Fork or forks?

Whenever I see a fork that has three tines instead of four, I call it a
threek.

Tom

Tom Reingold wrote:

Whenever I see a fork that has three tines instead of four, I call it
a threek.

What are these -- tworks?
http://www.thegrillstoreandmore.com/...-pics/9289.jpg

On Mon, 01 Aug 2005 14:43:08 -0400, Tom Reingold wrote:


Whenever I see a fork that has three tines instead of four, I call it a
threek.

Tom

ROFL!!

I've got some small ones with three tines--I use them as herring jar
tools. I'll not be able to use them now without giggling. Thanks.

Tom Reingold writes:

Whenever I see a fork that has three tines instead of four, I call
it a threek.

I think of neptune's implement:

http://tinyurl.com/cyurs

Jobst Brandt

wrote:
Tom Reingold writes:


Whenever I see a fork that has three tines instead of four, I call
it a threek.


I think of neptune's implement:

http://tinyurl.com/cyurs

Jobst Brandt


I get a "permission denied" type of error there.

Tom

On Tue, 02 Aug 2005 15:08:32 +0000, jobst.brandt wrote:

I think of neptune's implement:

http://tinyurl.com/cyurs

Jobst Brandt

Access Verboten--but you're obviously referring to a trident, a handy tool
for those Costco olive jars.

On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 18:38:17 +0100 Zog The Undeniable
wrote:

Is it "a carbon fork" or "a pair of carbon forks"? And in an accident,
is "the fork" bent, or are "the forks" bent?

Just wondering...

It is A fork.

They ARE fork blades.

Think about the utensil you eat with. It is A fork (singular) with
tines (plural.)

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Jim Adney
Madison, WI 53711 USA
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"Tom Reingold" wrote: Whenever I see a fork that has three tines instead
of four, I call it a threek.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
So, I guess it's not hard to imagine what a "fourk" would be.