When my grandma died, all her spoons were placed in a basket at the entrance to the church. She had 8 kids, dozens of grandkids, and lived in a small town of 500. Everyone she knew that was alive came and took a spoon.
There were left over spoons
I think owning lots of decorative spoons is some old lady flex that we cannot comprehend
I love that idea!
Or my dad: B E L L S
I absolutely love this.
Thank you.
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Can someone help me understand this meme format? Why is it “no one:”? Shouldn’t it be “everyone:”?
I get the joke in general but the words make no sense to me.
Fuck, I’ve asked so many people this and all they say is “idk it’s just the meme format”
WHY THOUGH.
Fucking brainless…
People can’t don’t double negatives it seems.
No one as in “no one asked.”
No one asked to see Nana’s spoon collection, but here she goes showing it off anyway
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They’re doing it in response to nothing, I guess. It’s really overused and only makes sense in certain circumstances.
Old fads are so funny. Like those ceramic thimbles.
My grandmother was into collecting thimbles, when she was still alive.
As a child, whenever I went away somewhere on a trip with my parents and we saw a souvenir thimble, I’d always want to get it for her.
Looking back as an adult, I’m quite sure now that she didn’t really care that much about the thimbles at all, especially towards the end. What she really cared about was the connection it created, and the relationship with her grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
It’s nice to know what someone likes, and to think of them when you see it. And every time I saw thimbles I thought of her.
In a modern context I have a friend who likes frogs, and every time I see a random frog plush or weird frog toothbrush holder or whatever it is I always think of him and want to get it for him.
Fads change but I think the reason for having them stays the same. It’s nice to be into something, and for other people to know you’re into it, too :)
Everyone’s grandparents’ really good China is worthless because it’s a dead fad. Keep it because it’s special and don’t feel bad about using it, or if your grandparents missed the fad and you want some, buy a set for practically nothing at a thrift store
Smash it like the office space computer and feel amazing.
Printer, it was the Office Space printer, the fuck is a PC load letter‽
Wow…I miss read your response and all I could think was…They are funny but we’re talking about Grandma’s spoons, well I bet THEY would collect spoons too, especially the old funny ones, this all check out…Rereads it, OHHHHH FADS…Please don’t tell the Velvet Mafia on me
i worked for an auctioneer who had thousands of these souvenir spoons. i’d post 10 or 15 for sale on his ebay account every week and they all sold for between $20-$40 each
edit: they don’t go for near that much anymore. antiques are dead
What’s in vogue changes as the age demographic changes. Previously, it was spoons, now it’s 90s video games.
I’m a Millennial and have a collection of these. IDK why – probably because they’re small and cheap and therefore pretty convenient as a souvenir – but back when I was a kid I just got in the habit of grabbing one whenever I traveled.
I also have a jar of pressed pennies because, again, small and cheap.
Wikipedia’s Emglish server is down, we’ll have to settle for English: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elongated_coin
Whoops! I had edited the URL from en.m.wikipedia.org so it would be a normal desktop-site link, but apparently screwed it up. I’ve fixed it now, though.
I was looking for this comment. My nana has a huge thing of thimbles from every single trip they’ve ever taken. It’s pretty cute tbh
I always wondered who buys all those spoons you see in gift shops, and how they display them. Now I know.
It’s always keyrings, fridge magnets, spoons, thimbles, etc, but you never see bugs any more. They were like a little pom-pom thing with a label saying where it was from and googly eyes, and the feet were a sticker.
My dad had a load of them on a big sheet of perspex on the back shelf of the car, and having grown up and seen the Final Destination movies, I can say that was a terrible idea and he could have decapitated all four of us in an accident.
I don’t remember those and I’m old. I do remember the thimbles and salt and pepper shakers though. I’m googling the bugs but just getting stupid Etsy links.
These are about the closest I can find.
https://www.totalmerchandise.co.uk/branded-products/promotional-logobugs
This would have been late 80s I’d guess.
Oh wow, I don’t remember them.
Didn’t find a single salad fingers reference, i must be getting old… :/
Well well if it isn’t Hubert Cumberdale, back from the Great War
Somebody wants a word with you
kid named finger:
Finally, I will have enough spoons to properly clean my room!
Nana recently big spooned whole stock market
Do you think she only got the ship once she had enough spoons to fill it, and then just put up her favorite ones? I imagine it would be embarrassing to have a half full spoon ship.
I’ve seen ones with empty spaces waiting to be filled back in the 80s myself.
I collect spoons as a 30 year old. I think I picked it up from my grandma. Sadly gift shops rarely carry them anymore.
I’d like to see your spoons!
I’d love to show you! Unfortunately they’re in storage at the moment
Ok well my spoon dreams are shot
You convinced my wife to go digging for them! Entire Box Row 1 Row 2 Row 3
Omigod your wife made my morning. I love them!
I pick up a mug with a flag of every country I visit. I don’t really collect them in the sense that I use them and threw some away because they were clearly too beat up.
They make good souvenirs on my morning coffee.
I have one with the flag of Amsterdam city and it seems to be indestructible.
I love finding spoons from places I’ve been or places that no longer exist that I’d have liked to go to at estate sales, garage sales and thrift stores. So far I only have 6 of them, but I think it’s pretty cool. Btw I’m about the same age as you
Is it wordplay on “Schooner?” Spooner?
I barely even know her!
It wasn’t until the third time I scrolled past this one the pun finally hit me. I was stuck at “spoon sloop? Sploop? Sloon?”
