Lunchtime Porn Bloopers
Lunch time. It comes every day for most people. And much like porn, there are a variety of ways for it to be done. For those lucky enough to work outside of the home and able to take more than 30 minutes for a meal it can be a good thing and also full of disasters.
Like many people I work in an office with other coworkers outside the home. We have a large break room area/kitchen.
It has a nice coffee machine a water dispenser and fridge and a a nice pair of microwaves.
A few months back I made some curry for dinner. And being the frugal bastard I am, some of that got made into lunch for the next day. I love the curry smell at home but even at home sometimes the scent can be pretty strong and lingers for a day at least. I forgot this bit of information and just popped my curry potatoes and peas in the microwave at work. I went back to my desk while it warmed up. Right at the ding of the microwave I hear people talking "what is that smell?" "Is this yours?" "That is really strong", "Oh I can't stand curry" "Is that burned?". Luckily no real serious complaints but the entire floor smelled like curry for about an hour and I was a bit embarrased. Lesson, no more curry at work...ever...
A few years back I worked in a large help desk. We worked over night and did support for European countries. Of course the Arkansas born Texan had to support Sweden and Germany... Well we were a melting pot of cultures so lunch time was nuts at 1am. Ethiopian foods, Korean foods, we even had one guy who ate microwave hamburger helper every day. We called him the strange one. One day a guy brings in canned tuna packed in oil and ramen and sardines. He pops it all together in a bowl and into the microwave it went. The entire floor was like a fish market at the end of a hot summer day. The work area emptied out, we all ran to the kitchen to see what had exploded. He was there trying to dump it into the trash when we came in. Bad idea. Then we told him it would smell until the cleaning crew got in at 7 and we couldnt take it. So, of course he digs it out and puts it in the garbage disposal. It churns and a fish explosion happens. A fine mist of hot water and fish funk. Now the smell is being carried by steam from the hotwater used to flush it down the sink. Somehow it was pretty much attached to the rubber in the sink and now we had to smell it for days. Baking Soda, Lemon Juice, Draino, nothing got rid of the smell. The third day a coworker takes his cherry lime ade from Sonic and pours it in the sink, limes lemons and all and then grinds that up and the smell vanishes. Eventually we posted a label next to the microwave that said "No fish".
Aside from smelling up the place I have also made other bad mishaps with coworkers going out to lunch.
We went to a Pho shop once for lunch and I was raving about the place. I insisted it was the best place I had found for lunch close to our new building. A few coworkers who had never had it decided to come with me. One was from Kenya and the other a Japanese American. We get in there and the waitress, we can only guess, with no ill intent starts laying in with horrible racial comments and jokes. We are mortified and everybody turns to look at me. "THIS is your favorite place for lunch you say..."
We struggle through appetizers then decide its best to take it to go. We get back to the office and its 6 months before I can even suggest Taco Bell for lunch.
So ye old Food Porn Stars...
What is your lunch time mishap?
Did your ramen boil over in the microwave?
Are you that poor SOB who burns the popcorn?
Was the lid too tight on your tupperware?
Did you get all the orders mixed up for the pizza?
These can be considered Food Porn Lunchtime Bloopers.
Let us know Porn Star!
Like many people I work in an office with other coworkers outside the home. We have a large break room area/kitchen.
It has a nice coffee machine a water dispenser and fridge and a a nice pair of microwaves.
A few months back I made some curry for dinner. And being the frugal bastard I am, some of that got made into lunch for the next day. I love the curry smell at home but even at home sometimes the scent can be pretty strong and lingers for a day at least. I forgot this bit of information and just popped my curry potatoes and peas in the microwave at work. I went back to my desk while it warmed up. Right at the ding of the microwave I hear people talking "what is that smell?" "Is this yours?" "That is really strong", "Oh I can't stand curry" "Is that burned?". Luckily no real serious complaints but the entire floor smelled like curry for about an hour and I was a bit embarrased. Lesson, no more curry at work...ever...
A few years back I worked in a large help desk. We worked over night and did support for European countries. Of course the Arkansas born Texan had to support Sweden and Germany... Well we were a melting pot of cultures so lunch time was nuts at 1am. Ethiopian foods, Korean foods, we even had one guy who ate microwave hamburger helper every day. We called him the strange one. One day a guy brings in canned tuna packed in oil and ramen and sardines. He pops it all together in a bowl and into the microwave it went. The entire floor was like a fish market at the end of a hot summer day. The work area emptied out, we all ran to the kitchen to see what had exploded. He was there trying to dump it into the trash when we came in. Bad idea. Then we told him it would smell until the cleaning crew got in at 7 and we couldnt take it. So, of course he digs it out and puts it in the garbage disposal. It churns and a fish explosion happens. A fine mist of hot water and fish funk. Now the smell is being carried by steam from the hotwater used to flush it down the sink. Somehow it was pretty much attached to the rubber in the sink and now we had to smell it for days. Baking Soda, Lemon Juice, Draino, nothing got rid of the smell. The third day a coworker takes his cherry lime ade from Sonic and pours it in the sink, limes lemons and all and then grinds that up and the smell vanishes. Eventually we posted a label next to the microwave that said "No fish".
Aside from smelling up the place I have also made other bad mishaps with coworkers going out to lunch.
We went to a Pho shop once for lunch and I was raving about the place. I insisted it was the best place I had found for lunch close to our new building. A few coworkers who had never had it decided to come with me. One was from Kenya and the other a Japanese American. We get in there and the waitress, we can only guess, with no ill intent starts laying in with horrible racial comments and jokes. We are mortified and everybody turns to look at me. "THIS is your favorite place for lunch you say..."
We struggle through appetizers then decide its best to take it to go. We get back to the office and its 6 months before I can even suggest Taco Bell for lunch.
So ye old Food Porn Stars...
What is your lunch time mishap?
Did your ramen boil over in the microwave?
Are you that poor SOB who burns the popcorn?
Was the lid too tight on your tupperware?
Did you get all the orders mixed up for the pizza?
These can be considered Food Porn Lunchtime Bloopers.
Let us know Porn Star!