June 1, 2005
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Not Just Another Spoon
If Luke had only had one of these, he'd've had no such dilemma with peas:
I'm
not normally a big consumer of Corn Pops, but walking down
the cereal aisle I was suddenly confronted with Jedi Mace Windu
and the tantalizing message "Light-up SaberSpoon (tm) INSIDE" on
the cover of the box. The back shows Anakin and Obi Wan dueling
underneath a large picture of the Light-Up SaberSpoon (tm), along with
a listing of all the
awesome features of the spoon. Notably, you can even COLLECT ALL 3! (disclaimer: This post NOT to be construed as a commercial or endorsement of the product)
"SaberSpoon
(tm)" may seem like a nonsensical term, of course. How can a blunt
object (a spoon) also be a sharp object (a saber) at the same
time? Well, only a Sith deals in absolutes, so figure that one
out for yourself. Obviously, it has something to do with The
Force (tm).My main reason for getting the spoon was of course, like all my decisions,
practical: to decrease the amount of
times I have to wash dishes. I have no dishwasher. Being too
frugal to take the dishes to the laundromat, I'm always looking for
ways to avoid the chore of dishwashing. Adding an extra spoon
allows me to expand the average intervals between dishwashings from 7
to 8 days, for a calculated savings of 7 dishwashings/year, potentially
reaching almost 300 over the next 40 years. That translates
into valuable time I can
spend on more productive activities instead, like blogging or
computer-game playing. The fact that it happens to be a cool,
Jedi Light-Up
SaberSpoon (tm) is just a side benefit. I had to buy cereal
anyway.The only bad thing is you have to supply your own sound effects.
Comments (5)
I was thinking about picking me up one o' those spoons, having seen one LIVE and in ACTION! Your in-depth analysis of the situation has put me over the top, however. I don't think I can defeat the Dark Side without this spoon. Or defeat my hunger.
Excellent.
You'd better hurry, though! There's a limited supply!
While I was staying with the Hiratas a couple weeks ago, I was surprised to learn that in fact, their son is strong with the Force. He owns one of these and has mastered the secret of using it to eat Captain Krunch.
You crack me up
. AND, I'm very sad to say that those spoons are currently unavailable in China (my city anyway.) But then again, so is cereal. So, if I don't have cereal to eat with a spoon, then maybe the spoon wouldn't be so helpful. Although, the calculation of less dishwashings is VERY convincing that I should henceforth stock-up on more spoons. I mean, I use spoons to stir stuff with...but I also use chopsticks. I also use chopsticks for poking holes in things, cleaning out drains, and scratching off the scratch-off stuff on my phone cards. Maybe China should make light-up saber chopsticks. Those would be a big hit. The idea of Force feeding...hmm. Anything to make a buck.
"Force feeding" Very funny, Natalie! And that's really a good idea about the saber chopsticks. Maybe if there were some chopsticks employing the "glowstick" technology as well...A clever enterpreneur could make a fortune in the right market.
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