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Has he got his umbrella?

The Goon Show did a good one on that From The Rent Collectors:

Crun:
Er, now, now, now [mutters], what next? Now um, [reads] Mister Patrick Murphy, of no fixed abodee, sevenpence-ha'penny behind in his rent. Mrs....

Bannister:
[off] Henry, er...

Crun:
[writing stops] What, what, what?

Bannister:
[off] Oh, [mutters, lip smacking]. Henreee!

Crun:
Ah, drat that modern melody-woman.

Bannister:
[off] Yim-bom-biddle... [silly singing, pauses]. Pfwo-o-ow!

Crun:
What do you, what? What is it Min?

Bannister:
[off] That cat wants to go out.

Crun:
What makes you think that, Min?

Bannister:
[off] He's just put his hat and coat on. Ooooh...

Crun:
Dear oh dear. Why do we have to have a loony moggie that insists on wearing a hat and coat? Why can't he be like other cats and just wear a knitted pullover, I tell you? Now, where was I..

Bannister:
[off, interrupts] Because the dog's wearing the pullover, you know that.

Crun:
Oooh...

Bannister:
[off] It's his turn to have the pullover, you know that.

Crun and Bannister:
[muttered exchanges]