Achoo.

You know when you drink something and laugh it tends to come out your nose? It usually happens in cartoons with milk. Well, that's happened to me a few times. It's happened with beverages, possibly milk, and definitely apple cider. Oh, and ovaltine.

I was having dinner at my best friend, Layla's house with some other friends. I think it was pasta of some sort and I was drinking sparkling apple cider. I took a large sip and just as I was swallowing, Layla said "Achoo." She didn't sneeze. She didn't yell and startle me. She simply said the word "Achoo." It made me laugh so hard that I choked and spit the cider ALL OVER THE TABLE and myself and sat there coughing and choking for a few minutes until I could breathe again.

You'd think after that I wouldn't drink in front of Layla, but I did. I was having some ovaltine and I guess it wasn't dissolved completely in my milk because after I took a sip, there were some small (delicious) powder-lumps and Layla said "Did you just crunch?!" Repeat cider scene, substitute table for my kitchen floor/counter.

Layla was not present at these times, but it's also happened with a piece of strawberry, a piece of fortune cookie, a piece of red licorice, and a two-inch long noodle. I was eating and either laughed or coughed and a while later, I felt an uncomfortable tickle and these items propelled forth from my nostril into the tissue I was holding.

In one case, the fortune cookie, it happened in front of people in the car.

I would say that from these happenings I can never go on a date that possibly involves food or drink, but I need not worry because "This is why I'm single."