9 Chickweed Lane by Brooke McEldowney for December 16, 2010
Transcript:
Juliette says, "I suppose it's about time somebody told Roger he's gay. Frankly, I thought he'd sort it out for himself, then tell me. But by the time he and Penny had the second set of twins, it would have been like informing him he'd been going around all day with spinach in his teeth." Edda says, "I hardly think homosexuality is comparable to a bit of spinach caught in one's teeth." Juliette says, "I... I was referring to the children." Edda says, "And I'm not sure I endorse that simile either... speaking as your child." Juliette says, "How do you deal with a telephone call that's going nuclear?" Elliott says, "I start talking like Donald Duck, slam down the receiver and run."