My duckies, I have bad news – The Manservants and I have a hot date this Thursday, and there is nobody left behind to take care of the live-snark. You are going to have to go it alone, or wait and join me for delayed, not-so-live snark on Friday.
My deepest apologies, duckies, some conflicts simply cannot be avoided. (Yes, it hurts me more than it hurts you – after all, it's BUDGET DELIBERATIONS!!!!!)