"Of course it wasn't me who knocked over the plants while you were at work. Maybe someone broke in and did it. BTW, they peed in the big one while they were here. Just FYI."
"Ah, yes, my good man...Sir Oliver Baconslice here. Pleasure to meet you. Might I ask if I could avail myself of your thumbs? You see...there is a box of cookies in the other room...."