# Creepy. We have a fork thief. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 28, 2012, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-we-have-a-fork-thief/639152 "2012-10-28T20:32:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-we-have-a-fork-thief/639152/41 "2012-10-30T00:26:28Z")
So that’s where [the forks](http://blogs.newsobserver.com/wakeed/looking-at-wake-county-school-board-member-debra-goldmans-many-calls-to-cary-police) (see April 21, 2010 entry) came from! (I realize your forks probably aren’t plastic, but this is the second surreal fork-related story I’ve read this week, so I couldn’t help connecting them.) > [@Isamu](#): > > Knifey Boy? StabMan? ---
**Author:** ![KRC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/45deac/32.png) [@KRC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KRC)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-we-have-a-fork-thief/639152/42 "2012-10-30T01:48:39Z")
Most of my spoons disappeared. My mother asked where they went so I told her the spoon fairy took them. I’m not sure what the spoon fairy wanted with my pants and my staple gun, however. ---
**Author:** ![gracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8e7dd6/32.png) [@gracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gracer)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-we-have-a-fork-thief/639152/43 "2012-10-30T02:23:05Z")
> [@Taomist](#): > > BTW, I just FOUND a box of dry baby formula that expired in 2008. > We do not have kids. > I have no idea why it’s in the cupboard. > If anyone’s missing that, I’ll trade you for my forks! What if it’s the other way around: it’s the kid that’s gone missing, not the magical appearance of formula? :eek: Fork-fairies stole my baby! ---
**Author:** ![Cub\_Mistress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-we-have-a-fork-thief/639152/44 "2012-10-30T02:24:26Z")
I always assume anything I can’t find after a diligent search has gone to live with Jesus, including lone socks, pens, pencils, tweezers, keys and paperwork necessary for my job. ---
**Author:** ![AaronX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-we-have-a-fork-thief/639152/45 "2012-10-30T03:02:02Z")
I’d help you find them, but not a single fork was given that day. ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2012, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-we-have-a-fork-thief/639152/46 "2012-10-30T03:14:27Z")
> [@AaronX](#): > > I’d help you find them, but not a single fork was given that day. Nice. 😛 And “Fork Fairies Stole My Baby” is definitely the next band name I want to see. ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2012, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-we-have-a-fork-thief/639152/47 "2012-10-31T02:06:32Z")
> [@Cinnamon\_Imp](#): > > I thought she wiped, then refolded the towels neatly,and put them back in the cupboard with the clean ones! > > [Here we go 🙂](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=220523) Nice search-fu! Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2012, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-we-have-a-fork-thief/639152/48 "2012-10-31T02:40:11Z")
My uncle died last year and we spent six months straightening up the basement (two whole rooms that can be used now, yay). One of his habits was to buy flatware from the thrift store because you never know, someone might need this exact piece for their set, or it might be solid sterling. We recycled at least 200 lbs of the stuff because then at least we could get some money for scrapping it. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/creepy-we-have-a-fork-thief/639152.md?page=2)