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Waddaya call a clam shell phobia?

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Waddaya call a clam shell phobia?

by Larry Greenly » Mon Feb 24, 2020 10:32 pm

Those sealed clear plastic clam shells you find at grocery stores that contain various products such as cheese balls, salads, sandwiches, berries, etc., kinda scare me.

Sometimes I have to first rip off a plastic strip to unlock them. Then the fun begins. I grasp the tabs, pull as hard as I can, but I can't open them. In the meantime, I'm worried that the food will fly out or the container will cut me. I've been known to wrestle with them, using pliers, knives, and/or screwdrivers. Sometimes the containers get a little mutilated before I pry them open. Hint to NASA: use these connectors for rockets, space shuttles, and whatever; they're the strongest ever invented.

But then, OTOH, if you accidentally bump them or look at them cross eyed, they'll spring open and spill their contents onto the floor.
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Re: Waddaya call a clam shell phobia?

by John Treder » Mon Feb 24, 2020 11:52 pm

It's a conspiracy.
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