What and chips?

Looking back, I think Tony called out "Wan' any chips?"

I responded "Egg and chips?" 🤔

He approached from the kitchen with a bowl of chips: "Got too many"

I tried one. I assumed they'd be from the White Hart: "Oh! These are from the Chinese!"

"Yeah. Thought I'd go for something different. Omelette and chips."

"Oh! So it IS egg and chips!"

...

..

"No. It's omelette."

🙄

Tour de Luck

Jorgenson launched an outrageous attack at the front of stage 19, on a 7% climb with 13.5km of climbing till the end of the stage.

Me: No way mate! That's outrageous. That's never going to stick! 

Tony: Wass 'appened?

I explained

Tony: He got lucky then...

We watched as Jorgenson opened a 10 second gap.

Tony: ...unless he's been practising.

Me: Of course he has! 

Tony: I dunno. 🤷

Me: You don't just jump on a bike and do the Tour de France! 😄

Tony: ....no? 🤷

It's all a load of waffle

Tony was stood here when Bradley on The Chase asked "What name is given to a style of fabric woven to give a honeycomb effect?"

Tony: WAFFLE!

Me (a bit surprised): I think you're right!

Answer confirmed by Bradley. 

Tony: Coz you put honey on 'em, don't ya!.....well, I do anyway.

Quenly matey?

There was a question about conkers on Ant and Dec's limitless win.

Tony was alive with knowledge!

Tony: Yeah, coz remember that matey who lived next door? He wuz a conker champion!

Me: Was he? Who?

Tony: At Quenly!

Me: I didn't live there Tone. That's where you grew up.

Tony: Oh yeah.

AbsenTony

I noticed Tony hadn't been home in a few days. 1 or maybe 2 nights isn't all that unusual if he goes trainspotting in Basingstoke or Reading.

I knew he was scheduled to stay at his brother's in Birmingham soon, but I thought that was next week.

I went to his room and found a note on his door saying "Gone to Basingstoke trainspotting". 

When he didn't turn up the following day, I was a bit more concerned. I sent him a text saying "Hi Tony. Still alive?".

Three days later when I was about to contact his sister and confess to having lost him, my phone rang, and there's Tony's unusually chirpy voice.

"Yeah, still alive. Yeah."

"Where are you? Have you gone to your brother's?"

"Yeah"

"You said you were going to leave a message."

"I did"

"That said you'd gone trainspotting in Basingstoke."

"Yeah, well I went there first."

Swizz roe

Tony came in from work.

Tony: Wanna cup o tea?

Me: Oh yeah please.

Sounds of activity in the kitchen, and he comes back with a plate and a container of cylindrical food. I was sort of expecting chicken balls from the Chinese, because it was that kind of container, but they weren't.

Me: What are they?

Tony: Swiss rolls.

Me: They're warm.

Tony: Yeah. Just made 'em didn't he.

I'm thinking...warm though? 🤔

Nice with a cuppa I suppose.

Took a bite.

Me: ....do you mean spring rolls?

Tony: Spring rolls! That's it.

Ho-de-ho

I was in the car with Tony. I use my phone as Sat-nav, and I saw a news notification pop up that Ruth Maddock had died.

Me: Oh no! That's sad! Ruth Maddock has died. You know? (in a Welsh accent) "Hi-de-hi!"

Tony: Oh yeah?.....

🤔🙄🤔

...what was that programme she was on?