Wednesday, July 15, 2009

Choking on a Mozzarella Stick

On Monday, I was enjoying some off-brand mozzarellas sticks when near-disaster struck.

I bit into the first stick and, instead of ripping off the cheese, kept eating. Eventually, the cheese became caught in my throat. I started choking. I wondered if I was breathing anymore.

I was reluctant to try to get the cheese out because I didn't want to waste it. This stuff isn't free, you know. It's a tough economy. At some point, I realized that I wouldn't enjoy anymore mozzarella sticks if I didn't act fast. I started punching the spot where you're supposed to apply the Heimlich. It loosened the cheese in my throat a bit. Then, I stuck my hand down my throat and yanked at the cheese. The cheese snapped in half, but the yank made me throw up the rest of the cheese.

My life didn't flash before my eyes, but my death did. I could see it, buried in the Metro section of the Washington Post, "Man Chokes to Death on Mozzarella Stick." At first, the episode would have been tragic. But after a while, I'll admit, it'd be pretty funny.

I caught my breath and finished the rest of the mozzarella sticks. Through it all, I did have a life-changing revelation... smaller bites.

5 comments:

Unknown said...

Lol nice one! I had the exact same thing happened and wondered if there has ever been anyone who died from choking on mozzarella cheese.

Anonymous said...

Happened to me as well when I was maybe 12? My dad had to give me the Heimlich for awhile until it came out, with my family panicking - seriously scary! Haven't ate one since.

Anonymous said...

I've gotta say, this website is pretty irrelevent!!!

knibilnats said...

Thanks Anon, but you misspelled irreverent!

Unknown said...

So did you