from niobe's big book of helpful hints
You know how on one side of microwave popcorn bags they have these bold, red, all caps reading "HEAT THIS SIDE DOWN?"
It turns out that they're not merely making a suggestion.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
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i learned that the hard way, too
What happened??? Dying of curiosity now....
Ditto - what happened? Ruined popcorn is such a disappointment.
I've never thought to not follow directions and see how it works then.
yikes. it makes me sad to think of ruined popcorn.
by the by, did you just recently change your titles to blue, or am I just crazy?
Hmmm...I'm envisioning all things burnt and smelly...close?
So. Did you blow up the office microwave?
Without getting into all the gory details, the result was a big scary bang, what looked like a flame or two licking at the bag, followed by a charred heap of inedible cinders. Somewhere in the background, I heard Satan laughing with delight.
I know I shouldn't be laughing.
But I am.
Is the microwave salvageable?
by the by, did you just recently change your titles to blue, or am I just crazy?
Why, Furrow dear, they've always
been blue. And you know those gaslights in your house that sometimes look like they're flickering? You're just imagining that too....
You know, I've always wondered.
giggling a little bit, too . . .
That reminds me of the time my husband stuck his finger in the little hole in a container of Clorox counter wipes, a hole that said do not stick your finger in here, and proceeded to get his finger lodged in the hole that was surrounded by very small but surprisingly strong, pointed plastic daggers. I had to cut the top off of his finger with kitchen shears.
I'll never forget his screams and pleading, "For the love of God, get it off me!"
I think the containers have been redesigned now, clearly my husband wasn't alone in his failure to read the signs:)
Wow, I had no idea. Thanks for the tip!
Gotta watch out for those popcorn bags. Serious business there...
@ K@klakly:
Laughing my ass off. I know what you mean by "I had to cut the top off of his finger" but I had to read it a few times first.
In fairness I will share my hint as well--- even if foil is covered in paper you should still not put it in the microwave. :)
Bwuahahaha! That totally sounds like something I would do. Thanks for the laugh - I needed that.
Flames! I'm definitely going to need to try that. In the old micro, of course.
I just did the same thing a few days ago. Oooops. I was so hungry I picked out all the un-burnt popcorn (which, admittedly, was not a lot) and tried to make a meal of it.
Burnt popcorn is just depressing.
You should catch Dane Cook's comedy routine on the dangers of using the "stream" setting on the Windex bottle rather than "spray". There are a lot of household hazards we just never think about...
Hmmm... now I'm craving popcorn.
Huh! What do ya know. Ya learn something new every day!
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