Paul Graham reports that a 14-year-old came to his office saying “Dinner's ready,” even though he was still cooking lentils slowly on the stove. He reads the interruption as evidence that Jessica was already ready to eat rather than the meal being actually finished, a brief domestic anecdote shared on 2026-06-29.
Paul Graham (@paulg) recounts that a 14-year-old was sent to his office to announce “Dinner's ready.”
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Paul Graham (@paulg)
14 yo was sent to my office to tell me "Dinner's ready." But I'm cooking dinner. (Lentils are boiling slowly on the stove.) So what this really means is that Jessica's ready to eat it.
— https://nitter.net/paulg/status/2071302643293593727#m