This is our container for grated cheese. Notice the metal grater on the other side.
When the cheese is low, we attach the grater, as shown, and grate more cheese. Of course, the use of “we” in this context is restricted. Why?
The other day, I was warming something, and just at the critical moment, I grabbed the cheese container from the fridge, opened it, and …
“Graham! Come here!”
He appeared in the kitchen. “What?”
“See anything wrong here?”
“Like what?”
“We’re just refrigerating an empty container because …”
He just stood there.
“This is where you fill in the blank,” I said.
“It’s just that I’m not good at grating cheese.”
“Ohhh, you’re not good at grating cheese. Now I get it. But I guess it’s something you could practice, right, Mr. Freshman Varsity Athlete?”
Again, he just looked at me.
“Here’s what I want to know. When the container is empty and put away and you want nachos, nachos always seem to get made. How does that happen?”
He stared at me.
“Well?”
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