Da Goddess

they make ok guitar picks in a pinch, too.

This just begs the question of why the old people are eating the bread tags instead of the bread.

I hope your ex never meets my MIL. If his collection and hers ever got together and mated, they would cover the earth in a matter of days.

They said "some countries have withdrawn their use because of gastrointestinal problems after ingestion".

I can only imagine the abundance of other items that are in line to be banned because they, too, can cause gastrointestinal problems after they have been ingested by someone who is out of touch with reality enough to ingest them.

Some folks need a lot more help and guidance than they have been getting.

Goddess:

Since you started the whole trivia thing...
Did you know the colour of the bread bag clip indicates what day of the weeek the bread was made?

All I really want to know is...did you get my postcard?

Hello LightandDark:

That might be a practice with some companies, but not with all.

If it is universal, all the bread I buy is baked on only one day of the week -- the White one.

Whiteday? And it's not even white bread!

Since I am both elderly and demented, I want to thank you for this warning!!! Unfreakinreal!!! If true, this is really sad. Also sad is that one unfortunate soul running into difficulty with a bread tag among gazillions, will be the impetus for "taping" bread, and that will make it impossible for many arthritic elderly to open with their hands. Yet another item in the kitchen that must be "broken into."

I still don't understand why elderly (or anybody) would be eating those in the first place. They're kinda big to just swallow. I'm just saying.

Don:

You're right, it's only the big commercial bakeries that do it, and even then I'm sure it isn't universal. But if you're bread tags are different colours, they're probably related to days of the week!

And on the "why are they eating these" question" I once bought a small spray bottle (4 in high & about 3 in. in diameter...empty, specifically designed to be used to spray my trombone slide. It had a huge label printed on it: not to be taken internally. I shudder to think of the process & purpose of "internalizing" that thing.

Maybe they're low on fiber? Cool picture of them, by the way.

LightandDark:

Having in past times associated with individuals who were habituated to the trombone, I have seen them use this substance on their instruments. (Is the rumor true that the liquid is collected from the spit valves of trumpets?)

I wouldn't want to ingest either the contents or the container, either.

Interesting language question: Why do we (or, that substantial set of us that do, at any rate, since I've never used it that way, but it's an established use) refer to "elderly" rather than "the elderly", but not "young" rather than "the young"?

Whoa.

dear. may i ask why? why were you stashing
them there? ;o) though i am not one to speak, they seem to make a nest in most places i live in. bottom drawer
near stove, along with the elastic bands, and tie wraps. and no I can't explain why I put them there. they just sit there, abandoned and unused,

*sheepish grin* umm. errr. yes. now is see. must remember to read the full post before making assumptions.

*hides head in shame* :)

Google (or any general search engine): Thank you! I have held the fear that I am the only person who knows of search engines who cannot find the desired items in seconds!

Bread closures (tags be damned, tagging is what you do to cattle and other things that might wander off) obviously spend nights stealing one of every pair of socks and melt them down to reproduce. But they have to be quicj to beat wire coat hangers to the supply.

"yeah, YOU try coming up with the right name......without knowing what it is."
Are you kidding? I'm a translator, and I have to do that all the time. The internet makes this job much easier... sometimes. Bread tag, got it, thanks. BTW, what do you call them in Japanese?
"Why would ANYONE save them?"
I've used old ones to close bags of sandwiches/carrots/whatever in sack lunches. Now, if you could explain to me why my wife wants to keep HUNDREDS of plastic shopping bags...

here in Aussie land, our eldery eat pet food. They must be really hard done by in the US if they have to resort to those plastic bread tag thingies! :)