Last night we were out to dinner with some friends during which we were served a lemon sorbet (with vodka, totally delicious) and to eat it (essential to spoon out all the delicious lemony iced vodka in the bottom of the glass ) we were given long spoons.

Having that sort of nerdy mind I immediately said; ” I must be supping with the Devil ” it turns out that most of the table didn’t know what I was talking about.
As far as I was concerned I was just remembering an old proverb ; “He who supps with the devil should use a long spoon “
A warning , I take it , to be cautious if sharing close contact with an enemy.

I have told you all about my present daily perusal of the complete works of Shakespeare, I won’t elaborate.

The play I opened at random was The Comedy of Errors and the lines I read were :

Dromio of Syracuse: Master, if you do, expect spoon-meat;
or bespeak a long spoon.

Antiophilus of Syracuse: Why, Dromio?

Dromio of Syracuse: Marry, he must have a long spoon
that must eat with the devil.

Just a little coincidence ?