[ WELP. That gets a reaction! Doreen straight-up flinches, and her grin now has a definite nervous edge to it! ]

H-ha! Yeah! That would be... [ DON'T SAY NUTS, DON'T SAY NUTS ] ... that would be absolutely ridiculous! Even worse, they could be like... like monkeys, which are also small mammals that climb trees! What if gators had opposable thumbs and could use tools! Then they could drive the subway cars!

[ SUCCESSFULLY DIVERTED! ]