Usually it was Sam or Daniel who had to do all the dot-connecting, but since neither of them were there and Teal'c wasn't present to raise his single eyebrow, Jack was left figuring everything out.
He smiled at the Wizard of Oz reference and was at least thankful that the other man had a sense of humour - that boded well. "Alright. This Ark thing sounds pretty similar - Big, shiny, liquid wormhole? Check. But the stargate can go further than Mars. A lot further." There wasn't even a gate on Mars as far as anyone knew.
His brow furrowed. "Okay, I'm going to state the obvious here and say obviously our two stories don't line up. So, basic questions I've discovered I should as when crazy happens along my path and, trust me, crazy happens a lot. One, what year is it? Two, are you from Earth? and three, do you like apple pie?"