20 September 2008
French Prime Minister Francois Fillon has announced that the country will not tax sporks and other plastic utensils after all. The French government has conceded that now is perhaps not the best time to introduce the products now because many French are already worried about their declining purchasing power. Indeed, those opposed to the tax [...]
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16 September 2008
Do you remember “sporks”? Those plastic spoon-meets-fork utensils that you can get at fast food restaurants? I remember seeing my first spork at a Kentucky Fried Chicken. I ordered the cole slaw (I have cole slaw issues, am slightly addicted) and got a plastic sealed package of salt, pepper, napkin and spork. It was, I [...]
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