Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Spork-A-Palooza 2010

Wikipedia defines a spork as "a hybrid form of cutlery taking the form of a spoon-like shallow scoop with three or four forktines". What that means is a spork is a kick ass eating tool. It can scoop, stab, and smash.

No food is a match for it....
  • Soup - no problem
  • slaw - yea, right
  • meat - hey, remember the forktines?
  • Pudding - Oh, it can handle pudding.
Recently, a good friend, ssminnow7, brought a disturbing fact to my attention....the local KFC was no longer offering sporks as a utensil option. KFC was one of the few places still giving the consumer a choice...and we all know choice is good.

So, within minutes we lept into action.
  1. Went to Think Geek and ordered two titanium sporks....the Cadillac of sporks. This order triggered an hourly tracking of our order. Kudos to Think Geek for prompt processing.
  2. Projected delivery of sporks.
  3. Organized a peaceful protest at the local KFC, bringing our Sporks in to display utensil solidarity. This protest was named Spork-A-Palooza 2010.
Monday, Jan 18th, the sporks arrived. After careful unpacking, they were carefully washed and prepped for use.

Tuesday, Jan 19th, we met at the local KFC, bringing JEZEimer along....an innocent bystander. We each ordered a buffet, and showed the ladies behind the counter our sporks. They all seemed either very impressed, or were too scared to show their true feelings. Either way, it felt good.

We then enjoyed one of the best meals in town with the most durable and versatile eating utensil known to man. It was good....very good.

We documented the who event through photographs, which I have uploaded here. Please enjoy....and also bask in the event's greatness.

Now.....to start planning Spork-A-Palooza 2011.....



15 comments:

John Poole said...

Had only the spork been invented earlier in our history, we'd all be so much better off today...

Shannon said...

So glad the Spork-A-Palooza went so well. Wish you had been able to get a pic of the KFC staff when you showed them your sporks. I am certain they were speechless. :)

Guinevere said...

Awesome! lol Taco Bell also offers sporks...my daughter broke the middle tines off of hers, then strategically placed it and took a pic of it haloed by the full moon...Batspork. ;o)

mumof3boyz said...

You two made a couple of boring days at work a lot of fun. Thanks! Can't wait until next time or the next thing... ;)

Unknown said...

Congrats on Spork-A-Palooza! Hope next year is a success!!

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CE's GeeBook said...

LOL... I'm pretty sure like Guinevere stated you can still get your specialty Spork at Taco-Hell (oops) Taco-Bell

Tim said...

I was just randomly surfing using the "next blog" thing. It was, like, six blogs of schmaltz in a row, then a tirade about sporks. This is fantastic.

I applaud your devotion to the best utensil ever, and I am disturbed that KFC is getting rid of them.

Robert said...

Good blog...Thanks. Will keep following. Spork?? Aren't they 'splades' by a different name?

Damo said...

I always found the Spork necessary, as a stepping stone between western and eastern consumption techniques!

Lucky I had a spork when I couldn't use chopsticks!

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Amy said...

I appreciate your PO very much the picture with the article. Continues to refuel!!

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Gledwood said...

I've only ever encountered plastic sporks, never yet a metal one. I wonder if Ikea will start making them... they'd probably sell like hot potatoes, haha!

Joygazmic said...

I want a metal spork now =/

angel said...

in Australia i think a spook is called a splade an Australian invention a cross between a spoon and a folk????

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