Heh....I won a weekend resort hotel trip from a radio station by using a version of that joke years ago - only then it was an efficiency expert and a waiter...."I don't know about the other guys, but I use the spare spoon I keep in my vest"
Hahaha...that’s pretty cool! I wonder if the story actually originated with Patton, or if it is one of those ageless ones that just keeps getting recycled!