- Earl Sinclair: As you can see, I have separated all known dinosaur wisdom into three categories: animal, vegetable, rocks.
- Robbie Sinclair: Well, what about fire?
- Earl Sinclair: Vegetable.
- Charlene Sinclair: What about water?
- Earl Sinclair: Water is the opposite of fire, which we have previously established as a vegetable. What's the opposite of a vegetable? Fruit. So, water is a fruit! Fruit is not a vegetable, so it has to be either an animal or a rock. We know it's not an animal. Therefore, fruit is a rock.
- Insurance Agent: Mr. Sinclair, I would appraise the damages here at about...
- Earl Sinclair: Don't try and cheat me on this, 'cause I know you insurance guys. You have absolutely no ethics.
- Insurance Agent: Well how much would you say your television set was worth?
- Earl Sinclair: Ten thousand dollars. Good thing I popped for that extra meteor coverage, huh?
- Robbie Sinclair: There is something I've been thinking about and I wouldn't mind hearing what the family thinks. I'm a little confused about the nature of reality.
- Earl Sinclair: ...No kidding?
- Robbie Sinclair: Right, like if a tree falls in the forest and nobody's around to see it or hear it, did it actually fall?
- Fran Sinclair: Ooh, now that IS intriguing. Who can build on that?
- [Earl gets up and heads out of the room]
- Fran Sinclair: Where are you going?
- Earl Sinclair: I'm going to see if the tree fell. I'll be back in a couple of days.
- Fran Sinclair: If you leave this house, I will NEVER talk to you again.
- Earl Sinclair: Throw in the rest of the family and you got yourself a deal.
- [Fran gasps]
- Earl Sinclair: As you can see, I have separated all known dinosaur wisedom into three catagories: Animal. Vegetable. Rocks.
- Robbie Sinclair: What about fire?
- Earl Sinclair: Vegetable.
- Charlene Sinclair: What about water?
- Earl Sinclair: Water is the opposite of fire, which we have previously established as a vegetable. What's the opppsite of a vegetable? Fruit. So, water is a fruit. Fruit is not a vegetable, so it has to be either an animal or a rock. We know it's not an animal, therefore, fruit is a rock.
- Charlene Sinclair: Daddy, I asked you about water.
- Earl Sinclair: Robbie, ask me another one.
- Robbie Sinclair: Dad, you haven't gotten one right yet.
- Earl Sinclair: I'm finding my rhythm. Go ahead, ask me. Ask me.
- Robbie Sinclair: Okay, okay, what can fish do under water that dinosaurs can't?
- Earl Sinclair: Sing.
- Robbie Sinclair: Wrong. Breathe.
- Earl Sinclair: We can't breathe under water? That stinks.