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fidget
Location: The dreaming spires Gender:
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May 15, 2010 - 2:06pm |
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DaveInVA wrote: Before forks became the norm most people just ate off the end of their knife. Guess they tried to make it more civilized making people use forks instead. I have more old stuff like that just don't feel like digging for it as most my kitchen stuff is still packed up from my last move 5 years ago. I never got my new kitchen finished here so no place to put it.
I still see this some places. WTF
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DaveInSaoMiguel
Location: No longer in a hovel in effluent Damnville, VA Gender:
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May 15, 2010 - 2:01pm |
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fidget wrote:As you say, most people were expected to carry a knife. How things have changed. ( At least in this country) I have always, and still do carry a small Swiss army knife. If I get stopped by the police, I expect I too will end up with a record Edit: nice collection, by the way Before forks became the norm most people just ate off the end of their knife. Guess they tried to make it more civilized making people use forks instead. I have more old stuff like that just don't feel like digging for it as most my kitchen stuff is still packed up from my last move 5 years ago. I never got my new kitchen finished here so no place to put it.
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fidget
Location: The dreaming spires Gender:
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May 15, 2010 - 1:51pm |
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DaveInVA wrote: I have several old 2 and 3 tine forks from the late 1700's and up to the 1860's. I'll try and take some boring pics of them later.. Another useless fact: Knives were also not included as you were expected to have your own as most everyone carried a knife.. As you say, most people were expected to carry a knife. How things have changed. ( At least in this country) I have always, and still do carry a small Swiss army knife. If I get stopped by the police, I expect I too will end up with a record Edit: nice collection, by the way
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DaveInSaoMiguel
Location: No longer in a hovel in effluent Damnville, VA Gender:
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May 15, 2010 - 1:15pm |
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hobiejoe wrote: I love this place Boring picture as promised threatened. Most my kitchen stuff is still packed away as I don't have a real kitchen here. I have much more but just can't get to the rest as its buried in the back of one of the junk, I mean storage rooms. These are all from 1790 to 1860 give or take a few. They all either have bone or wooden handles. Old butter knife lower right. The 2 shakers are coin silver from late 1700's. Right click on pic and select view for bigger pic.
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hobiejoe
Location: Still in the tunnel, looking for the light. Gender:
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May 15, 2010 - 1:13pm |
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fidget wrote: Ha. The question is whether what hair I have left will have enough time to turn grey dignified silver before it all falls out. I wouldn't mind so much, but I'm only 41
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fidget
Location: The dreaming spires Gender:
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May 15, 2010 - 1:04pm |
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Proclivities wrote: Is it "canus"? Canus is the word for 'old man with grey hair' probably like most of us
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hobiejoe
Location: Still in the tunnel, looking for the light. Gender:
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May 15, 2010 - 12:47pm |
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DaveInVA wrote: I have several old 2 and 3 tine forks from the late 1700's and up to the 1860's. I'll try and take some boring pics of them later.. Another useless fact: Knives were also not included as you were expected to have your own as most everyone carried a knife..
I love this place
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DaveInSaoMiguel
Location: No longer in a hovel in effluent Damnville, VA Gender:
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May 15, 2010 - 12:43pm |
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hobiejoe wrote:The fork as an eating utensil was first introduced to the dining rooms of England by Thomas Coryate, a contempory of Shakespeare, who also introduce the English to the umbrella. The convention of forks having four tines did not become established until the late 19th century, before when numbers varied between two and six. The history of the aberration that is the "spork" is of little consequence and need not detain us here.
I have several old 2 and 3 tine forks from the late 1700's and up to the 1860's. I'll try and take some boring pics of them later.. Another useless fact: Knives were also not included as you were expected to have your own as most everyone carried a knife..
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sirdroseph
Location: Not here, I tell you wat Gender:
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May 15, 2010 - 12:25pm |
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hobiejoe wrote:The fork as an eating utensil was first introduced to the dining rooms of England by Thomas Coryate, a contempory of Shakespeare, who also introduce the English to the umbrella. The convention of forks having four tines did not become established until the late 19th century, before when numbers varied between two and six. The history of the aberration that is the "spork" is of little consequence and need not detain us here.
Yea, the only thing I got to say about the spork is that the inventor should be tried for crimes against humanity!
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hobiejoe
Location: Still in the tunnel, looking for the light. Gender:
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May 15, 2010 - 12:23pm |
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The fork as an eating utensil was first introduced to the dining rooms of England by Thomas Coryate, a contempory of Shakespeare, who also introduce the English to the umbrella. The convention of forks having four tines did not become established until the late 19th century, before when numbers varied between two and six. The history of the aberration that is the "spork" is of little consequence and need not detain us here.
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Proclivities
Location: Paris of the Piedmont Gender:
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May 15, 2010 - 12:09pm |
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fidget wrote:Latin has no word for grey
Is it "canus"?
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fidget
Location: The dreaming spires Gender:
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May 14, 2010 - 1:20pm |
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Latin has no word for grey
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oldviolin
Location: esse quam videri Gender:
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Apr 22, 2010 - 5:11pm |
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Manbird wrote:
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Manbird
Location: ? ? ? Gender:
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Apr 22, 2010 - 5:10pm |
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hobiejoe wrote: Wait! What? What's a thumb?
no wider than 510
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Manbird
Location: ? ? ? Gender:
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Apr 22, 2010 - 5:09pm |
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oldviolin wrote:
Always the nitty gritty with you
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oldviolin
Location: esse quam videri Gender:
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Apr 22, 2010 - 5:07pm |
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Manbird wrote: I helped skin the bastard! (and all I got was this lousy T-shirt)
Always the nitty gritty with you
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hobiejoe
Location: Still in the tunnel, looking for the light. Gender:
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Apr 22, 2010 - 5:06pm |
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BlueHeronDruid wrote: Well that's your problem right there. Most men use that thing that's three times shorter than their left thumb to think.
Wait! What? What's a thumb?
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oldviolin
Location: esse quam videri Gender:
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Apr 22, 2010 - 5:06pm |
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Manbird wrote: For a tasty dinner dish, try Uncle Rob's Reconciled Rice!
"Uncle Rob - He's what's for dinner!"
SOLD American!
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Manbird
Location: ? ? ? Gender:
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Apr 22, 2010 - 5:06pm |
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hobiejoe wrote: Same as he did for Bob S.
I helped skin the bastard! (and all I got was this lousy T-shirt)
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Manbird
Location: ? ? ? Gender:
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Apr 22, 2010 - 5:05pm |
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oldviolin wrote: ...what then to do about Uncle Rob; he of the counter-counter—- culture-culture
For a tasty dinner dish, try Uncle Rob's Reconciled Rice!
"Uncle Rob - He's what's for dinner!"
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