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THE SAGA OF THE OYSTER CRACKER SANDWICH
August 18, 2004 - Every so often in
life, random elements of conversation come together in ways that never
could be conceived before. Random stories, bizarre memories and
funny tidbits are the spice of life, and the longer you know someone,
the more likely you'll know all about the dark underbelly of their
personality.
Recently, I was talking to a friend who admitted
to me as a child, they would love to eat oyster crackers. But the
act of eating oyster crackers, it seems, can
be done in many ways, especially with a child's imagination running
rampant. So, when this person was young, they ate the delicate
little octagons of salty goodness in this way:
Put a cracker in their mouth
Chewed the cracker, careful not to swallow it, allowing the
remains of the cracker to mix with saliva
Break open the top of another oyster cracker, revealing the
hollowed out center
Spit the chewed cracker into the hollow cracker
Eat the newly minted oyster cracker
sandwich
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determine just how gross the average person thinks of eating an
oyster cracker that way.
This story led to some vigorous discussions, and
reactions to this ranged from vehement disapproval to a mere
shrugging of the shoulders.
Please vote on a scale from 1 - 10, with 1 being no big deal and 10
being grosser than gross. There's no prize, just the
satisfaction of helping settle an argument that has raged for longer
than necessary.
