# Absinthe spoons for the thrifty

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absinthe-spoons-for-the-thrifty/993057>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 13, 2023, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absinthe-spoons-for-the-thrifty/993057 "2023-11-13T06:14:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2023, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absinthe-spoons-for-the-thrifty/993057/21 "2023-11-14T12:13:01Z")

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> [@mixdenny](#):
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> Bamboo chopsticks are the best as the slight roughness grips things better then ivory, plastic or silver. I can easily pick up single grains of rice

I. Use bamboo sticks provided by restaurants and food trucks, and enjoy their texture. At home I can pick up peas & rice grains one at a time with my titaniums.

My gf uses a fork while I use chopsticks and yet we always finish simultaneously.

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**Author:** ![Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marvin_the_martian/32/2898_2.png) [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2023, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/absinthe-spoons-for-the-thrifty/993057/22 "2023-11-14T17:11:23Z")

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> [@kayaker](#):
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> Is it true that absinthe makes the cardiac muscle enamored in some way?

Yes, absinthe makes the heart grow fonder.

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