Francis: [on the phone] Hey, Dad.
Hal: Francis! Hi, how are you? We haven't heard from you in so long!
Francis: Yeah. Well, you know how I've always been impulsive and independent-minded, but basically just unlucky?
Hal: What?
Francis: Well, there's been a certain incident here and without getting bogged down by the blame game, let's just say there's been some damages.
Hal: That's why you're calling? Francis, no, you can't do that any more. You're on your own. You've emancipated yourself, remember? You can't come running back to your parents for money at the first sign of trouble any more.
Francis: I'm not running to my parents, I'm calling as one adult to another for an adult... loan.
Hal: No! You've made whatever mess you've made and you take care of it!
Francis: I have been taking care of it. I already got Big Red to cut me the lumber in exchange for fur-lined boots. I got my friend Pete to make the boots, but only because I promised him a new set of teeth. And as you probably know, teeth don't come cheap! And that's where you- [Hal hangs up]