The sleeper awakes and belches Metaxas fumes dangerously near to the Xmas tree lights.
"Dead Horse is a damn fine triangle player an' that Kay can certainly clog 'em good, let's find my kazoo and clean the cat sh*t off the washboard an' give 'em "Jitterbug Swing". C'm on you women, an' do the jitterbug swing... UMPPH"
A timely application of mince pie mercifully cuts short the caterwauling that has the cats climbing the Xmas tree in terror and was in danger of curdling the Baileys.
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