Dawn:So you admit Bender flailed a tad with the full-sized novel?
Ben: Oh, yes. But she flailed less than I expected her to going into it.
Ben Black and Dawn Shanks

As both a professional dealer in silverware and a rare steak knife enthusiast, I must say I was extremely disappointed in your last issue.  How could a publication which on the surface dedicates itself to the exciting, often dangerous world of cutlery feature so few articles concerning that very subject?  I subscribe to both Spoon [...]

Wal-Mart has long topped the list of faceless corporations, but how could something without a face see so deeply into my very being and extract the essence of what I require most? Ben Black

Belarus is a small, skin cell-shaped former Soviet regime located near Lithuania, or perhaps Georgia. Anyone interested in the politics of yore is well advised to attend a meeting of any of the local townships’ Citizens’ Boards, which often erupt in amusing displays of indignation and potential revolution. Ben Black