Word: utensil
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...utensil tray had been filled with water and overflowed into the kitchen cabinets...
...neat little row of plastic loops inside to harbor a child's collection of those disappearing markers that come inside boxes of Lucky Charms. In those inviting slots she had tucked a fascinating armament of pens and mechanical pencils and ever since then I've been a writing utensil snob. I revel in the satisfaction of taking notes in just the right color ink and with a pen of exactly the right weight. Not just any pen will do for any occasion...
...Double Quarter Pounder and the Triple Cheeseburger, is like watching America's appetite grow before your eyes. And yet that seems downright modest compared with the bloat at movie- theater concession stands, where candy bars have tripled in size since the '70s. "It's a food and utensil explosion," says Gail Frank, a professor of nutrition at California State University at Long Beach. "For a thousand years we had one glass size -- 8 oz. Then in a decade it's quadrupled in size...
...kitchen cart is wheeled down the corridor, and through a slot in the door Simpson is handed a breakfast of scrambled eggs, potatoes, two slices of wheat bread and coffee brewed in a stainless-steel kitchen vat so wide it uses a bed sheet for a filter. His only utensil is a plastic spoon...
...just isn't true. More importantly, the administration shouldn't assume a tour-guide mentality in dictating the actions of students. There's a time for engaging in the serious pursuit of knowledge. There's also a time for hunting down a classmate with a plastic gun or eating utensil. If tourists are seriously disturbed, we invite them to arm themselves with their own spoons...