Salt of the Earth to Planet Boyfriend

Northerner Rachel is sat at her desk in an Interactive TV department leafing through a department store flyer. She presses a programmed number on her phone, and turns on the speaker.

BOYFRIEND:
Ullo?

RACHEL:
'ullo lover, it's me.

BOYFRIEND:
Oh 'ullo.

RACHEL:
Just got up?

BOYFRIEND:
Uh.

RACHEL:
Alright for some! Eh, Army and Navy have got a sale on?

BOYFRIEND:
Eh?

RACHEL:
It's like Allders or Rackhams. They've got beds in t'sale. We should get one.

BOYFRIEND:
What? Like kid's beds?

RACHEL:
No proper grown up sized beds.

BOYFRIEND:
I don't want a bed with a chuffin' sail on it.

RACHEL:
You what?

BOYFRIEND:
I mean is it boat shaped and stuff?

RACHEL:
What ye talking about now?

BOYFRIEND:
You said t'beds got a sail. Is it boat shaped?

RACHEL:
No ye...! Oooh what are you like? I said beds in t'sale! In't shop!

BOYFRIEND:
What shop?

RACHEL:
Army and Navy!

BOYFRIEND:
Is that a shop?

RACHEL:
Yes! Like Rackhams!

BOYFRIEND:
I thought tha said navy bed'd got a sail. I don't want to sleep in a novelty bed.

RACHEL:
Bloo-dee-hell! Go away I'll talk to thi later when tha's woken up!
(Disconnects)
Did you 'ear that? What chuffin' planet is 'e on?

created on 2006-07-07 21:01:43 by markl