Cartoon kings of animated entertainment on both sides of the Atlantic and even among the more literate from downunder, Vomit and Waffles, sprung a Christmas surprise on the media watchers amd the watchers of media including those who dwell in and on Buckingham Palace.
The newest latest episode of the sketchy sketch characters captured more viewers than the much touted first time queen's Christmas massage. Palace preferers were certain that a peak at the queen's Christ's birthday bodyrub would be a blockbuster in audience ratings compared to the perennial god awful boring drivel in Mum's Xmas Message about "somber austerity in these hard times".
Few anticipated that a pair of imaginary violent and slightly vulgar rodents or whatever species they pretend to belong to could spoil the royal pudding. Media experts suggested that the large number of kiddies thrust in front of the boob tube so the adults can enjoy their figgie pudding may have been the cause. Others said that surveys of viewers suggested that watching an old dame get her ribs rubbed was not fit entertainment in these somber austere hard times.
