spoon \'spu:n\ n
An eating or cooking implement consisting of a small shallow bowl with a
handle.
fork \'fo.(*)rk\ n
An implement with two or more prongs used esp. for taking up (as in eating),
pitching, or digging.
spork \'spo.(*)rk\ n
An eating or cooking implement consisting of a small shallow bowl with two or
more prongs used esp. for taking up (as in eating) with a handle.
Since a spork is a combination of a spoon and fork, then the logical definition
of the anti-spork is the combination of the fork and spoon, or foon.
foon \'fu:n\ n
The anti-spork. An implement with two or more prongs used esp. for taking up
(as in eating), pitching or digging, consisting of a small shallow bowl with a
handle.
Patent Information:
1970 Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 11 Aug. tm 65
Van Brode Milling Co., Inc.,
Clinton, Mass... Spork for Combination Plastic Spoon, Fork and Knife.
Are the spork and Spam related in any way?
The eating utensil spork and Spam aren't related in any way, however in Canada
they do sell a product call Spork which is a wanna-be Spam product (ick). If
Spam wasn't bad enough, how good can a wanna-be Spam product be?
Sporking is the act of using a spork to poke or prod at an object, person, etc.
The spork is the symbol of the duality of existance...the everlasting fight
between good and evil. First you have the spoon. The spoon with it's angelic
curviture is the symbol of goodness. In the right lighting, you can even see
a blissful halo of light, reflect from the spoon onto your wall. Next you have
the fork. The fork is the epitomy of all that is evil. The fork with it's
devilish horns casts its evil dark shadow on walls. The spork is the
combination of both good and evil. It is the duality of mankinds good and
evil sides. It has even been used as a symbol of the good and evil of the
United States of America's two major political parties. As you see in the
following photograph, the good of the Republican Party (Newt Gingrich) and
the evil of the Democratic Party (Bill Clinton), joined together to touch the
symbol of our duality.
To be added.
Sporks (drinking game):
To spice up the old drinking game of "spoons", a slightly more dangerous game
called "sporks" is born. Of course, I created the game. At a large table, lay
out a number of sporks equal to one less than the number of players in a
pile at the center of the table. The dealer then deals each player four cards,
which they should look at. Play begins with the dealer drawing one card and
either passing it to the next player, or keeping it and passing one of his
original four to the next player. The second player does the same, retaining
the new card and passing one of his own, or passing the new card on. The last
player in line passes a card to a discarded pile. The object of the (card
portion) of the game is to get four of a kind. The first person to get four
of a kind immediately grabs for a spork. At this point a minor "free-for-all"
ensues as everyone else grabs for a spork. Exactly when the scuffle for sporks
ends should be established ahead of time to prevent wrestling matches in your
kitchen (you may wish to impose some house rules as to how crazy this part can
get). A player with four of a kind, and a spork does not have to drink. A
player with a spork drinks twice, and the player who has neither four of a
kind nor a spork gets punished awfully (five drinks, a beer, or a shot
are all popular punishments). The loser then gets to deal the next hand.
Spork Fight:
A spork fight is similar to the old elementary school
classic "pencil fight". One player holds their spork horizontally, and the
other holds their spork vertically. The player holding the spork vertically
bends back their spork (not too hard or you'll break your spork) and flicks
their spork onto their opponent's spork as hard as possible. If your
opponent's spork does not break on this attempt, then you switch with your
opponent and (s)he makes an attempt at breaking your spork. The winner is the
player who breaks their opponent's spork.
The first spork I remember came from Kentucky Fried Chicken. It was a white,
four pronged spork, with a molded picture of Colonel Sanders on the handle.
It saddens me that today "KFC" (they don't even go by their real name anymore)
does not have the picture of Colonel Sanders on their sporks (Dang Pepsi).
Need to know more?
Do you need to know more about the spork? Then try the official
Spork FAQ.
