Elmo: Mr Leland? Leland: Yes, Mr Elmo. Elmo: Do you have to stay clean in space? Leland: You have to stay clean. You don't want to be funky in space, right Elmo? Elmo: Well, Oscar would be funky in space. He would. He'd like that. Leland: He would like that? Elmo: Yeah. How do you take a bath in space? Leland: Well, in space you don't have a bathtub. You don't have a shower. Elmo: No? Leland: So you must take sponge baths. Elmo: Sponge baths? Leland: Yeah, like this little thing right here. This is a towel. Look at that. Elmo: That's not a towel. Leland: Well, it is. Elmo: Well, how could it be? Leland: Just add water. Watch. Oops. Look, it's growing. Uh oh. Look at that. Elmo: Look at that! Leland: It's growing. It's like a Chia pet. Elmo: But it still doesn't look like a washcloth. Leland: And then you unroll it, like that, and then you pull it apart. And you can actually take a shower with it, a bath with it. So you wash your face. Elmo: Really? Leland: Wash your underarms, wash your chest, wash your neck, wash your head. Elmo: Well, Mr Leland, how do you brush your teeth? Leland: Brushing your teeth in space? Elmo : Yeah. Leland: Very careful. So same toothbrush, same toothpaste. Put it on. Brush, brush, brush, brush, brush. But instead of spitting it out, you don't have a sink to spit it out in. Elmo: So what do you do? Leland: You take a washcloth and you go... You spit it in there and then you fold it up. Elmo: Mr Leland? Leland: Yes? Elmo: That's disgusting. Leland: I know, but it's space. Elmo: That's the way you have to do it? Leland: That's how you have to do it, Elmo. Elmo: Elmo loves brushing his teeth, but Elmo definitely loves spitting it out. Leland: You don't like spitting it out? Elmo: Elmo loves spitting it out. Leland: Oh, you like to spit it out. Elmo: Yes, it's very important. Leland: Well, here you go. Ready? Elmo: No, no, no. Mr Leland, thank you for teaching Elmo about how you keep clean in space. Leland: You're welcome, Elmo. Thanks for coming. Elmo: Thank you. |