11.04.2003
A 5824 story (The events portrayed in this story are real. The names have been changed to protect the identities of those involved.)
Earlier this morning, Kal was heating up some chicken and rice to eat for lunch. He opened up the utensils drawer and noticed there were no forks in the space reserved for forks. A quick look at the dish rack also showed there were no forks there. ‘Hmmmm, kind of strange,’ he thought, ‘but no big deal, I’ll just use a spoon.’ Kal checked the utensil drawer for spoons, but there were none to be found. A second look at the dish rack also revealed no spoons. This could be a problem.
‘There has to be something I could use,’ Kal said to himself. One more look into the utensils drawer. A couple steak knives and two sets of chopsticks. Since he was eating chicken, the steak knives could not be used. The two sets of chopsticks were a special gift from a friend’s wedding. They were handcrafted from the finest wood and painted black with a gold and silver trim. These were to be used for eating special foods, like shrimp flavored ramen. Certainly not for chicken and rice.
Kal continued to search all around, and in the cabinet next to the paper plates, he found a box of plastic silverware. These were to be used only at barbeques and when people came over, but Kal didn’t care. He was hungry and needed a fork, so he reached into the box and grabbed a shiny white fork. And lunch was eaten.
Afterwards, Kal vowed this must not happen again. The utensils must be found. He suspected there may have been some forks trapped under the plates in the sink. 14 hours later, the dishes were cleaned, and the utensils were found. 6 forks and 5 spoons in all.
The moral of the story: At 5824, not only do we have nothing to eat, we have nothing to eat with.
Earlier this morning, Kal was heating up some chicken and rice to eat for lunch. He opened up the utensils drawer and noticed there were no forks in the space reserved for forks. A quick look at the dish rack also showed there were no forks there. ‘Hmmmm, kind of strange,’ he thought, ‘but no big deal, I’ll just use a spoon.’ Kal checked the utensil drawer for spoons, but there were none to be found. A second look at the dish rack also revealed no spoons. This could be a problem.
‘There has to be something I could use,’ Kal said to himself. One more look into the utensils drawer. A couple steak knives and two sets of chopsticks. Since he was eating chicken, the steak knives could not be used. The two sets of chopsticks were a special gift from a friend’s wedding. They were handcrafted from the finest wood and painted black with a gold and silver trim. These were to be used for eating special foods, like shrimp flavored ramen. Certainly not for chicken and rice.
Kal continued to search all around, and in the cabinet next to the paper plates, he found a box of plastic silverware. These were to be used only at barbeques and when people came over, but Kal didn’t care. He was hungry and needed a fork, so he reached into the box and grabbed a shiny white fork. And lunch was eaten.
Afterwards, Kal vowed this must not happen again. The utensils must be found. He suspected there may have been some forks trapped under the plates in the sink. 14 hours later, the dishes were cleaned, and the utensils were found. 6 forks and 5 spoons in all.
The moral of the story: At 5824, not only do we have nothing to eat, we have nothing to eat with.
