# Scrape your teeth on the fork? **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 8, 2011, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrape-your-teeth-on-the-fork/598986 "2011-10-08T07:58:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Claude\_Remains](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/898d66/32.png) [@Claude\_Remains](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Claude_Remains)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrape-your-teeth-on-the-fork/598986/1 "2011-10-08T07:58:18Z")
This may be the lamest pitting ever but… What the fuck is the deal with folks who have lips but peel em back and scrape food off their forks with their fucking teeth? That is all. ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrape-your-teeth-on-the-fork/598986/2 "2011-10-08T08:24:17Z")
Huh? ---
**Author:** ![wedgehed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8edcca/32.png) [@wedgehed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wedgehed)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 10:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrape-your-teeth-on-the-fork/598986/3 "2011-10-08T10:22:41Z")
I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone doing that, but if I did, I might be tempted to tell them that they look like a fox eating shit off a barbed wire fence. Feel free to use that. ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrape-your-teeth-on-the-fork/598986/4 "2011-10-08T13:33:44Z")
It goes straight to the brain like nails on a chalkboard. ---
**Author:** ![Anduril](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c0e974/32.png) [@Anduril](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anduril)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrape-your-teeth-on-the-fork/598986/5 "2011-10-08T14:13:03Z")
I once asked a friend of mine why she does it and she said that it’s about not wanting to have her lipstick on the fork. What she should have done was remove her lipstick and re-apply it after the meal. ---
**Author:** ![Southern\_Yankee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/southern_yankee/32/2800_2.png) [@Southern\_Yankee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Southern_Yankee)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrape-your-teeth-on-the-fork/598986/6 "2011-10-08T14:34:22Z")
> [@Anduril](#): > > I once asked a friend of mine why she does it and she said that it’s about not wanting to have her lipstick on the fork. What she should have done was remove her lipstick and re-apply it after the meal. How does she drink? Does she just pour the beverage into her mouth without contact? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2011, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrape-your-teeth-on-the-fork/598986/7 "2011-10-08T14:59:17Z")
Do you know many people that do not have lips? ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2011, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrape-your-teeth-on-the-fork/598986/8 "2011-10-09T21:08:46Z")
Gah! Just reading the thread title made me wince… ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2011, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrape-your-teeth-on-the-fork/598986/9 "2011-10-10T15:20:47Z")
My stepdad was extremely allergic to the sound. He once stabbed my brother with a fork after hearing a mere tap. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2011, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrape-your-teeth-on-the-fork/598986/10 "2011-10-10T15:28:13Z")
I sure hope your brother wasn’t allergic to being stabbed with a fork. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2011, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrape-your-teeth-on-the-fork/598986/11 "2011-10-10T15:45:21Z")
Actually everyone is allergic to my stepfather. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2011, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrape-your-teeth-on-the-fork/598986/12 "2011-10-12T02:20:36Z")
> [@Claude\_Remains](#): > > This may be the lamest pitting ever but… What the fuck is the deal with folks who have lips but peel em back and scrape food off their forks with their fucking teeth? > > That is all. I don’t have an answer for you, but I’ll bet they’re the same people who refuse to put their lips together while chewing, too. Makes me want to stab them in the lips with the fork. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2011, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrape-your-teeth-on-the-fork/598986/13 "2011-10-12T16:23:37Z")
My office partner sucks his teeth after eating. It’s extremely annoying, especially since he snacks constantly. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2011, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrape-your-teeth-on-the-fork/598986/14 "2011-10-12T16:48:51Z")
I have never heard of this practice, and I am very glad. Well, I _was_ glad. Damn you, OP! ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2011, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrape-your-teeth-on-the-fork/598986/15 "2011-10-12T18:39:01Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > My stepdad was extremely allergic to the sound. He once stabbed my brother with a fork after hearing a mere tap. That sounds like a gateway to shooting a man in Reno just to watch him die. 😃 These people who scrape the fork with their teeth, do they also scrape the plate with their utensils? If you want to kill them, you have my blessing. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2011, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrape-your-teeth-on-the-fork/598986/16 "2011-10-12T19:02:54Z")
> [@Southern\_Yankee](#): > > How does she drink? Does she just pour the beverage into her mouth without contact? 🙂 You can put a straw in a beer can, you know. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2011, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrape-your-teeth-on-the-fork/598986/17 "2011-10-12T20:05:38Z")
My teeth hurt just thinking about attempting this peculiar act. It has GOT to be bad for your teeth. ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2011, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scrape-your-teeth-on-the-fork/598986/18 "2011-10-12T20:28:39Z")
Hahahahaaaa!! This has to be the funniest thread of the day. My first thought was **Oakminster** ’s response. 🙂 I’ve seen quite a number of people, usually women, eat this way. I always presume it’s to keep from ingesting lipstick. That said, I see no problem with it, and don’t understand why this would bother anyone. Usually, you don’t actually _hear_ anything. This reminds me of folks who go into apoplectic fits whenever they see someone talking on a cell phone while walking in the street. Why do you care? And why would it be bad for your teeth? Forks are generally not abrasive.