Newport Lighting 3PC Lamp Set (2 Styles)

Once. Twice. Ah, you know the rest.

The people who founded this nation sailed across the ocean. They didn't have lamps. Or, if they did, the lamps were packed away. When they arrived in America there were no lamps waiting for them. It took years for lamp traders to open the brisk lamp business we see to today, and even longer for locally made lamps to appear with any regularity or quality.

During World War II, lamps were rationed, forcing Americans to huddle together around the half-lamps of the day. It wasn't until the mid-1950s, when a young JFK was seen turning on a lamp that was shaped like a battleship, when the nation truly considered lamps to be a serious fashion statement.

Today, of course, it's all about quantity. Many movie stars and rap artists have up to seven lamps in their house at any given time. High school kids have begun to attend lamp parties in the seedy basement clubs they hold so dear. Rumors have it that a lamp may be cast as Uatu in the upcoming Doctor Strange movie! Wouldn't that be exciting?

So don't miss out on your chance to enter the cutting-edge world of lamps. You'll need this 3-Piece Set, of course.

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18/10 Flatware Sets - Your Choice - 6 Styles

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Flatware isn't flat. Yeah. Figure THAT one out.

A fork? That's curved. A knife? That's ridged. A spoon? Yeah, right. The truth is, there's nothing in flatware that's actually flat. SO HOW THE HECK DID IT GET SUCH A NAME??

We tried to research it. Oh, we tried. Wikipedia avoids the whole issue by redirecting us to "cutlery" instead of offering any real answers. Googling "flatware" only brings up other, lesser sites from which flatware can be purchased, and that doesn't help us! Even the dictionary just says "whatever, Woot" and that seems both rude AND impossible!

So, honestly, we don't know why fancy people say "flatware" and sane people say "silverware" (even if it's not made of silver... which is a whole different conversation...) but we advise you go with this:

Just ask for forks and knives and assume they're going to bring a spoon with the dessert. It'll save us time and eventually the word "Flatware" will vanish from common use and it won't even matter. Thanks for your assistance in this.

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