"I..........will take your word on that one. But, let me run this one by you--what if every stick in the mud is actually secretly into pranks? Could you imagine being that serious all the time?" Church sure can't. That's why he seems to take pride in avoiding seriousness most of the time.

"Should I add elfroot brownies to the list of foody goodies to experiment with? Since it's not fried, it should go a lot better. ...And I'll get Chris to help. She'll have a much better idea of, uh, amounts to use."