On Sat, 19 Mar 2011 11:34:14 -0600, gloria.p wrote:

> On 3/19/2011 11:18 AM, ChattyCathy wrote:
>> On Sat, 19 Mar 2011 11:08:13 -0600, gloria.p wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> Since Dear Husband is away on business and not looking over my
>>> shoulder, I thought it was a good time to tackle the refrigerator.
>>>
>>> Doing so, I have discovered a few truths:
>>>
>>> 1. If you can't identify it by sight or smell, THROW IT OUT.
>>
>> <snipped for brevity>
>>
>> They don't make things the way they used to, clearly; in the good ol'
>> days I didn't have to THROW OUT *any* old contents from my
>> refrigerator. The aforementioned contents used to grow legs and walk
>> into the nearest trash can all by themselves.
>>
>>
> WOW! If you could recreate that you could patent it and make a
> fortune. Imagine how many refrigerators around the world need to be
> cleaned out.

I'm afraid someone named Albert C. Smythe beat me to the patent - back in
1983. However, he died (unexpectedly) in 1996 - before he saw any profits
from it. Last I heard, his surviving relatives were still fighting over
who was entitled to what in his Last Will and Testament... I'll keep you
posted.

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Cheers
Chatty Cathy