Invitation to a pun
April 12th 2011 03:24
Jenny Douglas: $6 million tastebuds
And then the anticipation is spoiled by the story itself – beaten to the punch line! But let’s start at the beginning.
A British company called Young’s Seafood employs a woman named Jenny Douglas as a professional taster. The job involves sampling many pieces of fish each day, partly as a recipe tester but most importantly to measure the freshness of supplies.
It’s a serious job in a serious business, and Douglas is professional enough to take serious care of her tastebuds. To that end she never eats spicy food, avoids all hot drinks and never touches alcohol.
The result is that Douglas is exceptionally good at her job – so good that Young’s Seafood has decided to insure her tastebuds for US$6 million. Bruce Springsteen’s voice is insured for $5.5 million, Heidi Klum’s legs for a mere $1.8 million. These are important tastebuds.
Back to our sub-editor, who is nodding in acclamation of whoever gave Jenny Douglas her nickname: The Codmother.
story and image: dailymail.co.uk
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