the guilt of having picked it up off the floor spoils it though.

Definitely not when I'm outside, or my kids too, just from off our own floor, so no guilt there!lol!

Gid beat me to that punch line.

Gid's fast on the draw...wait, that's 'quick on the draw'!

Good thing you got that in five seconds, or else we were going to have to change to the ten second rule

! I can sympathise! Any excuse to get the last bite!lol!

It does too work! 'specialy if it's a piece of ribeye or a slice of cheese sausage...

Yummy! But if it's a sticky mess....ewwww! Although, I would just wash it and doze it with more sauce!!

The five second rule is a vague attempt to make something socially acceptable. Yes, it's an excuse for an otherwise generally unacceptable trait (eating something off the floor/ground).

You got it!

Still, I don't allow my kids to do it. They're going to have to be teenagers before they get away with it.

When they look at you with that "oh no I didn't if I don't have it, it's the end of the world"expression....usually, I say yes, if it's inside our home, outside...no way! I explained to my five year old why I say yes when it's inside..it's our home, we clean it often..blah blah but outside, no way! Although once I didn't let her eat something that fell on the floor since I hadn't vacuumed all week and they were traisping in and out with their friends all week...no way!

The look on his face... but I told him to pick it up and put it on the plate for me to throw away.

I can imagine the disappointment! You know there's nothing like the last bite!

You mean I shouldn't go after that peanut M&M that slips out of my hands and rolls onto the carpet that hasn't been vacummed (sp?) in a few days? Awww.

WEll, if it's your carpet and you're sure there's nothing...er....too bad on it....go fetch!! Otherwise, like Maloof said, if it's at Taco Bell and it rolled under the table, you're on your own! That made me laugh out loud when I read that! !

Did I get my line wrong? Been a while since I've seen that one.

Who is John Daniels?Did I get my line wrong? Been a while since I've seen that one.

Isn't it Jack Daniels alcohol he's referring to? Or maybe I got mixed up too!!

I confess. I have dropped things and still eaten them.

My baby "eats" things from the floor all the time.

LOL.

I confess. I have dropped things and still eaten them.

Haha....like most normal people! We have no clue about these things, we just do them!!

My baby "eats" things from the floor all the time.

Hey, she's home, your floor is clean...or at least it's your mess!

We have a zero second rule here.With two dogs and two cats, our floors---no matter how recently vacuumed or mopped--are unclean.The animals urinate and defecate in the yard. They walk their little feets through it. They walk into the house. No matter how often I clean my yard or my floors, this contamination occurs.Nothing, and I mean NOTHING that touches the floor here finds its way to our plates, I don't care how expensive it is or how long its been on the floor.

When you have pets that do all that in your home, different story! And totally necessary!lol!

People can cite that 5 second rule all they want, it's just an excuse for being lazy, gross, or cheap. THROW IT AWAY.

Oh yea...people just hate to let the last bite go!lol!

Actually, it does. Any given food will contribute less calories cold because the body will be required to heat the substance up to body temperature. I doubt the difference is all that significant, but still. It's at least worth an excuse or two.

I think it's probably a little better in HI since most people remove their shoes in the house (we do).

But still, try to stop a baby from putting her toys and lint and everything else in her mouth. Haha. Not possible.

Actually, it does. Any given food will contribute less calories cold because the body will be required to heat the substance up to body temperature. I doubt the difference is all that significant, but still. It's at least worth an excuse or two.

You just made a lot of ice cream lovers very happy!

Actually, it does. Any given food will contribute less calories cold because the body will be required to heat the substance up to body temperature

You just made a lot of ice cream lovers very happy!

Whohooo! Although I do eat Frozen yogurt these days...when I feel like having some ice cream!

But still, try to stop a baby from putting her toys and lint and everything else in her mouth. Haha. Not possible.

Believe me I know! I remember!! That's good they take their shoes off. I've tried that, sometimes they don't remember to!