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MIButterfly

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5. I go by "when in doubt, throw it out."

Reply to Uncle Joe (Original post)

Tue Oct 21, 2025, 05:23 PM

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Having been the victim of food poisoning, I am very cautious about expiration dates and never eat anything past it.

As far as food goes, I don't care how long it took to prepare or how much it cost or whose feelings get hurt, if it doesn't look right, smell right or taste right, I refuse to eat it. It's just not worth 12 hours of laying on the bathroom floor crying and praying for death.

Better to be safe than sorry.

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I go by "when in doubt, throw it out." MIButterfly Tuesday #5