Mr. Addison informed the board that he had been reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and that it had suggested to him a new business model. He advocated the adoption of a golden ticket, to be inserted into six random onions, with the recipient receiving a free behind the scenes tour of the National Onion Centre in Wetwang. Mr. Reed pointed out that the National Onion Centre was closed indefinitely owing to localised flash flooding and in influx of aphids. Mr. Fowler intimated that he had contacts who could arrange a brunch with Geoffrey Boycott. Mr. Barraclough advised that the logistics of inserting a golden ticket undetected into an onion may prove prohibitive. Ms. Crewe suggested that leeks could be used instead, as they had a longer tuber and were also part of the genus Allium. Mr. Atkins suggested that this was both the thin end of the wedge and a slippery slope, not to mention a hot potato, a banana skin, and a potential powder keg. Mr. Melville asked what was next: Wasabi bloody peas?
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