Jeremy Clarkson and the Waldorf Salad

Who wouldn’t be grumpy after a day of this on a 5/2 diet?

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Remember "Waldorf Salad", the episode in Fawlty Towers in which an obnoxious American guest arrives just after 9pm wanting dinner? Sorry, says Fawlty. The kitchen's closed, how about a salad? The guest is furious. I'm tired, I'm hungry, I've driven all the way down "some back road called the M5", he says. I want a hot dinner. Finally, exasperated, he asks: "How much of this Mickey Mouse money do you need to keep the chef on?"

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