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how interesting, thx
posted by
jessejean12
on May 26, 2020 at 7:40 AM
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Re: OMG! lol...that would be a sight to see.
posted by
Sherri_G
on May 22, 2020 at 1:01 PM
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Re: They come in handy and help us to not bite our fingers.
posted by
Sherri_G
on May 22, 2020 at 1:00 PM
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I'm sure glad that forks ended up being a keeper. I cannot imagine eating without them.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on May 22, 2020 at 5:31 AM
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I heard that when fork was first seen as an eating instrument, the ecclesiastical church declared not to eat with rakes. 
posted by
anib
on May 22, 2020 at 12:02 AM
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Re: Me either. I found it interesting too.
posted by
Sherri_G
on May 21, 2020 at 3:40 PM
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I never knew when cutlery was introduced. Thank you for sharing with us.
posted by
Annicita
on May 21, 2020 at 3:26 PM
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Re: I suppose that it depended on how hungry you were...
Maybe that is why pitchforks were invented.
posted by
Sherri_G
on May 21, 2020 at 7:45 AM
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Re: You could use more than three fingers, Corbin, but it was low class
posted by
Sherri_G
on May 21, 2020 at 7:44 AM
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Re: Duly noted, C_C_T
posted by
Sherri_G
on May 21, 2020 at 7:44 AM
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What did they do with the 4 leftover fingers?
Hmmmm...that really would be "Finger Food"!
posted by
Corbin_Dallas
on May 21, 2020 at 7:16 AM
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On each hand?
posted by
Corbin_Dallas
on May 21, 2020 at 7:05 AM
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I shall use three fingers in future. Thank you.
posted by
C_C_T
on May 21, 2020 at 7:03 AM
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