I Have a Favorite Fork
If you didn't catch Sunday's post, this entire week I'll be posting off topic and about me, my interests, and fun-facts about my life. My goal with these posts is to simply provide readers with a better understanding of the kind of person I am outside of the search marketing space, and to have a little fun. Without further ado, here's my second post:
I'm sure some of you are going to find the subject of this post a little... well, there really is no other way to say it but weird, but I thought it would be a great addition to this series.
As the title insists, I have a favorite fork and use that fork in nearly every meal that I eat... certainly every home meal. There's nothing special about this fork... it's not made of gold and wasn't used by the pope or anything like that. In fact, I actually stole it from TGI Friday's a few years back so who knows how many people have used it. Anyway, the reason why it's my favorite fork is simply because it fits me perfectly. It is all that I desire in a fork, and quite frankly I prefer to use whenever possible.
As you can see from the picture above, my fork is silver and has only 3 prongs. In addition to that, it also has a great handle and stem system as well as a very good weight to it which makes it unlike any of the other forks in my silverware drawer.
Now because I have claimed this as my fork, I make it quite known to my family and friends that they aren't to use it... which in its own right has caused a few tiffs here and there. Before I moved out on my own, I was always having to remove it from other people's table settings or stop someone who was using it mid-meal and switch it out. I'm not sure why it bothers me, maybe it's me being anal retentive towards my fork, but that's the way it is.
What makes this whole ordeal a tad bit more interesting is that I actually have a second favorite fork, a back-up if you will, that I use when my primary fork is in the wash. I ended up snagging this fork from an Olive Garden a few months prior to my TGI Friday's fork. My back-up fork is silver, has 4 prongs, has a longer, thicker handle and also has a great weight to it. Oh, and it too is off limits to anyone other than myself.
So what do you think... is that weird?
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posted by Karl Ribas Tuesday, November 13, 2007 Read Comments (8) | Post a Comment | Subscribe  
 
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One of these days you're gonna be hungry and you're gonna make yourself something to eat, or maybe have Jackie make it for you. You're gonna have your plate all ready to go. You're gonna go look in the silverware drawer and BAM no fork. It's ok there's always the backup then BAM that's gone too. Oh the horror, the horror. They will be mine. Oh yes. They will be mine. I've sat by and have watched you long enough deny everyone else the right to use these utensils. Sic Semper Tyrannis(Seinfeld reference, anyone?)
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Greg, at November 13, 2007 10:17 PM
Oh my God, did he just admit he has a favorite fork? Let The Games Begin!! C'mon Jessica, Drew, Everyone else... There is now a bounty on Karl's Favorite Fork!
What's the bounty? Well, it's the ransom that Karl will pay after one of us steals the fork.
Drew, you know where the spare key is hidden right? Give me a call....
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Michael Roebuck, at November 14, 2007 8:49 AM
Question: Do I have permission to do a stake out of his house during office hours?
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Jessica Guadiana, at November 14, 2007 11:12 AM
I guess you could call this whole operation a forklift
the temp has spoken.
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Jessica Guadiana, at November 14, 2007 11:13 AM
Hey- hey- Hey! I'm slightly offended that no one tried to cut me in on this deal. It could
be an inside job guys! I mean I do live with the man. I would also like to mention his
favorite spoon for when he likes to make his infamous Jack and Pepsi's! That little bad
boy needs to disappear just as much as fork-1 and fork-2.
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Jackie, at November 14, 2007 11:40 AM
Et tu, Greg, Michael, Jessica, and now Jackie. What did I do to deserve this level of back-stabbing? A plot to steal my fork is not only unacceptable, but punishable by death. You've been warned.
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Karl Ribas, at November 14, 2007 12:55 PM
And so it begins.... The quest for the fork. The Forklift. Lord of the Forks. Saturday Night Fork Fever. Forkies. Fork Wars. The Fork Strikes Back. And Ransom.
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Michael Roebuck, at November 15, 2007 8:50 AM
Operation Forklift has been set into motion!
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Drew, at November 15, 2007 9:13 AM
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