“They say fingers
were made before forks,
and hands before knives.”
— Jonathan Swift
silver tableware
substitute for fingering
when eating fine food
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Giant Striped Bass sculpture made of hundreds of knives, forks and spoons stands 18’ high outside S&P Oyster Restaurant in Mystic, Conn. Created by artist Clint Wright, its framework is made of old boat railings, with forks for the scales and knives and some spoons for the tail • Photo by Jan Logozzo • “Fine Dining” haiku by Mary O’Connor
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