Mendelian Genetics
Monday, May 16th, 2005 at 5:31 pm
After reviewing Mendelian Genetics for the thousandth time, I am convinced that the gene for cleaning out the refrigerator of spoiled food is a recessive allele. My father is definitely homozygous for it, as he starts throwing things away even before the expiration date, simply because "it looked old." I didn't seem to inherit this evolutionarily advantageous trait, as today for lunch I put liverwurst that had expired 3 days ago on my mini-baguette. Then there was also this fine print on the side of the package, "Consume within 7 days of opening." The same cryptic message was on the front of package of the next cold-cut to make its way through my digestive system, the salami. I think it has been about a month since I have opened both.
My genetic predisposition to being unable to decipher these warning labels has led to a lack of proper water resorption in the large intestine, as well as strange gurgling noises coming from my general abdominal area. Perhaps next time I'll realize that those expiration dates aren't merely "suggestions." 
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LOL - I didn´t inherit it either. I eat food that´s well-beyond expiration dates..although now I am slightly more careful after the experience of eating a yogurt that had been out of the refridgerator for a few days and a 7-hour airplane trip, that was most likely the cause of my multiple-day vomiting and over-all sickness over Christmas
That’s even worse than me! At least all the food I eat has been in the fridge!