(I'm at work. The phone rings.)

Me: Hello?

The Chicken: Hi, Dad.

Me: Hi, Buddy. What's up?

Chicken: When you come home from work, can you go to the video store and bring home Super Mario Galaxy?

Me: Yeah, I can do that.

Chicken: Thanks, Dad.

Me: You're welcome. So how was school today?

Chicken: Good.

Me: Did you learn anything neat?

Chicken: Um… … um…

Me: Nothing interesting?

Chicken: Ooh, we learned that spider's silk is stronger than steel.

Me: Yeah? That sounds like it was a fun lesson.

Chicken: Yeah, it was. I know you told me that it was stronger than steel but I didn't believe you. Now that my teacher said it, I believe it.

Me: heh. Is that so?

Chicken: Yeah.

Me: You know, grown-ups who aren't teachers know things too.

Chicken: Um. Yeah. I guess so.