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zenspoon
spoon that wishes it was a fork that wishes it was a spoon | |
It was Winston's first day at the
monastery.
He had toiled at his allotted task all
morning in
patient silence, and was looking forward
to a nourishing bowl of soup.
He sat down at the simple table and
contemplated the steaming brew that
greeted him, with its welcoming aroma.
For
the first time he unwrapped the
utensil
presented to him when he arrived by
the great sage, and remembered the
words of wisdom: "You must learn how
to
create a space that is the shape you wish
to fill"
He looked at his utensil doubtfully........
zenspoon
http://web.mac.com/...bover/zenspoon.html
zenspoon [xenzag, Jun 21 2006]
(?) Zen
http://dictionary.r...ence.com/browse/zen
the meaning of zen according to dictionary.com [BJS, Jun 21 2006]
Cheese cutter
http://thumb.shutte...51,1115802354,2.jpg
Similar cut? [Shz, Jun 21 2006]
Quince
http://www.foodlove...features/quince.php
[Ling, Jun 22 2006]
Runcible
http://en.wikipedia...wiki/Runcible_spoon
Zen symbol: Edward Lear is probably turning over in his grave. [Ling, Jun 22 2006]
SPORK
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spork
What is a spork? [flynn, Jan 05 2007]
Short name, e.g., Bob's Coffee
Destination URL.
E.g., http://www.coffee.com/
Description (displayed with the short name and URL.)
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A fish that wishes it was a bun that wishes it was a fish. |
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How do you eat with that (illustration)? |
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no vote on this because I believe this utensil wants to become one with itself and will be a salad-tong. |
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Hardly magical, the illustration shows it to be physical.It's just finding a use for it. |
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//How do you eat with that?// you have to
think about that. |
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Spoon madness! I'm not quite sure this idea is going anywhere (in fact I'm sure it's not) but that spoon you've designed is just wonderful [++] (though I believe it is in fact a zenknife). |
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Pretty picture! Bun for prettiness, although how you're ging to eat with it without damaging yourself is anyone's guess. |
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Beautiful and original illustration earns you a bun+ It should be marketed. |
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Good for separating the egg yolk (remember yolkless eggs?). |
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these spoon things that scoop the veg from the water are very baked (well par-boiled) and the zen thing is a silly bit of nonsense but I like the drawing. |
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This is just a spoon with a strangely shaped hole in it, it wouldn't be very good as a spoon or as a fork. It wouldn't work as a fork because the prongs are surrounded by metal and in the wrong direction, and it wouldn't work as a spoon because the liquid would run right through it. |
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Spoons with holes in them already exist in many varieties. |
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Spoons don't wish for things either. |
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This is probably one of the worst ideas I've ever read or heard of. |
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You are a decent drawer though. |
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I agree. He is a top drawer! Never sticks, has a couple of good sturdy handles, everything one would want... |
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//it wouldn't be very good as a spoon or as a fork// Perhaps not, but it would make an excellent wavy (Scandinavian) cheese cutter. |
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<aside> The meaning of 'Zen', reduced to that pitiful definition... </aside> |
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Winston's minestrone was so thick it wouldn't pass through his fork. |
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Winston picked up the bowl, and drank the soup, Oriental style. |
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Winston soaked the soup up with bread, assuaging his hunger. |
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Winston's spoon was sentient in its own way, like every other object in the Zen universe. |
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[BJS] says, //This is probably one of the worst ideas I've ever read or heard of.// Think about that. Congrats, [xenzag]. |
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I just saved a copy of the illustration. My girlfriend loves it, too. |
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Well done, [xenxag]. There is a Dog. |
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Two words. Awe. Croissant. |
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//albeit a useless one in my opinion//
what does "useless" mean? |
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They dined on mince, and slices of quince,
which they ate with a zen symbol spoon.
And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand,
they danced by the light of the moon... |
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//not an improvement on existing// there goes half the HB. |
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Great idea. Have a bun. But surely it should be a xenspoon? |
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[phlish] //I intended 'useless' to mean//
how does a meaning gain an intention? |
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Are people actually voting for the spoon, or just the drawing? |
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The only use I could see this being used for, is poor people eating cereal with it to save their milk. |
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I think we have a whole slew of fishbone-wielding newbies here, none of whom really understand what the HB is actually about. |
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From the HELP file:
Inventions are best if they're possible, or impossible in interesting ways. Obvious contradictions meant as a joke - e.g., "dehydrated water" - grow old quickly, and so do "magic wand" ideas that are blanket solutions for some well known problem without any functional link to the problem. ("A panic button that fixes my computer".) |
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I think the zen application of this utensil extend far beyond mere food transport, it being the spoon-player's equivalent of one hand clapping. |
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I ordered a zen pizza
one with everything. |
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<waves hand slowly> There is no spoon </whs> |
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Y'know, it's stuff like this that reinforces my contention that Zen is bollocks. |
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I don't think that this is much different from a SPORk; see my link. Call it a zenspork and it's much different at all. |
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Well [flynn]. you have just revealed your
measure to everyone who looks at the
bakery. When I wrote up the idea I was
well aware of the Spork and many other
variations. |
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The Zenspoon's main function is to
physically manifest the essence of a
Koan. The Spork is just an ordinary
eating tool, and it's poorly designed in
my opinion - tried using it? |
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Try my Zenspoon. There is enough
detail in the drawing to make one up -
you'll soon feel differently. You may
even become an enlightened person,
and your search for a Zenknife will
begin - I have one waiting. |
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