Lorelai: [on the phone] Come on, Mom, this is silly. I mean, think back to before the whole Friday night dinner thing. We still had a relationship.
Emily: You mean the one where I would trick you into calling me by leaving a message on your answering machine saying I had something important to tell you, but I wouldn't include the details so you had no choice but to call me.
Lorelai: Yes.
Emily: And then when you did call, we'd talk about the weather, you'd ask about the DAR, and then you'd put Rory on the phone, even when she was too young to talk.
Lorelai: It was not always like that.
Emily: It was always like that. Very well. The weather's fine, the DAR is staging a luncheon at the library next week. You already said I couldn't talk to Rory, so there, I think you've fulfilled your obligation.
Lorelai: Okay, Mom, fine. Have a nice day.
Emily: Same to you.