Eugene the "snapping turtle" yelled at me the other day. Why you might ask? Because I was eating carrots.
I'm a sheep - we can't eat with our mouth closed and how can anyone eat carrots quietly.

Is that why people started cooking carrots - to make them soft and quiet?

Can we do that with other things. Glass causes so many cuts. What if we cooked it? I certainly wouldn't mind cooking one of those glass coffee tables that everybody always bumps into.

What about those noisy toys that children play with. Cook them to make them quiet?

How about a balding turtle with an attitude lately. Maybe some cooking would soften him up... :)