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1[[quoteright:240:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/spork.jpg]]
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3"Spork" is used as a term to mock and criticize SoBadItsGood and DarthWiki/SoBadItsHorrible works, since sporks have the right size and shape to [[EyeScream dig out an eye.]] A bad FanFic, for example, can be described as "It sporked me.", i.e: so bad it made me want to take my eyes out so I wouldn't have to view it any more.
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5Not to be confused with "sporking", another name for {{MST}}ing. Also not to be confused with a PortmanteauCoupleName for [[Franchise/StarTrek Spock]] [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries and Kirk.]]
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7An actual spork is a cross between a spoon and a fork. (Rich Hall could claim naming rights, thanks to a [[{{Neologism}} "Sniglets"]] segment from a 1983 ''Not Necessarily The News'' episode, but the term was in use since 1909.) They are commonly found in places that don't care about the quality of the food they serve you. Sporks are also a notable example of [[http://xkcd.com/419/ utensil inbreeding.]]
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