Jack wrote:
> SA wrote:
>> OK what's with spoons in restaurants? Why is it that so many
>> restaurants don't put out spoons? Like they expect you to eat a baked
>> potato or corn with a fork? How much potato can you scrape out of the
>> skin with a fork?? Then give you 2 forks. What the hell is that for?
>> What ever happened to the good old days when you got a fork, spoon and
>> knife?
>>
> Why do you want to scrape the potato out of the skin? Don't like the
> skins? Eat the skin and all and there's no problem. Whoever ate potatoes
> with a spoon, except infants? Like wise corn - I've NEVER seen anybody
> have a problem with eating corn with a fork. If you do, just mix the
> corn with the potato and eat them both together. I mean after all,
> they're going into the same stomach and coming out the same bung hole,
> right?
>
> Two forks - one's for the salad and the other is for eating dinner. You
> start from the outside and work inwards with eating utensils when you
> eat out (or even if you are still living with your parents at home).
>
> And yes, all restaurants except for BK, Taco Belch, and other fast food
> places give one the basic fork/knife/spoon set. What you may not get is
> a soup spoon, because not everyone eats soup.
>
> Gads, what a douche bag!

Well, I agree with the OP. Why a spoon for a baked potato?
Because I prefer to scrape out the potato, put some butter,
S&P in side the skin and eat it that way. If I don't finish
the insides I really don't care but don't mess with my skin
"boats".

Some people don't like mixing different things, i.e. corn
and taters. I'm not one of 'em but my BIL absolutely
refuses to let one thing even *touch* another. A little
weird? To me, yup. To him, nope. And I really don't give a
rats asshole, he's eating it why should I care.

I wouldn't know about BK, TB, etc as I haven't been to or
eaten from a fast food puke joint in about 20 years but we
go to a place which is a pretty nice place that makes a
great clam dish in a saffron broth. The broth is to die
for... but they never give me a freekin' spoon! I always
have to ask.

Yell all you want at me too, but the OP's right.

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Steve