Life's little lessons

If anything from this past finals week was permanently inscribed in my brain, it's this:

CHECK THE CARTON BEFORE DRINKING.

I buy my own gallon of milk every week, and yes, I drink it all.  I will admit that I drink straight from the carton, because, well it's just easier and more convenient than drinking out of a cup (which 1- you have to find, and 2- you have to wash).  I also don't have to share it with anyone else, so no one cares. Win-win!

Well, here's where I run into problems.

I go home.

I open fridge.

I see the half-gallon of egg-nog.

I, out of habit, chug.

I return egg-nog to fridge.

I realize that it, in fact, did not taste like egg-nog.

I pull the carton back out.

I read the label: "Egg whites"

I gag.

Lets just say that I won't be drinking out of the carton for a while.