Bry: Gosh, it's been so quiet around the Dorms all day.
Ernie: That's one.
Bert: I find it quaint.
Ernie: That's two.
Bry: Well, atleast you got to spend some nice quality time reading your new book.
Ernie: Three!
Bert: Ah yes! The Quest of the Quaker Quail. It's quite a good read.
Ernie: Four, five, six and seven!!
Bert: Ernie, what are you doing?!
Ernie: What am I doing, Bert?
Bert: That was my question.
Ernie: Eight. I am counting how many times I hear a "Q" word, Bert.
Bert: Oh...
Ernie: No, "Q".
Bert: I see.
Ernie: "Q".
Bert: OKAY!
Ernie: "Q"!
Bert: I give up. (To me) You talk to him. I quit.
Ernie: Nine.
Bry: Ernie, why?
Ernie: "Q".
Bry: No, Ernie. I mean, why are you counting "Q" words?
Ernie: Why didn't you say so? Khekhekhe! I am counting "Q" words because "Q" is the letter of the day! See, so far I've heard "quiet," "quaint," "quality," "quest," "Quaker," "quail," "quite," "question," and "quit." And all those words begin with the letter Q.
Bry: Uh huh.
Ernie: And once I've counted as many words as I can, that will be the number of the day! So far, I have nine.
Bry: Cute.
Ernie: No, no. "Cute" starts with the letter C, but I can see where you might get confused.
Bry: (sarcastically) Right. Well, thanks for the correction. Have fun. If you don't mind, I'm going to bed. (goes to bed)
Bert: Yeah, I'm going to bed too. This is all making me queazy. (goes to bed)
Ernie: "Queazy." That's ten! Ten "Q" words! Khekhekhe!
(a loud clap of thunder and lightning outside the window)
Ernie: (puzzled by what just happened) Hmm...queer.