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It goes, knives, forks, spoons, knives, forks, spoons....

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RatherBeOnThePiste · 19/01/2010 18:46

It always has
Knives, forks, spoons..... always

AI therefore BU to be irritated beyond belief that when DH unloads the sodding dishwasher that he cannot get it right?He always puts them in random places in our cutlery tray, but never knives, forks, spoons

I suspect he does it like this so that I stop asking him to do it, but we have been together for 15 years!

Knives, forks, spoons or AIBU?!!

OP posts:
Umami · 30/01/2010 17:18

Forksspoonsknives!

foxinsocks · 30/01/2010 17:18

nah

it's
SPOONS
FORKS
KNIVES

left to right

but I unpack left handed so I wonder if you are all right handed and in fact, I am in left handed agreement with you all

nickelbabe · 30/01/2010 17:19

oh, yes, sophable, teaspoons are not being counted in the Spoons, Forks, Knives debate, because they do go at the bottom (unless you're in the weird camp that has the spoons on the right: then anything could go, they're a weird bunch...)

RockbirdandHerSpork · 30/01/2010 17:24

Absolutely not mixing up our spoons soph. Scroll up for a natty diagram that I drew of a correctly arranged cutlery drawer. Teaspoons, both posh and skanky teabag removing ones have a section of their own along the bottom in any self respecting cutlery drawer.

RockbirdandHerSpork · 30/01/2010 17:28

Is a fish fork a ffork? ha ha ha!

RatherBeOnThePiste · 30/01/2010 18:24

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I thought I'd had the last word, and was smugly and gleefully keeping quiet.

Big hairy b*ocks, now I'll have to start again...

From The Left
Knives
Forks
Spoons

always has, always will
There need be no more on the matter!!
Really
Really, really

OP posts:
RockbirdandHerSpork · 30/01/2010 18:34

Piste is back I see. Think we've piste her off ha ha ha!

RatherBeOnThePiste · 30/01/2010 21:25

Chives.
porks
loons

wives
dorks
goons

hives
corks
prunes

OP posts:
RockbirdandHerSpork · 30/01/2010 21:35

"Hello? Is that the men in white coats? Fabulous. Could you get here quickly, we've rather an urgent case. Oh, and don't mention sporks..."

The End

Cast:
The Heroine - Rockbird
The Loon - Piste
Supporting Loons - various Deluded MNetters
The SpoonsForksKnives Gang - Great MNetters
Various other rabble

This is a residential area, please respect our neighbours and leave the premises quietly. Keep rattling of cutlery to a minimum. Thank you.

nickelbabe · 02/02/2010 10:49

ahhh, Piste has cracked!

spoons
forks
knives

to Rockbird: spot on!

Umami · 02/02/2010 16:43

I'm

Surely it's

Forks
Spoons
Knives

RatherBeOnThePiste · 02/02/2010 19:12

I bldy have NOT cracked

it goes
knives
forks
spoons

I am glad to have set everyone back on the straight and narrow again, you are all losing sight of what's important

Thank you,
and good night

Really no one else needs to post now, really
Really

OP posts:
KnottyLocks · 03/02/2010 12:00

For Piste

nickelbabe · 03/02/2010 15:42

Spoons
forks
knives

RatherBeOnThePiste · 05/02/2010 14:10

ahem

K
F
S

checks back INTO the Priory
singing Frank Sinatra numbers>>

OP posts:
KnottyLocks · 05/02/2010 14:45

psychic spoons

RatherBeOnThePiste · 05/02/2010 14:55

this is what I will wear in the Priory

Then no one will recognise me, and I can watch Stephen Fry to my heart's content.

PS

K
F
S

OP posts:
nickelbabe · 05/02/2010 15:11

fabulous.

SFK

KnottyLocks · 05/02/2010 15:19

Piste after spell at Priory

WhoIsAsking · 05/02/2010 15:23

KNIVES
FORKS
SPOONS.

nickelbabe · 05/02/2010 15:33

knotty!

[taps whoisasking on the shoulder]

spoons forks knives.

nickelbabe · 05/02/2010 15:37

ooh, btw: mentioned this to OH, who thinks we're clearly all nutters.
he said that he would say KFS, but that the drawer is arranged SFK.

KnottyLocks · 05/02/2010 15:41

Am frequently called a nutter...

Strange that.

WhoIsAsking · 05/02/2010 15:49

Piste is going to be PISSED when she gets back and sees that the perverts are back.

KnottyLocks · 05/02/2010 17:11

Pervert?

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