Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Sporks?

The other day I was talking to Wilson, my Malaysian/Singaporean coworker, about his name.  He said that he picked the name Wilson when he came here this summer and that his Chinese name is "Wee Kwan."  I told him that in America they call me "Strong One."

Also, I've been browsing through backpacking gear websites, and a lot of reputable companies are selling backpacking sporks.  To me, sporks seem to fail as both spoons and forks, but many people seem to disagree.  What are your thoughts?


5 comments:

  1. the best ones can clip to anything. Agreed, plastic sporks are inferior, but if you get the right one, I think you will be impressed. Or invent one that has a cutting edge that can flip out for those other tougher roots and nuts you stewed up over the fire.

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  2. Spork? I find the use of that word appalling and incredulous. Owls, pussy cats, and dare I say poetic lovers don't use any stinking sporks.They use runcible spoons and not the newfangled kind used for picking up pickles either.

    "They dined on mince and slices of quince which they ate with a runcible spoon and hand in hand by the edge of the sand, they danced by the light of the moon." -Edward Lear

    Sporks..... pa shah

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  3. Finally someone willing to tell it like it is on the spork issue.

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  4. Sporks, like so many things, I think you decide to take a stand on just because you like taking a stand. :) Are their tines as long as a fork? Well, no. Do they hold as much liquid as a good spoon? Well, no. Are they simple, light, sturdy if built well, compact, and not something you're liable to forget? Yes. Can they potentially be described as "runcible?" Yes.

    I think it's a wash, and I think they're probably wonderfully suited for backpacking. Similarly, chopsticks kinda have it going on in this regard. But not in a gay way. Just in a "hey mate I wanted to say that they're looking okay mate!" Copsticks, you got it goin' on!

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  5. Sporks are for people who don't want to commit one way or the other. So, they waffle around trying to decide whether a spoon or a fork is desired, and then they combine the two so that neither is useful.

    I'm glad we've shed some light on this issue.

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