Meemaw: Maybe having this mutt next door won’t be so bad. Shelly could end up getting used to it.
George Cooper Sr.: That’s true. Remember when he got all freaked out by the fruit at the bottom of yogurt? Now he eats it no problem.
Mary Cooper: He still makes me stir it.
Meemaw: Maybe you could start out with a small pet, and work your way up. Like a turtle.
Mary Cooper: He says they carry salmonella.
Meemaw: A gerbil?
Mary Cooper: Apparently, they caused the plague.
Georgie Cooper: What about a bird?
George Cooper Sr.: Oh, I know that one. They’ll steal his hair to make a nest.
From Young Sheldon – Season 1 Episode 20: ‘A Dog, a Squirrel, and a Fish Named Fish’ (1×20)
