Oct 102008
What is it that defines the pinnacle of human achievement? One of my coworkers said it’s the tire – don’t laugh; he actually had really good reasons. My wife said it was our ability to land a man on the moon 30 years ago. But they’re both wrong. The absolute pinnacle of human achievement is … the spork.
Yes, that’s right. What other invention is so ingenious? It can be like a spoon if you’ve got some runny soup. If the soup is a little thicker with things in it, it can act like a fork. You don’t have to have two separate utensils anymore! Just think of the savings in terms of money and manufacturing. Not to mention the drawer space you’ll save. Less dishes to wash (you’ll save on water and soap too). Oh, and the extra health benefits — because you don’t have to stress over whether or not to use a fork or a spoon to eat that mac and cheese. The spork has you covered!
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Anthropologist have noted the stone age, the bronze age, the iron age. Now we have reached the spork age. And yet… when I picked out a design of flatware from IKEA that had spork-ish forks, you made me take them back because you thought they looked weird. I guess at least one man still has some progress to make before he really reaches that pinnacle.
That is pretty funny! It always fascinates me how one funky design someone thinks up could have such staying power. Like the bean bag chair, or the squeegy.
Hey, Taco Bell is so ahead of the times… they’ve been handing our sporks for years!
Yet another use for sporks: http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20081015