i wish this trend of pump nozzles was over. you know what i mean by pump nozzles, just think of shampoo’s, cosmetic products, soaps…they are all dispensed from irritating nozzles.
a lot of people are pro-nozzle, i am not. i simply cannot stand the crusty bits that cling to the nozzle, that create a clump on my face/in my hair/on my smokie. crusty bits cannot be reabsorbed into their previous form and are doomed to remain crusty. even if by some chance i don’t get a crusty bit, i am always expecting it, which is irritating as well.
my distaste for crust goes back a fair number of years. when i was in high school, in preparation for college money i got a job waitressing. one of the grossest jobs there was, and one i always tried to avoid, was cleaning the ketchup bottles at the end of the day. the crust clinging to the glass was dis-goss-ting.
however, i am nothing if not fickle, and if i were to see a piece of crusted gruyere cheese clinging to an earthenware bowl with steaming hot french onion soup contained within, i would painstakingly peel aforementioned cheese and savour every moment that i wrapped it around my teeth and tongue, before reluctantly swallowing it. ditto for little crustie cheetos.
i guess if we had to categorise it, crusty is welcomed if it is an independent food, but not okay if it is a product meant to be in a liquid form.
today’s blog has been sponsored by four children with snotty noses and all their friends who sport the same crust and tap like nasal originated fluids.
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ha ha ha ha ha, sorry, that last bit was funny. Warm washclothes work wonders. I love alliteration.
Ewwwwwwwww!
Oh, I remember crusty noses. I’m so glad that’s over for me.
Heavens, you’re funny!
Additional acceptable crusties: baguette (preferably sourdough), tiny extra crispy french fry pieces (preferably fresh cut & deep fried – a la In-N-Out Burger).
LOL on tiny Cheetos – DH & I fight over bottom of the bag for these delicacies. & don’t even bother on the french soup – have to each have our own – not a “share” item.
Oh & what about cheese that slips out of grilled cheese & gets crusty while cooking – yum.
Ick to ketchup bottles – used to waitress, and that is why I’ll only use ketchup if the bottle releases a sealed cap or out of a packet. “marrying up” ketchup bottles – pooring leftover of one into another – should be OUTLAWED.
And, yeah, why pump? What is wrong with a bottle that you shake & turn upside down to pour out? Like that is so hard?
crusty noses? well, at least they are your children and not someone else’s that you are tending to….
You made me laugh today – Thank you. 🙂
Right now I am living through crusty eyes, apparently a sinus infection that took a wrong turn (it’s my son who is crusty, not me). Worse than crusty nose, as his poor little eyelashes are all glommed together with green ick.
I like nozzles, but not crust. It’s a delicate balance twixt the two.
Ok, so I am at work today, I have just finished a very “multi-procedure” dressing change on a lady, and I go to wash ,my hands. After washing I lean over to squirt a dollop of “alcohol cleanser” on my hands, and wouldn’t you know, the crusty was blocking the direction of the stream, and I ended up wearing all of it on my scrubs. Touche to crusty’s!
Ps) they drive me up the wall also!!
Not a fan of mustard crust either.