New Teaspoon Advice Please

[FamousPheasant]

Alas, it looks like the teaspoon will soon go the way of the fax machine, the spittoon and the yellow pages.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7947001/N...

Never mind the consequences to the cutlery divider aficionados.*

*although that being said I will finally have somewhere to put my cake forks.

[55palfers]

That, is the work of Satan.

[FamousPheasant]

55palfers said:

That, is the work of Satan.

The Japanese actually.

But after taking out British Leyland it was only a matter of time before they went after our spoons.

[Bobberoo99]

That's just wrong, and not normal, and as already stated, the work of Satan!!!

[21st Century Man]

Not very hygienic. It works like a stove fan, but there's a rotor, shaft and gland in there that's bound to get crudded up with dirt and bacteria, along with the tannin staining.

As with all gadgets, it will not endure, whereas a spoon is forever.

[NDA]

21st Century Man said:

rotor, shaft and gland

Possibly the 3 most arousing words in the spooning world.

[Blib]

NDA said:

21st Century Man said:

rotor, shaft and gland

Possibly the 3 most arousing words in the spooning world.

Not forgetting 'flange'.

[eldar]

FamousPheasant said:

Alas, it looks like the teaspoon will soon go the way of the fax machine, the spittoon and the yellow pages.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7947001/N...

Never mind the consequences to the cutlery divider aficionados.*

*although that being said I will finally have somewhere to put my cake forks.

Been done before, British nuclear fuels developed the self stirring and self heating tea cups as a method of recycling waste plutonium.

Clever idea, but the price of 692,033 Guineas limited appeal somewhat. None are thought to be left in private hands.

[Tallow]

eldar said:

None are thought to be left in private hands.

That's probably for the best considering what happened

[Tyre Smoke]

Blib said:

NDA said:

21st Century Man said:

rotor, shaft and gland

Possibly the 3 most arousing words in the spooning world.

Not forgetting 'flange'.

Moist, without being too wet. As well as damp.

Going to go and spend a few minutes 'reviewing' my collection of Japanese left handed stirrers now.

[wolfracesonic]

Tyre Smoke said:

Moist, without being too wet. As well as damp.

Going to go and spend a few minutes 'reviewing' my collection of Japanese left handed stirrers now.

Always thought the left handed stirrers were a bit of minefield tbh; do you stir in the accepted clockwise direction (another bone of contention for some) or do you go anti clockwise? And what if you’re right handed using a lefty? Can of worms barely covers it.

[21st Century Man]

I go clockwise, then an equal number anticlockwise, then a few side to sides. The talk of 'Handed' teaspoons is of course nonsense with regard to Japan. If anyone thinks they have such a thing, Custard!

[21st Century Man]

Quite a few 'Nagasaki's' on ebay at the moment, I kid you not!

[wolfracesonic]

21st Century Man said:

I go clockwise, then an equal number anticlockwise, then a few side to sides. The talk of 'Handed' teaspoons is of course nonsense with regard to Japan. If anyone thinks they have such a thing, Custard!

I bet you tap your spoon on the side of your cup when you’ve done, as well, don’t you?

[NDA]

wolfracesonic said:

I bet you tap your spoon on the side of your cup when you’ve done, as well, don’t you?

Whilst that might be irritating nowadays, it was, up until the late 14th Century, the very height of Spoonism.

William Marshall (1146-1219) was famed at Court for using his Spaulder and Gorget to practice on. Sir Geoffroi de Charny (1300 - 1356) was known by many as ‘a true and perfect knight’. He was also a scholar of spoons, writing at least three books on the subject. His Book of 'Spons at the Grand Progress) remains one of the most important sources on 14th century spoonly behaviour.

[21st Century Man]

wolfracesonic said:

I bet you tap your spoon on the side of your cup when you’ve done, as well, don’t you?

How very dare you! Perish the thought.

[Tyre Smoke]

21st Century Man said:

wolfracesonic said:

I bet you tap your spoon on the side of your cup when you’ve done, as well, don’t you?

How very dare you! Perish the thought.

Utter filth!

Although I will confess I have done this once or twice in a cafe. Just because I can.

[Turn7]

I thought tapping the spoon on the side was totally acceptable "IF" the note acheived was F # or higher ?

Im slightly panicing now, someone calm my fears I didnt make a HUGE faux par at the recent secret Spooners meeting at the Mill......

[21st Century Man]

Turn7 said:

faux par

Yes, right there.

[eldar]

Turn7 said:

I thought tapping the spoon on the side was totally acceptable "IF" the note acheived was F # or higher ?

Im slightly panicing now, someone calm my fears I didnt make a HUGE faux par at the recent secret Spooners meeting at the Mill......

Acceptable only with appropriate tuning to Antigonisti design tea ware.

Though Blib would probably do the same with a builder’s mug....