Some forks you really don’t want to put into your mouth.
Pitchforks for example - the dreaded weapon of the medieval farmer.
page 370 of 'Les Châteaux suisses. Anciennes anecdotes et chroniques. Nouvelle édition. Illustrations de H. Van Muyden. - British Library
The powerful pitchfork probably inspired the Devil’s three-pronged weapon, since people weren’t familiar with tridents in cultures where depictions of devils first started.
And there are many other forks you don’t use to eat food.
Tuning forks.
Bicycle forks.
There are even ‘forks’ to make you pay more taxes.
In the 15th century, John Morton, Archbishop of Canterbury, also functioned as Henry the VII’s Lord Chancellor. His approach to taxation was as follows:
Cardinal John Morton
“If a man lived well he was obviously rich and if he lived frugally then he must have savings”
This ‘between the devil and the deep blue sea’ dilemma is now known as Morton’s Fork - a way of arguing in which you use two equally undesirable or unviable options.
And the fork in the road (or river) has become a metaphor itself for making a decision.
Today, focus on those other forks.
See them, capture them and share them on Twitter or Instagram using the hashtag #kramerseye.