4.16.2011

Gray Hair #437

Joe taught me a little trick right after we were married.

(Get your mind out of the gutter people!)

He showed me that the way to tell if your spaghetti noodles were done cooking was to gently throw one against the wall. (Have you heard of this method?)

If it falls off, the noodles need more time to cook.

If it sticks, the noodles are ready to drain and eat.

Handy, right?


Guess who else he taught this little technique to.



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17 comments:

  1. LisaApril 16, 2011 at 6:53 AM

    OK... that is funny. Sorry, just have to laugh! Which one of the kiddos is it?

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  2. JannaApril 16, 2011 at 9:24 AM

    That is absolutely HILARIOUS...way to go dad!

    Happy Saturday Evelyn!

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  3. jennykate77April 16, 2011 at 1:55 PM

    LOL! That's hilarious.

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  4. MichelleApril 16, 2011 at 2:18 PM

    surprisingly my mind wasn't in the gutter til you said to get it out... though usually my mind wanders when i read something like that. :-P

    anyway, i never heard that trick, but i guess it makes sense. whenever you touch cooked spaghetti it's sticky, which i have never understood, so perhaps i'll try this next time just to see how the rest of the family reacts. i'm sure my Mom would LOVE to see her 24-year-old daughter throwing spaghetti onto the walls. ;-)

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  5. CannwinApril 16, 2011 at 3:17 PM

    heh heh heh

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  6. JeighApril 16, 2011 at 6:33 PM

    I love checking spaghetti that way :)

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  7. MyyaApril 16, 2011 at 6:55 PM

    That.Is.Funny! My hubs would do that too, of course then he wouldn't help me clean up though. Punk!

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  8. MaceyApril 16, 2011 at 7:22 PM

    That's freaking hilarious!!! lol

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  9. UnknownApril 16, 2011 at 8:56 PM

    hahahahahahaha! That's hilarious! My roommates and I discovered that once and covered an entire wall with cooked spaghetti. I don't think we ate any of it.

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  10. KatyApril 16, 2011 at 10:36 PM

    Yep, that pasta is done.

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  11. SamiApril 18, 2011 at 2:24 PM

    Nice one, Joe! Now, have you told him that HE gets to clean up the mess??? I would totally make Roon do it!

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  12. Impulsive AddictApril 18, 2011 at 3:03 PM

    This is all kinds of funny! I've always heard that but I've never tried it before.

    Hey...I'm also stopping by to wish you a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Welcome to the 30's. It's not so bad. You'll see. You'll start to feel smarter and stuff! ;)

    I hope you have a GREAT day!

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  13. MaceyApril 18, 2011 at 4:04 PM

    Hello...birthday girl...don't tell me you have something better to do than blog today!! :)
    Happy birthday!

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  14. {leah}April 18, 2011 at 4:19 PM

    Hummmm I've never tried that. I'll have to.

    I love that it even sticks to the blinds!!

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  15. AmyApril 18, 2011 at 8:05 PM

    I was banned from doing that when I was a kid. We covered the ceiling with spaghetti, and my mom couldn't figure out why there was so little when we had used a whole box. Hehehe! I don't think I have done it since then. ;)

    I am stopping by because Sami told me to. And truth be told, I wasn't going to come by but then I saw that you are the Wally Kessler to her Harold Green, and I couldn't resist. And boy oh boy am I glad I came by! I freakin LOVE your blog! Wish I had met you long ago. My birthday gift to you is a follow! Happy 30th. I will be joining your ranks in a few short months.

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  16. shortmamaApril 19, 2011 at 12:16 AM

    That is just hilarious!

    Hope you had a good bday!!

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  17. CannwinApril 26, 2011 at 9:34 AM

    Hey! I have that exact same clock. ::sigh:: we were meant for each other.

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