ah. my love for Alfred (of the batman variety) increases.

"I took the liberty of preparing herb tea for you, Master Bruce. It's chamomile. The tea, that is. Utterly renowned for relieving stress in vigilantes suffering from obsessive disorder."

see the whole spread of goodness here

L. Frank Baum, The Patchwork Girl of Oz

"Off you go! fast or slow,
Where you're going you don't know.
Patches, Bungle, Muchkin lad,
Facing fortunes good and bad,
Meeting dangers grave and sad,
Sometimes worried, sometimes glad--
Where you're going you don't know,
Nor do I, but off you go!"

"His destructive programming is taking effect. He'll be irresistibly drawn to large cities where he'll back up plumbing, reverse street signs, and steal everyone's left shoe."

Alfred: "Master Bruce..?"
Bat: "Your surgical skills are required."
Supes: "Your...butler guards the cave with a shot gun?
Alfred: "Sir, if I might add, you're not exactly looking in the pink yourself."
Supes: "You didn't have a spare Mister Frezze ray gun he could use?"
Bat: "This from a man who uses a dog with a cape to protect his fortress..."

*snort*