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TRANSCRIPT OF PHONE CALL TO THE BBC WEATHER DEPARTMENT

Allan: "Hi, I'd like to speak to Tom Weather."

BBC Girl: "I'm sorry?"

Allan: "Tom Weather. The man in charge of the weather."

BBC Girl: "Do you mean the head of the Weather Department?"

Allan: "Is his name Tom Weather?"

BBC Girl: "No, it's Peter McAllister."

Allan: "Ah. OK. Y'see, I really wanted to speak to Tom Weather."

BBC Girl: "I'm afraid we have no-one by that name working here."

Allan: "OK, what about a Thomas Weather?"

BBC Girl: "I think someone has given you wrong information."

Allan: "No, it says Tom Weather here on my post-it note."

BBC Girl: "Could I ask what your enquiry is about?"

Allan: "Yep, you can ask what it's about."

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BBC Girl: "Hello?"

Allan: "I'm still here."

BBC Girl: "Unless you tell me what your enquiry is, I'll have to hang up."

Allan: "Look, just get me Tom Weather. It's not a big thing."

BBC Girl: "Sir, I've told you several times, we don't have a Tom Weather."

Allan: "Do you have a James Raincloud, then?"

BBC Girl: "No-"

Allan: "What about a Fabrice Stormfront?"

BBC Girl: "No, sir, please-"

Allan: "A Tam Galeforce?"

BBC Girl: "I'm hanging up now."

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Allan: "Take a boat to England baby, maybe to Spain..."

Posted at 17:46, 4th December 2009