#170013 - 05/12/08 03:12 PM
Australian researchers estimate 18 million spoons go missing
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Team of Australian researchers estimate 18 million spoons go missing each year in Melbourne Australia. Full INFO and SOURCE Any idea where they go???? Sydney?
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#170019 - 05/12/08 04:41 PM
Re: Australian researchers estimate 18 million spoons go missing
[Re: Stan Jensen]
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Of course! They go home with the people!
Souveniers
"Just a little something to remember this place by"
"They never supply a spoon in the room. I'll just take this one."
"No, I did NOT steal it. I just happened to walk off with it in my hand."
"What's this spoon doing here? Well, we can't leave it here, they might think we were planning to steal it!"
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#170059 - 05/13/08 02:46 AM
Re: Australian researchers estimate 18 million spoons go missing
[Re: Beryl]
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I lost a spoon during an earthquake. Never did find it again. Possibly the spoons from Australia go to the same fold in the space/time continuum?
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#170075 - 05/13/08 05:03 AM
Re: Australian researchers estimate 18 million spoons go missing
[Re: Stan Jensen]
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Just a sidebar: Since listening more to the BBC these days, I've noticed they use the term "go missing" quite a bit. It's not a phrase I hear a lot in the U.S.
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#170423 - 05/17/08 03:25 AM
Re: Australian researchers estimate 18 million spoons go missing
[Re: carolaa]
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Maybe they wouldn't worry about the spoons if they used plastic ones that are worth very little and also disposable. Soft of compare the cost of disposable versus the cost of replacing the missing ones.
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#170465 - 05/17/08 02:53 PM
Re: Australian researchers estimate 18 million spoons go missing
[Re: Dottie]
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18,000,000.....spoons.....Ozzie reseachers...
Was that limited to just the land of Oz?
'Cuz, I am wondering...if there was 18 million missing on that ..[ahem]small island, you'd think that maybe some aborigional or someone would find a few....
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#170471 - 05/17/08 04:48 PM
Re: Australian researchers estimate 18 million spoons go mis
[Re: Neil D]
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Maybe a spoon artist needs 'em. Creative persons can, and do, make all kinds of creations using spoons (forks, too), some of which are sold to tourists, at least here in the US of A. Those living in Oz should keep their eyes out for a giant spoon mural appearing on a wall sometime in the future.
Alternatively, perhaps the burgeoning drug culture is using them.
Another possibility: They are being melted down for, hmmm, well for what I couldn't say.
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#170570 - 05/18/08 04:00 PM
Re: Australian researchers estimate 18 million spoons go mis
[Re: LynnDel]
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Today, I ain't for sale. Check back tomorrow.
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Maybe a spoon artist needs 'em. Creative persons can, and do, make all kinds of creations using spoons (forks, too), some of which are sold to tourists, at least here in the US of A. Those living in Oz should keep their eyes out for a giant spoon mural appearing on a wall sometime in the future. And continuing this thought, and broadening it out some, if you DON't find that large, giant spoon mural, it just goes to show that there are no creative persons in Oz.  [and what about THE Bravus????] ....And thus, we still have 18 millions spoons in limbo somewheres..... 
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