New Teaspoon Advice Please
Discussion
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......
Nowadays, tapping the side of any drinking receptacle is infra dig in my opinion...unless you happen to be the pissed up best man at some lower orders wedding, in a bunting bedecked, fluorescent light festooned council run sports hall, trying to garner attention for what you appear to think is a witty best mans speech; so no wonder some of you think it’s acceptable on here.Im slightly panicing now, someone calm my fears I didnt make a HUGE faux par at the recent secret Spooners meeting at the Mill......
wolfracesonic said:
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......
Nowadays, tapping the side of any drinking receptacle is infra dig in my opinion...unless you happen to be the pissed up best man at some lower orders wedding, in a bunting bedecked, fluorescent light festooned council run sports hall, trying to garner attention for what you appear to think is a witty best mans speech; so no wonder some of you think it’s acceptable on here.Im slightly panicing now, someone calm my fears I didnt make a HUGE faux par at the recent secret Spooners meeting at the Mill......
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......
I usually do the same with a builder's mug....Im slightly panicing now, someone calm my fears I didnt make a HUGE faux par at the recent secret Spooners meeting at the Mill......
Gentlemen.
I write this despatch from a landing strip some 200 miles south of Baghdad waiting for some old RAF chums to whisk me back to civilisation, a decent cup of tea, Immodium and soft bathroom stationery.
If the Gods of beverage agitatiion are smiling upon me, I may well have acquired the fabled battle spoon of Alexander the Great. Or a contemporary copy. I am led to believe it was looted from Alexander's grave goods during the transfer of his body from Memphis to Alexandria.
Time will tell.
I have a meeting arranged for Monday with Professor Spanokopita of the British Museum to establish provenance.
I write this despatch from a landing strip some 200 miles south of Baghdad waiting for some old RAF chums to whisk me back to civilisation, a decent cup of tea, Immodium and soft bathroom stationery.
If the Gods of beverage agitatiion are smiling upon me, I may well have acquired the fabled battle spoon of Alexander the Great. Or a contemporary copy. I am led to believe it was looted from Alexander's grave goods during the transfer of his body from Memphis to Alexandria.
Time will tell.
I have a meeting arranged for Monday with Professor Spanokopita of the British Museum to establish provenance.
21st Century Man said:
Spanokopita? Blimey! Amazed the old boy's still alive. I though his apprentice and fellow countryman Dr ?????? had taken over?
Yes, amazingly The Prof is still hard at work. Due to failing health he only comes in for about two days a week now and most of the research and cataloguing is done by his achingly pretty granddaughter.Due to cuts at the BM and the somewhat niche nature of his speciality, his office has been relegated to the sub-basement. A sort of annexe to the Department for Eurasian (non-silver) Cutlery and associated Serving Utensils.
I would counsel against the mention of Dr Όρχεις in the presence of Prof S as there has been bad feeling between them since the unfortunate incident in Lickfold back in1974. There is no polite way to broach this, but I’m told that the good Dr Όρχεις was caught balls-deep as it were in the moist folds of the undeniably sturdy Mrs Spanokopita in the back of his grey Morris Traveller.
I am travelling down to London in the morning and will pass your compliments on.
I'm surprised at the choice of such vehicles. He was quite debonair back in the day (think Greek Jason King). I would've thought an Interceptor or Monteverdi would've been more his thing (family money you see, and shipping connections, he supplied spoons for Christina O and even the Kennedy's). Of course a Maxi with all the seats folding down to make a large double does make sense, perhaps a rental and less conspicuous for such liaisons?
Gentlemen.
Sorry to have not been in touch, but following my visit to the BM and potentially encouraging news from the Prof, I subsequently enjoyed a jolly good lunch at Rules. After a toothsome roast beef lunch that included couple of Black Velvets, an agreeable bottle of their La Dame de Montrose de Château Montrose St Estèphe and a middling Cognac or two, buoyed by Dutch courage I tentatively placed a telephone call to the aforementioned Rochelle.
Next thing I know, I am propping up the bar of the Nags Head waiting for closing time.
Made only 81 seconds this time. I am blaming the Cognac for a false start.
Anyway, back to the BM. The poor Prof still carries a torch for his beloved now ex-wife. Dr ?????? is a marked man to this day and the Prof shudders when any grey 1970’s BL car goes by
However, he confirmed he will be at London Classic Spoon Expo at Wembley if only to poo-poo the gated flange mechanism.
As to my find, he has suggested it is submitted to a full forensic dental examination to establish the presence of teeth marks. It seems that my spoon, if it is indeed the genuine article, was used as something to bite on by Alexander during the ministrations of his proctologist in the surgical removal of the worst of his troublesome haemorrhoids. I suspect anaesthesia in those days was rudimentary at best!
This is likely to take a number of weeks.
Must close now as nurse has brought my medication.
Watch this space
Sorry to have not been in touch, but following my visit to the BM and potentially encouraging news from the Prof, I subsequently enjoyed a jolly good lunch at Rules. After a toothsome roast beef lunch that included couple of Black Velvets, an agreeable bottle of their La Dame de Montrose de Château Montrose St Estèphe and a middling Cognac or two, buoyed by Dutch courage I tentatively placed a telephone call to the aforementioned Rochelle.
Next thing I know, I am propping up the bar of the Nags Head waiting for closing time.
Made only 81 seconds this time. I am blaming the Cognac for a false start.
Anyway, back to the BM. The poor Prof still carries a torch for his beloved now ex-wife. Dr ?????? is a marked man to this day and the Prof shudders when any grey 1970’s BL car goes by
However, he confirmed he will be at London Classic Spoon Expo at Wembley if only to poo-poo the gated flange mechanism.
As to my find, he has suggested it is submitted to a full forensic dental examination to establish the presence of teeth marks. It seems that my spoon, if it is indeed the genuine article, was used as something to bite on by Alexander during the ministrations of his proctologist in the surgical removal of the worst of his troublesome haemorrhoids. I suspect anaesthesia in those days was rudimentary at best!
This is likely to take a number of weeks.
Must close now as nurse has brought my medication.
Watch this space
Edited by 55palfers on Tuesday 4th February 22:05
55palfers said:
Next thing I know, I am propping up the bar of the Nags Head waiting for closing time.
Made only 81 seconds this time. I am blaming the Cognac for a false start.
You’re more of a marathon runner than a sprinter I take it?Made only 81 seconds this time. I am blaming the Cognac for a false start.
Edited by 55palfers on Tuesday 4th February 22:05
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.
A few minutes? Going to go and spend a few minutes 'reviewing' my collection of Japanese left handed stirrers now.
So you've only got a small one then?
Mind you, I have to admit that yours is bigger than mine.
I had to downsize my collection when I found myself in somewhat financially straightened circumstances after a business partner disappeared with most of my liquid assets and two of my favorite wives.
Impecunious is hardly a strong enough word to describe how I felt at the time.
If it hadn't been for my beloved spoons, who knows what dark path I may have taken?
They were a great source of comfort to me through those dark days and nights, affording me a quantum of solace each time I took them out and lovingly stroked their shafts and tweaked their flanges.
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