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Default So, I am stupid!



"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> My mom wanted to try the lemon popcorn so I took her the box with the
> remaining packet. She popped it and ate it while we were out. Said it
> was really good. She put in half of the oil (based on my telling her that
> the whole packet made it too oily) but both of the salt packets which she
> thought made it too lemony. And I was like... Uh... There were SALT
> PACKETS?
>
> I thought I had looked through the box well. It did say to put as much or
> as little seasoning as you wanted but I thought all of the seasoning was
> in with the oil since I didn't see anything else. So...
>
> To make matters even more stupid, my mom said there had been a little
> popcorn left but she threw it away so I couldn't taste it. Then when I
> got home, I called her to tell her I had been back to Central Market where
> the popcorn was now on sale and I got 3 more boxes of lemon plus 2 of
> maple. I might not like the maple but Angela and my mom like sweet
> popcorn. And guess what my mom said? "Oh, oops! I thought I threw the
> popcorn away but then I found it on the counter. So you could come back
> over here and try it!" Um... No. Not gonna drive 9 miles each way for a
> bite of popcorn.
>
> So, I am stupid. And I falsely accused the popcorn of not tasting lemony
> or salty. I will make another bag tonight and do it right. But I will
> also try to make my own. Because even on sale, this stuff isn't cheap.


Why is that stupid? So you missed the packets! <shrug> Doing this just
gives the nasties a free ride

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