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On second thought I’m not going to buy any new plastic forks

Posted on 09/15/201003/20/2011 by Backpacking Dad

Because look, the little plastic forks are just as pointy as the metal forks we use, and actually since most metal forks have square-tipped tines and most plastic forks have circular-tipped tines the metal forks are actually LESS pokey unless they are used to stab with a force no toddler can muster. (Like, if fending off a burglar I’d go with a metal fork over a plastic fork because the plastic fork would just break with 200 lbs of stabbiness behind it.)

So, no more plastic forks.

6 thoughts on “On second thought I’m not going to buy any new plastic forks”

  1. Karen6460 says:
    09/15/2010 at 7:17 PM

    You could give her a toddler fork. Just sayin'.

  2. Angela says:
    09/16/2010 at 2:41 AM

    Ummm… my toddler always manages to bite off the tines of a plastic fork, causing me a minor panic attack. So no plastic forks for me either.

  3. kyooty says:
    09/16/2010 at 11:11 AM

    good choice

  4. Mr Topp says:
    09/17/2010 at 12:02 AM

    I very much hope that you tested your stabby-fork-hypothesis by attempting to stab various things with it. Mushrooms. Melons. Meat. Other food words that start with M.

    It's an M kind of morning I guess. Hey! Another M-word!

  5. Sarah says:
    09/17/2010 at 12:42 PM

    We didn't bother with forks until they were over 4. Not so stabby with spoons.

  6. Papa K says:
    09/18/2010 at 9:24 PM

    I agree. I'm not a fan of plastic forks either. My kid uses a regular fork and a butterfly knife with her chicken nuggets.

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