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Am I the Genius?

What Are The FILTHY Secrets Behind Peoples 'Home‑Cooked’ Meals'?

Am I the Genius?

amithejerk.com

Education, Self-improvement

4.6766 Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2026

⏱️ 22 minutes

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The filthy secret behind their home-cooked meal. Told my dad that my sandwich tasted like fly spray at

0:08.6

grandma's house. He didn't believe me. Two days later, I catch my grandma spraying the benches,

0:15.1

quote, clean with the $2 fly spray that you find at the cheap store. Dad figured it was safe to make sandalages

0:21.7

straight on the countertop because they looked clean. I dragged him over to sea and he apologized

0:26.3

and took my sister and I out for fish and chips for lunch. My mom used to make sugar cookies

0:31.2

for Christmas every year and always used the exact same large Tupperware container. It wasn't used

0:36.2

for anything else throughout the year and sat on the shelf, as far as I knew.

0:39.3

Turns out, my dad kept his green herb in it because the container was airtight.

0:43.3

I was probably 15 or 16 at the time. I took one bite of a cookie and immediately made a face.

0:49.3

My mom asked why, and I said,

0:51.3

These tastes like Mary Jay.

0:53.3

And my mom instantly turns and gives my dad the filthiest paint-pealing look I've ever

0:57.7

seen.

0:58.8

Funny memory.

1:00.8

My crackpot aunt served us a lovely tray of deviled eggs, complete with very old paprika

1:06.3

sprinkled on top.

1:08.1

So old, in fact, the many weevils mixed in it were dead. Oh boy, I am so

1:13.5

sorry. This reminds me of when my gram made chicken soup. I raised my soup for the first bite

1:18.7

and noticed that the rice had, well, character traits. I dropped my spoon and my parents and

1:24.7

sister were horrified why I reacted. I pointed to my bowl and told

1:28.4

them that the grains of rice had legs and little eyes. My Graham starts yelling that I'm, quote,

1:33.7

being picky and being a pain in the butt, etc. That's when my sister and my parents all noticed

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