Bakers dozen

[ramjet]

What's that all about?

 

One of my fave biscuits is Arnotts Mint Slice. You know the choc coated, chocolate biscuit with the mint icing topping.

Well, they're great, but they come with 13 in the pack.

 

So you eat 2 at a time until you get to the last 3 and it's like,

"What do I do with that?"

Do you show strength and only take your normal two? That leaves this one forlorn biscuit in the tray just taking up space and you thinking to yourself,

"What if I want two the next time I feel peckish? I've only got one left in the pack."

"Ah stuff it! I'll eat all three of 'em!"

 

Why don't eggs come 13 to a carton? Beers? Or any other number of things?

 

Why do they tease us with biscuits like this?

 

[Bibs]

Better than losing your hand! 

[Gonzo]

What's that all about?

 

One of my fave biscuits is Arnotts Mint Slice. You know the choc coated, chocolate biscuit with the mint icing topping.

Well, they're great, but they come with 13 in the pack.

 

So you eat 2 at a time until you get to the last 3 and it's like,

"What do I do with that?"

Do you show strength and only take your normal two? That leaves this one forlorn biscuit in the tray just taking up space and you thinking to yourself,

"What if I want two the next time I feel peckish? I've only got one left in the pack."

"Ah stuff it! I'll eat all three of 'em!"

 

Why don't eggs come 13 to a carton? Beers? Or any other number of things?

 

Why do they tease us with biscuits like this?

 

I feel your pain.  Life's a bitch.

[Kimbers]

Haha. That's like, why do they sell Burgers in packs of 4 or 8 but buns in 6's?

[softlips]

Never thought of that.

[Mysterae]

Michael, the solution is to buy two packs 

 

You're welcome!

Edited August 15, 2013 by Mysterae

[ramjet]

I didn't put that in my original post, but yes, I had thought of that to get 26.

 

Honestly though, that is just a devious ploy by the biscuit makers to make you by 2 packs.

 

It's evil I tell you.

[comem47]

Same thing happens at Home Depot with the packaging of things like machine screws. Odd things like a 3 pack. when you need 4. So you buy 2 packs and can never locate the leftovers you saved for "next time".

 

Edited August 16, 2013 by comem47

[DanR]

Once you've resolved your biscuit dilemna Michael here are some more for you...

Why isn't the number 11 pronounced onety-one?

If 4 out of 5 people SUFFER from diarrhea...does that mean that one out of fiveenjoys it?

Why do croutons come in airtight packages?

Aren't they just stale bread to begin with?

If people from Poland are called Poles, then why aren't people from Holland called Holes?

If a pig loses its voice, is it disgruntled?

Why is a person who plays the piano called a pianist, but a person who drives a racecar is not called a racist?

If it's true that we are here to help others, then what exactly are the others here for?

If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, then doesn't it follow that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted, cowboys deranged, models deposed, tree surgeons debarked, and dry cleaners depressed?

If Fed Ex and UPS were to merge, would they call it Fed UP?

Do Lipton Tea employees take 'coffee breaks?'

What hair color do they put on the driver's licenses of bald men?

I thought about how mothers feed their babies with tiny little spoons and forks, so I wondered what do Chinese mothers use, Toothpicks?

Why do they put pictures of criminals up in the Post Office? What are we supposed to do, write to them? Why don't they just put their pictures on the postage stamps so the mailmen can look for them while they deliver the mail?

Is it true that you never really learn to swear until you learn to drive?

If a cow laughed, would milk come out of her nose?

Whatever happened to Preparations A through G ?

******

Why, Why, Why do we press harder on the remote control when we know the batteries are getting weak?

Why do banks charge a fee due to insufficient funds; when they already know you're broke?

Why is it that when someone tells you that there are one billion stars in the universe you believe them, but if they tell you there is wet paint you have to touch it to check?

Why do they use sterilized needles for lethal injections?

Why doesn't Tarzan have a beard?

Why does Superman stop bullets with his chest, but ducks when you throw a revolver at him?

Why did Kamikaze pilots wear helmets?

Whose cruel idea was it to put an "s" in the word "lisp"?

If people evolved from apes, why are there still apes?

Why is it that, no matter what color bubble bath you use, the bubbles are always white?

Is there ever a day that mattresses are not on sale?

Why do people constantly return to the refrigerator with hopes that something new to eat will have materialized?

Why do people run over a string a dozen times with their vacuum cleaner, then reach down, pick it up, examine it and then put it down to give the vacuum one more chance?

Why is it that no plastic bag will ever open from the first end you try?

How do those dead bugs get into the enclosed light fixtures?

When we are in the supermarket and someone rams our ankle with a shopping cart, then apologizes for doing so;why do we say, "It's all right"? Well, it isn't all right sowhy don't we say, "That really hurt you dumb sh*t, whydon't you watch where you're going?"

Why is it that whenever you attempt to catch something that's falling off the table you always manage to knock something else over?

Why, in winter, do we try to keep the house as warm as it was in summer when we complained about the heat?

How come you never hear father-in-law jokes?

Do you ever wonder why you gave me your e-mail address in the first place?

And A FAVORITE:

The statistics on sanity say that one out of every four persons is suffering from some sort of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're OK..? (then it's you!)

~

REMEMBER, A day without a smile is like a day without sunshine!

And a day without sunshine is, like..........night!!!!

(I do like the clever bugger who comes up with these.)

[Roger 912]

Back to the biscuit. I had a pal, back in the early 60s who always kept a packet of cigarettes with only one in it. That way when it he took out that packet for a fag he said, "I would offer you one, but I only have one left".

 

So let this be with your lonely biscuit.

 

I think this solution to your problem takes the biscuit.