The White Elephant 3: Broken
| Peter: | I've got an order from table 3 ... |
| Gordon: | Amazing, he wants the 'chef's special' - duck a la plum. Now this should be good. |
| Ceilia: | Duck a la plum!? Shouldn't it be duck a l'orange Gordon? |
| Gordon: | This is my 'chef's special' - just leave it to me. |
| Peter: | I'll go and tell him it's on its way. |
| Ceilia: | ... and give him a glass of wine - on the house. |
| Ceilia: | Problem Gordon? |
| Gordon: | The oven won't light - the cooker's on the blink! Where did you get this piece of junk from? |
| Ceilia: | I bought it second hand. It was in good working condition. |
| Mary: | Try pressing that button there. |
| Gordon: | What do you know about cookers, huh? Can't you see it's kaput - knackered! We're going to lose yet another customer now. I was really looking forward to cooking my duck a la plum! |
| Mary: | Have you tried the gas connections? |
| Gordon: | Don't be ridiculous - I have worked in some of the world's top restaurants - and I know when a cooker has packed up - and this one has completely had it. |
| Peter: | Oh ... I'll go and tell him the duck's off shall I? |
| Mary: | Wait a minute Peter. If I just press this knob here - now try that a try. |
| Gordon: | Ah ... well ... |
| Ceilia: | Well done Mary. |
| Peter: | So we're 'cooking on gas' then! I'll go and give the customer the good news. Mary you're brilliant! |
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