User:Sophiebristow
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I live in Orpington! And like pink stuff
[edit] sticky situation
Is there actually a difference between cocktail sticks and toothpicks? I'm in the uppermiddleclass echelon and should know the difference if there is one. Ta --Sophiebristow 21:29, 10 July 2005 (UTC)
- Cocktail sticks are round in cross-section. Toothpicks can be round but the better ones have a triangular cross-section to make them fit in the interdental spaces, and they are made of softer wood. You won't find many mint-flavoured cocktail sticks, either. --Heron 21:35, 10 July 2005 (UTC)
- One you put in your mouth to get food in, one you put in your mouth to get food out... More accurately, a cocktail stick is a long cylinder pointed at both ends; it's about three, four inches long - about the size of a cotton swab. A toothpick is generally shorter, at least in my experience, often blunt at one end, and often not cylindrical - a triangular cross-section is quite common. Shimgray 21:38, 10 July 2005 (UTC)
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- Also, cocktail sticks can have those little multi-colored cellophane frills attached to them. No self-respecting toothpick would. --Mothperson 21:44, 10 July 2005 (UTC)
