I have a question I could use a little help with. Its quite a puzzler, and it doesn't help that I'm not sure if I need to turn to someone in the scientific or the paranormal communities to find my answer.
So, I figured why not post it here and see if any of you have an answer. I can't be the only person who has had this question.
By the way, if anyone knows how to get a hold of a prince named Oedipus please let me know. Apparently, he had some luck with that riddle the Sphinx was having some trouble with.
My question is this: "How do I only have three storage containers, but I have 38 lids?"
I seriously have an entire cabinet shelf that was nothing but lids on it. There are lids for those small sauce containers. Lids for small and medium containers. There are even a few lids for those really big containers that you can store an entire lasagna in. I won't even go into all the different shapes of lids there are.
At first I thought maybe I lent them to someone or I threw some out, but those trains of thought were flawed. If I lent someone a container I obviously would have given them the lid as well.
The same goes for throwing them out. The only time I throw them out is when I discover them in the back of my fridge and whatever is inside looks like a science experiment gone wrong.
I have another theory involving Container Trolls who steal all the containers they can get their hands on to use as supplies for building their cities. Although, I'm kind of stalled on that theory due to a lack of evidence or any reported sightings.
Which means I am at a complete loss for answers. If you can help to shed some light on this mystery I would be so grateful. My cabinet would thank you too.
