Retching, I walked on.
I arrived at the office and told the story to the team Asok (he was far too competent to be referred to as 'Bob') and left him giggling like a pre-puberty schoolboy for the rest of the day when I advised him "So never accept a piece of cake with any Kiwi fruit on it".
Two days later, the highly respected team guru came in and announced it was his 40th birthday and that he had brought in a cake.
"Not from the shop by Waterloo station?" asked Asok, smiling and winking at me.
"Yes," said the guru, proudly. "How did you know?"
Asok's face fell: "Just a lucky guess".
But when the box was opened and the cake removed, Asok and I had to leave the room at a run. Asok was giggling uncontrollably and I was on the verge of spoiling my light grey trousers.
I was a Kiwi fruit flan.

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