# The day after Christmas and all I have are 4 buns and no ham. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 26, 2008, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-after-christmas-and-all-i-have-are-4-buns-and-no-ham/478737 "2008-12-26T16:01:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-after-christmas-and-all-i-have-are-4-buns-and-no-ham/478737/181 "2009-01-15T20:09:32Z")
There was a time in America when people left their pets at home, children weren’t allowed to play in dept stores and parents took their crying infants outside during a movie. Next time buy a bigger role of Saran wrap. Happy wrapping! ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-after-christmas-and-all-i-have-are-4-buns-and-no-ham/478737/182 "2009-01-15T20:11:27Z")
> [@Hockey\_Monkey](#): > > …so I’m the \*only \*one that would cut off the dog chewed part? No. I think the ridiculous germophobia we have in our society is incredibly wasteful. How many whole live animals are slaughtered only to be thrown away because a dog nibbled some of it? ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-after-christmas-and-all-i-have-are-4-buns-and-no-ham/478737/183 "2009-01-15T21:08:37Z")
> [@Harmonious\_Discord](#): > > An update: > > The ham has now been cooked for 22 days and it sits on the top fridge shelf in the roasting pan taking up needed fridge space. On Sunday she cleaned out any remaining food from Christmas that was forgotten, except the ham was not touched. This is hilarious now that I don’t get told to eat it. One of the dog owners has a birthday coming up. I wonder if that’s their birthday dinner. Easter isn’t to far away, only a few months. Can it last until Easter? the world may never know, but the dopers will. It sounds like you mother is playing Bachelor Refrigerator. Just remember, if it walk out of the fridge on it’s own, let it go. If if loves you, it will come back. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-after-christmas-and-all-i-have-are-4-buns-and-no-ham/478737/184 "2009-01-15T21:13:13Z")
> [@Mollie\_Magill](#): > > If if loves you, it will come back. That’s when you shoot it in the head with a shotgun. Damn zombie hamdogs… ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-after-christmas-and-all-i-have-are-4-buns-and-no-ham/478737/185 "2009-01-15T21:25:07Z")
The cover is taped down and I am not going to lift it. mswas I hope you come over and dig it out of the garbage when she does finally throw it out. I’m sure there is some fresher food in the local McDonald’s trash you can dig out and have today. I’m sure only one person nibbled on each item. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Omegaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e480ec/32.png) [@Omegaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omegaman)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-after-christmas-and-all-i-have-are-4-buns-and-no-ham/478737/186 "2009-01-15T21:33:30Z")
> [@Harmonious\_Discord](#): > > The cover is taped down and I am not going to lift it. > > mswas I hope you come over and dig it out of the garbage when she does finally throw it out. I’m sure there is some fresher food in the local McDonald’s trash you can dig out and have today. I’m sure only one person nibbled on each item. :eek: Look man. Don’t be trying to dump this off on somebody else. Your food, your problem. You’re going to have to take one for the team. It’s all on you. I suppose you could what I do and just pitch it. Make sure it’s the night before the trash pickup. You don’t want that shit stinking up your humble abode. ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-after-christmas-and-all-i-have-are-4-buns-and-no-ham/478737/187 "2009-01-15T22:16:41Z")
> [@ouryL](#): > > There was a time in America when people left their pets at home, children weren’t allowed to play in dept stores and parents took their crying infants outside during a movie. America is going to the hamdogs. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-after-christmas-and-all-i-have-are-4-buns-and-no-ham/478737/188 "2009-01-15T22:19:49Z")
> [@ouryL](#): > > Next time buy a bigger role of Saran wrap. “Let Saran have a bigger role!” “NO. Cut. That’s a wrap.” ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-after-christmas-and-all-i-have-are-4-buns-and-no-ham/478737/189 "2009-01-15T22:29:09Z")
> [@Harmonious\_Discord](#): > > The cover is taped down and I am not going to lift it. > > mswas I hope you come over and dig it out of the garbage when she does finally throw it out. I’m sure there is some fresher food in the local McDonald’s trash you can dig out and have today. I’m sure only one person nibbled on each item. :eek: Old food is grosser than dog nibbled food, but hey, it’s your Ham, if you want to abandon it because the dog ate some that’s on you. ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2009, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-after-christmas-and-all-i-have-are-4-buns-and-no-ham/478737/190 "2009-01-15T23:20:06Z")
**Harmonious Discord** I just wanted to be clear, that I don’t think your family that brought the untrained dog are not total fuckwads. Just that I wouldn’t let a whole ham go to waste, I’d carve off the dog eaten parts. I think your relatives are total dicks. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-after-christmas-and-all-i-have-are-4-buns-and-no-ham/478737/191 "2009-02-02T13:47:00Z")
It’s February 2 and the ham is still there.:rolleyes: You probably didn’t think I was serous that it might stay around until Easter did you. I carved my last pumpkin on Friday so the niece could enjoy it Saturday before I threw it out in the marsh. Like I thought, it had no mature seeds. I’ve almost eaten all the seeds I roasted in October. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-after-christmas-and-all-i-have-are-4-buns-and-no-ham/478737/192 "2009-02-02T16:13:31Z")
> [@Harmonious\_Discord](#): > > It’s February 2 and the ham is still there.:rolleyes: > You probably didn’t think I was serous that it might stay around until Easter did you. > > I carved my last pumpkin on Friday so the niece could enjoy it Saturday before I threw it out in the marsh. Like I thought, it had no mature seeds. I’ve almost eaten all the seeds I roasted in October. Are you related to Jeff Foxworthy, by chance? ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-after-christmas-and-all-i-have-are-4-buns-and-no-ham/478737/193 "2009-02-02T20:51:46Z")
You should buy the ham a nice anniversary card, and prop it up on the container in the fridge. ---
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-after-christmas-and-all-i-have-are-4-buns-and-no-ham/478737/194 "2009-02-02T21:15:06Z")
There’s a superstition that it’s bad luck to leave your Christmas greenery up after Candlemas (February 2). Maybe we should invent one that having Christmas leftovers around after Candlemas is bad luck? I’m not sure that would even count as a superstition. Even if that ham weren’t dog-chewed, I’m pretty sure that, after being in the fridge for more than a month, it would be very likely to make you sick if you ate it. I’d be surprised if there’s no visible mold on it. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-after-christmas-and-all-i-have-are-4-buns-and-no-ham/478737/195 "2009-02-02T22:21:06Z")
> [@Anne\_Neville](#): > > There’s a superstition that it’s bad luck to leave your Christmas greenery up after Candlemas (February 2). Maybe we should invent one that having Christmas leftovers around after Candlemas is bad luck? I say let it stay there until it walks out on its own. ---
**Author:** ![Anne\_Neville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Anne\_Neville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anne_Neville)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-after-christmas-and-all-i-have-are-4-buns-and-no-ham/478737/196 "2009-02-02T22:42:55Z")
> [@Q.E.D](#): > > I say let it stay there until it walks out on its own. And becomes The Ham that Ate Milwaukee? I’ve got some relatives living near there, and I don’t want them eaten alive by a killer ham. ---
**Author:** ![shantih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@shantih](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shantih)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-after-christmas-and-all-i-have-are-4-buns-and-no-ham/478737/197 "2009-02-02T22:56:56Z")
> [@Harmonious\_Discord](#): > > It’s February 2 and the ham is still there.:rolleyes: > You probably didn’t think I was serous that it might stay around until Easter did you. > > I carved my last pumpkin on Friday so the niece could enjoy it Saturday before I threw it out in the marsh. Like I thought, it had no mature seeds. I’ve almost eaten all the seeds I roasted in October. So let me get this straight: if the ham walks outside and sees its shadow, does that mean your mom will keep trying to serve it for another six weeks? Because I always get confused about that part. ---
**Author:** ![Omegaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e480ec/32.png) [@Omegaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omegaman)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-after-christmas-and-all-i-have-are-4-buns-and-no-ham/478737/198 "2009-02-02T23:20:48Z")
> [@Q.E.D](#): > > I say let it stay there until it walks out on its own. I’d check and see if it has a pulse yet. If it wakes up in the dark it might get angry. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-after-christmas-and-all-i-have-are-4-buns-and-no-ham/478737/199 "2009-02-02T23:45:15Z")
> [@Harmonious\_Discord](#): > > I’ve almost eaten all the seeds I roasted in October. Does that mean you’ve eaten none of the seeds then? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2009, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-after-christmas-and-all-i-have-are-4-buns-and-no-ham/478737/200 "2009-02-02T23:52:27Z")
> [@Omegaman](#): > > I’d check and see if it has a pulse yet. If it wakes up in the dark it might get angry. It should have a nice, healthy pulse. It may have been feeling a bit ill before, but now it’s cured! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-after-christmas-and-all-i-have-are-4-buns-and-no-ham/478737.md?page=9) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-day-after-christmas-and-all-i-have-are-4-buns-and-no-ham/478737.md?page=11)