# What do you think of as a "spatula"?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-as-a-spatula/984375>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** food-cooking\
**Created:** [May 22, 2023, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-as-a-spatula/984375 "2023-05-22T01:01:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tired\_and\_Cranky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@Tired\_and\_Cranky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tired_and_Cranky)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2023, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-as-a-spatula/984375/101 "2023-05-25T17:47:33Z")

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No. Generally she’s recommending that I get one out of my ass. 😉

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**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-as-a-spatula/984375/102 "2023-05-26T14:17:49Z")

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I watch British quiz show clips on YouTube, and now I know what a ‘fish slice’ is (and understand how it could potentially be used to make toast if you don’t have an iron handy).

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**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-as-a-spatula/984375/103 "2023-05-26T17:54:41Z")

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So … a pizza chef is a man with a peel? 🤨

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**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-as-a-spatula/984375/104 "2023-05-26T18:40:09Z")

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That is so sexist. It could be a woman or non-binary person with a peel also. And so biocentric, because there are robot pizza chefs too.

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**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2023, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-as-a-spatula/984375/105 "2023-05-26T18:48:00Z")

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True, I’ve known female pizza chefs who definitely had a peel. (I used to be a pizza chef myself.)

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**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2023, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-as-a-spatula/984375/106 "2023-06-01T11:48:28Z")

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> [@smithsb](#):
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> OP: “Emily, what do you think of as a spatula?”
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> Emily: “A collar bone?”
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> OP: “That’s spatula, not scapula!”
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> Emily: “Oh well, that’s VERY different, nevermind.”

Also, a scapula is a shoulder blade. A collar bone is a clavicle.

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**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\
**Post date:** [June 1, 2023, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-you-think-of-as-a-spatula/984375/107 "2023-06-01T13:00:55Z")

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I realized too late to edit 💩, I just let it fly. Good catch!

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