christmas in july, if only

the action around the baron's house last saturday night:

-i'm making harlan pepper sit outside on the front porch.

-he's on the porch right now, sitting? why? he was bad?

-yes. he didn't come when i called, so i think he should have to wait on the front porch and watch all of us inside. he should have to watch all of us inside eating christmas dinner, like tiny tim.

-i think that doesn't actually work, because tiny tim was good, and also, i think tiny tim got to eat the dinner. so.

-oh. well. harlan's the bad tiny tim.