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EastTennesseeDem

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18. I have a bad habit in that situation

Reply to Gidney N Cloyd (Original post)

Mon Jun 4, 2012, 01:20 AM

Jun 2012

of saying "I'll think about it for a day and return to this food tomorrow" and then repeating that idea for the next week, as though some day the food will become as good as new.

It always ends with me throwing the food out and wishing I had thought about it some more.

Is that a type of OCD?

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Week-old gyro in the fridge. Whadaya think-- still good? [View all] Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2012 OP

Sure. Quite possibly safer to eat than it was a week ago. NYC_SKP Jun 2012 #1

Well..... cliffordu Jun 2012 #24

if you're asking, you're not hungry enough. NightWatcher Jun 2012 #2

Probably. Most gyros work well even in extreme cold temps. Kaleva Jun 2012 #3

I'm hoping this one won't lock me in geosynchronous orbit over the porcelain planet. Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2012 #5

LOL! Kaleva Jun 2012 #6

good for a case of the runs anyway... Viva_La_Revolution Jun 2012 #4

Lol! n/t RiffRandell Jun 2012 #21

double dog dare ya'. ret5hd Jun 2012 #7

If I had a double dog I wouldn't want the gyro. Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2012 #8

Sniff it Sanity Claws Jun 2012 #9

Smells fine but out it goes. Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2012 #13

"When in doubt, throw it out" is my motto. femmocrat Jun 2012 #10

That's usually mine, also. Sounds like a plan. Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2012 #12

when in doubt try it out with (in this order) Joe Shlabotnik Jun 2012 #16

It is spiced meat.... still, I'd throw it out. Who wants food poisoning!!! applegrove Jun 2012 #11

Spiced meat-- reminds me of that Seinfeld episode where Frank is an army cook... Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2012 #14

LOL. That music was from Platoon. applegrove Jun 2012 #15

If it's still spinning, sure. sakabatou Jun 2012 #17

I have a bad habit in that situation EastTennesseeDem Jun 2012 #18

I can inhale a gyro in 5 min Tabasco_Dave Jun 2012 #19

No. I hope you threw it out! Phentex Jun 2012 #20

Yes. Chan790 Jun 2012 #22

If it isn't green or blue, probably good. HopeHoops Jun 2012 #23