Ahhhh the Holidays.
Goodwill towards fellow man and peaceful times with the family. NOT!
Figured out early on why that phrase was “goodwill towards fellow man,” specifically leaving out women. It’s because women at this time of the year when in the proximity of a kitchen tend to behave like a bobcat with its tail on fire.
I need a container to marinate this prime rib in.
What did you do with that giant Tupperware container you’ve had forever.
It’s full of cookies! Besides it won’t fit in the fridge.
Well the inside fridge is full so you had best hope something can be thrown out of the garage fridge.
One thing at a time! I’ve gotta find something to marinate this in! Can’t use a metal roaster because that changes the flavor.
No, I didn’t point out the obvious. Wouldn’t you have thought about a container when you bought the roast? Nah. I didn’t live this long being that stupid. A client will just fire you for that. Family will shoot ya!
Let me go to my office. I think I have something it will fit in.
What could you possibly have out there…
Just wait until I get back.
I was pretty certain I had a brand new plastic file box. Bought one early on but it was too small. They didn’t have any of the legal size ones when I went. Sure enough, on top of the book case where I left it.
Thank goodness she didn’t buy a turkey! I just got done filling up my last legal size one.
Couldn’t have wedged that thing into the fridge anyway.
Let this be a lesson to you children. Either put off entering all of your expenses for tax preparation until after the holidays _or_ buy an extra file box just in case a woman you know needs something to marinate something really big in. It may seem unorthodox to use a plastic file box in this way, but what happens with that giant plastic tub you only use over the holidays? You have to find a place to store it. Usually that isn’t a place in the kitchen so you forget where you put it in the basement or crawlspace.
The file box, on the other hand, will be re-purposed come tax time and, hopefully, once placed in that crawlspace/basement storage location, you will never need it again.
