Thursday, July 3, 2008

New Milk Jug Design



According to an article written by Audrey Tempelsman on the blog Dwell there is a new milk jug design that is starting to be sold at Walmart and Costco.
This reminds me of the time, a looong time ago, that my friend MB and I were at this discount store called Xpects. This store has this big section near the front which has tables and racks with really random stuff, the rest of the store has discounted items, the likes of which you would find at CVS or Rite Aid but cheaper.
Anyway, we found this gallon sized soft plastic cube-shaped container filled with white glue on one of the front tables. It really looked bizarre and when I picked it up it was really awkward to handle. We both decided it looked and felt like it was white milk inside and would be good for a practical joke.
We both have a really weird sense of humor that sometimes only we understand.
It was only a couple of bucks so I bought it, then we went to my house and I put it in the fridge. Then when my (ex)husband got home a few hours later it was nice and cold, and I asked him to make me some chocolate milk and to make it in a plastic cup so I could just toss it because I didn't feel like doing any dishes.
So he opens the fridge and says, "What the hell is this?"
I walk into the kitchen, and somehow say with a straight face, "Oh, it's a new recyclable container I found and it was cheaper than the other milk so I decided to get it."
He totally bought it.
So he gets the cup and opens up the glue-milk, then proceeds to try to pour it. Remember, it was really awkward to hold and the cap was on the top of the cube dead center. It starts to pour it (I start to giggle) and it's coming out really slowly.
He says, "I think there is something wrong with this milk."
I swear at this moment I was holding in my laughter so hard I thought I was going to pee my pants. I actually needed to run to the bathroom really fast and was laughing hysterically.
"What the hell is so funny???"
I come out and tell him it is white glue.
Can you believe he got mad at me???

(I ended up donating it to my daughter's first grade classroom for art projects)

No comments: