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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-04-10 09:51 AM
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How long before a boiled egg goes bad in the refrigerator?
They don't smell. I found 2 of them in the back of fridge just now. I think they have been there for a while.
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Bunny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-04-10 09:54 AM
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1. Is a couple days of horrible food poisoning worth two eggs?
For me? No way. Throw them out.
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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-04-10 09:56 AM
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2. I did. I just wondered --
I tossed them out in the back yard..slow pitch softball style.
2 strikes, if I had one more egg I would get that batter out :D
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Kali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-04-10 09:58 AM
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3. probably months
don't think I have ever seen a rotten boiled egg
raw ones - oh yes, experience there!:puke:
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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-04-10 10:00 AM
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4. really? damn.
I think these were only 2 months old. :D
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Kali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-04-10 10:24 AM
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5. I REALLY hate to waste food
but gotta agree with Bunny on that one - 2 eggs - 20 cents at the most? (not to say I wouldn't peel and sniff :P )
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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-04-10 10:26 AM
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6. it was Fun to toss the suckers...wish I had a couple more...
stress relief, I need it ;)
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Kali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-04-10 10:29 AM
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7. raw ones against a tree!
especially the afore mentioned rotten ones - they pop.
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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-04-10 10:33 AM
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8. they Pop and then they "slime" ... yeah. those are Fun
:D

these just kind of went "pop" when they hit the ground. heh. still. made a satisfying noise :woohoo:
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stray cat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-04-10 11:22 AM
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9. No more than a week I've heard
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yawnmaster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-04-10 12:00 PM
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10. depends on the crowd it is hanging around with. eom
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Tuesday Afternoon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-04-10 12:11 PM
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11. they were hanging out with a bunch of grapes...
:shrug:

those were kind of shriveled, just a tad
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yawnmaster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-04-10 12:57 PM
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15. If it goes bad, you'll hear it through the grapevine...
paaadaaa... (top hat symbols sound)
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SayitAintSo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-04-10 12:55 PM
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14. :)
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Call Me Wesley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-04-10 12:43 PM
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12. A thousand years?
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Amerigo Vespucci Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-04-10 12:54 PM
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13. Depends on the degree to which it allows itself to be influenced by other eggs
If it sticks to its principles and follows the Golden Rule, there shouldn't be a problem.

But if it associates with known bad eggs, it's only a matter of time before it too becomes a bad egg.

We can only provide a stable environment and encouraging words. The final choice, ultimately, belongs to the egg.

:grouphug:
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yawnmaster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-04-10 01:00 PM
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16. but how much is nature involved. It brings up the ageold question regarding nature vs nurture...
Can an egg be destined to go bad, just based on its inherent properties?
Or can we, through proper nurture, help that egg down the good road?
Its a hard question.
I hope we can answer it before its too late.
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HopeHoops Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-04-10 02:38 PM
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17. If it sprouts legs and does "The Hustle", it is definitely bad.
ANYTHING doing "The Hustle" is bad.

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City of Mills Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-04-10 05:17 PM
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18. Five days
I'm going with five days.
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Kali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-04-10 07:00 PM
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19. oh heck no!
a raw egg is good for month in the fridge
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