I should have listened to my uncle

My uncle likes to tell a joke based on his experience in the cultured milk products industry (or whatever they call it):

Question: What’s the difference between small-curd and large-curd cottage cheese?
Answer: In small-curd, the flies are cut into pieces.

I consoled myself in that I eat yogurt more often than cottage cheese. In fact, just tonight, I pulled out a blueberry yogurt from the refrigerator for a snack while working at the computer. During that snack, there was a moment in which I asked myself, “why would a blueberry crunch?” The answer to that question involved yogurt spewed onto the desk.

On the right is the partially-consumed yogurt, with one “blueberry” set aside. Click on the picture for a slightly crunched close-up of the offender.

I wish I knew who supplied Aldi’s yogurt. I have a few complaints I’d like to voice. First of all, Japanese beetles (I think that’s what it is) are not listed on the ingredients. And furthermore, the yogurt container is clearly labelled as “live and active”, which the beetle certainly was not.

Posted by Jeremy on November 10, 2004. 17 Comments.