# Questions about the viability of 5 day old lunch meat

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [July 21, 2022, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-viability-of-5-day-old-lunch-meat/968323 "2022-07-21T14:27:14Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 21, 2022, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-about-the-viability-of-5-day-old-lunch-meat/968323/12 "2022-07-21T15:43:23Z")

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> [@solost](#):
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> Hey, gives me an idea for a branching thread-- ‘What’s the absolute grossest thing you found in the back of your fridge?’ I really need to get back to work though. Someone else feel free to run with it though (heh), if you wish.

Such threads exist but I don’t recall any recent ones. This one, for example, is almost old enough to vote:

> [@Forgotten items that give you an unpleasant surprise later...](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/forgotten-items-that-give-you-an-unpleasant-surprise-later/299144):
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> One day last week while at home, I noticed a barely detectable odor of something going bad in the living room. I sniffed all around and finally tracked it down to the area where my backpack and purse was. It had rained the day before, so I figured my backpack had gotten wet on the inside and was a little mildewy. So I resolved to throw it in the wash soon and left it at that. The next day, the odor was worse, so I went digging through my backpack. Nothing. So I searched my purse. I see someting…

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