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  • trouser_mouse@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I have an opinion on this - the order in the drawer is: knives, forks, spoons.

    (I will take my spork-organising advice from t3h PeNgU1N oF d00m!!!)

      • Regna@lemmy.world
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        … so you’re telling me I need five slots for spoons?

        Salt/caviar spoon, coffee spoon, tea spoon, dessert spoon, tablespoon

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        Salt/caviar spoon, coffee spoon, tea spoon, dessert spoon, tablespoon

        I’m a monster who separates only the tablespoon into a separate compartment.

        • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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          Wait, you have a coffee spoon and a tea spoon? Fair enough, you’re not a monster, you’re just weirdly anal about spoons. I’m not criticizing. I’m being weirdly anal about silverware placement.

          • Regna@lemmy.world
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            1 year ago

            There are two more spoons I lack in this collection. But no, I just like this series as it’s semi-retro, and I thrift it at second hand stores and at auction sites.

            I was joking otherwise, just wanted to throw my punch in this discussion. :D

      • Regna@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        How do you feel about forks in the same slot?
        Pickled herring fork, sandwich/dessert fork, table fork, pickle/crustacean fork

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        Pickled herring fork, sandwich/dessert fork, table fork, pickle/crustacean fork

        Although, I have to admit I keep these in three separate slots.

        • sneeple@reddthat.com
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          1 year ago

          These are great, the long ass skinny one is my favorite lol. But why is there a fork specifically for pickled herring? And who uses a fork for a sandwich??

          • Regna@lemmy.world
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            1 year ago

            The long ass skinny one is great for pickle jars on the dining table. We love pickles.

            The herring one, well, it’s called “sillgaffel” in Swedish. We do use it when we eat pickled herring, but also for olives and other small delicacies served in small bowls instead of using tooth picks to pick them out.

            The “sandwich” one is accompanied by a “sandwich” knife, and are intended to be used for appetizers, and according to an older friend, single sandwiches with ham and (sometimes melted) cheese would be served as appetizers occasionally.

            There are dessert forks as well, but they are rare. There are proper crustacean forks too that I would like, as they’d be useful.

            There also are supposed to exist fish forks (and fish knives) in the series as well, but I kind of stop before that.

            Thank you for subscribing to obscure Swedish cutlery facts. Reply with NOOOOO STOOOOOP! to unsubscribe.

        • Regna@lemmy.world
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          1 year ago

          Omg, I just found out there are two more forks I don’t have! Going to waste a month tracking them down… (Ignore me, this reignited my sometimes-pastime of completing my cutlery, just wanted to share some of my joy.)

    • Margot Robbie@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      TTRPG enthusiast u/trouser_mouse, omg. (sometimes I get mistaken for you) Is it true that you once painstakingly arranged hundreds of aluminum sporks inside your trousers and set half a dozen mice loose as an experiment to create a makeshift automatic xylophone?

      • trouser_mouse@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        Yes, it is! I can’t believe you know that!

        It was a very complex process, fraught with danger because of both the sporks and the half dozen mice. To be honest, I didn’t really think it through - but then isn’t that how all the best inventions involving mice and/or sporks happen.

        The mice despite my best efforts have actually been breeding, so the descendants of the original mice are currently preparing to play Barbie Girl by Aqua for the premier of Barbie on July 21, 2023.

        This is what it might be like https://www.youtube.com/shorts/fc6AujDe28o (fyi this is not footage from in my pants).