Something Shiny

photo credit: shawncampbell

I wanted some blue cheese salad dressing and found some in the cupboard. It was unopened but was past the “best if purchased by” date. Technically, I’m relatively certain I had purchased the dressing before that date. Sort of like how technically, it’s perfectly healthy for guys to smoke as long as the warning label specifically warns against the dangers for pregnant women instead of something more all encompassing.

Anyway, while pouring (prodding?) my dressing from the little travel container into my lunch salad today, I started to have second thoughts about the wisdom of my decision, but come on, how much more rotten can blue cheese dressing get. It’s not like it was fuzzy or anything. I ate most of it and now it’s just a waiting game. Will there be repercussions?

So, the moral of the story is, perhaps the purchase by date should be accompanied by an expiration date. Although regardless, when the purchase by date is back in 2003, I should probably just know better.

Mmm… 2003…