Kelly (sitting near the docks on a peaceful day with Spike): Y'know, I've been thinking. It's something that I thought about after I woke up.
Spike: Which was half an hour ago.
Kelly (nods): Yeah, but working the weekends takes a bit out of me. But, I can't help thinking of these parents who duct-taped their baby to the wall or something.
Spike: Dey couldn't afford a stroller?
Kelly (shakes head): Nah ... I think they were three sheets to the wind or something. Still ... humans are in an uproar about it. However, if Gonzo were to do something like that ... would it then be funny?
Spike: ... Uh .... I don't need Hooknose ta crack a grin.
Kelly (grins): Yeah, but dinosaurs have a carnivorous sense of humor. What I mean is, how come when humans do something profoundly bizarre and stupid, it's bad, but if some quirky non-human does the exact same thing, it's funny?
Spike (takes on a professional air, sticking on a Freudian-style beard): Da psychology o' humans involves cognitive dissonance. In uddah words, humans will like somethin', but can't admit it 'cause on da face of it, it sounds really dumb or dangerous, so dey release da expression of deir secret desires by toleratin' non-human depictions of such t'ings. In dis way, dey can get deir giggles while still maintaining dey are morally superior ta uddah types o' creatures. When humans wanna eat da kids, it's horrific. When Earl t'reatens ta eat his kids, it's hilarious.
Kelly (nods): Yup.