GlamourGirll on Feb 02, 2008 at 12:54 PM

of course this is a food skewer.Just dont let martha stuart see you use it as a toothpick

Cowboysfan12 on Feb 02, 2008 at 13:23 PM

yes this is deffinantly a food skewer and not a toothpick lol

jarvan on Feb 03, 2008 at 20:40 PM

looks like a toothpick to me, lol

ctoyer on Feb 04, 2008 at 18:00 PM

Ahh, this is called a drink pick, a cocktail pick, or more specifically, a sword pick. Its main function is not to be a toothpick, though I'll bet most people have used one as such. It's closer to being a food skewer, in that it's only designed to stab food (drink fruit garnish), and not so much the chewed kind that gets stuck in your teeth. So there you have it; it's a fancy way to keep garnishes from getting lost at sea, but it arguably makes a fabulous toothpick in a pinch. Quite ironic if you happen to get a piece of previously skewered pineapple stuck in your teeth.

dallascowboyzrock on Feb 04, 2008 at 18:27 PM

It's a teeny little sword that belongs to a teeny little ninja.

bebe on Feb 04, 2008 at 23:05 PM

its toothpick i have seen them in bars befor . you ask for a tootpick and they hand u a sword

zjohnson on Feb 05, 2008 at 01:12 AM

actually it belongs to peter pan.

Hyperventilate on Feb 05, 2008 at 02:12 AM

It's a food skewer. I've gotten drinks with them stuck through cherries and such. Definitely a food skewer. They're not sturdy enough to be a toothpick.

rainwalker2k3 on Feb 05, 2008 at 02:19 AM

The cocktail sword. If it's not immersed in at least a 20% alcohol solution, it can be used to righteously poke whoever watered down your drink.

Moose Hollow Farm on Feb 05, 2008 at 08:13 AM

It is definitely a cocktail pick. Often accompanied by a lovely mini mermaid hanging from your glass. Although I preference is for pink flamingo picks. In my large collection of cocktail stirrers, picks etc. my favorite is the Menehune from Trader Vic's at the Plaza in NYC. (I'm not kidding, I actually have an amazing amount of these silly things). The menehune was an amazing drink that they claimed many who drank it were said to see little men running around. So they gave you menehune to bring home. It was a plastic little Polynesian person wearing a grass skirt on a wooden stick. I've given most of mine away but still have a few. My favorite straw though is the pink flamingo straw with the tissue paper body that unfolds and wraps around the straw forming the body. Hey, maybe I should write book about cocktail items! Would you buy it?

Selvo on Feb 07, 2008 at 14:06 PM

Cocktail pick. They hurt like (&#(*&$#(*&$ to be a toothpick

SirKnowItAll on Feb 08, 2008 at 23:28 PM

If you want a REALLY good toothpick, use your Swiss Army knife scissor to cut a drinking straw at an angle to make a point. Good reach, and easy to find the materials to make one. You do have a Swiss Army knife with a scissors in your pocket, don't you? You see, that would make you a gentleman. The reason you and your wife are having this discussion is that you used this cocktail pick as a tooth pick, which in her eyes made you a brute. Using the advanced tool I've described while in the men's room or otherwise discretely located will win you big points and a great night of romance.

birdgirl on Feb 10, 2008 at 15:47 PM

http://jasonamendolara.wordpress.com/2008/01/28/hokus-poke-us/ Click this link to see these babies in action! PS that Sirknowitall guy sure does. Know it all.

birdgirl on Feb 10, 2008 at 15:48 PM

PS. You might notice they call them TOOTHPICKS on that website.... come on everyone knows they hold the cherry in your drinkie-poo.

rilesblue on Feb 16, 2008 at 10:42 AM

food skewer

starsarebent on Feb 20, 2008 at 07:56 AM

Too large at the end to be a toothpick. Of course, I guess some people may have a gap in their teeth... :S

SmartyPantz on Feb 25, 2008 at 18:46 PM

It's a "swizzle stick" for decorating alcoholic drinks w/ olives or fruit.

bebe on Feb 25, 2008 at 21:03 PM

know way it's a toothpick omg??

mayyonayze on Mar 05, 2008 at 00:57 AM

Whatever guys. It's both. Some genius was (without being snarky), a genius. Stick 'yer food with it and ure-use it to stick your gums with it. But really, I believe its a skewer just like those small umbrellas.

fantasia on Mar 05, 2008 at 10:06 AM

it's a fancy toothpick for fruits etc. served at parties..

G4M3RR on Mar 09, 2008 at 11:33 AM

ive got them too, and it IS a food skewer,, ive tryed to use them as toothpicks, but they broke everytime :)

hihowareyou on Jul 06, 2008 at 11:22 AM

its a cocktail pick used to spear shrimp or fruit such as cherries. not a tooth pick! they break when used that way!

montana on Jul 22, 2008 at 22:48 PM

Let the wife be right on this one. It is a small arguement like you said. Go for the big win later.

Unit48 on Aug 06, 2008 at 08:17 AM

either way I bet no one could get one on a plane.

grandexandi on Aug 25, 2008 at 20:22 PM

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