Comments on: Smashing Plates… :)

By: betty q.

betty q. — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 03:17:41 +0000

We recycle glass bottles over here, MM…so the other day, instead of just dropping it gently, I purposely threw the bottles inside the bin agressively. I figured this is the best place …I need not clean up my mess after!

By: Eileen

Eileen — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 13:18:22 +0000

I love my kitchen stuff and would hate to see them break. So for “anger management”, I use things that I am not very attached to such as computer mouses, portable keyboards, ashtrays, remote controls and my personal favorite, empty glass bottles. :)

By: marissewalangkaparis

marissewalangkaparis — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 04:01:46 +0000

Ha ha ha…I love how crazy you can be at times…this post is great. I should do this once …ha ha ha…

By: Diane

Diane — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 17:13:52 +0000

The first time I heard of smashing plates for fun was, I think, from a sitcom in the 1980s or 90s. I think it was from “Perfect Strangers” where Balki takes cousin Larry to a restaurant where they have to break plates or something? Anyone remember that episode? :)

By: Mila

Mila — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:14:25 +0000

That pumpkin anecdote reminded me of a surreal Halloween I spent in Thailand one year; this American colleague of mine decided to “impress” his Thai friends by first teaching them how to carve jack o’lanterns (out of mini pumpkins) then having them take pot shots at them with a bibi gun. He was getting a bit too enthusiastic about the shooting part until a sizeable pumpkin shard ricocheted and hit him in the eye.

By: Kristine del Gallego

Kristine del Gallego — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 09:49:49 +0000

i like the shot! z:)

By: Lava Bien

Lava Bien — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 18:07:10 +0000

I used to kick empty cardboard boxes at the back of the old restaurant I used to work at. Let’s just I never lost my cool out on the floor with any customers, I kept my smile and got constantly good tips to pay for my college.
Now I just kick bags and kicking pads for fun and fitness!

By: Connie C

Connie C — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:37:45 +0000

Don’t some cultures smash, break plates during a wedding celebratory ritual, sort of? Jews? Greeks?
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By: Indian Bazaars

Indian Bazaars — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:04:08 +0000

Liked this as a photograph! Great idea! Enjoyed reading the comments from other readers as well. Seems like something we can ALL relate to! The “plates from China are now so inexpensive…” was my favourite!

By: sister

sister — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:55:08 +0000

You could have a plate smashing wall with entry fee to be given to charity (maybe feeding program). Since restaurants usually figure 30% breakage in one year you could easily have enough chipped plates to use, and you might even get rejects donated by your potter cousin. Luckily plates from China are now so inexpensive that one can easily replace the damaged ones.
Always discard chipped plates as they can harbor bacteria not to mention being unsightly. I am always amazed that many folks out there keep serving themselves and others on chipped plates. At the very least one may get injured by the sharp edges.