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A 4-year-old boy's question: Why can't we just cook her?

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May 17th 2012 22:22
When his sister started behaving badly, a 4-year-old boy asked this question: 'Why can't we just cook her?'

Does he envision this:if a tough sister is cooked, she will be meek?

Like when hard and tough things are cooked, they get soft and tender?

Or is there any other meaning in this word,'cook'?
ryan0270
Thank you for your correction!
May 17th 2012 22:36
  • Like when hard and tough things are cooked, they get soft and tender?

  • Does he think it is similar to cooking hard and tough things to make them soft and tender?

    Your sentence is very common is casual speech but not actually a full sentence.

 
  • Or is there any other meaning in this word,'cook'?

  • Is there any other meaning in this word 'cook'?

    Same comment as above

 
I'm not aware of any other relevant meanings of "cook," slang or otherwise. I'd be curious to hear what the boy meant hehe Perhaps at the age of 4 he's already starting new trends in word usage!
May 17th 2012 22:49 Steph
Thanks for the full sentence! I've wanted to know it.
May 17th 2012 23:17 Yangsanggunja
I read that book. But the utterance itself doesn't make a lot of sense by itself and we aren't given much context. I guess you can't ask too much of four year olds...

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/life-and-style/why-cant-i-cook-my-sister/2008/02/15/1202760659098.html?page=fullpage
May 19th 2012 11:16 Steph
I see. Thanks again for giving me a kind and full explanation, Taemin! BTW, how are you doing these days?
May 20th 2012 19:54 Yangsanggunja
Hi Stepahnie, I'm OK. Nothing too special going on. How about you? Still focused on gardening?
May 20th 2012 20:08 Steph
Hard going is done. Just watering, mowing and weeding in snatches of time.
My parents are going on a trip to Yeosu Expo and some islands off the southern coast now while I'm struggling with English News...haha
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