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Letter "C" » chopsticks
«[Her] fingers are brandished as a crazed and half-starved Chinese would use chopsticks.. They prod and pinch the air, leaving it bruised and beaten.»
Author: Colin McDowell
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«Chopsticks are one of the reasons the Chinese never invented custard»
Author: Spike Milligan
(Actor, Humorist)
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Chinese, chopsticks, custard, Custards, invented
«And I find chopsticks frankly distressing. Am I alone in thinking it odd that a people ingenious enough to invent paper, gunpowder, kites and any number of other useful objects, and who have a noble history extending back 3,000 years haven't yet worked out that a pair of knitting needles is no way to capture food?»
Author: Bill Bryson
(Writer)
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