Rankin mentioned in Fortean times

In article <brorpd$c8v$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk>,
pharris.TakeThisOut@bootup.demon.co.uk says...
>
> "Dave the Lurker" <dave.TakeThisOut@webshed.org> wrote in message
> news:MPG.1a4946a097d882459896f8@news.cis.dfn.de...
> > Hi,
> >
> > Just leafing through this month's Fortean times and I
> spotted this at
> > the bottom of page 26:
> >
> > "Mythchaser
> > Is it true that if you place an egg between two mobile
> phones, and call
> > one phone on the other, the egg will cook? Robert Rankin
> says so in one
> > of his novels - and he should know, he's mad."
>
> I think you'll find his 'Brentford Griffin' lark also ended
> up in Fortean Times.
>
> Peter Harris

I was knee high to Small Dave when I first heard about the Brentford
Griffon on the 6 O'clock show (I think it was). A quick google seems to
suggest it was all a joke by Rankin & friends, but I can't seem to find
any more concrete infomation.

Anyone know the full story? Has it ever been told?

cheers,
Dave
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"Dave the Lurker" <dave.RemoveThis@webshed.org> wrote in message
news:MPG.1a4a647d9cacf59e9896fa@news.cis.dfn.de...
> In article <brorpd$c8v$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk>,
> pharris.RemoveThis@bootup.demon.co.uk says...
> >
> > I think you'll find his 'Brentford Griffin' lark also
ended
> > up in Fortean Times.
> >
> > Peter Harris
>
> I was knee high to Small Dave when I first heard about the
Brentford
> Griffon on the 6 O'clock show (I think it was). A quick
google seems to
> suggest it was all a joke by Rankin & friends, but I can't
seem to find
> any more concrete infomation.
>
> Anyone know the full story? Has it ever been told?

Did you see this?
http://www.geocities.com/laxaria/eyrie1c.html

It claims that the griffin story predates Rankin's efforts
by at least 10 years.


Peter Harris
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In article <brrkn0$stc$2$8302bc10@news.demon.co.uk>,
pharris DeleteThis @bootup.demon.co.uk says...
> "Dave the Lurker" <dave DeleteThis @webshed.org> wrote in message
> news:MPG.1a4a647d9cacf59e9896fa@news.cis.dfn.de...
> > In article <brorpd$c8v$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk>,
> > pharris DeleteThis @bootup.demon.co.uk says...
> > >
> > > I think you'll find his 'Brentford Griffin' lark also
> ended
> > > up in Fortean Times.
> > >
> > > Peter Harris
> >
> > I was knee high to Small Dave when I first heard about the
> Brentford
> > Griffon on the 6 O'clock show (I think it was). A quick
> google seems to
> > suggest it was all a joke by Rankin & friends, but I can't
> seem to find
> > any more concrete infomation.
> >
> > Anyone know the full story? Has it ever been told?
>
> Did you see this?
> http://www.geocities.com/laxaria/eyrie1c.html
>
> It claims that the griffin story predates Rankin's efforts
> by at least 10 years.

Thanks for the pointer.

cheers,
Dave
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