Well, this was a waste of Thyme."
I'm udderly ruined!" credit: my grandma, at every party she's ever been to
It'd be a ruined joke.
Because of his ground thyme.
He says, "Gourmet I be excused?"
He had too much thyme on his hands.
Honestly, no idea!
They've got a lot of thyme on their hands
Because he didn't have the thyme or the plaice.
Souperb.
You can mash potatoes, but you can't pee soup. (sorry sorry. Really. I've loved this joke since I was... oh.. six...)
It wastes your time and you walk away with either tears or a slight chuckle.
There's a limit to how many characters you are allowed to waste.