I SHOULD OPEN BY STATING THAT Ceeteejackson.com IS THE SOLE AUTHORIZED HOME OF MY WRITING.
… and when I got there, the cupboard was bare.
Except – there was a box of unopened Quaker ‘Oats-so-Simple’ porridge oats, containing ten sachets of the cinnamon flavoured variety. But there was a ‘Use by’ date of February 2026 stamped on the side of the box. That was six months ago.
It’ll still be ok, I persuaded myself.
“You better check,” whispered my boring, overly-righteous, sensible prefrontal-cortex. (Look it up. 😉)
So, I did. I checked online with my pal AI.
Yeah, it’s be fine, so long as the box and the sachets were unopened. However, a word of caution was thrown in. Should the oats taste of wallpaper paste, they were likely ‘off,’ and should be discarded.
I initially thought it a strange warning. But I quickly realised – I DO know what wallpaper paste tastes like. I bet you do too. I bet that guidance made total sense to you as well.
How?
Why?
(I’m just gonna leave that there.)
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Yes, and what other things do you know the taste of that perhaps you shouldn’t.We recently threw out half a bag of expensive dog treats as they were Feb 2026…still the dog didn’t really like them even when they were in date.
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Ah … now! Dog treats, and those for cats too, I have to say, I do know a lot about! Well, having spent 18 years as a pet professional, spending my days with all sorts of animals though mainly dogs & cats, I DID sample lots of their treat.Share and share alike, I say. 😉
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That made me laugh – wise advice from AI!
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It just tickled me that AI ‘knew’ we’d all know what wallpaper paste tased like. Then I realised I did. And obviously I’m not the only weirdo out there! 🤣
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You’re definitely along friends 🤣
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This gave me a good laugh.😂
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That’s nice to hear – thank you. I’m glad your porridge this morning didn’t contain wallpare paste, otherwise you’d probably struggled to force even a smile. 😉
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I wouldn’t have thought to check the date.
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😂 – I was conscious of them being there a long time. Normally food, especially fridge-food, just undergoes the sniff test. Apart from milk. (Barf!!! 🤮)
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