Icebreaker to follow groom's speech

First of all, I’d like congratulate Paul on a very enjoyable speech - which has raised the expectation of my speech to a level that I cannot possibly hope to fulfil now. Thanks for that!

Good afternoon Ladies and Gentlemen - I’d like to thank the groom for his kind words and toast. It was touch and go whether Paul would be able to do his speech after yesterday’s accident… he was washing his new father-in-law's car and his tongue ran dry.