Ever wonder what’s in a 39 year old bachelor’s fridge? Well, I’m gonna tell you anyways.
1 case of Yuengling
1 jar martini olives
4 slightly frozen carrots
2 tubs of Kroger brand “I can’t believe it’s not butter!”
3 jars of hot salsa
3 stalks of asparagus, shriveled to the consistancy of a twig.
4 containers of unopened, expired Tropicana OJ(In 18 months, it will be the poor man’s Absolut Citron :science fail: )
10 eggs
1 empty package of ham
2 packages of hot dog buns left over from the 2009-2010 hockey season.
Now that I got that off my chest, I sometimes have odd foodstuffs like water buffalo or chocolate covered ants but the oddest thing you would have ever found in my fridge was some ammo. I had it in some Tupperware and Her Ladyship put it in the fridge without looking first. Didn’t find them again until we were doing the biannual cleaning-o-da-fridge.
Repaired and repainted the front porch over the weekend and sunburned the back of my neck and bald spot. I was not totally happy when the shampoo hit it in the shower.
I returned from Camp Iwannabeer this afternoon. I had the best time there. The weather was warm, I danced until the wee, wee hours of the morning on both Friday and Saturday night, there were awesome people and awesome food, horsehoe tournaments, beer bottle horse races, a raffle for swag, and just lots of laughs and good conversation around the bar and the fire pits. They even had Wii set up by the bar.
I never Wii’ed, I just talked and laughed and danced and drank and ate and danced some more and talked some more and laughed until my face hurt.
Any left over money (money spent on the raffles and horse races, and our weekend or daily passes) goes to the Big Brothers organization. The rest goes to cover the expenses of Camp Iwannabeer.
I won major swag for the raffle. I won some base pants, a Coors cap, and best of all a keg with tap rental included from the Widmer Brewing company out of Portland, OR. A pony keg. We ended giving that to some one who actually lives in Portland just because there was no way could really easily obtain it.
Anyway, it was the grand prize, but we were happy to give it to someone who could easily use it.
Oh, stuff in the refrigerator…Well, obviously I’m not a batchelor, but I do find the odd science experiment, or slimed out produce in the bottom of my produce drawer.
Let’s see… Well, there’s some ground beef that should have been used last week. Chicken fingers that should have been used last week. Boiled chicken that should have been used the week before. Italian dressing? Uh, not sure how that got there. Normally Italian dressing lives in the outside fridge for lunches but someone has poured a small amount of it into a container and brought it into the house. About 25 bottles of diet coke, some opened, some unopened. Etc., etc.
Actually, kopek, I was thinking about you when we passed the sign for Waldameer. We did go to the Butler Hamfest but it was totally a bust because of the rain and howling wind. No fun at all.
Ok, I think I’ll go to bed now. We’re going to go see my uncle tomorrow. He actually came home from hospice care.
I more or less cleaned out the fridge today. Which means I threw out an onion that was going soft and a package of shredded cheese which looked a bit green and fuzzy. I also finished off some garlic butter of uncertain age by having garlic toast with my lunch.
Regarding strange or unusual - would two unopened cans of crab meet, a jar of chocolate dip, and several months’ supply of assorted sauce packets from Chinese food deliveries count? This is in addition to the usual stuff, like cheese, lunch meat, bread, juice, etc.
I can’t think of any place better for a snake to be than somewhere that it freezes.
Can’t top that, but I did scare the shit out of some woman on an airplane with a 3 foot long rubber alligator that I put in the overhead luggage bin; I was taking it home to my then 5 year old kid…
I have 2 fridges, and the weirdest thing I have in either is a container of fishing worms.
My then-fiancee moved into my house on January 1, 2006. On that day my refrigerator contents were similar to those listed in the OP.
On January 2, she went shopping and filled the whole fridge, and pantry too, with real food. “A person can’t live like that. or at least I can’t,” she said.
Having just returned from vacation, I’ve only been in the fridge long enough to feed the critters last night. I did see some week+ old Amish corn that’s going to be tossed. Who knows what lurks in the drawers… But it’ll have to wait.
Today, along with all the laundry I have to do, daughter and I will be organizing and cleaning the 2 guest rooms. My nephew is flying in on Friday for a week, and he’ll need a place to sleep. Last year, he used the blue bedroom, but since FCD’s surgery, he finds that bed is more comfortable than ours, so he’s been sleeping in there. I did buy a futon for the green room - it’s in pieces in there. So we’ll put stuff away and throw stuff away and organize stuff, then put together the futon and find some linen that’ll fit it. The boy’s 16 - I expect he can sleep just about anywhere anyway.
I started sorting my vacation pics last night - we took almost 700, but many are blurry or just weird. Like the tops of some masts - bad aim. I’m not going to say any more about my week Down East, but I’ll claim the next MMP if it’s free.
OK, I’ll say just one thing - after a week afloat, the room feels like it’s rocking. It’s a very strange sensation! And I’m glad to be home - my own bed with my own pillows was wonderful!!!
Happy Monday, all! I’ll be back to the office tomorrow. ick.
Good Mornin’ Y’all! Up and caffienatin’. Got a load of towels in the wash even.
My fridges are pretty organized and I manage to use the stuff that’s in 'em before it expires. I truly do know what stuff is in both of 'em and how long it’s been there and when whatever will be used. I know. Obnoxious ain’t it!
OYKW will be back at some point this afternoon. Can’t wait!
My cleaning crew has arrived and has started attacking the mess. **FCD **has left for the boat. First load is in the washer. I’m out of bread. Daughter is still sleeping, the slug! I’m about to start attacking the 2 smaller bedrooms - good times!
Re. last week: if Swampy got into a beer-filled pool with his laptop and the laptop drowned, does that mean it was a Baptist laptop?
I realize it’s a totally stupid thing, but one of the reasons I’m happy Spain won is that there’s this agressive-salesman type at work who wouldn’t have shut up about it if they’d lost. Since they won, he’s refusing to talk footie at all
My batch fridge was much like the OP’s, 'cept I always had an open container of Armand Hammer Baking Soda within. Now that I’m married, the wife’s insisted we switch to Arm & Hammer Baking soda. Gotta admit it does seem to work a bit better.
Okay, I looked several times but I’m missing it… who is “Rigs” and where is his/her birthday first mentioned?
He’s a Spaniard born in another country, renounced his other nationality ages ago, and cheers for Germany.
Another curious thing about yesterday’s match was that they put up giant screens in Plaza España in Barcelona, the first time ever. Most of the time, Catalan politicos do their best to avoid any references to The Big Open Space In Front Of The Trade Fair Area.
No statues of St. Paul the Octopus, but I’ve heard people say they’re planning on staying off eating octopus for a short while in his honor. Squids beware!
Oh, and an ***awful ***pun that probably only **Nava **will get… Spain had a really difficult time yesterday in the World Cup Final. One might say they had to go down their very own Villa de la Roja in the process…
ETA: Shrimps are far better tasting than either octopus or squid anyway, IMHO. And probably lack any psychic power, to boot…
