Elf: Brad explained it to me. Kreelies don't grow up to be smart unless they're raised by smart kreely parents.
Schlock: What, they can't learn stuff when they're old?
Elf: Sort of. He said that unless they get this special infection during their second growth spurt, they'll never get smarter than, say, a really smart dog.
Schlock: Dogs are what puppies turn into if you don't eat 'em before they go all stringy.
Schlock: I'm just saying... you give me a choice between a kreely and a dog, I'll eat the kreely every time.
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