If you are not going to take me out

Lee: “If you are not going to take me out and are going to leave me alone all day, I am going to eat the laces from your boots. I am not going to damage the boots, I am just going to chew those laces. That will teach you.”

The Lady: “Well, now that I don’t have laces, I can’t wear my boots and we can’t go to the park.”

Lee: “Oh, I see the flaw with my plan. Damn-it – I thought I was a criminal mastermind. I guess I will have to try and take over the world again tomorrow. Sigh!”