~Mealy Conversations~

A few days ago, my cousin Jessica very graciously sent the fam and I some loot from the year that she taught English in South Korea.  Among the treasures was a can of mealworms - for eating.  Unfortunately the mealworms are past their sell-by date - or else Mark and Rowan totally would have tried them - so for now they're just a fun conversation piece.  Eamon, however, had other ideas...

Eamon:  "Mommy, when we can take the mealworms outside to release them?"

Me:  "Release them?  Honey, they're dead."

Eamon:  <looking stricken>  "Is it because I've been shaking the can?"

Me:  "What?!  No!  Sweetie, they were already dead."

Eamon:  "Oh.  Is it because they didn't put any air holes in the can?"

Me:  "Well, yes, that would do it but, see, they were dead before they went into the can."

Eamon:  <confused>  "But why would they put dead mealworms in a can?  I think they would have been alive if they had put air holes in the can." 

Me:  *sigh*