Ex parte contact occurs when an attorney communicates with another party outside the presence of that party's attorney. Ex parte contact also describes a judge who communicates with one party to a lawsuit to the exclusion of the other party or parties, or a judge who initiates discussions about a case with disinterested third parties.
Largest wooden spoon. Share. The largest wooden spoon measured 17.79 m (58 ft 4.39 in) in length and 1.50 m (4 ft 11 in) at its widest point, and was made by Centrul Cultural Mioveni (Romania) in Mioveni, Romania, on 7 June 2013. The spoon is an outsized replica of a traditional Romanian spoon.
To this day, âwooden spoon awardsâ are still sometimes given (though not always with actual spoons) to the team with the worst record in sports like crew and rugby. All the while, wooden spoons have played an important role in kitchens around the worldâand for good reason.