This Twitter joke may have taken a while to come to the boil, but it's a handy reminder that good things come to those who wait.

It all started back in 2009, when Twitter user @Marcuslepage informed his followers he was just heading off to grab 40 winks... https://twitter.com/MarcusLepage/status/1626015356 Then, as with all good jokes, there was a bit of a wait between set up and punchline. And then a bit more waiting. And a bit more. An entire SEVEN years passed before Marcus got back to us with this: https://twitter.com/MarcusLepage/status/719839734369898496 Happens to the best of us mate. Twitter users were thankfully on hand to congratulate Marcus' patience and bring him up to speed with life in 2016.

@MarcusLepage @blackbrownbeige by god that is commitment to the joke

— Corey Dutson (@cdutson) April 12, 2016

@MarcusLepage Kobe retired, Trumps running for President, OpTic are freaks, COD is dying and Tony Abbott is still a shit bloke. — Sam | Blu (@Bluizor) April 12, 2016

Day done, our new favourite sleeping giant signed off with only his third tweet in seven years. https://twitter.com/MarcusLepage/status/720083233535172608 See you in 2023 mate.