You ever notice how, when you're hungry, the things you talk about inevitably turn to food? Take this recent phone conversation, for example:

Me:
Looking at ty.com. Let's see… you can get him Bonsai the Chimpanzee. Or Fumbles the Monkey.
Kathy:
Which one looks like the monkey Aiko had?
Me:
Hmmm. They both kinda look like it. Both are fuzzy and have big ears. "Bonsai is unique because he has a tail," it says here on the site.
Kathy:
Oh? The other one doesn't?
Me:
Actually, the other one does too. What the heck? That doesn't sound unique to me. Oh, get this. On the Fumbles page, it says, "Monkeys' hands and feet are highly developed for grasping things, making them less likely to FUMBLE!" Get it? Fumble! Ha, these people crack me up.
Kathy:
Giggling.
Me:
I can't tell which one Aiko had. I'm sure Bonsai and Fumbles are both good for a newborn baby. You can go for either one and I'm sure the baby will like it.
Kathy:
Okay. I guess I'll just see what the store has.
Me:
Yea. Bonsai's fur is a lot darker, kind of like dark chocolate. Fumbles is more like… milk chocolate.
Kathy:
Ooo, that sounds good.
Me:
Yea, right? If these monkeys were chocolate, I'd eat them both.
Kathy:
Me too!
Me:
Their bellies are a lighter color, kind of like a graham cracker. Hey, have you ever tried s'mores?
Kathy:
You mean the chocolate, graham cracker, and marshmallow thing?
Me:
Yea, that's it! Mmm those are good.
Kathy:
Those are too sweet for me. I can't eat too many of those.
Me:
I can down loads of those. I used to make them while camping. Fresh s'mores are so good! I had an uncle who made some for us from his fireplace once. That wasn't quite the same, but it was still good.
Kathy:
Wow, that sounds really good.
Me:
Then one day, I discovered that you could just buy pre-made s'mores from the supermarket. I was like, "Hey, it's too much work to make these. Let's just buy them!" Oh, and there are s'mores cereals too. Those are gooood!
Kathy:
Crunch crunch crunch.
Me:
Baby? What's that sound?
Kathy:
Giggling. I got the munchies. All this talk of food is making me hungry. I'm eating some Cheerios.
Me:
Oh man, I am so hungry too. I wish I had some cereal to snack on.
Kathy:
Crunch crunch crunch. Cheerios are good. Mmm.
Me:
Ever have Frosted Cheerios! I wish I had some of those right now.
Kathy:
Crunch crunch crunch. I'm eating regular Cheerios. These are more healthy. Honey Nut Cheerios are good though!
Me:
Yea! Honey Nut Cheerios were my favorite when I was younger. My brother and I used to pour handfuls of cereal into sandwich bags and carry them with us. We'd call them "rations." We'd pretend we were in a war or something and the only thing we could survive on was our rations.
Kathy:
Crunch crunch crunch. Oh, that's so cute!
Me:
We'd munch on our rations and try to eat them as slowly as possible, because that's all we had to survive. But we'd usually finish in an hour and run back to get some more.
Kathy:
Crunch crunch crunch.
Me:
Man, you're making me hungry. I wish I had some snacks at my place.
Kathy:
Crunch crunch crunch.
Me:
I need to go out and buy some more food. But buying food when you're hungry is always bad.
Kathy:
Crunch crunch crunch. Yea, I always buy so much food when I'm hungry. I buy all these snacks and junk food. Giggling.
Me:
Yea, me too. I buy according to what I'm craving. As I go from row to row, my craving changes. I'll see some cereal and go, "Mmm I want some cereal!" Then I'll see some frozen pizza and go, "Mmm I want some frozen pizza!" Then I'll see some oranges and go, "Mmm I want some oranges!" Before I know it, I've brought all of those things. Then I go home and I can't decide which one to eat.
Kathy:
Crunch crunch crunch. When I get home, I take a sample of each one.
Me:
Oh! That's a good idea.
Kathy:
Crunch crunch crunch. Yup.
Me:
Pause. How in the world did we get to talking about food?
Kathy:
Crunch crunch crunch. I dunno.
Me:
Hmm. You ever notice how, when you're hungry, whatever you're talking about inevitably turns to food?
Kathy:
Crunch crunch crunch. Yea, you're right.
Me:
Dang, hearing you eat is totally making me hungry. I going to get something to eat. I'll call ya right back.
Kathy:
Crunch crunch crunch. Okay, bubbye!
Me:
Bye!
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What do you talk about when you get hungry?