runcibility

Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports
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Cecil’s column of November 8, 1996, is a stirring defense of the nonsensicallity of the word “runcible.” Since “runcible” is pure nonsense, the people who claim that a runcible spoon is the same as a “spork” should be runciated.

MODERATOR COMMENT: Link to column: http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1228/whats-a-runcible-spoon
Folks, please note: this is a thread from 2006, revived in July 2014 in Post #8 (since the column has been re-run as a classic). That’s OK, we’re fine with such resurrections of threads, but please just be aware, and don’t get all worried about responding to 8-year-old posts. – CKDH

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Link.

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Run, Sybil, run! :stuck_out_tongue:

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This way and that!

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Call me a pussy, cat, but I think that was owlful.

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Never mind the runcible spoon, show me the Bong-tree! :smiley:

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Bumping because Cecil’s article is runcibly back on the front page.

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I see Wiki has a whole page on the concept: Runcible - Wikipedia

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I read this and thought, “Hey, isn’t that a spork?”.

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Thanks to the clarity and vision of Slug, we can see that it’s apparently a spork-duck. A “spuck”.

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The wiki source cites the Straight Dope as a source - a perfect circle of attribution. :smiley:

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Here ya go.

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A runcible spoon does look a lot like a spork you get in many fast food place. I always throw them away and get a regular fork and spoon.
Bongo1959