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Forks: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow

Megan Blocker

By Megan Blocker
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Since the "spork" is so ubiquitous in US kindergartens, will they

develop a grown up version as these tots grow ?

Milagai

The are continously being re-invented. An early version of was the Runcible Spoon, a 1970's Australian version was called the 'Splade'.

Some early table knives had a spoon depression at the end as were used as a spoon as well as a knife.

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andiesenji

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Does anyone here remember PSA (Pacific Southwest Airlines). They had a combination spoon/fork/knife that was just the thing. Imagine being served a meal for the short hop from L.A. to Phoenix, or to San Francisco. Them were the days!

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Andie, I saw those sporkves (?!) in cafeterias for a while -- no switching required!

I have one kicking around somewhere in one of the junk drawers. It was sharp only on one side.

The military also had something similar back in the dark ages when I was in the Army. We had to use them with our mess kits when we were out in the field with a MASH unit (1958). Unfortunately they were not very strong and were soundly defeated by the various types of meats we were served. (Sometimes even the scrambled eggs were too tough!)

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"There are, it has been said, two types of people in the world. There are those who say: this glass is half full. And then there are those who say: this glass is half empty. The world belongs, however, to those who can look at the glass and say: What's up with this glass? Excuse me? Excuse me? This is my glass? I don't think so. My glass was full! And it was a bigger glass!" Terry Pratchett

 

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Megan Blocker

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Unfortunately they were not very strong and were soundly defeated by the various types of meats we were served.  (Sometimes even the scrambled eggs were too tough!)

We-ell....probably better than what might have happened had they been too sharp! Bye-bye, tip of the tongue! :shock::wink:

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