Dear children: Next time you have this much trouble opening a tuna can,

August 27, 2012 · 14 comments

in Food

could you please just come and ask me for help?

Thanks.

Love,

your mom

(miraculously, no one was harmed in the opening of this can. Or during the use of its contents.)

Ambar August 27, 2012 at 7:18 am

very decorative!!!! LOL Dont they come up with the silliest ideas!!! What did they use to open it?? cant make it out

Kristen August 27, 2012 at 7:54 am

They use one of those can-openers that you’d use to make a triangular-shaped hole in, say, a large metal can of tomato juice. Or my mom use to use that sort of opener to pour out condensed milk.

I don’t know exactly what it’s called, but it’s NOT for opening tuna cans. Hee.

Battra92 August 27, 2012 at 8:30 am: It’s commonly referred to as a “church key.”

http://www.just-for-openers.org/Church-Key.html

Sara Miller August 27, 2012 at 7:20 am

That’s a lethal weapon now!

Kristen August 27, 2012 at 7:53 am

I know! I was kind of scared to touch it. And I wasn’t remotely tempted to try to get the last bits of tuna out.

CathyG August 27, 2012 at 11:27 am

Uh Oh – will we see a few tiny flecks of tuna on your Food Waste Friday post??

Kristen August 27, 2012 at 2:32 pm: Uh, no. I’m just not THAT detailed!

ellen August 27, 2012 at 8:54 am

yikes!!! they are very luckly they didn’t really hurt themselfs.

Sarah August 27, 2012 at 9:37 am

LOL! Perfect morning laugh!

Connie Seward August 27, 2012 at 10:07 am

Trouble? That’s modern art! Your kids are geniuses!

It’s almost symbolic of the danger of our industrialized society – the innocent can that was hiding jagged teeth. The danger to our environment lurking in our landfills. The mercury in its contents.

That picture’s a keeper. Here’s a suggestion – send it to the Environmental Working Group – they may buy it from you for a campaign.

Glory Lennon August 27, 2012 at 10:41 am