Congratulations must go to our copywriter Simon Griffin, whose tin foil ball has just passed the 500g mark. Griffin’s been collecting the tin foil he uses to wrap his sandwiches in for the last two years, and carefully rolling them together to create one big ball. When asked to comment on his achievement, Griffin modestly said: “It’s by no means the best tin foil ball in the world – but it is probably better than anything in the UK or Europe. I once read that Roald Dahl had a tin foil ball in his study made from chocolate bar foils, but his was only the size of a tennis ball. There’s no evidence to suggest that the size of your tin foil ball is directly related to your writing ability, but if it is then I can look forward to being loads more famous than Dahl.
The foil ball pictured next to a navy blue Range Rover
Griffin was unsure about exactly how many foil coatings his ball has, but based on an average sandwich wrap weighing approximately four grams, then over 125 foils have gone into his creation. These sandwiches have mainly been for lunch, but Griffin admitted to us that he has used the odd foil from a breakfast sandwich: “It’s true. From time to time I might make a bacon sandwich in the morning, but not have time to eat it, so I’ll just wrap it in foil and eat it once I get into work. I don’t think this in any way soils the purity of what is essentially a magnificent achievement.”
The sandwiches eaten have generally been on malted bread, with a ham salad filling, but other favourites have been tuna/ sweetcorn/ mayo/ cheese, chicken/ salad, BLT and cheese/ tomato. One major obstacle halting the progress of the ball has been an inconsistent lunchtime diet, with leftovers often leaving Griffin with no choice but to use tupperware. Griffin also admitted that on occasions he wakes up late and doesn’t have the time to make a sandwich – and local stores don’t pack their sandwiches in tin foil!
Griffin’s boss, MD Alistair Sim had this to say on the matter: “I haven’t seen the ball, but if it’s true then it’s really a great achievement, both for Simon and the agency. We’ve always been aware of Simon’s talent, and it was only going to be a matter of time before something like this confirmed what a skilled writer he is.”
Griffin hopes to reach the 1kg mark some time in the next year, before taking the ball on a nationwide tour.
Your ball ran off with my wife!
I will never trust balls again!
This is all your fault and i will never ever love again!
DAMN YOU ALUMINIUM BALL!
Posted by: Terry Batcher | October 16, 2008 at 01:12 PM