Making dinner

But first, another gem from Randall:
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Mom: You burned them.
A.: I burned one. The others are just toasted.
Mom: Why do you even have to heat them up.
A.: Because they're crunchier and tastier that way.

Mom reaches across the (shallow and full) salad bowl in her bulky sweater to sample the toasted walnuts from the cutting board.

A.: Mom! Your sleeve is in the salad! Mom!
Mom: What? Why do you have to take that tone? You know, you're very brusque.

[Pause.]

Mom: Do you know that?
A.: No.