Lorelai: Why don't you tell them about your bird? That seems like a safe subject.
Richard: Your bird?
Rory: Yeah, it's for school. Each of us has to follow a chick through its growth process. Everything must be logged. Eating and sleeping habits.
Lorelai: Houdini habits.
Rory: She got out.
Lorelai: She ran far.
Rory: But she lived.
Lorelai: She's a better bird for it.