to think that everyone in the world has done this at least once in their lives, and that my husband is a weirdo alien impersonating a human ?

[YunoYurbubson]

I was telling my husband that I had caught the chap behind me in the supermarket queue opening his tub of bombay mix and dipping his tongue into it. Chap and I locked eyes, he froze, I looked away and smirked, and he blushed and put his bombay mix back in his trolley. It was quite funny. Not really the greatest anecdote ever told, but not much happens to me these days so it's the best I have.

Anyway, husband totally ignored my brilliant anecdote and asked me what I meant by dipping his tongue into the bombay mix.

I explained. You know, when you have a bowl of something small and dry like bashed up crisps or cereal or bombay mix, and instead of getting your hand all greasy you dip your tongue in and all the bits stick to it and you whip your tongue back into your mouth and crunch.

Husband looked blank.

"Oh COME ON!" I shrieked, "EVERYONE does this"

"What, in the supermarket?" asked my confused husband.

No, not in the supermarket. In the kitchen all alone. When no one is looking. It is not pleasant behaviour, but everyone does it. And that was why my anecdote was mildly amusing - because it is secret, at home behaviour, like picking your nose.

Husband still looked blank. He has never done this in his life. I even went and opened a packet of bombay mix to demonstrate. Other than finding me wildly alluring of course, husband was unmoved.

Is he an alien pretending to be a human? Have I just blown his cover?

Er, I've never done it.

Not everyone does that. That's pretty gross actually. Eww. sick smiley

me neither

how else can you get crisps into your mouth without down the wine glass and remote? Aliens are here and living among us

I have never, ever done this in my life. Sorry.

Nope, not me.

Never heard of it. What is wrong with you?

TBH I have never done this, but now I will, sounds like a sensible way to get your dry snack fix, I am also now craving bombay mix but I don't think it goes with my current low fat diet.

Bless the blushing bombay mix man, was he young, attractive? This could be the start of a great romance
with someone who may not be a wierdo impersonating alien.

weirdo

No, that's horrible.

Sorry but I've never done this either. Evolution has given us the gift of opposable thumbs, why would you not use them?

I've never done this either.

My DH has though - I kinda thought it was a man thing.

I know EXACTLY what you mean, Yuno. Like when you pour the crumbly last bits of crisp out of the bag onto the palm of your hand, and then press your tongue onto your hand and see if you can leave a clean palm?

I also happen to be married to an alien masquerading as a human who frequently doesn't 'get' things like this.

:o Poor Yuno

Nope, I'm not one for tongue-as-cutlery/fingers action either.

Is it only me that feels kind of sorry for what Could Have Been with you and supermarket guy?

"You're beautiful. You're beautiful.
You're beautiful, it's true.
I saw your face in a crowded place,
And I don't know what to do,
'Cause I'll never be with you."

yes I do it with the hundreds and thousands in a bowl, well you just can't pick them up with your fingers, cuts out the middle man!!

never done it either you freak

Are you now concerned you are the alien?.
Well you and bombay tongue boy.

Ive not done that before, but now i want to try!

I do have similar snack related rituals though.

To all those who claim never to have done this.

1. I don't believe you.
2. Are you aliens?

I have done it.

But never in public!

1. Go into your kitchen. Pour a bowl of Crunchy Nut Cornflakes and eat with your tongue.

You can thank me later.