As Old As The Earl

As Old As The Earl
Originally uploaded by 365 Things

What: 8 ancient tea bags (Earl Grey).
Origin: Tea drinking jones.
How long kept: Definitely since the last century.
Why kept: Since I don't actually like Earl Grey tea, They Might Be Useful for a guest.
Usage: Some -- the box of tea they came in had many more teabags.
Destination: Community compost.

Confession: The paper at the side of the packages was starting to peel apart...and when I guiltily started to open them to put them into the compost, I found that they weren't all that aromatic any more.   So, they actually weren't Perfectly Good.

Additional Note: There actually was an Earl Grey.  (The Wikipedia page features a drawing of him that for some odd reason reminds me of the Jolly Green Giant.   It's not strictly a resemblance, perhaps more because it resonates a strength of personality that evokes his tea-drinking Greyness.  Or is it his Earlness?)