by Johnny Glover
Episode 74: "Testosterone, Cholesterol, Petroleum" (May 19th 1998
1.50pm)
Whereas
McDonalds promote the latest Disney film, the East Anglian chain of 'Like
Chips' had managed to secure sole promotional rights for a 'straight to Video'
animated film from Belgium called 'The Little Giraffe'. And, as any parent
knows, no self-respecting five-year-old is going to turn up at school with
Godfrey the Giraffe when the latest Disney Superstar is available at McDonalds.
So, young Gywneth decided to use some non-violent protest tactics. Her father,
Kevin, sat quietly munching on his 'Chicken Nites Burger', feeling some sympathy
for his, now screeching, daughter. He actually preferred the original southern
fried chicken. The 'Like Chips' version was pretty naff, he thought. In fact
he was quite a connoisseur of 'southern' fried chicken 'a likes and sad to
behold, he kept a list of their names as it never ceased to amaze him at
the lengths fast food joints would go to make their 'product' sound similar
to Colonel Sanders. There was even a greasy joint in Hadlode called 'Len
Tucky's Fried Chicken', which was his favourite. What he didn't know was
(and this wouldn't have surprised Yaxley) that Brian had actually been to
school with Len Tucky.
Brian ignored the child's screaming and worked his way through the burger,
portions of lettuce, gherkin and traces of mayonnaise attaching themselves
to his ample chin. Yaxley slowly nibbled his chips and left his burger for
last. As he was eating a particularly long chip an inch at a time, he was
aware of someone sitting down heavily in the chair opposite him, squeezing
into the space beside an equally surprised Brian. 'My God, you can snore
Yaxley Farcett ' exclaimed Fiona Morgan, now without her 'Like Chips' outfit
on. Her hair was pulled tightly back across her forehead and
she had put a
subtle amount of make up on. Just enough for Yaxley to notice, that is. Brian
turned his head and gave Yaxley a dirty grin, which he ignored. 'Yeah. I
do, apparently' he replied, as coolly as he could. He was actually pleased
as he could sense his 'bloke o'meter' rating increase by the second. He noticed
that Clive Lancaster was looking over at their table, trying to see what
the Barnham trio was up to. Yaxley pushed his chips across the table. 'D'you
want one ?' he asked. Fiona grimaced and informed Yaxley that she didn't
want one of the bloody things. After all, she'd been in the kitchens. Further
more, she added, she was watching her figure. At that point, both Yaxley
and Brian coughed in embarrassment, as that was exactly what they'd been
doing.
Yaxley waited until Brian had finished his burger and asked him to go and
fill the car up with petrol. 'Can't we get it on the way back to The Skaters
?' asked Brian. Yaxley inclined his head towards Fiona and said in a 'bugger
off Brian' tone, 'Nooo Brian. I can't.
So...can...you...fill...the...car...with...petrol. Please.' Worthington looked
from Fiona to Farcett and suddenly the penny dropped. 'Ahhh, Yis. Righty
Ho. I'll see yew outside later'.
Yaxley looked down at his congealing food and thought of what Fiona had said.
He cleared the table of the mess of partially eaten burger and chips and
returned with two cups of coffee in real cups, which he had managed to wheedle
out of Lucille Hall. He sat down again opposite Fiona and sighed. 'There
you go. Real cups for a real girl' and he smiled his winningest smile.
'You still snore like a bear you know' she laughed. 'You won't get round
me with a cup of coffee. I hardly slept last night on that lumpy bed of yours
with you waking me up every five minutes with your SNNNRRRRGGGGHH !' and
Fiona did a passable imitation of Yaxley's snoring at high volume, attracting
the attention of the Burger munching restaurant. Yaxley grinned and when
Fiona had finished embarrassing him, he said firmly, 'Fiona. I need to know
some things about your Dad'.
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For the third
time in two days, Yaxley Farcett was sitting in the plastic splendour of
'Like Chips In The Night'. Brian Worthington was sitting opposite him, wending
his way through a burger, which bore a strange resemblance to the Leaning
Tower of Pisa. Gripped tightly between Brian's shovel-like hands, the burger
was poised to enter the gaping entrance of his mouth. As he leaned forward
to take a gargantuan bite from his extremely fast food, a shout filled the
air from the other side of the room. A little girl, of around five years
of age, was screaming. She threw a toy on the floor closely followed by herself
and then began to kick her feet up and down in frustration. The girl's mother
quickly got up and scuttled round to the prostrate child. 'Get up Gwyneth'
she asked calmly, 'It's a nice toy.... look' and she picked up the sorry
looking plastic replica of a giraffe with a short neck.
