Quote from The Long Kiss Goodnight

Waldman: Alice, please . . . the dog, Alice. It and my appetite are mutually exclusive.
Alice: Well, what's wrong with the dog?
Waldman: Simple. He's been licking his asshole for the last three straight hours. I submit to you that there is nothing there worth more than an hour's attention. And I should think that whatever he is attempting to dislodge . . . is either gone for good . . . or there to stay. Wouldn't you agree?