I am often puzzled by modern life.

I don't usually look at that thread @Sheal, the 'jokes' are mostly naff and boring and it's a waste of time reading them, but I'll have a look at your post, maybe it will raise a smile

 

Re the bodies seemingly having more allergic reactions to foods, I often think people became obsessed with cleaning, to the point that everything was sterilised to within an inch of it's life. I'm not sure that helps, although I'm certainly no expert.
It reminded me of Nick Nairn, the chef, who appeared often on Can't Cook Won't Cook, which was on TV when my older daughter was young. [she loved Ainsley Harriott ] and we watched it most days. Nick was prepping mushrooms, and he wiped them, before going on with his prep, ie chopping etc, prompting Fern Britton [the presenter] to question it. He said 'that was what was wrong nowadays - people didn't eat enough dirt'. She quickly said the usual defence, in a humorous way, to the camera/audience, but I knew exactly what he meant, and he's right. I didn't bang on to my girls about scrubbing their hands for ages before they ever ate anything, even if they'd been outside playing- obviously within reason. I was the same growing up. I worked with horses, and I would have spent half my day washing mine if I had to do it every time I ate anything!

 

"You have to eat a peck of muck before you die? An old saying and I think it's supposed to mean everyone goes through hard times but I agree the world can be to sanitised.

 

Anybody wanting to try a wide range of British grown dried peas, beans, pulses etc could do worse than the company referenced by the link provided by @NigelJ above. Excellent natural food suppliers, I've just started using them to buy the things I can't get locally. When's the last time you came across Black Badger Carlin Peas?

 

If you picked an apple off a tree would you wash it?
I never have washed fruit, even grapes bought from supermarkets.

Life really is risky.

Remember the spoon hanging on a piece string in the cafe.
Nobody died.

 

Can’t say I ever saw that @pete . What was that for? Theft of spoon?!

 

Theft of string.

 

It was in the old transport cafes, they often had a spoon on a piece of string to stop you walking off with it.
Bowl of sugar on the counter, often a bit brown where the tea or coffee from the spoon had stained it.
Not really stealing it, but they only had the one so they needed to keep an eye on it.

 

One spoon to rule over all at the beverage station...

 

I grew lentils and they were pretty successful. I wouldn't grow them again as the effort wasn't worth it. I was given them by a friend who also likes odd things, this year he is growing grass peas, which have permanent paralysis as a side effect if you consume to many.

 

Don't forget the wonderful sauce bottles found in cafes all over until individual sachets took over: 90s? Now they were a form of biological warfare especially the plastic tomato shaped dispenser.

 

@pete , I mustn’t be old enough to remember that! Unless our cafes etc had 2 spoons…..