tonguing the popcorn

A confession - I find huge pleasure tonguing dry popcorn. Say it loud, say it proud...

I tongue the popcorn.

When it's so fresh and dry that it squeaks, all you need to do is touch your tongue to it and leaps out of your hand. Like a frog grabbing a fly. Like Lucien's fondness for endives in Amelie, entertainment/joy had in the simplest of things.