You have some chicken you’d like to eat for lunch and maybe some pudding for dessert? No problem! Soup & Salad? You only need one utensil!

I remember when I was in kindergarten………….

Kindergarten Von

…….the cafeteria lady gave me my tray of food and with her raspy cigarette infested voice looked at me and  said, “Grab a spork, kid.” I had no clue what she was talking about. I actually thought that she was a bit insane. I stared blankly at the hair-netted beast causing her to point to a pile of clear plastic packages behind me. I turned around and grabbed one. There seemed to have been a defective spoon inside. As I went for a replacement I realized they were ALL defective! As I stood there wondering what was wrong the line monitor told me to move it and get to my seat. I obeyed.

At my seat I sat there, staring in awe at the plastic stick of wonder. It looked like a spoon but it has pointy things on the end like a fork. It was weird but glorious. So THIS was a spork?! That little old lady with the mustache and hair net wasn’t insane?! She knew exactly what she was talking about!

I ate my entire lunch that day with such excitement. I ate roasted potatoes, Salisbury steak AND apple sauce all with one utensil! It was a turning point in my life and I had the lunch lady to thank for it.

The Spork may have been invented in 1874 by Samuel W. Francis but in 1985 it made it’s debut into my life and has given me something to giggle about every time I hear the word… SPORK!

Disclaimer: The occurrences in this story are actual fact. No names have been changed to protect the identities of those involved.