The Dangers of the Outrageous

I have to write this down before I forget. So the last time Laci came over he looked at me seriously and said, “I have to show you something very important that you must be careful of.”

He walks over to our kitchen and opens the fridge to pull of the milk. He unscrews the cap, bringing the carton up close to his face. He looks seriously at Seren and me. As he explains.

“Look here,” he says, pointing to the small ring of plastic underneath the cap. It is that little useless piece that locks the cap in place before it is unscrewed for the time. “You have to remember to pull that off after you open the milk next time.”

We look at him confused. Laci looks back at us, with an expreshion of mild sheepishness.

“Well, you see,” He continues. “Just last week I poured myself a glass of milk and took a big drink, because I was thirsty, right? Well it just so happened that that little plastic ring was in the glass when I drank, so I ended up swallowing it."

Laci grins at his story as he admits, “it got stuck in my throat. And after Zsofi was finished laughing, she took me to the doctor… so anyway you never know what might happen!”

And so I learned the dangers of milk cartons.