“She was smart. She was sure of herself. She knew when it was getting boring to be cheerful. She had a sense of humor that was quick and harsh and which always surprised me, for example now I remember her saying that she was sick of the O’Dermott’s Happy Lunch, man, and wasn’t it about time to deal with reality and do the Desolate Lunch instead, with games on the box like “Can you help Kermit get to safety?” and the answer is “no,” and “Can you find these words in the puzzle?” and the answer is “no,” and “Can you connect the dots?” and the answer is “no,” and “Can you tell three things wrong with this picture?” and the answer is “no,” and inside for a prize there is broken things or dust.”

(Burger Wuss by M.T. Anderson)

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