We thought you could eat it with a spoon and cut it with a knife. (Laughter.) And I know a lot of parents out there cooking broccoli like that.

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And fans eat subtle significance with a spoon, arguing metaphor and symbol across forums with grad student fervor and elementary school abandon.

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Customers also have suggested other ideas for the Griffins to pursue, including a "spainer, " a spoon with holes to eat cereal without milk, and a doughnut pizza pan, to increase the crust-to-toppings ratio on pizza.

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And what if we gave this to you in a very aspirational container, with a spoon made out of whole grain to eat it with?

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Most bizarre was the smart spoon, which is designed to encourage you to eat more slowly - if you spoon food into your mouth rapidly the spoon handle throbs with a warning signal.

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