The humble spoon. It looks innocuous. Some might call it benign.
Some have no imagination.
I don’t have a lot of time for people who pride themselves on their knife skills. Cutting out your victim’s heart with a knife, where’s the artistry in that? Also, a knife takes away the element of surprise. You pull a knife, people scream and fight and beg for their lives before you’ve begun to have any fun.
I get my spoon out, people laugh. They think they’ve been pranked, look for the camera.
They stop laughing pretty sharpish.
Because it’s dull. It hurts more.
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What a rubbish week it’s been. First David Bowie, now Alan Rickman.
Remember Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves? Not a great movie, but it featured this immortal line from Rickman’s Sheriff of Nottingham: “Because it’s dull, you twit. It’ll hurt more.”
Great story. Yes it seems so sad to see these great men pass away.
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Two in the same week is just unfair… Thanks, Donna!
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What an unexpected story!
Upsetting news to read about these great entertainers moving on from this life.
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Yes, it is rather sad… Thanks, Colline!
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Oh that’s Sad. He was such a talented actor. Die Hard, Love Actually, and Snape. And many other roles.
Your story was very chilling. A spoon hurts more of course, it’s dull.
Great job.
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Yep, it wasn’t a good week for irreplaceable 69-year old Brits… He’ll always be one of my favourite actors.
Thank you!
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Robin Hood Prince of Thieves<<my guilty pleasure favorite movie. Sad day 😦
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It’s a shame cast Kevin Costner, but the rest of the cast is fab. It’s a great guilty pleasure movie 🙂
Thanks for stopping by!
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So sorry to see him pass…thank you for the uplifting reminder of his line from Robin Hood – fantastic! His delivery and stage presence will be missed…
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Yes, he was an acting phenomenon. Without doubt one of my favourite actors. He was on my list of people I want to see on stage, as well 😦
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Loved your post. Alan Rickman made my childhood very memorable! It is very sad to see him go!
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Thank you, Samara! You wrote a great post yourself.
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Thank you Sonya! That’s very sweet of you. I am new to the entire blogging world. 🙂
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I immediately thought of that spoon scene when reading your post! Well done 🙂
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Brilliant – I’m not the only one who remembers it! Thank you, Melinda 🙂
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You’re welcome 🙂 I happen to love that movie. I saw it when I was 11 or 12 and I thought it was awesome. My opinion hasn’t changed even though as an adult I recognize it’s shortcomings. It’s still one of my favorite films.
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I’ve not seen it in a while. But I have fond memories of it watching it with my friends and cheering every time the Sheriff came on 🙂
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me too! 🙂
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Very sad that cancer took two wonderful artistic men away. I also heard that Celine Dion’s husband passed away this week with throat cancer. Very sad! Your story is wonderful! I can picture (as hard as it is to imagine) someone cutting someone’s heart out with a spoon.
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Yes, it is very sad. Thank you, PJ!
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It is amazing the amount of detail you can do in just one hundred words. As for Alan Rickman and David Bowie, I know it sucks. Both great artists who left behind legacies, they are going to be missed.
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Thank you for your lovely comment 🙂
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Awesome! The next time I eat soup I will look differently at my spoon 🙂
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You should :D. Thanks again!
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I will…i remember that line from Robin Hood, too 🙂
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I think we’re all showing our age here 😀
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Yes, I think we are 🙂
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