How was your morning?
Pretty good, I guess. Except for one really strange thing that happened. I was leaving work, and this kid - Robbie? works in the mail room? - he stops me and he says...
Excuse me, sweetie, I don't mean to interrupt you, but this is gonna be done pretty quick and I wanted you to look in on Donnie before we eat.
Is something the matter?
His cold's getting worse. He's so pale and awfully congested and he didn't touch his dinosaur when I took it in to him.
[startled] What? What did you say?
I said, I think Donnie's cold is getting worse.
No no no. Did you say "dinosaur"?
Mm-hmm, he wouldn't touch it and it's his favorite: tuna-fish.
Why are you saying "dinosaur"?
What do you expect me to say?
Did Robbie or someone for work call you and tell you to say "dinosaur" as a joke or something?
Robbie? Who's Robbie? Why would he call me?
Then why are you saying "dinosaur" instead of "lunch"?
"Dinosaur instead of lunch," Bill, what are you talking about?
Can't you hear what you're saying? You're saying Donnie wouldn't touch his dinosaur!
[confused] I know. And I'm a little worried.
"Dinosaur"? Come on, Kathy, i-it's "lunch"! The word is "lunch"!
[annoyed] "Lunch"? What has "lunch" got to do with anything?
"What has lunch got to do with any - ?"? All right. Okay. What does "lunch" mean?
[unsure] Bill, you know what "lunch" means.
[angrily demanding] What does it mean! Tell me!
[a little afraid] It's a color.
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