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Who calls a spork like object a grapefruit spoon? The only grapefruit spoons I have ever seen were the serrated spoons, no tines involved. There would be no point in using a spork-like design, since it wouldn't cut the tough grapefruit, then would simply leave you with a choice of spoon or fork functions for lifting the pieces.
In reply to the above message I add that a spoon with a serrated edge is known as a spife (spoon/knife hybrid). There are also knorks (knife/fork hybrids). Dont know why I know this but Dominic Bennet of Somerset UK did a yound persons speech about sporks and came 1st in the public speaking competition.
See: https://portal.ansford.org.uk/Schools/ansford/Pages/Default.aspx
The spork has achieved notoriety is several movies but was first noticed in the supporting role in “Born of the spork of July”. Many critics are on record as saying that the spork carried actor Tom Cruise who has since been seen “in the closet” —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.158.230.68 ( talk) 16:48, 23 March 2011 (UTC)
Referring to edit by Ravedave @ 19:32, 14/12/05: Apologies, was the link to the Thingites (who adopted the spork as their logo) peceived as promoting a site, or simply failing to add unique content? —Original contributor, 80.44.100.156 02:33, 25 December 2005 (UTC)
Sometimes known as a foon? Who among us has not pondered this alternate humorous name for the spork while meditating on its origins? And, once coming up with it, who has ever used the term seriously? Nobody! (Admittedly the spork is not among the most serious of the cutleries).
"A spork, or as it is more correctly called, a foon,"
... judging by the number of relevant results I got on Google, Dictionary.com, Amazon.com, yahoo, and msn.com, I'd say 'spork' is the generally accepted term for this...
so that line I quoted is probably false... (also, I was not able to find the word foon in a dictionary)
Just in case anyone has objections to the removal of the term "foon" (which IMO doesn't fit into the opening paragraph), I'm replacing that line with
"A spork, or foon,"
Parryield (
talk) 20:50, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
Best. Wikipedia. Article. Ever. (Baloney. H2O 00:06, 13 Aug 2004 (UTC))
I'm pretty sure the spork was introduced to a wider audience by KFC. I remember them being a part of their standard service when I was a kid in the late 1970s, when some were still called Scott's Chicken Villa (which I believe was the original Canadian company that did a reverse takeover of KFC, dunno for sure). The rest of the Yum lineup is much newer, Scott's go back to the 60's at least.
Given that the OED records a 1909 usage of the term Spork, I'd say that the rumoured origin is pretty much incorrect -- Imran
I removed the references to unsubstantiated rumors. Every reference I can find to sporks in occupied Japan has Gen. MacArthur's named spelled wrong (McArthur). All seem to point back to one comment on the newsgroup some years back. I don't believe this information is encyclopedic at this point. It is probably just another urban legend. If someone can verify it, great, but find a real reference. H2O 08:12, 11 Aug 2004 (UTC)
I did some fact checking on this. First, there's no record of a US Patent issued for a spork on August 11. In fact, no patents were issued on that day. (I believe the USPTO issues patents in batches a few days each month.) If I'm wrong please provide the patent number. I did find a trademark registration to the "VAN BRODE MILLING CO., INC. CORPORATION MASSACHUSETTS CAMERON ST. CLINTON MASSACHUSETTS 01510" for a "combination plastic spoon, fork, and knife". The registration was filed October 24, 1969 and effective October 27, 1970. The registration was not renewed and is no longer considered valid.
Also, there is an article in the New York Times from December 20, 1952 entitled "Small Fry attempting to get peek at yule gifts may be caught in act." It is a collection of anecdotes about recent patents and trademarks. It says Hyde W. Ballard of Westtown, Pa. has applied for trademark registration of "SPORK" for a combination spoon and fork made of stainless steel. Ydorb 21:45, Aug 11, 2004 (UTC)
Some more: The OED lists the earliest occurrence as in the Century Dictionary Supplement, which is in the public domain and is online here [1] they list the definition as:
I used to think it was the Van Brode Milling Co that had the first patent with the name spork, but I guess it was just the trademark, and I should know Spork ( talk) 17:06, 8 June 2019 (UTC)
I went ahead and restored the World War II rumour, citing as its source the so-called "Spork FAQ." Any tale that appears in a FAQ probably is worthy of notice; the article says that it's a rumour, that it is unlikely to be true, and gives reasons. I also referenced the August 11 date to the Straight Dope, which is where I got it from. Smerdis of Tlön 19:39, 12 Aug 2004 (UTC)
I don't like the idea of using rumors in an encyclopedia article. But hey, this is Wikipedia, so I don't always get what I like. Here is a copy of the discussion about using rumors in the Spork article on Village pump: H2O 00:05, 13 Aug 2004 (UTC)
On the main page the anniversary of the patenting of the spork is listed, along with an illustration. However, I was dismayed to find this in the article:
"According to a rumor, the spork was invented in the 1940s by the United States Army, which introduced them to occupied Japan. It was hoped that the use of the spork would wean the people there from the use of chopsticks. This pointless hope did not come true; yet the spork that was spurned by the Japanese found a home in the United States of America, where its versatility and disposability were well adapted to the cuisine of the United States."
Am tempted to delete it, but maybe not? Is it really okay to cite a rumor as a source? Seems like there ought to be some factual basis, not just "according to a rumor..." H2O 07:07, 11 Aug 2004 (UTC)
This article needs something added to it to note the humorous connotations of the word "spork" and, indeed, the very concept.
--
speaking of humor...I removed the reference regarding Bill Clinton calling the Spork "a big, new idea" in 1995; his reference was made at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner, where the President traditionally makes a humorous speech (i.e., Clinton didn't really think the Spork was a "big, new idea", as the entry seem to imply...he was making a joke. Taco 20:50, 19 Jan 2005 (UTC) hmm my spell checker knows Spock but not Spork...how ironic
Spork is the name of a pig character in Animal Crossing, and in the VeggieTales Lord of the Rings parody Lord of the Beans, Sporks replace Orcs as Scaryman's evil utensils.
CrossEyed7 15:15, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
Humor? What humor? Just because stoned teenagers who watch Beavis and Butthead think sporks are funny doesn't make it true.
and don't forget the bit in Wall-E when he tried to identify a spork and got confused by it —Preceding
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76.107.63.243 (
talk) 03:42, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
It's also used for humour in 'the Cloak'. It's a commonly used prop/punchline in comedy and should be noted as such. 175.38.193.114 ( talk) 11:11, 31 May 2011 (UTC)
Anyone want to help me out with this? - Ta bu shi da yu 00:48, 13 Mar 2005 (UTC)
I removed some URL links to the USPTO, as they were no longer valid. (They are specific to a search that had timed out.) Also, this section is misleading. Some of the patents referred to are Design Patents, they cover a specific appearance of a spork. Others are utility patents that cover the general function of a spork. Finally, quoting an expiration date with a patent is problematic. The patent may lapse if the holder does not pay fees. It may be extended for a months? based on some administrative issues. Ydorb 23:38, Mar 15, 2005 (UTC)
You all know Foon is the true name. Bow down to the Foon colilition. :) - Ravedave 03:50, 18 September 2005 (UTC)
This may lead to confusion with the quote from the carpet in Life, the Universe and Everything, involves several minutes of unnecessary effort with the redirect, and FOON IS NOT AS NOTABLE AS SPORK (will change as soon as a notable reference to a golden foon as a weapon occurs). 180.200.140.180 ( talk) 07:59, 16 May 2015 (UTC)
Anybody know what this reference:
Has to do with the article? Jgm 02:22, 21 November 2005 (UTC)
I'm fairly certain the part about the spanish translation is BS, it needs to be sourced or I'm gonna remove it. Roffler 20:50, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
Citation was needed for "The spork now also has a Spanish equivalent, formed by blending the words cuchara (spoon), cuchillo (knife) and tenedor (fork). A spork is called "cucharor," and a Splayd is called "cuchillor"." The Spanish Wikipedia article for spork calls them "tenedor-cuchara" (literally "fork-spoon"), with no mention of any of these terms, and it doesn't seem notable or unexpected that sporks also exist in Spain. I've removed the paragraph. -- McGeddon 03:53, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
I removed a bit about sporks (and chopsticks!?) in school lunches. It was in the wrong place and seems too anecdotal to include without a reference. Jgm 18:17, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
It was common practice durring my Jr. High years for us to play a game entitled "Spork Wars". The goal was to hit the tines off the opponant's spork without damaging your spork. To do this one would hold the end of the utensil in one hand as the other hand bent the handel back. One would then release it so the tines/eating surface snaped down onto the opponant's spork. Turns would be taken untill someone lost by having all their tines broken off or breaking their handel. Was this common practice in any other areas/forms? Does it warent an addition to this artical?
They use them there. I get it with my mashed potatoes. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 75.178.181.212 ( talk) 03:08, 8 March 2007 (UTC).
It amused me that sporks were VERY unpopular in medieval times. If they were so unpopular why did they exist and were used? Was mans development at a stage where the invention of the spork was quite so vital that even though they were feared and hated by all, sporks were forged, inexorably bringing man closer to the fast food consumerist ideals of today? Hence, indeed, prompting the industrial revolution? Truly, sporks are a creation integral to human development. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.44.168.11 ( talk) 21:16, April 7, 2007
I've cleaned up the excessive wording on the materials section - as well as the misleading "very light" description for titanium (aluminum by contrast was just "light" when in fact it is lighter than titanium) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.54.67.98 ( talk) 20:38, June 14, 2007
According to the article, "Spork" is a registered trademark in the United Kingdom and in the United States, but the article otherwise uses "spork" in lowercase as a generic name for this type of product. What's the Wikipedia convention for this sort of thing? 217.155.20.163 01:57, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
I saw a spork in a five star place. It was awesome!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.115.7.122 ( talk) 02:45, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
Mike Peters's
Mother Goose and Grimm strips (archive
here) from 16 January to 20 January 2008 support the spork lifestyle. In the 17 January strip, one character makes a poster for the Spork Pride Rally, with the text "We're sporks, not forks, get used to it!" --
CliffC (
talk) 02:36, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
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In 1993, it was made illegal to carry a concealed metal Spork in the state of Wyoming citation needed, as well as later, in the city of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan in 1995, after a surge of 'sporkings' occurred, in which it became common, in certain neighborhoods, for people to poke those which annoyed or irritated them with Sporks citation needed. This trend was ignored for quite some time, until courts ruled that, after one man, by the name of Jerry Speights, received a Spork to the eyeball after a particularly heated sporking over a lost parking space citation needed, a metal Spork could cause damage if poked hard enough or in certain spots on the human body. To this day, it is still legal, however, to poke people with plastic Sporks citation needed, and is quite a common thing to find in certain towns in both Wyoming, USA and Saskatchewan, Canada. In fandom, this is thought to be where the term 'sporking' (often used when one finds a particularly bad or funny fanfic and chooses to make fun of it) originated.
This sounds highly dubious, and was added by a single-edit contributor, so I've removed it from the article. I was unable to google up any independent info on this (but I did find a more recent article about a drunk guy in Alaska using a KFC spork and a pocket knife to rob someone). In the unlikely event that any of the above content is true, by all means re-add with appropriate citations (see WP:CITE). Speight ( talk) 06:40, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
Should splayd and spork be merged? Look synonymous to me really....thoughts folks? Casliber ( talk · contribs) 19:53, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
Well you learn something new every day...been using these things for years and never realised the edges were kinda sharpish and good for cutting...ok, I'll archive this (d'oh!) Casliber ( talk · contribs) 09:44, 4 March 2009 (UTC)
Sample terrapin forks. -- Belg4mit ( talk) 23:12, 13 June 2009 (UTC)
Removed "The more ornate varieties are often sold as ice cream forks." since these predate sproks, as per Petroski, and other sources. Sample ice cream forks. Also of interest " history of the spork"-- Belg4mit ( talk) 23:30, 13 June 2009 (UTC)
US Patent 14275, for a modified Table Fork, issued in 1856 does appear worthy of note in the article. However, I'm not sure how to best integrate this material. If you read the patent application, it describes the utensil as having the same function as a spork: "By such a fork, many foods can be eaten more conveniently than with a spoon". Would you consider this to be the first spork patent, or is it a close relative? Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 16:57, 20 November 2009 (UTC)
Plasti-US Patent 14275 is the first/original patent classified in Patent Class CCL/30/150, which is the Cutlery/Spoon and Fork classification in the u.s. patent system. Although not absolutely determinative, this fact is a good indication that 14275 is likely the first spork patent. However, some might argue it is more akin to a foon than a spork. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Walmwiki ( talk • contribs) 14:08, 21 November 2009 (UTC)
what does "spork" mean in the context of free and open source development? .~. -- 84.133.29.49 ( talk) 22:33, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
"A spork or a foon is a hybrid form of cutlery taking the form of a spoon-like shallow scoop with three or four fork tines.[1]"
The Link is not working for me ... anyway, in the Picture (Four types of Sporks) you can see that the left one have 0 or 2 tines (depends how you count them ...). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.104.136.147 ( talk) 19:15, 27 November 2010 (UTC)
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Somebody with privileges to edit locked articles should remove the reference to Snow Peak sporks. It's an obvious ad for a currently hip product. At least make the branding less prominent. — Preceding
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Amend: "Sporks are also frequently used by backpackers and other outdoors enthusiast as they are a light weight alternative to carrying both a fork and knife" to say "carrying both a fork and spoon."
Could also read "..light weight and space saving alternative.."
Also: 'outdoor enthuisiast' WILL carry a knife if THEY CARRY NOTHING ELSE! so this error is obvious to the most casual observer.
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The term foon may refer to a utensil that has a spoon on one end of the handle and a fork on the other. In my experience the term has been applied to differentiate between the two tyoes of combination utensiles. Perhaps staff at Wiki might be able to clear this up. 71.211.245.10 ( talk) 07:37, 21 March 2013 (UTC)
I've removed references to foon, as I can't find any WP:RS which support its use. As far as I can tell, it's a totally made up term. The only sources I can find are to unreliable sources such as Urban Dictionary and the like. -- RoySmith (talk) 00:44, 16 June 2017 (UTC)
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Who calls a spork like object a grapefruit spoon? The only grapefruit spoons I have ever seen were the serrated spoons, no tines involved. There would be no point in using a spork-like design, since it wouldn't cut the tough grapefruit, then would simply leave you with a choice of spoon or fork functions for lifting the pieces.
In reply to the above message I add that a spoon with a serrated edge is known as a spife (spoon/knife hybrid). There are also knorks (knife/fork hybrids). Dont know why I know this but Dominic Bennet of Somerset UK did a yound persons speech about sporks and came 1st in the public speaking competition.
See: https://portal.ansford.org.uk/Schools/ansford/Pages/Default.aspx
The spork has achieved notoriety is several movies but was first noticed in the supporting role in “Born of the spork of July”. Many critics are on record as saying that the spork carried actor Tom Cruise who has since been seen “in the closet” —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.158.230.68 ( talk) 16:48, 23 March 2011 (UTC)
Referring to edit by Ravedave @ 19:32, 14/12/05: Apologies, was the link to the Thingites (who adopted the spork as their logo) peceived as promoting a site, or simply failing to add unique content? —Original contributor, 80.44.100.156 02:33, 25 December 2005 (UTC)
Sometimes known as a foon? Who among us has not pondered this alternate humorous name for the spork while meditating on its origins? And, once coming up with it, who has ever used the term seriously? Nobody! (Admittedly the spork is not among the most serious of the cutleries).
"A spork, or as it is more correctly called, a foon,"
... judging by the number of relevant results I got on Google, Dictionary.com, Amazon.com, yahoo, and msn.com, I'd say 'spork' is the generally accepted term for this...
so that line I quoted is probably false... (also, I was not able to find the word foon in a dictionary)
Just in case anyone has objections to the removal of the term "foon" (which IMO doesn't fit into the opening paragraph), I'm replacing that line with
"A spork, or foon,"
Parryield (
talk) 20:50, 29 January 2009 (UTC)
Best. Wikipedia. Article. Ever. (Baloney. H2O 00:06, 13 Aug 2004 (UTC))
I'm pretty sure the spork was introduced to a wider audience by KFC. I remember them being a part of their standard service when I was a kid in the late 1970s, when some were still called Scott's Chicken Villa (which I believe was the original Canadian company that did a reverse takeover of KFC, dunno for sure). The rest of the Yum lineup is much newer, Scott's go back to the 60's at least.
Given that the OED records a 1909 usage of the term Spork, I'd say that the rumoured origin is pretty much incorrect -- Imran
I removed the references to unsubstantiated rumors. Every reference I can find to sporks in occupied Japan has Gen. MacArthur's named spelled wrong (McArthur). All seem to point back to one comment on the newsgroup some years back. I don't believe this information is encyclopedic at this point. It is probably just another urban legend. If someone can verify it, great, but find a real reference. H2O 08:12, 11 Aug 2004 (UTC)
I did some fact checking on this. First, there's no record of a US Patent issued for a spork on August 11. In fact, no patents were issued on that day. (I believe the USPTO issues patents in batches a few days each month.) If I'm wrong please provide the patent number. I did find a trademark registration to the "VAN BRODE MILLING CO., INC. CORPORATION MASSACHUSETTS CAMERON ST. CLINTON MASSACHUSETTS 01510" for a "combination plastic spoon, fork, and knife". The registration was filed October 24, 1969 and effective October 27, 1970. The registration was not renewed and is no longer considered valid.
Also, there is an article in the New York Times from December 20, 1952 entitled "Small Fry attempting to get peek at yule gifts may be caught in act." It is a collection of anecdotes about recent patents and trademarks. It says Hyde W. Ballard of Westtown, Pa. has applied for trademark registration of "SPORK" for a combination spoon and fork made of stainless steel. Ydorb 21:45, Aug 11, 2004 (UTC)
Some more: The OED lists the earliest occurrence as in the Century Dictionary Supplement, which is in the public domain and is online here [1] they list the definition as:
I used to think it was the Van Brode Milling Co that had the first patent with the name spork, but I guess it was just the trademark, and I should know Spork ( talk) 17:06, 8 June 2019 (UTC)
I went ahead and restored the World War II rumour, citing as its source the so-called "Spork FAQ." Any tale that appears in a FAQ probably is worthy of notice; the article says that it's a rumour, that it is unlikely to be true, and gives reasons. I also referenced the August 11 date to the Straight Dope, which is where I got it from. Smerdis of Tlön 19:39, 12 Aug 2004 (UTC)
I don't like the idea of using rumors in an encyclopedia article. But hey, this is Wikipedia, so I don't always get what I like. Here is a copy of the discussion about using rumors in the Spork article on Village pump: H2O 00:05, 13 Aug 2004 (UTC)
On the main page the anniversary of the patenting of the spork is listed, along with an illustration. However, I was dismayed to find this in the article:
"According to a rumor, the spork was invented in the 1940s by the United States Army, which introduced them to occupied Japan. It was hoped that the use of the spork would wean the people there from the use of chopsticks. This pointless hope did not come true; yet the spork that was spurned by the Japanese found a home in the United States of America, where its versatility and disposability were well adapted to the cuisine of the United States."
Am tempted to delete it, but maybe not? Is it really okay to cite a rumor as a source? Seems like there ought to be some factual basis, not just "according to a rumor..." H2O 07:07, 11 Aug 2004 (UTC)
This article needs something added to it to note the humorous connotations of the word "spork" and, indeed, the very concept.
--
speaking of humor...I removed the reference regarding Bill Clinton calling the Spork "a big, new idea" in 1995; his reference was made at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner, where the President traditionally makes a humorous speech (i.e., Clinton didn't really think the Spork was a "big, new idea", as the entry seem to imply...he was making a joke. Taco 20:50, 19 Jan 2005 (UTC) hmm my spell checker knows Spock but not Spork...how ironic
Spork is the name of a pig character in Animal Crossing, and in the VeggieTales Lord of the Rings parody Lord of the Beans, Sporks replace Orcs as Scaryman's evil utensils.
CrossEyed7 15:15, 28 November 2005 (UTC)
Humor? What humor? Just because stoned teenagers who watch Beavis and Butthead think sporks are funny doesn't make it true.
and don't forget the bit in Wall-E when he tried to identify a spork and got confused by it —Preceding
unsigned comment added by
76.107.63.243 (
talk) 03:42, 4 November 2008 (UTC)
It's also used for humour in 'the Cloak'. It's a commonly used prop/punchline in comedy and should be noted as such. 175.38.193.114 ( talk) 11:11, 31 May 2011 (UTC)
Anyone want to help me out with this? - Ta bu shi da yu 00:48, 13 Mar 2005 (UTC)
I removed some URL links to the USPTO, as they were no longer valid. (They are specific to a search that had timed out.) Also, this section is misleading. Some of the patents referred to are Design Patents, they cover a specific appearance of a spork. Others are utility patents that cover the general function of a spork. Finally, quoting an expiration date with a patent is problematic. The patent may lapse if the holder does not pay fees. It may be extended for a months? based on some administrative issues. Ydorb 23:38, Mar 15, 2005 (UTC)
You all know Foon is the true name. Bow down to the Foon colilition. :) - Ravedave 03:50, 18 September 2005 (UTC)
This may lead to confusion with the quote from the carpet in Life, the Universe and Everything, involves several minutes of unnecessary effort with the redirect, and FOON IS NOT AS NOTABLE AS SPORK (will change as soon as a notable reference to a golden foon as a weapon occurs). 180.200.140.180 ( talk) 07:59, 16 May 2015 (UTC)
Anybody know what this reference:
Has to do with the article? Jgm 02:22, 21 November 2005 (UTC)
I'm fairly certain the part about the spanish translation is BS, it needs to be sourced or I'm gonna remove it. Roffler 20:50, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
Citation was needed for "The spork now also has a Spanish equivalent, formed by blending the words cuchara (spoon), cuchillo (knife) and tenedor (fork). A spork is called "cucharor," and a Splayd is called "cuchillor"." The Spanish Wikipedia article for spork calls them "tenedor-cuchara" (literally "fork-spoon"), with no mention of any of these terms, and it doesn't seem notable or unexpected that sporks also exist in Spain. I've removed the paragraph. -- McGeddon 03:53, 11 September 2006 (UTC)
I removed a bit about sporks (and chopsticks!?) in school lunches. It was in the wrong place and seems too anecdotal to include without a reference. Jgm 18:17, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
It was common practice durring my Jr. High years for us to play a game entitled "Spork Wars". The goal was to hit the tines off the opponant's spork without damaging your spork. To do this one would hold the end of the utensil in one hand as the other hand bent the handel back. One would then release it so the tines/eating surface snaped down onto the opponant's spork. Turns would be taken untill someone lost by having all their tines broken off or breaking their handel. Was this common practice in any other areas/forms? Does it warent an addition to this artical?
They use them there. I get it with my mashed potatoes. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 75.178.181.212 ( talk) 03:08, 8 March 2007 (UTC).
It amused me that sporks were VERY unpopular in medieval times. If they were so unpopular why did they exist and were used? Was mans development at a stage where the invention of the spork was quite so vital that even though they were feared and hated by all, sporks were forged, inexorably bringing man closer to the fast food consumerist ideals of today? Hence, indeed, prompting the industrial revolution? Truly, sporks are a creation integral to human development. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.44.168.11 ( talk) 21:16, April 7, 2007
I've cleaned up the excessive wording on the materials section - as well as the misleading "very light" description for titanium (aluminum by contrast was just "light" when in fact it is lighter than titanium) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.54.67.98 ( talk) 20:38, June 14, 2007
According to the article, "Spork" is a registered trademark in the United Kingdom and in the United States, but the article otherwise uses "spork" in lowercase as a generic name for this type of product. What's the Wikipedia convention for this sort of thing? 217.155.20.163 01:57, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
I saw a spork in a five star place. It was awesome!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.115.7.122 ( talk) 02:45, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
Mike Peters's
Mother Goose and Grimm strips (archive
here) from 16 January to 20 January 2008 support the spork lifestyle. In the 17 January strip, one character makes a poster for the Spork Pride Rally, with the text "We're sporks, not forks, get used to it!" --
CliffC (
talk) 02:36, 23 January 2008 (UTC)
Strike-through text
In 1993, it was made illegal to carry a concealed metal Spork in the state of Wyoming citation needed, as well as later, in the city of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan in 1995, after a surge of 'sporkings' occurred, in which it became common, in certain neighborhoods, for people to poke those which annoyed or irritated them with Sporks citation needed. This trend was ignored for quite some time, until courts ruled that, after one man, by the name of Jerry Speights, received a Spork to the eyeball after a particularly heated sporking over a lost parking space citation needed, a metal Spork could cause damage if poked hard enough or in certain spots on the human body. To this day, it is still legal, however, to poke people with plastic Sporks citation needed, and is quite a common thing to find in certain towns in both Wyoming, USA and Saskatchewan, Canada. In fandom, this is thought to be where the term 'sporking' (often used when one finds a particularly bad or funny fanfic and chooses to make fun of it) originated.
This sounds highly dubious, and was added by a single-edit contributor, so I've removed it from the article. I was unable to google up any independent info on this (but I did find a more recent article about a drunk guy in Alaska using a KFC spork and a pocket knife to rob someone). In the unlikely event that any of the above content is true, by all means re-add with appropriate citations (see WP:CITE). Speight ( talk) 06:40, 1 February 2009 (UTC)
The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.
Should splayd and spork be merged? Look synonymous to me really....thoughts folks? Casliber ( talk · contribs) 19:53, 27 February 2009 (UTC)
Well you learn something new every day...been using these things for years and never realised the edges were kinda sharpish and good for cutting...ok, I'll archive this (d'oh!) Casliber ( talk · contribs) 09:44, 4 March 2009 (UTC)
Sample terrapin forks. -- Belg4mit ( talk) 23:12, 13 June 2009 (UTC)
Removed "The more ornate varieties are often sold as ice cream forks." since these predate sproks, as per Petroski, and other sources. Sample ice cream forks. Also of interest " history of the spork"-- Belg4mit ( talk) 23:30, 13 June 2009 (UTC)
US Patent 14275, for a modified Table Fork, issued in 1856 does appear worthy of note in the article. However, I'm not sure how to best integrate this material. If you read the patent application, it describes the utensil as having the same function as a spork: "By such a fork, many foods can be eaten more conveniently than with a spoon". Would you consider this to be the first spork patent, or is it a close relative? Plastikspork ―Œ(talk) 16:57, 20 November 2009 (UTC)
Plasti-US Patent 14275 is the first/original patent classified in Patent Class CCL/30/150, which is the Cutlery/Spoon and Fork classification in the u.s. patent system. Although not absolutely determinative, this fact is a good indication that 14275 is likely the first spork patent. However, some might argue it is more akin to a foon than a spork. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Walmwiki ( talk • contribs) 14:08, 21 November 2009 (UTC)
what does "spork" mean in the context of free and open source development? .~. -- 84.133.29.49 ( talk) 22:33, 23 August 2010 (UTC)
"A spork or a foon is a hybrid form of cutlery taking the form of a spoon-like shallow scoop with three or four fork tines.[1]"
The Link is not working for me ... anyway, in the Picture (Four types of Sporks) you can see that the left one have 0 or 2 tines (depends how you count them ...). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 93.104.136.147 ( talk) 19:15, 27 November 2010 (UTC)
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Somebody with privileges to edit locked articles should remove the reference to Snow Peak sporks. It's an obvious ad for a currently hip product. At least make the branding less prominent. — Preceding
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Amend: "Sporks are also frequently used by backpackers and other outdoors enthusiast as they are a light weight alternative to carrying both a fork and knife" to say "carrying both a fork and spoon."
Could also read "..light weight and space saving alternative.."
Also: 'outdoor enthuisiast' WILL carry a knife if THEY CARRY NOTHING ELSE! so this error is obvious to the most casual observer.
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The term foon may refer to a utensil that has a spoon on one end of the handle and a fork on the other. In my experience the term has been applied to differentiate between the two tyoes of combination utensiles. Perhaps staff at Wiki might be able to clear this up. 71.211.245.10 ( talk) 07:37, 21 March 2013 (UTC)
I've removed references to foon, as I can't find any WP:RS which support its use. As far as I can tell, it's a totally made up term. The only sources I can find are to unreliable sources such as Urban Dictionary and the like. -- RoySmith (talk) 00:44, 16 June 2017 (UTC)