My Frito Pie experience

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This week I accidentally ate chili for the first time in my life. Let me explain to those who are dumbfounded right now as to how a grown-*#& man can eat something accidentally.

For those of you who don't really know me, according to every woman in my life (two ex-wives, two sisters, two daughters and everyone I've ever dated), I have the eating habits of a 7-year old boy. I don't try new things, if it looks weird, smells weird, looks too busy, I won't eat it. I've even been offered money to "try one bite," or "just taste it," but I have integrity and I refuse to let money sway me.

So, the way I "accidentally" ate Frito Chili Pie this week was at a business event. I've hurt people's feelings before at house parties or dinners by not eating what the host or hostess prepared, but when I'm in a business event, I almost feel obligated to have at least a little, which is what I did. It tasted fine and didn't kill me, but it was a little too spicy for me, and I didn't care for the way it said goodbye, if you know what I mean.

As surprised and shocked as some people are with people like me who don't try new things to eat, I'm equally as shocked at people who will just throw anything in their mouth. I should have just used

I should have just used my tried and true standby excuse which goes like this, "Oh, what's in it?" And when they tell me the ingredients I say, "Oh wow, I'm allergic to __________, so I can't have any, and it's a shame too because it looks amazing."

Shhhhh, don't tell anyone my secret....