When I get home to find D actually chuckling at the kitchen table, it's a safe bet that the post has delivered his VIZ comic. He has been subscribing to this publication since about 1990, when we lived in Newcastle, where it was originally produced.

Today it was the Christmas edition which landed on our doormat and when I came in from work, he was ready with a cup of tea and the comic open at this page.

Luckily I saw the funny side :-)