- Julian Fawcett MP: [entertaining the baby] Was it the Newsnight thumbs? It was? Do you like the Newsnight thumbs, little one?
- Robin: All this fuss, and for what? This whole Christmas thing is just a fad.
- Lady Fanny Button: It's been 2,000 years, Robin!
- Robin: Exactly. And in mere 2,000 more it be something else. The whole thing is just a... What is phrase?
- Pat Butcher: [Mike's cooking catches fire] Flash in the pan!
- Robin: Passing obsession. Trust me, it never catch on. Never.