"No. I don't need a cookie, thank you. Hey, do you remember that time . . ."
Fifteen minutes later: "Do you want a cookie?"
"No, thanks. Remember when we . . ."
An hour later: "Do you want a cookie?"
"No. I'm good. Oh! Remember when all of us . . ."
After the fourth, "Do you want a cookie?" punctuated with "now" I decided that there was something I wasn't getting. "Okay, fine, I'll take a cookie."
"Oh, my gosh! These were my favorite cookies in college!" I said.
"I know! And that's what I remember."
| Which is why this was given to me in college. |