"That's a rock," he said, pointing. He paused, then amended, "A rock-like...thing. How is that food? That's not food. Food is - am I saying it right? Food. Is - it's a thing you put in your mouth."
He mimed eating.
"And then it goes down to your stomach. And then you have energy from it." He rubbed his belly as if he'd just eaten a good meal. "It's not - it's not rocks. That's some kind of really weird, shiny rock. Rocks aren't for eating."
That was a tally mark in the "might possibly be from another age" column. Apparently, he didn't know what a can was.
Re: so late whoooooooo
Color him confused.
"That's a rock," he said, pointing. He paused, then amended, "A rock-like...thing. How is that food? That's not food. Food is - am I saying it right? Food. Is - it's a thing you put in your mouth."
He mimed eating.
"And then it goes down to your stomach. And then you have energy from it." He rubbed his belly as if he'd just eaten a good meal. "It's not - it's not rocks. That's some kind of really weird, shiny rock. Rocks aren't for eating."
That was a tally mark in the "might possibly be from another age" column. Apparently, he didn't know what a can was.