3166: Big and Little Spoons - Revision history

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	The title text asks whether you are the annoying spoon or the sleepy spoon, which, in this context, most likely means to ask whether you are like Cueball (who is being considered annoying) or like his sleepy partner.		The title text asks whether you are the annoying spoon or the sleepy spoon, which, in this context, most likely means to ask whether you are like Cueball (who is being considered annoying) or like his sleepy partner.
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	The title text asks whether you are the annoying spoon or the sleepy spoon, which, in this context, most likely means to ask whether you are like Cueball (who is being considered annoying) or like his sleepy partner.		The title text asks whether you are the annoying spoon or the sleepy spoon, which, in this context, most likely means to ask whether you are like Cueball (who is being considered annoying) or like his sleepy partner.
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 :Cueball: Some people like to be the little spoon.
-:[A big spoon sitting atop a little spoon and a little spoon sitting atop a big spoon are depicted.]
+:[A big spoon sitting atop a little spoon and a little spoon sitting atop a big spoon are depicted. Neither arrangement of spoons is able to nest properly.]
 :And some brave truth-tellers point out that the metaphor makes no sense because different-sized spoons don't nest right '''''either''''' way. You nest '''''same'''''-sized spoons.

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 :[A big spoon sitting atop a little spoon and a little spoon sitting atop a big spoon are depicted.]
-:And some brave truth-tellers point out that the metaphor makes no sense because different-sized spoons don't nest right ''either'' way. You nest ''same''-sized spoons.
+:And some brave truth-tellers point out that the metaphor makes no sense because different-sized spoons don't nest right '''''either''''' way. You nest '''''same'''''-sized spoons.
 :[Cueball is lying alone on a couch.]

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 :[Cueball is lying alone on a couch.]
-:Cueball: ...and apparently ''we'' sleep on the couch.
+:Cueball: ...and apparently '''''we''''' sleep on the couch.
 :[Voice from outside the panel:]
-:Voice: Why are you ''still'' going on about the spoon thing?
+:Voice: Why are you '''''still''''' going on about the spoon thing?
-:Cueball: Because I'm ''right!''
+:Cueball: Because I'm '''''right!'''''
 {{comic discussion}}<noinclude>

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	==Explanation==		==Explanation==
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	{{w\|Spooning}} is the intimate (and sometimes, but not always, sexual) act of laying down so that one's fore is directly up against the back of another person. A common colloquial term for people in this position is to refer to the two participants as "big spoon" (the one behind) and "little spoon" (the one in front). Cueball points out that the colloquialism does not have any basis in reality due to how spoons nest; commonly, spoons of the the same size will form a relatively uniform stack (which may be handy with a full complement of {{w\|cutlery}} that is stored together in functional groups), while the spoons of differing sizes would rest awkwardly due to the different curvature in their handles and bowls, and the neck between.		{{w\|Spooning}} is the intimate (and sometimes, but not always, sexual) act of laying down so that one's fore is directly up against the back of another person. A common colloquial term for people in this position is to refer to the two participants as "big spoon" (the one behind) and "little spoon" (the one in front). Cueball points out that the colloquialism does not have any basis in reality due to how spoons nest; commonly, spoons of the the same size will form a relatively uniform stack (which may be handy with a full complement of {{w\|cutlery}} that is stored together in functional groups), while the spoons of differing sizes would rest awkwardly due to the different curvature in their handles and bowls, and the neck between.

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 {{w|Spooning}} is the intimate (and sometimes, but not always, sexual) act of laying down so that one's fore is directly up against the back of another person. A common colloquial term for people in this position is to refer to the two participants as "big spoon" (the one behind) and "little spoon" (the one in front). Cueball points out that the colloquialism does not have any basis in reality due to how spoons nest; commonly, spoons of the the same size will form a relatively uniform stack (which may be handy with a full complement of {{w|cutlery}} that is stored together in functional groups), while the spoons of differing sizes would rest awkwardly due to the different curvature in their handles and bowls, and the neck between.
-There are some exceptions, such as a {{w|File:Swedish Measuring Spoon Set.jpeg|measuring spoon ''set''}}, or one-person camping set (perhaps small spoon, large spoon, plus knife and fork; or involving [[419: Forks and Spoons|hybrid]] {{w|Combination eating utensils|flatware}}), where one of each type is deliberately designed to be nested/packed against the others in a particular order. It is also not uncommon for same sized spoons of the same design not to nest neatly, due to the design resulting in differing front and back profiles.
+There are some exceptions, such as a {{w|File:Swedish Measuring Spoon Set.jpeg|measuring spoon ''set''}}, or one-person camping set (perhaps small spoon, large spoon, plus knife and fork; or involving [[419: Forks and Spoons|hybrid]] {{w|Combination eating utensils|flatware}}), where one of each type is deliberately designed to be nested/packed against the others in a particular order. Occasionally, same sized spoons of a given design do not nest neatly, due to the design resulting in differing front and back profiles.
-The last panel reveals that he is {{tvtropes|ExiledToTheCouch|sleeping on the couch}}, presumably because of his nitpickery regarding the colloquialism. From another room, someone else — presumably Megan — realizes that he is addressing anyone who is listening about this, and expresses annoyance that he hasn't let the matter go. Cueball merely insists that he's ''right'', indicating [[386: Duty Calls|his refusal]] to let the matter slide. His insistence on being right in this case is apparently more important to him than being in any two-spoon big spoon vs small spoon situation; instead he's alone on the couch and forked.
+The last panel reveals that he is {{tvtropes|ExiledToTheCouch|sleeping on the couch}}, presumably because of his nitpickery regarding the colloquialism. From another room, someone else — presumably Megan — realizes that he is addressing anyone who is listening about this, and expresses annoyance that he hasn't let the matter go. Cueball merely insists that he's ''right'', indicating [[386: Duty Calls|his refusal]] to let the matter slide. His insistence on being right in this case is apparently more important to him than spooning; instead he's alone on the couch and forked.
 The title text asks whether you are the annoying spoon or the sleepy spoon, which, in this context, most likely means to ask whether you are like Cueball (who is being considered annoying) or like his sleepy partner.

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 The last panel reveals that he is {{tvtropes|ExiledToTheCouch|sleeping on the couch}}, presumably because of his nitpickery regarding the colloquialism. From another room, someone else — presumably Megan — realizes that he is addressing anyone who is listening about this, and expresses annoyance that he hasn't let the matter go, which well may have caused the banishment from a shared bed. Cueball merely insists that he's ''right'', indicating [[386: Duty Calls|his refusal]] to let the matter slide. His insistence on being right in this case is causing him to not be in any two-spoon big spoon vs small spoon situation, instead he's alone on the couch and forked.
-The title text asks whether you are the annoying spoon or sleepy spoon, which, in this context, most likely means to ask whether you are like Cueball (who is being considered annoying) or like his sleepy partner.
+The title text asks whether you are the annoying spoon or the sleepy spoon, which, in this context, most likely means to ask whether you are like Cueball (who is being considered annoying) or like his sleepy partner.
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 {{incomplete|This page was created by a SAME-SIZED SPOON. Don't remove this notice too soon.}}
-{{w|Spooning}} is the intimate (and sometimes, but not always, sexual) act of laying down so that one's fore is directly up against the back of another person. A common colloquial term for people in this position is to refer to the two participants as "big spoon" (the one behind) and "little spoon" (the one in front). Cueball points out that the colloquialism does not have any basis in reality due to how spoons nest; commonly, spoons of the the same size will form a relatively uniform stack, which may be handy with a full complement of {{w|cutlery}} that is stored together in functional groups, while the spoons of differing sizes would rest awkwardly due to the different curvature in their handles and bowls, and the neck between. There are some exceptions, such as a {{w|File:Swedish Measuring Spoon Set.jpeg|measuring spoon ''set''}}, or one-person camping set (perhaps small spoon, large spoon, plus knife and fork; or involving [[419: Forks and Spoons|hybrid]] {{w|Combination eating utensils|flatware}}), where one of each type is deliberately designed to be nested/packed against the others in a particular order. It is also not uncommon for same sized spoons of the same design not to nest neatly, due to the design resulting in differing front and back profiles.
+{{w|Spooning}} is the intimate (and sometimes, but not always, sexual) act of laying down so that one's fore is directly up against the back of another person. A common colloquial term for people in this position is to refer to the two participants as "big spoon" (the one behind) and "little spoon" (the one in front). Cueball points out that the colloquialism does not have any basis in reality due to how spoons nest; commonly, spoons of the the same size will form a relatively uniform stack (which may be handy with a full complement of {{w|cutlery}} that is stored together in functional groups), while the spoons of differing sizes would rest awkwardly due to the different curvature in their handles and bowls, and the neck between.
 The last panel reveals that he is {{tvtropes|ExiledToTheCouch|sleeping on the couch}}, presumably because of his nitpickery regarding the colloquialism. From another room, someone else — presumably Megan — realizes that he is addressing anyone who is listening about this, and expresses annoyance that he hasn't let the matter go, which well may have caused the banishment from a shared bed. Cueball merely insists that he's ''right'', indicating [[386: Duty Calls|his refusal]] to let the matter slide. His insistence on being right in this case is causing him to not be in any two-spoon big spoon vs small spoon situation, instead he's alone on the couch and forked.