- Jerusha Abbott: P-R-U-N-E spells prune / Eating them means our doom / Life's too short and death too soon / To fill our tummies with the darn old Prune.
- Jerusha Abbott: Mrs Semple, what is Love?
- Mrs. Semple: Love is a bad habit -- it's much safer to have the measles -- they aint near as painful.
- Jimmie Mc Bride: Hello, what's Foxy Grandpa doing here? I thought he was safe in the Old Men's Home.