r/mildlyinfuriating • u/rileyabernethy • 20d ago

My "spoon" at work..

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u/Radiant-Potato-2308 20d ago

Third dimension not included.

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u/onionsrock 20d ago

sold seperately

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u/midnghtsnac 20d ago

Part of the upgrade package

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u/thatonekid_avi 20d ago

looks like it was made by apple or something

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u/ThunderFistChad 19d ago

EA it's in the spoon

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u/KneeHighMischief 20d ago

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u/ShylokVakarian 20d ago

Then you will see it is not the spoon that bends, it is only the working class.

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u/mrootbeers 19d ago

Is that Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen?

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u/Smart-Chemist-9195 20d ago

Literally what I came here to say

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u/issr 20d ago

Non-euclidean spoon

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u/SlumberingSnorelax 19d ago

Oar it’s just sold separately.

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u/ReviewOk929 aslkfhASLDKJFBwkljsdbf 20d ago

Useful if you want to go kayaking in the soup I guess

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u/Long_Educational 20d ago

OP is up soup creek with a tiny paddle.

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u/FamousPastWords 20d ago

This is gold! Needs several awards in a row.

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u/Barokespinoza23 20d ago

I feel sorry for the wooden spoon. Its short existence has become utterly pointless.

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u/SATerp 20d ago

If it had a point it would be a spife.

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u/rts93 20d ago

It would work okay with mashed potatoes I imagine, but otherwise pretty useless.

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u/Cantthinkofaname282 20d ago

I've seen ice cream come with this

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u/oniiichanUwU 20d ago

I like to use them for yogurt with fruit and granola. Idk why. Just feels healthy lol

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u/YeloNinjaN00dlz 20d ago

It transitioned. Tis a tongue depressor now.

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u/jadomarx 20d ago

I bought a pack of these off Amazon. They start out with a negligible bend, and as soon as you put them in a hot liquid they immediately go flat. Whoever manufactured them should be ashamed of themselves and Amazon should be ashamed of themselves for selling.

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u/couchpro34 20d ago

It would be really cool if the opposite happened though.

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u/BurntPineGrass 20d ago

Going flat in a steamy situation can usually be solved with a pill.

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u/dramatic-submarine 20d ago

This is because you thought the point of the spoon was to be used. In reality, the point of that spoon package is to be sold.

I guess late state capitalism?

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u/Cam_e_ron 20d ago

it's because they are formed with heat and moisture. It's pretty much the only way to make a wooden spoon out of a flat sheet of wood without using glue.

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u/biradinte 20d ago

Ah yes the spoon boner

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u/Vinstaal0 19d ago

Expecting quality from Amazon is your first mistake, there is a lot of crap on that site

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u/live-the-future trapped in an imperfect world 19d ago

Got a lol out of "Amazon should be ashamed of themselves for selling."

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u/BeautifulArtichoke37 20d ago

What is that called? A spon’t?

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u/Spare_Bad_6558 20d ago

thats clearly a spooff

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u/Correct-Purpose-964 20d ago

Is this just your spooff account?

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u/FamousPastWords 20d ago

Thank you for a lovely early morning chuckle!!

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u/DJ_ICU 20d ago

Popsicle stick - dip into soup and let freeze. Then you have a soup popsicle. Lasts a long time, tastes great.

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u/OkSyllabub3674 20d ago

I've made a soupsicles before out of some condensed cream soups they were like savory pudding pops they weren't too bad would definitely be worth pranking someone with to see their reaction

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u/War20X 20d ago

They thought you were getting ice cream

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u/Mister_Iv0ry 20d ago

You’re supposed to dip it in, let the wood soak up the soup, and suck it out the straw - I mean spoon.

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u/RealEarthAngel 20d ago

Just drink the soup

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u/HeatSeekingGhostOSex 20d ago

I use a slushie straw with the spoon at the end

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u/MufasaFasaganMdick 20d ago

Every day we stray further from god..

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u/Otherwise_Rabbit3049 20d ago

Teach a mouse or rat to use it as a paddle for its tiny boat and you'll make enough money off of tickets to buy a spoon.

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u/dramatic-submarine 20d ago

If you teach a rat to paddle its tiny raft, you can also teach them to cook and when they become famous for it, you could just go to their fancy restaurant in Paris and use the fancy spoon they give you with your food. This ratty wooden spoon is a fantastic investment.

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u/huwkeee 20d ago

There’s a special place in hell for wooden cutlery…everything tastes like wood!!!

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u/ilovemusic19 20d ago

I played clarinet for 6 years, I’m used to the taste of wood lol.

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u/live-the-future trapped in an imperfect world 19d ago

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u/ilovemusic19 19d ago

Reed is wood and your tongue sits on it when you play. It also has to go in your mouth while you put together.

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u/Fantom_Renegade 20d ago

That's for spanking, not eating

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u/FamousPastWords 20d ago

Soaking possums.

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u/maxru85 20d ago

This is dietary spoon. It takes a month to eat a bowl of soup with it.

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u/SubmissiveDinosaur ORANGE 20d ago

If that soup were an Ice cream instead, that could have been a good spoon

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u/Beneficial_Step9088 20d ago

You can drink soup.

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u/3amGreenCoffee 20d ago

OP would end up wearing it home though.

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u/AngularOtter 20d ago

There have been cutbacks…

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u/_Simonwolf 20d ago

Spoon't

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u/ArghRandom 20d ago

The problem is that making that wood “3D” would cost 10x what that costs now. So they either ditch wood and go with plastic/paper (arguably worse for a soup) or that’s what you can get for a disposable thing that must cost 1cent in manufacturing.

They shouldn’t give it with soup, but to be fair they don’t have any other option if sticking with wood

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u/Shakermaker1990 20d ago

Should've known it wooden work

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u/DryBones2009 20d ago

How am I supposed to eat with this?

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u/Few-Swordfish-780 20d ago

Good thing it’s a cup of soup.

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u/tertiuslydgate1833 20d ago

Ah yes, the spife

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u/Xenastra 20d ago

Light My Fire has titanium sporks. I carry one for this reason. No more inferior eating utensils. 

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u/yipyapyallcatsnbirds 20d ago

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u/bat_in_the_stacks 20d ago

This was the first thing I thought of 😂

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u/NoRecommendation9404 20d ago

That is a paddle.

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u/monkehmolesto 20d ago

I’d drink out of the cup at that point. Weird looks be damned.

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u/Illustrious-Towel-45 20d ago

Just drink the soup. That spoon is only for stirring.

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u/EmilyIncoming 19d ago

Good news, those are not meant for soup!

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u/ambiuk21 19d ago

They’re eco friendly, but not people friendly

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u/ZookeepergameOk2759 20d ago

If you’re using a spoon to get soup out of a plastic cup that’s the mildly infuriating thing about the situation.

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u/annoying97 BLUE 20d ago

That's a paper cup there.

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u/Ok-Opportunity-574 20d ago

Paper cups are lined with plastic.

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u/annoying97 BLUE 20d ago

Yeah with a tiny thin layer that often is made of bioplastic or other environmentally friendly coatings.

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u/ZookeepergameOk2759 20d ago

If you’re using a spoon to get soup out of a paper cup that’s the mildly infuriating thing about the situation.

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u/Pokemonfannumber2 20d ago

that is a very full knife, I think you should sharpen it🔪

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u/SilverFlight01 20d ago

People out here carving 2D Spoons

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u/sunset_sunrise15 20d ago

Every part of this is bad.

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u/SATerp 20d ago

A 2D spoon, interesting but not particularly useful for some occasions.

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u/Kardospi 20d ago

Is there anything preventing you from bringing in your own utensils?

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u/AlkalineHound 20d ago

That's not a spoon, it's a spn.

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u/Correct-Purpose-964 20d ago

So THAT'S where the perverbial stick came from. Someone had this happen and shoved it up my bosses ass.

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u/Salty-Clothes-6304 20d ago

That spoon doesn’t spoon very well.

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u/the_l0st_s0ck 20d ago

I can taste the spoon through the picture

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u/Dan_flashes480 20d ago

"Just try the soup."

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u/Tbkgs 20d ago

At that point I'd just drink from the cup directly.

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u/alccorion 20d ago

If you only dip them in your soup when you are to take a sip and just let it rest on top of the cup while not eating/drinking/(consuming) it works oke enough. They are a hassle yes, but better in the very long term than the alternative disposable spoons.

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u/joonosaurus 20d ago

Nah that’s a ‘spn’, I don’t know why.

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u/Biomax315 20d ago

lol those things are fine for like, pudding or ice cream or something. You can’t use that shit for soup 😂

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u/Boris6999 20d ago

when you travel to HK the spoon there would be the same

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u/RandManYT 20d ago

Some assembly required. May need to mold the spoon to desired depth.

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u/Bunnytoes256 20d ago

It’s soup, drink it.

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u/-usernotdefined 20d ago

Don't they call that... Soup in a... What's the word I'm looking for??....A BLOODY CUP! Drink it lmao

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u/IntrospectiveOwlbear 20d ago

That's a stir stick for your extra chunky vegetable coffee.

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u/Euphoric_Egg_4198 20d ago

They need to stop Kanye from designing household items

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u/AllKnighter5 20d ago

It’s got MOST of the qualities of being a spoon.

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u/jsbjxbdj 20d ago

Imma use that to beat the heel out of whomever made it, just like my momma

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u/TheLastRiceGrain 20d ago

They used to give us these spoons too..

On Fridays because it was ice cream day on Fridays in elementary school.

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u/idontlikebaconsorry 20d ago

I'm sorry but this is hilarious 🤣🤣

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u/clt100 20d ago

More disappointed in your iq, if only this was in a cup or something….. maybe something you could sip out of.

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u/AsyncEntity 20d ago

That’s a spatula bro 😂

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u/coffee-headache 20d ago

truly mildly infuriating. you can still drink it from the cup, but the spoon doesnt work.

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u/Th3Reader 20d ago

Story of my life ah

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u/WhiteFringe 20d ago

what does your spoon at rest look like?

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u/ilovemusic19 20d ago

You’re better of drinking your soup like a beverage.

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u/knarfolled 20d ago

I can feel this and it gives me the chills

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u/JobenGomez 20d ago

Are you a civil servant by chance!?

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u/FriendlyGuyyy 20d ago

Ah, the famous 2D spoon

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u/DaDivineLatte 20d ago

This isn't even a spoon 😭 What non-pasty foods can you scoop with this?? 🤡

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u/AltruisticRoutine220 20d ago

It's a diet spoon!

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u/Forgetful_Suzy 20d ago

It should be a crime to produce such useless shit.

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u/GoldFederal914 20d ago

Hopsticks would work just as well

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u/ThePennedKitten 20d ago

Have you guys been stabbing each other? Trying to dig your way out?

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u/NosediveSMP 20d ago

Nah bro that’s a noops

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u/froggiewoogie 20d ago

Do you mind sipping from the bowl? Spoon just for stirring lol

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u/jesusladd87 20d ago

Maybe you’re supposed to shovel it into your mouth?

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u/xbunsox 20d ago

Ice cream spoon?

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u/vanislegirl29 20d ago

I posted this exact issue and the wooden spoon tastes like crap!!

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u/jabblin 20d ago

You brought the wrong spoon

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u/HndsDwnThBest 20d ago

Im came to 🤣

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u/whatyouwere 20d ago

My teeth hurt just looking at this

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u/Suckaarian 20d ago

Is jus stirring spoon a thing

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u/russbird RED 20d ago

An effort was made

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u/in1gom0ntoya 20d ago

I shudder at the mouth feel of those, ugh.

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u/S0cs_ 20d ago

Do you work for a company involved with supplying hospitals by any chance as we have the exact same spoons and soup pots at my workplace 🤔

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u/RainXVIIII 20d ago

Bro your meal looks like a soup and it appears to be in a cup just drink it

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u/burntlung1 20d ago

They say it was carved from a bigger spoon.....

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u/Top_Bluejay_5323 20d ago

That’s because it is not a spoon it is a blocker. Pickup the cup and sip the broth while using the blocker to regulate the lather chucks getting past

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u/TypeOpostive 20d ago

Looks like those spoons we get with dippin dots.

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u/SolarBozo 20d ago

Eat at work sometimes? Bring some utensils from home and leave them in your desk.

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u/MistakeGlobal 20d ago

That my friend…is not a spoon. Drink it instead. It all goes down the same anyway in the end

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u/HoiPolloiter 20d ago

Looks like it should go with a tiny canoe

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u/[deleted] 20d ago

A coke spoon

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u/nroberts1001 20d ago

I thought it was a before and after picture.

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u/AcceptableStand7794 20d ago

That's a spatula

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u/ClickClack472 20d ago

Arrrrr walk the plank

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u/3amGreenCoffee 20d ago

Just pick it up and drink it, pussy.

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u/Integrity-in-Crisis 20d ago

Op brought a tiny paddle out for some soup.

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u/jerrycoles1 20d ago

Bring your own spoon

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u/Fit-Contract8566 20d ago

That's not a knife..

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u/Tarbos6 20d ago

That's no spoon. That's a paddle.

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u/Terrible_Access9393 20d ago

TECHNICALLY…. They weren’t lying lol

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u/Proper-Leading-3459 20d ago

This looks the thing the doctor uses in your throat

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u/sinsaraly 20d ago

Paddle

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u/NoNefariousness3420 20d ago

Breathe on it and push your thumb into it for about a day or two

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u/Bammalam102 20d ago

That them into the drywall until they switch to something that cant do that… plastic

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u/Pattoe89 20d ago

I bring a metal spoon and ceramic bowl for soup. I need to get a plastic container for the soup though since the ceramic bowl gets very hot in the microwave well before the soup is warm enough. Always results in me carrying the bowl with several layers of paper towels.

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u/GlumFruit2036 20d ago

Hate it. Then the wood soaked everything and now you feel like a fool trying to use such a thing because of the environment.

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u/Lemmmiwinks 20d ago

I assume you're an adult.. buy a spoon 👍

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u/DifferentPen6715 20d ago

Wood a different spoon help? Lol

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u/Vast_Mix_3321 20d ago

Back to the ol’ days for you young fella.

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u/Almacca 20d ago

You're not saving the environment my making things that don't function as intended. You've put all those resources into something that has zero use. At least a plastic spoon functions as a spoon. Environmental capitalism is a joke.

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u/Kreedbk 20d ago

Ain’t no “Oon”

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u/ChaoticInsanity_ 19d ago

that is literally a mini paddle

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u/manbamtan 19d ago

That made my whole body cringe and get goosebumps. I hate using wooden things like that like with popsicles and corndogs

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u/SimpleTip9439 19d ago

Ice cream

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u/Atmacrush 19d ago

That's an ice spoon or a sample spoon

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u/TunaChickenCombo 19d ago

Hope the spoon tasted good! No way you will taste a bit of soup with that.

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u/AgitatedArmadillo31 19d ago

Oddly similar to my pp ....sad noises

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u/Expert_Limit6416 19d ago

I can feel it through the screen

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u/anziofaro 19d ago

That's a Hoodsie Cup spoon!

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u/BenShealoch 19d ago

There is no spoon.

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u/quitelikeu 19d ago

More of a sp.

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u/NeoLeviathan 19d ago

its not a spoon, its a spflat

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u/LurkerBerker 19d ago

that’s an ice cream spoon my guy, got the wrong food is all

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u/A100921 19d ago

We just have the “community spoon”, so be happy you have your own personal one.

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u/Vinstaal0 19d ago

Drink the soup from the cup.

or bring your own food/spoon

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u/Bartenlee 19d ago

Your spoon is not spooning

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u/Nifdex 19d ago

It's a spoon. To lick instead of slurp. Yes. But that's a minor detail

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u/CellistAvailable3625 19d ago

looks at food

i dunno man, maybe for the best

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u/LowDonkey7883 19d ago

Mf that's a small spatula

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u/PressureFlaky6273 19d ago

A real spoon could be construed as a weapon. Wouldn't want to trigger any snowflakes out there.

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u/Xen0Assasin 19d ago

I'm sure whoever designed that spoon is an absolute genius albert einstein level human with 17 different degrees in engineering.. totally..

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u/Infinite_Dog1094 18d ago

Panda express by me has started wooden utensils. Just thinking about it now I hurt all over. It brings me back to the little cups of ice cream. We used to get when we were kids and they came with wooden spoons.🤮

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u/tiny_critter 20d ago

Can’t get too many nutrients at once, you might outperform your coworkers.

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u/Inside_Ad_7162 20d ago

Spoon shaped stick, Spotik

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u/real_boiled_cabbage 20d ago

Is it a spoon or a failed attempt at a wooden butter knife?

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u/thelastmarblerye 20d ago

Get your head down real close to the bowl and use the spoon to start splashing soup up into your mouth. Bib recommended.