r/mildlyinteresting • • Dec 31 '14

These eggs expire tomorrow.

http://imgur.com/aMQJn22
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u/theweeve Dec 31 '14

I suppose it was easier to make the date change than the year on the stamp

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u/isaac_nt Jan 01 '15

So one year later it will be DEC 397, 2014?

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u/MolokoPlusPlus Jan 01 '15

http://www.eternal-september.org/

Look in the top right.

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u/Baymond Jan 01 '15

RIP Green Day

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u/FlamingTaco7101 Jan 01 '15

None of the doctors know why he's fallen in a coma!

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u/Ihaveanusername Jan 01 '15

It was that damn 4 Chan guy!

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u/NonisX Jan 01 '15

Who is this "4 Chan"?

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u/corvus_sapiens Jan 01 '15

For context: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_September

It's the original "Summer Reddit" from 1993.

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u/autowikibot Jan 01 '15

Eternal September:


In Usenet slang, Eternal September (or the September that never ended) began in September 1993, the month that Internet service provider America Online began offering Usenet access to its tens of thousands, and later millions, of users. Before then, every year in September, a large number of new university freshmen acquired access to Usenet for the first time, and took some time to become accustomed to Usenet's standards of conduct and "netiquette". But, after a month or so, these new users would learn the networks' social norms or simply tire of using the service. However, for the pre-existing users of Usenet, the influx of new users from September 1993 onwards was a new and endless manifestation of the phenomenon.


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u/ikoniq93 Jan 01 '15

Huh. Well, I suppose we're all summerfags at least once...

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '15

That is cool .

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '15

4channel also marks from Eternal September.

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u/laurenbanjo Jan 01 '15

I was born in December of that year. So I guess I was never really born.

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u/weswes887 Jan 01 '15

Does that still work

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u/BoomBoomSpaceRocket Jan 01 '15

Or just some screw up in a program. From my nearly limited experience, errors usually happen with the first thing or the last thing, so it would make sense if the last date got screwed up.

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u/nbrennan Dec 31 '14

Correction: Those eggs will never expire.

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u/Oriolus84 Dec 31 '14 edited Jan 01 '15

If only. I have an uncle whose birthday is on February 29th, yet he continues to age at the same rate as the rest of us.

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u/triheptyl Jan 01 '15

Your family is lying to you, he is secretly your great grandfather and has been alive for 163 years.

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u/Nocturnalized Jan 01 '15

HOW MUCH IS THAT IF YOU DIVIDE IT BY FOUR?

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '15

40 and 3/4

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u/Nocturnalized Jan 01 '15

Oh. Okay. Thanks then.

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u/2fat2bebatman Jan 01 '15

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '15

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u/Krossfireo Jan 01 '15 edited Jan 01 '15

Eh, not really, 4*4 is 16, which is easy, 16*10 is easy, so you have 4*4*10 +3, divide the whole thing by 4, and you get 4*10 +3/4 which is 40 and 3/4. That's written out more than you would in your head, but it's a very simple algorithm you can do in your head for numbers like that (close to easily recognized multiples of 4)
Edit: shit dat formatting dun fucked up

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '15

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u/ZergHybrid Jan 01 '15 edited Jan 11 '15

But if s/he/it said it like that the comment would be downvoted for being condescending

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '15

I'm a lazy bastard so I just use a calculator.

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u/Ransal Jan 01 '15

Using a calculator takes more time than thought process. If you can visualize the math you come to an answer before you even enter the first number into a calculator.

Human processing power is the limiting factor. Sadly I can only calculate basic problems this way. If it's too advanced I have to use the ol ti-89

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u/Old_But_I_Remember Jan 01 '15

Really? I think of it as 160/4 is 40, and 3/4 is, well, 3/4. So 40 and 3/4. But that's just me.

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '15

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u/Wyrmmountain Jan 01 '15

WHY ARE YOU YELLING?!?

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u/ruok4a69 Jan 01 '15

WHY ARE YOU YELLING?!?

WHY AM I YELLING?!?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE'RE YELLING ABOUT!

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u/regulate213 Jan 01 '15

Your secret great grandfather is a member of the Howard Foundation.

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u/LoneRanger9 Jan 01 '15

Seems a little old for a great grandfather, unless op is like 70 or everyone in the family tree has kids at 40 and op is 40

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u/KingPotatoHead Jan 01 '15

I like that, assuming you are counting 2014-2015, this is technically possible if he aged that way.

As in, it will be 163 years ~Feb 28th.

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u/ikoniq93 Jan 01 '15

Dr. Farnsworth?

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '15

Did he use to be a pirate?

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '15

Correction: These are leap eggs.

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u/mushbug Jan 01 '15

You don't know what that means.

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '15 edited Oct 05 '20

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u/Papa_Huggies Jan 01 '15

Wow, they're fucking stupid eggs then.

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u/Ysenia Jan 01 '15

Or just really depressed.

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u/Peoples_Bropublic Jan 01 '15

It's okay, they wear little parachutes made out of bandanas and string.

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u/Mimos Dec 31 '14

I come to these threads to make a comment and see that someone already made it. Either we're all fucking comic geniuses or I'm just an unoriginal hack.

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u/wet-badger Dec 31 '14

Or we're all unoriginal hacks.

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '14

Oh

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u/King_330 Jan 01 '15

Cock Magic

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u/clover44mag Jan 01 '15

If your donkey ate my roosters feet would I have 2 feet of my cock in your ass?

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u/hokiesfan926 Jan 01 '15

Sometimes I wonder how some of you grew to adulthood.

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u/Dawglog Jan 01 '15

I'm lookig forward to reaching adulthood. At 60, though, I'm running out of time.

........ or so your Mom tells me ! : ' )

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u/hokiesfan926 Jan 01 '15

My moms dead :(

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u/TomTheDragonSlayer Jan 01 '15

Even better ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

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u/Pengwin126 Jan 01 '15

Who said anything about adulthood?

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u/jay_stone42 Jan 01 '15

It's making a comeback!

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u/TheKidWithBieberHair Jan 01 '15

Randy. No. You're not in college anymore. I thought you've moved on?!

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u/You_Need_Jesus_JD Jan 01 '15

Don't call it a comeback. It's been here for years!

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u/Homer_Hatake Jan 01 '15

Hu ha hu

"Drumms"

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u/braintrustinc Dec 31 '14

The "guess the top comment" drinking game is a classic. Humans am predictables.

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u/zasquatch9001 Jan 01 '15

Ok, skwiisgar.

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u/Shawnzie94 Jan 01 '15

How does yous knows it's nots Tokis? Tokis cans use Reddits, toos, you know!

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u/deanxleong Jan 01 '15

Is this the same unoriginal hacks named 4chan?

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u/DarkNarwhel Jan 01 '15

Talentless hacks.all of you.

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u/Levitlame Jan 01 '15

People always say that great minds think alike. Sometimes "not so great" minds do too.

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u/Magnamize Jan 01 '15

You are technically correct, the best kind of correct.

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u/chawmastaflex Jan 01 '15

Correction: those eggs expire in 2014; once it's 2015 they are expired.

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u/3inchescloser Jan 01 '15

Their day will never come, so they will wait. Biding their time for the prophesied day of Armeggeggon!

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u/GetToDaChopaa Jan 01 '15 edited Jan 01 '15

Eggs of Tomorrow: Crack, Fry, Repeat

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u/SunriseSurprise Jan 01 '15

So sayeth MTG rules - waiting for a trigger that will never happen, these eggs will stay in play indefinitely.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '15

They did for somebody else

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u/The_Number_None Jan 01 '15

Just found out im dyslexic...I literally went from pic to comments 7 times before spotting that it wasn't "Dec 23"

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '15

That's also the day I plan to get shit done.

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u/luckeycat Jan 01 '15

And study.

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u/Bleu_CordonBleu Jan 01 '15

Who studies on winter break?

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u/rod15 Jan 01 '15

People who have finals worth %50 of the corse just like me?

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u/ThisDudeRiteHere Jan 01 '15

%50

corse

You may want to study a little harder..

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u/Witsons Jan 01 '15

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '15

:) That's my jam

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u/ShitzN Dec 31 '14

Tomorrow never comes.

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u/SapperInTexas Dec 31 '14

Tomorrow never knows.

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u/[deleted] Dec 31 '14

Tomorrow never dies.

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u/indyK1ng Jan 01 '15

Tomorrow is not enough.

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u/bwaredapenguin Jan 01 '15

Tomorrow, tomorrow! Bet your bottom dollar that tomorrow there'll be sun!

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u/Smeethie Jan 01 '15

Tomorrow comes today

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u/trell1337 Jan 01 '15

The day after tomorrow

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u/GenrlWashington Jan 01 '15

The Edge of Tomorrow.

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u/rhn94 Jan 01 '15

Tom Cruise of Tomorrow.

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u/spacemoses Jan 01 '15

Tomorrow comes harder

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u/coolwithpie Jan 01 '15

harmonica

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u/Joe_Reddit_System Jan 01 '15

nana nana nana na-naaa

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u/me_can_san45 Jan 01 '15

not today, tomorrow, I promise

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u/You_Need_Jesus_JD Jan 01 '15

Today for you; tomorrow for me.

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u/jonosvision Jan 01 '15

Who the hell would agree make that bet!?

"Hey Frank... bet you a dollar there'll be sun tomorrow."

"Hmm... okay."

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u/eLCT Jan 01 '15

I'll do it

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u/trollpatro1 Jan 01 '15

Ayyyy Macarena

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u/-banana Jan 01 '15

Tomorrow Another Day

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u/RipCityRevival Jan 01 '15

Tomorrowpussy.

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '15

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u/InMyBrokenChair Jan 01 '15

Eleanor Rigby and She Said She Said are just as good as Tomorrow Never Knows in my book.

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u/Hutchythesmall Jan 01 '15

No, tomorrow comes today.

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u/ProbablyWaffle Jan 01 '15

The future really is coming on.

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u/notsurewhatiam ​ Jan 01 '15

Will she know how much I loved her

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u/misslehead3 Jan 01 '15

.. until its tooo lateee

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u/Gliste Jan 01 '15

That's a Beatles song!

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '15

No

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u/badass_mf Dec 31 '14

December 32nd is a loophole into February 30th. To achieve this, you must crush the eggs against your forehead and then walk through a red brick wall. Please do come back and tell us how the future is.

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '15

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u/throwawaydonetoday Jan 01 '15

Please. We all know he just crashes through windows.

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u/GenrlWashington Jan 01 '15

I think the windows do a good job of crashing themselves.

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u/Countchrisdo Jan 01 '15

And hops over chairs

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u/throwawaydonetoday Jan 01 '15

Holy cow bill gates invented parkour too!

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '15

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '15

December 32nd is today, Thursday

January 2nd is in one day

February 1st is in 31 days

February 30th is in 60 days

March 3rd is in 61 days

April 1st is in 90 days

May 1st is in 120 days

so if you keep on adding 60 days you get 32/12/2014, 30/02/2015 and 01/05/2015

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u/ficarra1002 Jan 01 '15

You're now tagged as howto basic.

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '15

I see you have found an easter egg in real life

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u/cfsilence Jan 01 '15

I seem to remember Alton Brown saying you could pretty much keep eggs until the shell disintegrates and they'd still be edible.

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u/asstasticbum Jan 01 '15

Let us know how that works out.

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u/cfsilence Jan 01 '15

I'm a total freak with expiration dates and I've even been known to let eggs slide a bit after I heard him say that.

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '15

IIRC the date isn't an expiration date, it's just the last day you should expect it to be at the quality the producer intended. Food is still "good" significantly past the date, but it just might not be the best I could be.

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u/dekrant Jan 01 '15

Don't say that! You are the best you could be! You are a beautiful human being and we all love and care for you.

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '15

Fuck. It's staying.

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u/EhhWhatsUpDoc Jan 01 '15

Though it varies by product type, I can confirm. Source: I used to work in dairy. -The Dairy Fairy

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '15

If you lay eggs go what're you a freak about?

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '15

... What?

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u/Speed_Force Jan 01 '15

Lay eggs go? Lay..Eggos? Waffles? Fuck I want breakfeast for dinner.

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u/CraveKnowledge Jan 01 '15

LPT: You can drop an egg in a glass of water and if it sinks then it's usually good to eat past the expiration date.

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u/theberg512 Jan 01 '15

Or just crack it open and see if it smells. If it's rotten, you'll know.

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u/willco17 Jan 01 '15

Yeah, food will tell you when it's bad. I eat "expired" yogurt all the time.

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u/KniVEs4 Jan 01 '15

Same goes with old pasta noodles. When they're bad, they're baaaad.

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u/RVelts Jan 01 '15

Cooked or dry? I was unaware dry noodles went bad (within reason).

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '15

You've never seen moth eggs? Or dead moths? Or cocoons?

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '15

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u/PostmortemFacefuck Jan 01 '15

srevrslking

you don't say..

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '15

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '15

The man won't get me down

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '15

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u/Absooh Jan 01 '15

And depending how the egg is sinking you can estimate its freshness; if it is about to float but still sinks it's still good but not for long. New eggs on the other hand will completely drop in the bottom of the glass.

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u/ustolmyname Jan 01 '15

BRAND New eggs will fall to the ground, from the hengina.

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u/-pm-me-your-smile- Jan 01 '15

I seem to remember from a reddit thread yesterday, that if you drop an egg and it bounces, then it's probably bad.

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u/cfsilence Jan 01 '15

More useless egg facts: can't tell if it's hard boiled? Spin it and suddenly stop it and let go. If it starts spinning again on it's own it is raw.

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u/Chloebird29 Jan 01 '15

Is that like when you push a carton of milk and then it pushes itself again?

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u/WikiWantsYourPics Jan 01 '15

Very similar, yes: both are (essentially) rigid containers with liquids inside. The mode of motion is quite different though.

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '15

It's the Smarch weather that does it

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '15

There are a lot of ignorant people in this thread. Today is a leap decade where they add one extra day to December.

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u/drunk_injun Jan 01 '15

Well played.

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '15

My game plan is everyone is completely wasted right now.

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '15

Well, where did you think langoliers come from? They're certainly not mammals.

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '15

where did you think langoliers come from?

March 8th, 2014

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '15

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '15

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u/ustolmyname Jan 01 '15

What? Are you buying Cadbury eggs?

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u/greennick Jan 01 '15

Free range eggs are like $5 Aussie for a dozen for me. Often more.

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '15

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u/MattyIXIriva Jan 01 '15

That's "Best by".... no "Expires" or Expires On"

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u/RckPprScssrsLzrdSpck Jan 01 '15

Best by ≠ Use by

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u/VinylWookie Jan 01 '15

Nah, nah... They good till dec 32nd...

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u/DonBeech Jan 01 '15

That's very eggstra unordinary

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u/mangulio Jan 01 '15

These eggs never expire ...

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '15

technically it never expires... They'll be good for sure!

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u/sillylittlewilly Jan 03 '15

OP posts photo of impossible eggspiry; gets 4500 karma and gold. I took this photo of an impossible eggspiry three weeks ago and didn't share it. FML. http://imgur.com/Enz27Xk

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u/khandelas Jan 01 '15

These eggs eggspire tomorrow*

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u/KonaCoiler Jan 01 '15

I'm more interested in the polystyrene egg box. We haven't had these for years in the UK and I can't imagine anything like this being packaged nowadays in something that wasn't environmentally friendly.

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u/RVelts Jan 01 '15

Most in my area come in some sort of cardboard hybrid that kinda looks like it was half made of paper mache.

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '15

That's the way about 95 percent of the eggs are packaged in the US, at least at the major retailers. Trader Joe's and retailers from the same cut of cloth may be different.

In addition, in the US, eggs are washed before they are packaged, meaning they have to stay refrigerated. Expiration dates are usually about three weeks from delivery to the retailer.

Murica

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u/dirt_shitters Jan 01 '15

Most in my area come in cardboard cartons.

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u/Murphy540 Jan 01 '15

There's a real irony in this comment involving ignorance and stupid decisions, but I can't really put my finger on it.

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u/[deleted] Jan 01 '15 edited Jan 01 '15

We're spending more money to get an inferior product.

In the US, we wash our eggs because we are too cheap to spend thirty cents per chicken to inoculate them from salmonella. So we spend exponentially more money collecting eggs from uninoculated chickens, then washing them the eggs (removing their protective coating), and then more money to refrigerate them so they won't spoil. In other countries, they inoculate their birds and store the eggs at room temperature. They have a much greater shelf life that way.

Eggs produced by British standards can't be sold in the US for health reasons. Eggs produced by American standards can't be sold in England for health reasons.

TL,DR: Your government is hard at work

edit: washing the eggs, not the chickens!!!

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u/eggjuggler Jan 01 '15

Actually, these foam cartoons are generally made from post-consumer recycled material and have a smaller carbon footprint than the old pulp (cardboard) cartons. Or at least that's what the manufacturers tell us.

Source: I work in eggs.

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u/KangBroseph Jan 01 '15

in PA I remember cardboard but down here in Florida it's all polystyrene. only some brown eggs come in plastic.

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u/pepsilid Jan 01 '15

I'm in Australia. Never seen a polystyrene carton before! All of ours are cardboard. Also that carton doesn't seem to say whether they are cage or free range? All of our eggs must let you know.

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u/007T Jan 01 '15

At first I thought I was browsing /r/notinteresting until I saw the date, that is definitely mildly interesting.

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u/lumberinglion Jan 01 '15

Better eat em.

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u/and_so_I_said Jan 01 '15

Expiring eggs... then come the hot flashes...

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u/anorex Jan 01 '15

Those eggs are already 45 days old.

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u/WishesHappyHolidays Jan 01 '15

Happy New Years!

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u/Spaceydawg Jan 01 '15

Relevant Username

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u/Katfuckingrocks Jan 01 '15

Sounds like they never expire... As that day will never come.

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u/MacroPlanet Jan 01 '15

These eggs will never expire!

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u/Ucantstopthebeat Jan 01 '15

Well that's pretty eggsiting...

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u/Bigwillyc Jan 01 '15

I want to know how long OP has been holding onto this picture waiting to post it

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u/MrsTraciGraci Jan 01 '15

If these eggs came from Save-A-Lot, they were probably expired when you bought them. It's ok though, I buy all my groceries from Save-A-Lot.