Disagreeably bloated after consuming three pounds of pasta, sounds like.
Pathogens, maybe not, but you could end up with a mouthful of mycotoxins. I don’t think I’d worry though, unless I could see mold growing on the pasta.
oh Jesus Christ, worrying about PASTA? Throw it out and be done with it. SURELY you must have more important things to worry about.
I’m more spaghetti than man at this point
I would just put it in the fridge or freezer, that should preserve it till you are ready to eat it (assuming it’s a matter of weeks, not years).
I think food safety is more important to worry about than whether all discussion on the internet meet my arbitrary standard of importance.
By throwing out the pasta you might attract rats. A rat might die and shed it’s fleas. The fleas might be carrying Yersinia pestis. Said flea might bite you and you’d get plague. You die a horrible death. Nobody wants that. So please, if you are going to discard your now dangerous rain-dappled boxes of pasta, incinerate them. (Be sure to stay upwind, though. The smoke might have spores.)
Stephen King’s rep is on line two.
That’s my thought. He wasn’t going to eat it that day so I assume he can make another grocery run before he needs it. It’s worth $3 to me to not fap around with spreading and drying pasta and inspecting it for mold. Just buy some more next time you’re buying eggs and milk.