From Wikipedia: "Runcible" is a nonsense word invented by Edward Lear. The word appears (as an adjective) several times in his works, most famously as the "runcible spoon" used by the Owl and the Pussycat. The word "runcible" was apparently one of Lear's favourite inventions, appearing in several of his works in reference to a number of different objects. In his verse self-portrait, The Self-Portrait of the Laureate of Nonsense, it is noted that "he weareth a runcible hat". Other poems include mention of a "runcible cat", a "runcible goose" (in the sense of "silly person"), and a "runcible wall"

sergeyp, The term "runcible spoon" was invented by Edward Lear in his nonsense poem "The Owl and the Pussycat" 1871. "They dined on mince, and slices of quince, Which they ate with a runcible spoon." "Runcible spoon" has been used since then to describe a combination spoon-fork "велка-ложка". In the world of science fiction Runcible technology is used to describe the combination of a human brain and a computer. The Runcible is a transportation device functioning as a teleporter. "Many of the technology's components are named after Edward Lear's nonsense poem, the Owl and the Pussycat. For instance, travellers are called quince, and "sliced" as they enter U-space (in reality rendered into sub-atomic particles and reassembled at the receiving gate by that gate's AI) and the gates are called runcibles." Anyway, that's one possible explanation. http://earth-central.com/wiki/Runcible_Technology