Hi Keith, my name's Biff and I'm calling from **** magazine. Which do you prefer, Eccles cake or egg custard?
Keith: Egg bloody custard. *hangs up*
Steve Harris from Iron Maiden
Biff: Hi Steve, my name's Biff and I'm calling from **** magazine. Which do you prefer, Eccles cake or egg custard?
Steve: Ooh, now you're asking incha? Can I say both?
Biff: No. It's like a war. You have to take sides.
Steve: Hmm, I suppose it depends on circumstance. If I'm having a brew, then probably the Eccles cake, but if I'm out and about, the egg custard. Because that's easier to eat on the hoof.
Biff: Well, where are you now?
Steve: At home.
Biff: Have you got a brew on the go?
Steve: No, but I've got Wolfsbane coming round in a bit to put some shelves up so I'll probably put the kettle on.
Biff: So are we saying Eccles cake?
Steve: I think we are!
(Next time: Rock's greatest moustaches)
(I think the Richard Whitely pic is in the public domain - if it isn't a thousand apologies. I'll remove if it offends)
