Eyeballs are not food
I did the dumbest thing last Thursday (at a monthly 'beer and cheer' get-together after work in the staff kitchen). It was a Halloween theme (naturally) where in the back of the room a few people were carving pumpkins on a plastic-covered table, while others had drinks, chips, pretzels, veggies and dip.
I worked while this was going on, then 45 minutes later went in and joined them for a short while. I got a plate of chips and veggies, and saw a bowl of eyeballs amongst the other dishes. I asked, "Is that gum?" Nobody knew. Shrugging, I popped it into my mouth and bit down. Ow. It was hard and didn't taste like anything at all.
I took it out and made a face. "Ugh. Jawbreaker. It feels like a ping pong ball!" But even then, it wasn't quite like the jawbreakers I'd tried and hated...
Looking closer, I found the word "CHINA" stamped on the back and then noticed a seam around the whole eyeball. I rinsed it off and then bounced it on the floor. It was a ball! BLEAH. I was quite ticked off that those things were placed amongst the food as if it was one of them.
I'm laughing now, but boy, did I feel stupid at the time. It was like the time I worked as a receptionist and had to water all the office plants. I kept overwatering some of them, but one in particular was perfectly healthy. Later I found out why -- it was artificial. :D