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Original poster

Forks are female and knives are male

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CoheedandCambria · 22/03/2026 18:57

And spoons are female too.
Or is it just me?

I also think letters and numbers are gendered and some of them have quite specific personalities. Eg. Both G and H are older matriarchal women.

I am aware I am coming across as an absolute loon.

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SerenitySeeker4 · 22/03/2026 19:03

Yeah, I agree with you.

mumofoneAloneandwell · 22/03/2026 19:03

Yes knives are male and forks and spoons are female

Small spoons are ick inducing, latte spoons only

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CoheedandCambria · 22/03/2026 19:02

Mummyratbag · 22/03/2026 18:59

No, but Monday is pink.

Wow, it's clearly blue and not just cos of Blue Monday. It just is.
Tuesday is yellow

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Sminty2 · 22/03/2026 19:02

Synesthesia? A friend has it and she has similar thoughts.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/basics/synesthesia/amp

Synesthesia

Synesthesia is a neurological condition in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway (for example, hearing) leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway (such as vision). Simply put, when one sense is...

https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/basics/synesthesia/amp

TicklishReader · 22/03/2026 19:02

Sounds about right.

Monday is blue! Tuesday's grey and Wednesday tooo... dances

ShortButSure · 22/03/2026 19:02

Well, cats are girls and dogs are boys, so…

PlumPlumb · 22/03/2026 19:02

You probably have a form of synesthesia

It's great and validated by my colour coding on my outlook calendar.

Sunday is yellow BTW

Nibbits · 22/03/2026 19:01

According to my grandmother who was very superstitious, if you drop a knife it means a man will visit, dropping a fork means a female visitor and if it's a spoon you'll be visited by a fool. So you're not far wrong

FlatErica · 22/03/2026 19:01

Cake forks are policemen.

EwwPeople · 22/03/2026 19:01

Well yes and no, because in some languages nouns are gendered female,male, neutral.

Spoon and fork are definitely female. Knife is neutral.

P.S. I know this isn’t what you were actually talking about, but wanted to add my own brand of madness in.

takealettermsjones · 22/03/2026 19:00

Well, in French, you are correct ☺️

Tontostitis · 22/03/2026 19:00

Spoons are children forks are mummies and knives are daddies I thought that was obvious til I told someone and they looked at me like I was deranged

Mummyratbag · 22/03/2026 18:59

No, but Monday is pink.

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