h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

If any humans happen to go to what is commonly knwon as a "Coffee house", or attempt to get a drink at a work place with a coffeee machine, they will be presented with the Tea-Stirrer. Some still refer to these as spoons- and although the usage to stir a hot beverage is similar- the resemblance stops there. I beleive they are only used once and then disposed of. Being trivial in cost(look up money, expense) they are probably used so the theft of a spoon(or disappearance of) is no longer an issue. Though when this is displaced by the shy teaspoon theories - it may seem like a total and useless waste of time. Which becouse of its equal lack of actual effectiveness in stirring tea- the tea-stirrer indubitably is.