Uncle Vernon Tiptoe Through the Tulips (was: Mrs. Figg's 'Cat among the Pixies'

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> "theadimail" <theadimail at y...> wrote:
> > Anyway, one phrase which I didn't understand perfectly was 
> > Mundungus Fletcher's "keep your hairnet on". Can someone explain 
> > what that might mean?
>  
> Siriusly Snapey Susan wrote:
> I assumed it was a variant of "Keep your hat on", as in, "Be 
patient!"
> 

Neri:
Since we seem to be on a roll of "I didn't get it" posts, can 
somebody explain to me what was the point in:

(SS/PS Ch. 3, p. 40 in the US paperback) 
"Uncle Vernon stayed at home again. After burning all the letters, he 
got out a hammer and nails and boarded up the cracks around the front 
and back doors so no one could go out. He hummed "Tiptoe through the 
Tulips" as he worked, and jumped at small noises."

I looked up the words of this song on the web and listened to the 
midi. Nice song, though not exactly my style in music. But what was 
the joke? Or at least, what does it say about Vernon?

Neri