Wasn’t there a Seinfeld episode with this theme? (Only Jerry was the irritated one, of course.)
Yes, she ate her peas, one at a time yet she scooped her corn niblets, that what was so vexing.
GEORGE: Oh, she’s got the hue. So, what’s going on with you and Melanie? I mean, I know you’re not getting married, but uh, things are happening?
JERRY: Well...actually, we kind of broke up.
GEORGE: You what?
JERRY: Well, you know, we were having dinner the other night, and she’s got this strangest habit. She eats her peas one at a time. You’ve never seen anything like it. It takes her an hour to finish them. I mean, we’ve had dinner other times. I’ve seen her eat Corn Niblets. But she scooped them.
GEORGE: . . . she scooped her niblets?
JERRY: Yes. That’s what was so vexing.