Forks are better than spoons.

Ahaha. :D You make me laugh. Not in a bad way, I'm not making fun of you. I just laughed at some of the things you stated. I guess I'll address each of your points as well, but it isn't as fun. icouldalwaystypelikethisinabigjumbledmess.thatwouldamuseme.doyoufindthisentertaining?guesswhat.iusedaforktoeatriceandicecreamtoday. ~*~"Yes, but we could still say that spoons are "better" because they are more useful and serve more of a purpose."~*~ Spoons and forks serve one primary purpose only: they facilitate the act of eating.[I love that line. It's like the smartest and most refined thing I've said all day.] They serve the same purpose. It is an equal purpose, because it is the same purpose. One thing cannot be better than itself. I do believe. ~*~"Ah yes, but now we must compare eating with one's hands as I suggest or eating with one's face as my opponent suggests. Slurping implies bending over and slurping up your food, which can be difficult and messy if you are eating something like yogurt, off of a plate. If we were canines, I would agree that slurping is more convenient. However, we are primates, with opposable thumbs. We have our own eating utensils built into our body: hands. It is much more convenient for us primates to pick up our food and place it into our mouths then to hunch over and use our flat, snout-less faces to slurp up food."~*~ People have different techniques for slurping. Not everyone bends over or gets messy, In fact I've never witnessed such a repulsive act. =o Actually, you sit up straight, tuck a napkin into your collar, lift your bowl to your mouth, and godspeed! It works quite well. Perhaps I should write a set of instructions. I'll be sure to show you the design plans. ;) And excuse me, but I am not a primate. How dare you. ;sniffle.; Call me a monkey. Well, I was born in the year of the monkey, but that's beside the point. And canines do not slurp. They simply lap up water with their tongues, which is simulating the act of using a spoon! I believe you just insulted, or contradicted your own argument there. Why did I just help you? Oh, cause I'm nice. [x ~*~"Actually the cool thing to do is use a Spork, but that's outside the range of this debate."~*~ ACTUALLY. hehe. Sporks, okay. Yes, yes they are cool. But let's see here. Spork rhymes with Fork, and not with spoon. So the word 'spork' clearly favors the Fork. ~*~"Yes, but you CAN eat salad with your hands, or eat macaroni and cheese with a spoon."~*~ Yes, I can. I can do anything. The fact is that I don't...eat salad with my hands. Do you eat salad with your hands? No, I don't think so. That would just be odd beyond compare. And then when you take your wife/husband out to dinner someday, she may be quite offended if you begin to eat your salad with your hands, and she may be a tad bit worried if you eat a salad with a spoon. If you go to a restaurant, you use a fork for the majority of the foods. Spoon for a soup appetizer, maybe an ice cream desert. Same with at home. But. On the salad, and the steak, chicken, and the cake. It's fork food! AHA. You might be a vegetarian. Vegetarian lasagna you ask? Fork indeed, good sir. ~*~"More like dangerous, they are sharp and could hurt little kids."~*~ How many cases of assault and battery with a fork have you heard of? Maybe them there Texan chilluns are awful evil, which is why I've never been there. My parents fear for my life. Jesus, if I got attacked by a fork in Texas. We'd have some real issues. I'd challenge you in Rodeo, I'm the bull whisperer. I don't feel like copying anymore quotes with my little cool design thing, so I'll just rant. Distorting our reflections, well okay. That is fun. BUT. With a fork you can poke holes in things like paper, and the aluminum foil lids of your yogurt cup, and make little designs! Now that, my friend. Is entertainment. Sharp and painful? Well some of us like that. Spoons feel lame. If you run the tip of a fork along your arm, then the tip of a spoon along your arm. The fork feels much better. It makes me excited. Yes, the band Spoon. They are quite good. BUT. I shall form a band named Fork in the near future, and it will be the derned best moozik you've evuh' hurd. What Wikipedia says really does not interest me, aha. I understand that humans write for Wikipedia. In fact, my history teacher writes for Wikipedia. And everyone knows that humans are sometimes wrong. And if the employees at the Pentagon don't know what they're eating, well then this country is in a bit of turmoil. I have a friend, named Lily Tu. She grew up in China for the first 15 years of her life. Then she moved here, and she is now one of my best friends. I go over to her house, often. And her mom always cooks real, authentic Chinese food. In a wok and everything. And we use forks! For all of it. No spoons. Well, if you're saying that a fork isn't unique because it's identifiable to chopsticks, then a spoon is less unique!! You're giving examples like the leaf, the dog's tongue, the ladel, and ice cream scooper. It is soooo not unique-er. And Forks have been around for a long time too! As long or longer than spoons. And they are not unimportant, nor are they unnecessary. OH. And I have one more thing to touch on. At restaurants, mainly middle-class to fancy restaurants. They always provide you with at least 2 forks! And only one spoon. Because forks are just..needed more. You eat more food in your daily life with a fork than with a spoon. On average. I don't know about you, but I could probably handle that pea soup with a Fork. Like Crocodile Dundee. - Mel.