gah... if only I had been conducting that interview...
"That depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is."
"Sonny Jim, 'IS' means 'extant, real, or ongoing (if used in a compound verb)', being the third-person present (imperfect) form of the verb 'to be'. Got that? Good. Now... this IS a ball-peen hammer, each one of those ten little things sticking out of your feet IS a toe, and a memorable percussive introduction of these dissimilar objects IS your destiny if you try that dodge one more time."