Scylla and Charybdis
No matter what, things get pulled inside this abyss. A funny anecdote.
In Greek mythology, Scylla and Charybdis refer to two monsters that occupy opposite sides of a very, very narrow strait. When ships passed through it, they had the hard choice or non-choice or facing one or the others.
In paintings, Scylla and Charybdis are often depicted as sharp rocks and a whirlpool. Get cast on the cliffs! Or get sucked into the depths! What will you choose???? Odysseus chose Scylla, and in the process, still lost 6 men.
Jump to today. Or rather, last Sunday. I was at a potluck for the lunar New Year. Having just passed out a bunch of poppers, the hostess encourage one and all to ignite them!
Confetti burst into the air, glittering red, gold and cold above our heads. That’s when I realized my food was in danger. I quickly pivoted and hunched over my bowl, holding a hand over the hot pot soup.
Then, in the evening, I found that my cleavage had still managed to pull in victim! Somehow, through three layers and a high-neck shirt, a little red-gold confetti had slipped inside!