Monday, January 28, 2008

Just because it comes in a small tube does not mean it is travel-sized toothpaste

Since Zoe brought this up....

Raise your hand if you have ever read the back of a non-edible product, seen the "if accidentally ingested..." line, and thought to yourself - how is this accidentally injected?!? Don't be shy - my hand is up. Well my friends, I am about to solve that little mystery for you. Picture it...hotel room, USA, 2008. I have just taken my contacts out only to realize that I forgot to pack my glasses for this trip. This is bad since I am basically blind without my contacts/glasses. I take a small tube of something I think is my travel-sized toothpaste out of my suitcase and squirt it on my toothbrush. It looks a little funny, but you can't be too brand specific when buying travel-sized toothpaste and often mine comes free from the dentist, so I think nothing of it. It tastes horrible - not minty at all. I figure it could be that nasty baking powder toothpaste. Also, the room was musty smelling and the water had been turned off before I got there (leading to brown water when I first used it). So maybe it's just the water which tastes funny - best not to complain. After about a minute though, I begin to wonder just what I put on my toothbrush. I pick up the tube, turn it around front side up, and hold it about 1 cm from eyes to read it. It says "Clearasil." I begin to spit and wash my mouth out, giggling the entire time. My friend, brushing her teeth next to me, shows great concern when she realizes what I did by saying "At least your mouth won't break out!"

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Every cloud has a silver lining.

Phollower said...

And this lining is pimple free. God I love that story.

mama biscuit said...

Thank goodness you didn't use the Clearasil to clean your contacts....I'm thinking zit free eyes might burn.

Unknown said...

Hehhehe!

"Flatten it up as you go"