[tshiggins]

Point of information: In U.S. english, nobody ever says, "Here am I," unless they want to come across as quirky and funny, or annoying and pretentious.

We say, "Here I am."

Also, while it's fine to say "dilly-dally," the phrase normally used by men when talking to one another -- especially macho guys like this -- is, "dickin' around."

"Now that you're done dickin' around...." or "Once you're finished dickin' around...."

Hopefully, that doesn't trigger the forum censor. It is the more polite version of the terminology normally used by active-duty military personnel. :)