I intend to spend a slightly trembly-handed day whittling them, sir, thank you for inquiring. And for reviving this bastard thread.
"I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
Only a hippopotamus will do
No crocodiles, no rhinoceroses
I only like hippopotamuses
And hippopotamuses like me too."
funnily enough, fiona's gone back to bed with a bad case of the 'flu', which is apparently nothing to do with the vast quantity of alcohol that she imbibed last night.