Intriguing Skype-based activity going down on eBay at the moment. Check out this page to see two very smiley men, one of whom is what Ray off The X Factor will look in 2046, flogging their cookery skills to the highest bidder.

Bear with me, I'm still trying to figure out the Skype connection.

OK I get it. Emeril (we'll call him "Ray") and Bobby are Very Famous TV chefs from the US Food Network, and they're selling a Skype video chat with themselves. Win the auction and you get a cookery lesson via the magic of webcam, and your cashmoney goes to charity. Everyone's a winner!

The auction ends on 3 December, and you'll get your vid lesson on 7 December. Important health and safety note to complete beginners: 7 Dec may be a little too early to start cooking your actual Crimble dinner.