User blog comment:SpencerandhisGoldfish/Possible Reactions?/@comment-3092491-20110209065517

Hmm, yes, that always bugged me. That they knew about the ships so casually in that episode. I chalk it up to poor writing for a rather weak plot.

It think it depends a lot on how old they were when they found out, first season to end of third season would have very different reactions.