Poison Control
Published Jan 01, 1900
Stumpy prepared a pasta dish for a dinner party he was giving. In his haste, however, he forgot to refrigerate the spaghetti sauce, and it sat on the counter all day. He was worried about spoilage, but it was too late to cook up another batch. He called the local Poison Control Center and voiced his concern. They advised Stumpy to boil the sauce again.
That night, the phone rang during dinner, and a guest volunteered to answer it. Stumpy's face dropped as the guest called out, . . .
"It's the Poison Control Center. They want to know how the spaghetti sauce turned out."
Originally published November 14, 2002.
