Holding the record for the fastest fried egg.
There was a bimonthly competition between short order cooks and the winner was given the keys to a closet.
In the closet was a frying pan and an instruction leaflet telling how it should be cleaned.
The winner five times in a row was a physics professor turned chef.
The runner up was a cartoonist.
They were both asked for autographs in the street.
Good to know the competitive spirit causes such a stir.
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