Mysteries of the Universe

Tupperware! One of the mysteries of the Universe~ (and it applies to non-tupperware brand plastic-storage items as well as the official product).

1. It spontaneously generates. A few short months ago we had to *buy* plastic storage containers. Now we have a multitude of containers of all shapes and sizes- unbought, unplanned for....and the originals have mainly vanished.

2. Tupperware is *not* monogamous. While originally mated with a lid, the pair frequently separates leaving behind their original mate. Therefore in a snuddling of tupperware there will always be an uneven number of containers and lids, and the containers and lids that exist will only be correct fits every 1 out of 4 tries.

3. It travels. You will always have someone else's container, and someone else will always have one of yours. The missing container will always be *exactly* the one you need at any given moment.

4. There will always be at least one container that is stained with tomato sauce- even if you never eat it.

5. There will always be at least one partially melted lid.

6. Eventually, if left alone long enough, it will all disappear- except the one in the bottom left corner of the fridge which is considered a protected habitat for an endangered species of mold.

7. If labeled, the label will stay on forever if: it is misspelled, it is gross 'liver mush', or has an embarrassing nickname 'sparkles'. The label will promptly wash off if it is something you need returned to you. (see #3)

8. At one point, every item of tupperware is used for a non-food use. (holding objects, small animals, plants, as a sand-castle mold)

9. There are always remains of that use that are undiscovered- even though the item has been washed many times- until you finish the last of the leftovers while standing in the fridge light. (Other wise known as 'the mysterious black speck in the bottom of the bowl').

10. When you need tupperware to store your tupperware, you know you have an infestation.

Oh- a sunndle is stack + cuddle- tupperware stacks up and you have to cuddle (wedge) the lids into the top container, upon which they are bent into funny shapes that never quite spring back.