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Lars' overcomplicated allergy threat

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Lars brings in a school bun (a Norwegian pastry filled with cream and topped with shredded coconut), as part of an overcomplicated and dastardly plan to kill Olli, using his allergies against him. He presents the three steps of his plan using cartoon drawings, which are shown on the screen. Step 1 (titled 'Escalation') is that Lars has hidden a shrimp in the pocket of Olli's jacket. Olli is only slightly allergic to shellfish, so this would not kill him, but give him an itchy, dry throat. Seeking to sooth this, Lars anticipates that he would reach for the glass of water next to his chair. Lars has dropped a walnut into this water, which Olli is much more allergic to. Step 2 of the plan ('Exploiting Olli's crisis') begins with Olli experiencing a severe allergic reaction to the nut, and seeking help from a nurse. As a qualified nurse, Lars would be on hand, but says he would not give Olli the necessary EpiPen, in order to counteract the anaphylactic shock. Step 3 of the plan ('The end') is that Olli would then run towards Lars, seeking the EpiPen, and fall face-first into the school bun on the floor. He would then ingest some of the bun, and experience a further allergic reaction, finishing him off. As soon as Lars has finished describing his plan, he realises that it is terrible. Bård points out that, for his plan to work, everything has to go exactly as Lars expects, and that the likelihood of Olli landing face-first on the bun is incredibly low. He points out that Lars could have instead just submitted the school bun alone as a threat, saying "You had me at school bun" (thus coining the title of the episode). Bård ultimately puts him in fourth place.

(Written by Karl Craven)

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