Great-Uncle Cooper used what savings he had and bought a huge house boat. He loved the water and with everyone in the family shunning him, he decided to take off in his new boat. No one realized he was gone until his son, Zeke, recieved a post card from South Africa. He mentioned a wonderous adventure dealing with a giant lion and a man-eating plant which he had named Francis and a pet ostrich and had named Jericho.
The family was surprised for a few moments, wondering how long Cooper had been gone. But the surprise and interest faded in a milisecond when Clarice announced she was pregnant for the sixth time and claimed she knew she was having triplets. It was then the family rushed over to the family psychic to see if it was true.