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FAQ: alt.plastic.utensils.spork.spork.spork
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Date: Thu, 13 Jan 94 19:55:31 PST
From: nandomite strick <strick@versant.com>
Subject: FAQ: alt.plastic.utensils.spork.spork.spork
Message-Id: <anarchCJJy35.JA7@netcom.com.nando>
To: Subgenius@mc.lcs.mit.edu, ubgenius@mc.lcs.mit.edu
Newsgroups: alt.plastic.utensils.spork.spork.spork
From: anarch@netcom.com (The Anarchist)
Subject: faq
Message-ID: <anarchCJJy35.JA7@netcom.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 1994 05:04:15 GMT
FAQ: Sporks and the alt.plastic.utensils.spork.spork.spork newsgroup
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Questions answered by this FAQ file:
What is a spork?
Breif History of Sporks.
Where can I get sporks?
How can I make a spork?
What is the largest spork known?
What restaurants use sporks?
Are all sporks plastic?
Who makes sporks?
What is the proper etiquette for using sporks?
What is the purpose of alt.plastic.utensils.spork.spork.spork?
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1. What is a "spork?"
A spork is an unusual dining implement that is part spoon,
part fork. Basically, it is a spoon with tines on the end, suitable
for using as a fork, while still having a spoon portion. It is the
utensil of choice for eating cole slaw, potato salad, and many other
take-out foods.
2. Where do sporks come from? (Brief History of Sporks)
Sporks are something of an urban legend. Common myth places their
creation sometime in the mid-60's. Kentucky Fried Chicken was the first
nationwide user of sporks, followed by Taco Bell. Eventually, KFC stopped
using sporks, but eventually returned to using them by popular demand.
3. What restaurants currently use sporks?
Taco Bell
Kentucky Fried Chicken
El Pollo Loco (some locations)
El Taco (Orange, California only)
many Broasted Chicken stores
Lucky (supermarkets) Delicatessen (some locations)
Panda Express
4. Who makes sporks?
Currently, many companies that manufacture plastic utensils
make sporks. Sweethart's sporks are used by KFC. I have seen, however,
cheap "spork clones" that don't have very sharp tines in use at some
inexpensive eateries, I can only assume that these are made in China
somewhere.
5. Where can one buy sporks?
Smart and Final (Cash and Carry Warehouse stores)
(various locations around the southwestern US)
S. E. Rykoff Company (Distribution to Foodservice)
Los Angeles, California
Price Club Membership Stores
(nationwide?)
6. Are all sporks plastic?
By all means, no. I have seen metal sporks, wooden sporks,
and even soft rubber sporks.
7. What is the biggest spork known?
According to our records, the United States Navy uses a spork-like
utensil that's 6 feet long. Being as it is a spoon with tines cut out,
we must consider this a spork.
8. How can I manufacture my own spork?
The easiest way to make your own spork is to use a inexpensive
stainless steel spoon and make three triangular-shaped cuts at the bottom
of it. Be sure to sand it down, make it all nice and neat, and place them
at your placesettings.
9. What is proper etiquette for sporkware?
In modern society, it is important to ensure that you do not offend
anyone with your spork. So please, only use sporks when the meal calls for
them. Serving sporks with no suitable alternative is not acceptable when
soups or sauces are a dominant portion of the meal in question.
As far as placesetting with your spork, simply substitute the dinner
fork with the spork, leaving the knife and the salad fork present (eat
lettuce with a spork? never!). You may wish to leave the spoon present in
case their are "spork-ignorant" guests.
The use of sporks for launcing peas, mashed potatoes, or other
inedibles is acceptable, as long as you pay the management of the KFC for
any damages caused. If at home, please ensure you clean up yourself.
10. What is the purpose/rules for the newsgroup a.p.u.s.s.s.?
Basically, our only rule is that all postings should have something
to do with sporks. It is our endeavor to further the use and understanding
of this, the most humble of eating utensil, the spork. All topics regarding
proper use, where to get them, other applications of sporks, etc. are welcome.
Please do not discuss any other utensil such as forks, knives, spatulas, etc.
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