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Surely sendmail reeled when thusly spake Jani Metsatahti:
>
> > > what works for me is: who the f*ck needs a knife ?
> > > most foods cut fine with just a fork. so I can
> > > (for example) read the newspaper with my left hand.
> >
> > And who the fu*k needs warm food? I've eaten cold liver box
> ("maksalaatikko"
> > in Finnish - a traditional Finnish fast food) for years...
>
> both points are well proven, but anything that needs _either_ a knife
> or a fork fails to rank high on my list. so does the patonki, mentioned
> earlier, and the reason is the same: you don't want any food ending on
> the keyboard.
the BBC had a great story months ago, they did a chemical
analysis of the gunk found on keyboards, it was amazingly
disgusting.
> another disadvantage of dishes that require a fork is the amount of
> coordination needed. (especially if the other hand is simultaneously
> typing or moving the mouse.)
well, dishes means washing. and then you're into that whole rat race
where you're single and you want to cook but cooking takes 40 minutes
and cleaning takes 20 but to eat the fucking meal only takes about
five minutes. ridiculous and depressing.
> most practical alternatives have been handy little containers
> (yoghurt), or traditional snack-size bits (candy bars, peanuts, dried
> fruit).
peanut butter is a good all-purpose, all-weather, all-terrain food
but it's never caught on in Finland. I guess you have to be exposed
to it when you are young, kind of like chickenpox or measles.
> problems naturally arise if dining on yoghurt and candy for days. and
> another limiting factor may be that your working conditions cause you
> to rather not directly touch what you're eating, though this can be
> circumvented by eg. aseptically pouring the dried fruit to your mouth
> from the paper bag they're in.
yes and also this wins you style points from babes who appreciate
how busy you are that you eat straight from the bag bcos you're a
new economy guru.
> this is a critical issue not only with computers, but with small
> paper-back books. you know how frustrating it is to try to relax by
> reading and eating, when the book won't stay open unless you hold it.
> the book scenario, however, can also be aided by a big enough
> transparent plastic screen that's placed over the opened book, while
> the plate goes on top of it. if the print's small enough there won't
> even be a need to flip the page before you're through with the meal.
you can also wedge the edge of the book under your plate. but the
you have to be fairly careful about slopping around gravy n stuff.
> jani
fred
