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Title: The 5 Second Rule
Post by: Ash on April 06, 2007, 04:13:40 AM
I stopped by my parents' house last night before I went to work and they were just sitting down to eat some pizza they had ordered.
They asked me if I wanted some and I accepted.

I grabbed a slice, put it on a paper plate which I held in my right hand...and as I was reaching with my left hand for my glass of water on the nearby countertop, the slice slipped off the plate and landed cheese-side-up on the floor.
I picked it up and ate it anyway.
It was on the floor for all of 3 seconds.

Check out this funny clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi4hAx75Xw8

How about you?
Do you follow the 5 second rule?



Title: Re: The 5 Second Rule
Post by: Menard on April 06, 2007, 05:55:52 AM
Now I have to pick on you about this (aw heck, I'll pick on you about anything :tongueout:).

The same man who is anal about not putting a roll of toilet paper on a countertop due to sanitary concerns will eat food off of a floor?

What's up with that?

BTW, I voted 'no, that's disgusting'.


Title: Re: The 5 Second Rule
Post by: fortunato on April 06, 2007, 08:57:39 AM
Pizza, I should think, would be one of the worst things to drop and scarf.


Title: Re: The 5 Second Rule
Post by: Poogie on April 06, 2007, 10:10:07 AM
It would depend on what it is. I keep my floors pretty clean around here because we have 3 cats and 2 dogs so it's a every day job of vacuuming and mopping, huaagh. The pizza, if it landed like you said, it would be okay, just a little wipe off would do the job, now if it landed the other way, no way would I eat it. Anything that is dry would be okay. If it's a moist food forget it, the dogs would beat me to it anyway, hah.  :smile:


Title: Re: The 5 Second Rule
Post by: Andrew on April 06, 2007, 11:04:04 AM
Pizza, I should think, would be one of the worst things to drop and scarf.

I can think of several things that would be worse:  yogurt, sweet potatoes, ice cream...

And, no, I should not participate in this poll.  Quite often, I believe that the Marine Corps messmen cook the heck out of stuff to kill whatever they know is growing on it.  "Hey, this cabbage has purple moss or something!"  "That is all right, just boil it for thirty minutes."


Title: Re: The 5 Second Rule
Post by: dean on April 06, 2007, 11:27:51 AM

I suppose it all depends on the floor as well!  :teddyr:

I mean, dropping something sticky in the dirt, maybe not the best choice, but dropping a biscuit on a hardwood floor?  Easily get away with more than 5 seconds [unless that floor is really god-awful]

Is it me or is this supposed to be the 10 second rule?  Or are we just lazier down here?



Title: Re: The 5 Second Rule
Post by: RCMerchant on April 06, 2007, 12:32:05 PM
Well...and I will probally be shunned forever for this...I have ate live earthworms on a dare.My son took a bite out of a fried chicken breast...and said "I'm full." And tossed it into the trash! "Are you crazy! That ain't cheap! Gimme that!" And I fished it out,wiprd it off with a paper towel...and ate it. I f you knew half the crap that goes into the store bought food you eat...you would never eat again. I've seen blueberry pie filling made from wild huckleberry harvested in Canada...which had frozen,legless grasshoppers boiled right up with the berries...which go into your yummy snack pies.I work in a cannery.


Title: Re: The 5 Second Rule
Post by: Poogie on April 06, 2007, 12:46:12 PM
Well...and I will probally be shunned forever for this...I have ate live earthworms on a dare.My son took a bite out of a fried chicken breast...and said "I'm full." And tossed it into the trash! "Are you crazy! That ain't cheap! Gimme that!" And I fished it out,wiprd it off with a paper towel...and ate it. I f you knew half the crap that goes into the store bought food you eat...you would never eat again. I've seen blueberry pie filling made from wild huckleberry harvested in Canada...which had frozen,legless grasshoppers boiled right up with the berries...which go into your yummy snack pies.I work in a cannery.

Ha..Ha..I found you....How's your tooth-ache? Hope it's feeling better. Sorry to interupt the thread....  :lookingup:  :wink:


Title: Re: The 5 Second Rule
Post by: RCMerchant on April 06, 2007, 12:51:02 PM
The swelling went down...the doc gave me an antibiotic. So as long as I have anti biotics in my systym...I can eat food out of the trash! Hooray! :bouncegiggle:


Title: Re: The 5 Second Rule
Post by: Poogie on April 06, 2007, 01:29:05 PM
RC, I'm glad to hear that... :smile: But watch out for those coffee grounds.  :bouncegiggle:


Title: Re: The 5 Second Rule
Post by: RCMerchant on April 06, 2007, 02:33:44 PM
   "Chicken...GOOD! Coffee grounds...BAAAD!!!! EAGHHH!!!!"
       
               (http://img398.imageshack.us/img398/9261/untitledew6.png)

         You guys showda never taught me to post images...now I find an exscuse to post images in every other answer...!(Thanks again!)


Title: Re: The 5 Second Rule
Post by: Dennis on April 06, 2007, 10:01:51 PM
I will pick up and eat certain foods, crackers, chips, nuts, stuff like that, and only after a close inspection. Anything else, no way. Our 2 dogs seem to be psychic, if something falls they're almost always there inside of 5 seconds so I guess maybe they believe in the rule too, or  not, I've seen some of the other, aaah, stuff that they chew on.
(http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q122/DENNISDURWARDHAMMOND/alittlesleepandplay001.jpg)

RC, I get carried away with the pictures too.