donuts

Donuts, anyone?

There have been times in my laboratory animal career where I’ve been convinced that I’m trapped in an episode of Candid Camera.  Candid Camera was a popular TV show when I was a kid.  Video cameras were hidden to catch people reacting to unusual or surprising situations that the show set up.  Though the situations were set-ups, the people’s reactions were real and oftentimes hilarious.  One of my most memorable Candid Camera moments came when I was working in a University laboratory animal research facility.  Most of our animal rooms and offices were in the basement of the building.  Outside of the basement, a few labs containing animals were sprinkled here and there, strategically placed to ensure that different types of research didn’t cross paths. Late one afternoon my office phone rang.  It was a male voice with a foreign accent.  The man informed me that he was lost in our building.  He was trying to make a delivery to the cafeteria and he had my name and number as a contact.  Though I love to eat, I assured the man that he must have the wrong information as I was…