As I heard it, the "fork in the road" quote is referring to his house. It had a road leading up to it that split into two roads, then came back together at the

As I heard it, the "fork in the road" quote is referring to his house. It had a road leading up to it that split into two roads, then came back together at the house. So, those were specific instructions. It didn't matter which way you went, you would end up at his house. It was just delivered in a funny way.