Lazy L Farm
Quanah, TX
Date Unkown
“Y’know Jack, I love fried chicken.”
“I do too, En.”
“Well, ya hardly ever make it.”
“That’s cuz it’s a pain in the ass.”
“Really? My mama used ta make it all the time.”
“My mama did too and I never appreciated how much work she was going through when she made it.”
“Oh. Hm.” A pause. “Y’know Jack, I love fried chicken.”
“Ya just said that En.”
“Mebbe I’m hintin.”
“Mebbe you should learn ta cook it.”
“Me? Y’know I’m a lousy cook.”
“Well, I don’t feel like makin fried chicken.”
Another pause.
“Tell ya what…”
“What?”
“Let’s go ta the Chicken Shack. Let them do the cookin.”
“Works for me, cowboy.”
“My treat…that way, I get credit for the cookin.”
* eyeroll *
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