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 it with my popcorn at the cinema when I am carrying multiple items and dont have a hand free to pick the popcorn out.

Oh yes, this is the best way to eat pop corn and ensures you get it all to yourself.

Did nobody here indulge in apple bobbing when they were little? Numerous dribbly little repeatedly plunging into the same bowl to retrieve a manky bit of fruit < sigh reminiscently >

I did gag recently when I saw a teenage girl remove gum from her mouth and pass half of it to her mate to chew on.

I am laughing out loud at this thread, tis very funny. I think I probably have done it and it doesn't seem very strange to me

^ missed out the word 'mouths'

ooo yes with frosties. the best way. never eaten bombay mix in my life tho.

I do it with all the little balls from my jazzies that come in paper bags from the old fashioned sweet shop that's just opened up in our town.

But I only do it when the bag's empty anyway, and there is no way on earth that anyone is going to share my jazzies....

YANBU. Everyone does it.

Yes done it - always do it with Flake bars, break 'em up then lick them out of the wrapper. Too embaressing to eat a long stick after all those TV adverts (am I showing my age or do others remember the soft focus ads?)

Never.

But it's quite a good idea!

Never done it, never heard of anyone doing it, never crossed my mind t hat people would do it. Weirdo!

I've also never done it. Hurrah for aliens.

"Only the crumbliest, flakiest chocolate
Tastes like chocolate never tasted before..."

You're not the only one to remember, Pinkwinged!

And, yes, I used to eat Flakes like that too!

"I do it with all the little balls from my jazzies that come in paper bags from the old fashioned sweet shop that's just opened up in our town.

But I only do it when the bag's empty anyway, and there is no way on earth that anyone is going to share my jazzies...."

what the blue blazes are you on about?
jazzies?
what solar system are you from?

I think we have our alien right here

Haha nope never done it!

Do you like to stick your tongue on frozen poles too?

I have a large bag of pretzels in the cupboard half eaten and I can't wait till they're done to do it with the salt that's fallen off and just lying at the bottom of the bag

Wouldn't do it with Bomaby Mix tho' cos it's gross and anyone who eats it is clearly an alien

Crikey I have actually never heard of or seen anyone doing this. .

YABU. What kind of pervert does this?

No way . I havent done that either.

try it in the cinema with a tub of popcorn! ( only if you're not sharing of course)

I have never done this, ever. I will ask DH whether he has, but I don't think he has either.

ah OK didn't know thats what they were called , suppose I'll have to grudgingly admit you aren't aliens

but watch it in future