Never a bomb when you need it!

     "You know what this house needs?" he proceeded. "An atom bomb, dropped carefully on the roof of the main banqueting hall."
     "It would help, wouldn't it?"
     "It would be the making of the old place. Put it right in no time. Still, atom bombs cost money, so I suppose that's out of the question."

(from Ring For Jeeves, by Sir Pelham Wodehouse)