Mommy's going to thebeauty parlor, darling. But I'm leaving youwith your favorite friend,...

Mommy's going to thebeauty parlor, darling. But I'm leaving youwith your favorite friend, Roger. He is going to takevery, very good care of you. Because if he doesn't,he's going back to the science lab! P-p-please, don't worry.Whatever you say. Yes, ma'am. Aye, aye, sir. Okeydokey. Why, I'll take care of himlike he was my own brother. Or my own sister. Or my brother's sister.Or my second cousin - who is twice removed.- Gobble. Cookie. Or my ninth cousin, who is nine timesremoved from his place outside. Or like my 15th cousin, who is 16 timesremoved from my mother's side. Or like my 27th cousin,who is 37 times... - Cookie.-...removed from my father's side