On Sep 6, 11:20*am, James Silverton >
wrote:


and picking up spaghetti with a fork is a skill learned when
> one begins to grow up.
>


Not really. I knew a girl who was getting married and her MIL to be
insisted on 'small shells' at the [Italian resto] reception, as she
suspected there would be non-twirlers there and those who wanted easy
to handle pieces. That's being real considerate of female diners in
their best clothes - no sauce a-splashin'.

When the waiter asks "ziti or spahetti?", I always go for the ziti -
for the splash factor.