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  • At the beginning of the Interrupted Intimacy scene, Chet cracking his knuckles before unclasping Connie's bra. And then the way Roman whips out his camcorder when he unknowingly walks in on the scene.
  • Chet and Roman have vastly different interpretations on what nature means:
    Chet: Look around you, Roman, for God's sakes, this is beautiful country. Take a good look.
    Roman: I'll tell you what I see, if you want to know.
    Chet: Yeah, I'm curious.
    Roman: I see the underdeveloped resources of Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan, a consortium exploiting over a billion dollars in forest products. I see a paper mill and a mining operation, a green belt between lakeside condos and a waste management facility focusing on the newest rage in waste: Medical refuse. Infected bandages, body parts, IV tubing, syringes, fluid, blood, radioactive waste, all safely contained, sunken in the lake and sealed for centuries. I ask you, what do you see?
    Chet: I just see... see trees.
  • Roman jokes that hot dogs are made of "lips and assholes". Later, the raccoons say the exact same thing.
  • Chet's bear story is one of the biggest highlights of the film, especially the ending where he scares everybody by throwing his drink in the fireplace, causing an explosion out the chimney.
  • Roman address his twins after the scary bear story:
    Roman: Listen, girls, as your father, I feel it incumbent upon me to set the record straight on the validity of the tale Uncle Chet shared with us this evening. A story like that coming from an authority figure could be traumatizing for kids. I had a similar experience with my Uncle Roy and a story he told about a family who were attacked by a band of psychiatric patients who had been subjected to violent, hellish behavior modification experiments. They escaped from the metal boxes the army kept them in, found this family in the woods, fell upon them, slaughtered them and ate them. That story gave me nightmares not to be believed, so I don't want Uncle Chet's bear story to upset you. So I'm here to say that there is no bear, and that all Uncle Chet was saying was just a yarn for our entertainment, and even if there were a bear, I'm in the house to protect you. So, no more thinking about bears, all right? No more unpleasant things. We're going to close our eyes and dream about nice things. About cuddly, soft, fluffy things. Okay? Super. Good night. Sleep tight.
    (the twins still have their eyes open after he leaves, and remain awake all night)
  • The reveal that Bill, a 106-year old man, died in the car on the way to his birthday party.
  • Chet throws a candy bar at a bear, which crawls onto the hood of his car. Then a second bear hops on the roof. Then Chet tries to drive away, with the two bears still hanging on the car.
  • The scene where Chet eats the 96-oz'er. Especially the moment when Chet struggles to finish the last bite and the chef who prepared the steak rubs his cheeks in a mocking fashion. Then Roman argues with the chef about whether he's truly done: "There's nothing left but gristle and fat!" *chef glares expectantly* "No problem. Tell you what: If I can get a dessert down him, can we get some Paul Bunyan hats for the kids?" (cue Chet wide-eyed and clutching at Roman in fear of having to eat any more)
  • When the Craigs get ready to leave, they're told not to steal any of the Ripleys' stuff.
    Kate: Ha! What stuff is there to steal?
    Connie: We got stuff!
    Kate: You're a louse.
    Connie: Well, go find yourself a spin cycle!
    Chet: Yeah, go find yourself a spin cycle. (to Connie) What does that mean?
    Connie: Never mind.
  • The Running Gag in the same scene where everyone keeps saying "Oh, blow it out your ass!"
    Connie: "Kids, kids; nobody's blowing anything out their ass."
  • The raccoons looking as cute as a raccoon can, but with sarcastic, foulmouthed subtitles translating their chittering.

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