Sorry For The Delay.

I was, seriously, watching a Christmas movie.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZTTzcXSLjhI (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Theme Song, a/v, Nemms).

Which, of course, is famous for featuring an;

https://youtube.com/watch?v=t9-mKKotWZo (Intermission, The Offspring, Official Audio).

Along with Dick Van Dyke doing that entire "Toot Sweet" dance routine with a broken leg.

And about two bottles of gin a day.

And speaking of ropey accents.

I really must find the time to tell that story.

About exactly how long it normally takes.

Between a traumatic event. And me making an inappropriate joke about it.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/54631056

Particularly with one of my mothers clearly winning the Christmas presents. By buying herself a horse.

Which puts us dangerously close to troika territory.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=v7s2VjwQSMw (Jingle Bells original with lyrics, a/v, DancingSpirit88).