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Saturday, January 16, 2016

Worms??


A busy New Year has begun. I just finished yesterday, working day 6 of the 11 days currently scheduled for January 2016.

As I passed through the teachers' lounge on the way to the restroom, there was a full bowl full of leftover New Year's (Christmas?) foil wrapped chocolates on one of the lunch tables with a handwritten note "help yourself" attached.

I picked up one, unwrapped and ate it whole before heading off to "important business".

Exiting the restroom, back through the lounge, I overheard the following snippet of conversation between two teachers, one of which was pointing at the bowl.

T1: She said she bit into one and it had little worms wriggling inside.
T2: REALLY??!!
T1: Yea, little white worms...
T2: Yuck!

I stopped dead in my tracks and turned around now instantly feeling a bit queasy. "Did I hear you say someone found worms in these chocolates? I just ate one!"

T1: Oh...not these chocolates. I was talking about someone I know who bought the same brand for a birthday party last year. These are ok.

On my way back to the classroom, I tried to convince myself that the chocolate was 'ok'.  And even if?....well, worms are just another form of protein.

Right?

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

The problem is that as teachers, we're so thrilled that someone is leaving food for us to scrounge that we don't question it. Until we do.

Josue said...

I am wishing the best for you!

sapna said...

LOL, if you are a non-vegetarian, it should not bother you much whether there were worms in the chocolates or not, after all flesh is flesh..

diane answers said...

Funny! But a few worms won't hurt you - your stomach acid will kill 'em.