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?

i do this this hundreds and thousands too. 'tis the only way to eat them.

I've never done this.

And I've never seen bombay mix in a tub, sounds cool.

I have never done this

I do it regularly, never in public and never with shared foodstuffs.
I see it as a versatile and time-saving skill.
I've also frequently wished for tentacles fort hose tricky two hands and four task moments.
So I'm a wannabe alien.

'fort hose ' ?

for those

I hav never done it, though I have been known to split open an empty crisp packet to lick the remaining flavour goodness from the inside.

You are an alien.Why would you eat crunchy nut cornflakes with your tongue when you could shovel them in by the handful?

OP - IABU

Majority - Yes, you are being U, and a bit grotty

OP - Er, no. You're wrong, come join me in my grotty habit

Majority - Eh? You must be an alien

Damn!

OP - AIABU

Majority - Yes, you are being U, and a bit grotty

OP - Er, no. You're wrong, come join me in my grotty habit

Majority - Eh? You must be an alien

I do it too! It's bad when you don't cover the whole tongue though and accidentally lick some of the bits you keep behind. And then decide you have had enough anyway and save them for later.

OP can I ask a question - do you hate having dirty hands?

I do it with crisp-crumbs-on-the-palm too!!

And I'm most definitely not an alien

merrylegs exactly what I was thinking.

The tongue whipping bit sounds very alien.

Never done this. You are grossly unhygienic.

I do this frequently with a bowl of Coco Pops on my journey from the cupboard with the cereal in to the fridge for milk, via the cutlery tray. Never really thought twice about it.

I think I've probably done it (as it doesn't seem weird to me) but I can't actually pinpoint a time when I have < muses on what foodstuffs I may have tongued >

As long as it's not shared then I don't see the problem.

I am addicted to bombay mix and eat it by the sackful, but I have never, ever done this. What's wrong with picking out all the big floury lumps and peanuts first, then pouring out a vast handful of the little gritty bits and lentils and slobbering them off your hand like normal folk?

No. Never done and would not do that.
Very bleeeurh indeed

I've never done this either, and I love snacky things. And I'm quite greedy. OP, to conclude, it is you that's in the minority, from what I can see

i have never done this, it's never occured to me.

No of COURSE you don't share licked food after you've done it you freaks. Eew.

And those of you licking crisp crumbs from your palm are not in my gang. That's just weird. You'd still have a greasy palm. Weirdos.

Sandstorm - yes, cocopops are an excellent tongue eating food.

Have never done or even thought about doing this. And I'm a bit of a slattern when it comes to food and eating.

Lol @ YunoYouareweirdson

Erm....I.....err......No.

Mhah sthinks sthumbody neethds a hambulance over here.....