My family used to watch the BBC show “Keeping Up Appearances” when the kids were young. “More tea, vicar?” is our go to phrase to cover the stunned silence when someone does something embarrassing or gross.
From Monty Python and the Holy Grail - no matter how bad something is, one of us will say: “It’s only a flesh wound.” It came about when one of my sons broke his leg very badly and was laid up for the summer. He became convinced he would lose his leg and his brothers comforted him by saying, “Don’t worry, it’s only a flesh wound.”