Who WAS Runcible Spoon?

[Pierre.Suave]

I do not know who this person was before the name change but am curious, thanks.

[suninvited]

1. FarceofNature

I think. Not sure.

If you punch in (new name)'s journal in the search, it should show you both names. You can try it and tell me if that is right.

[Pierre.Suave]

2. you are right, it was FarceofNature

but I had to click on the discuss link to get the new name from the journal entry that was still under the old name.

[Bake]

3. Better yet, WHAT is a runcible spoon?

Bake

[Pierre.Suave]

4. Answer

[petronius]

5. So it's sort of a technical term for 'spork'

Or at least, it's the grand old object from which the lowly spork derives...

:)

[Pierre.Suave]

6. I guess so, but...

with a sharpened cutting edge, would you really want to put it in your mouth?

[petronius]

7. I thought about that, but I figured that this was just the reason why people talked

funny back in the middle ages - all those nicks to tongue and lips...

:)

[NoPasaran]

9. How epochist of you to assume people "talked funny" in the Middle Ages

Fie on thee, varlet!

[petronius]

10. Dost thou accosteth me, churl!? Egads, thou art impertinent!

Have at thee!!

[suninvited]

11. The owl and the pussycat

“dined on mince and slices of quince, which they ate with a runcible spoon.”

[no name no slogan]

8. He was one of the villains in "Oliver Twist"

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