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My New Flatware

handy

handy

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Over the years my everyday flatware has slowly disappeared, piece by piece. I was down to four dinner forks, three teaspoons and six knives.... When I married, I had the flatware, complete set for 12, for 18 years and not a piece missing... after 11 years with two kids though....

So, for Mother's Day this year, I basically told the kids what they were getting me... new flatware. I tried to get a set of my old pattern, but after 30 years, the only way besides ebay was Replacements and that was way too expensive. After being out bid on ebay several times, I gave that up and shopped around until I found a pattern I liked in the kid's price range.

And I did!!! It's by Oneida, so it's a decent brand (same as my old) and while the pattern is nothing like my own... I like it! I like it a lot. And now I have a full service for 8 again, which is nice because when we have Steve's folks and brother over, there are 7 of us...

Anyway, I noticed something about my new flatware when I was swapping out the new for the old. Let's see if anyone else will notice it.

Here's a picture with the old flatware on the left and the new on the right:

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Did you notice what I noticed?


I don't know, maybe women will get this more than men will, but perhaps not... I noticed it right away.




Keep in mind my old flatware is 30 years old...


Did you notice that the salad fork is as big as the old dinner fork is? And that the new dinner fork is about the size of an average farm pitchfork...

Sheesh... is it any wonder we're all getting fat, shoveling in that much food in one mouthful?

Is this just in America... or do other countries have huge forks now too...

Also, I didn't really catch how big this flatware is at the store, because all the other patterns of all the different brands were the same size. These huge eating utensils seem to be the "standard" now.... just as my old flatware was standard 30 years ago.
 
I've noticed that in my own lifetime. I'm 27, almost 28. I visit my parents frequently. When the old and new flatware gets mixed together, its incredible...the old stuff seems so tiny in comparison.
 
This is sick. Dora, some things just shouldn't be discussed in mixed company on an open forum for all to see. I knew by the title of this thread it would be subject matter more appropriate for the Womens Locker Room, and I wasn't disappointed. Next thing, you'll be talking about air fresheners for the bathroom. We men don't need to be exposed to this stuff.

;)
 
handy said:
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"One of These Things Is Not Like The Other"

(Sorry, that's all I got out of the picture...got that silly tune stuck in my head now.)
 
Mike said:
This is sick. Dora, some things just shouldn't be discussed in mixed company on an open forum for all to see. I knew by the title of this thread it would be subject matter more appropriate for the Womens Locker Room, and I wasn't disappointed. Next thing, you'll be talking about air fresheners for the bathroom. We men don't need to be exposed to this stuff.

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Blasphemy comes to mind.
 
Looking at those forks made me hungry.

Going to get a little snack...one that weighs about 24oz and comes smothered in mushrooms and onions.
 
handy said:
Did you notice that the salad fork is as big as the old dinner fork is? And that the new dinner fork is about the size of an average farm pitchfork...
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Handy, did it ever occur to you that people's hands are bigger than they were 30 years ago?


And if people can feed their cat out of one of the family cereal bowls is really that unreasonable that some of us want to shovel manure with a half way decent dinner fork these days?
 
Thanks, Jethro, for adding balance. I didn't realize that speaking of ...a-hem... flatware... would prove to be traumatic for some.....


Good thing I didn't discuss my china... which looks like this:

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:p
 
Jethro Bodine said:
Handy, did it ever occur to you that people's hands are bigger than they were 30 years ago?


And if people can feed their cat out of one of the family cereal bowls is really that unreasonable that some of us want to shovel manure with a half way decent dinner fork these days?
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Are people's hands really bigger than they were 30 years ago? Mine aren't... they're the same size they were back in 1980, when I bought the first set of flatware.

I have noticed that people's tummys and bottoms are a lot bigger than they were 30 years ago, but that's because we are just eating too much.
 
handy said:
Thanks, Jethro, for adding balance. I didn't realize that speaking of ...a-hem... flatware... would prove to be traumatic for some.....


Good thing I didn't discuss my china... which looks like this:

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No way is that ever going to hold a grande' mocha frapachino-o-reeno, much less a super sized big gulp. How do you stay hydrated or hyfructosed?:pepsi
 
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