This little plastic storage bowl is one of the first items that Dustin and I owned together. We were living in our apartment up the hill from East Mission Beach in San Diego, and had nothing store our leftovers in. So this quick pick up at whatever store was closest, and in walking distance, was our first fridge storage bowl. It used to have a twin, but that one is gone. It does, however, have its 9 x13 companion, and they each still have their lids.
What they don't have, is a color to call their own.
Since the beginning, we have NEVER agreed on the color of this bowl, which has, in some cases, led to confusion.
"Hand me that blue bowl, please?"
"What blue bowl?"
"The blue bowl to put this food into the fridge."
"What blue bowl? We don't have a blue bowl."
"Fine, I'll get it myself."
"That?! That's green, not blue. If I knew what you were talking about I would have gotten it for you."
"This bowl is clearly blue. It's not even close to green."
"No, it's green."
Fast forward 15 years; we have had similar conversations to that one MANY times! And our children have been brought into it as well. We have a child who insists it is one color, while another agrees with the other parent. Sad, right?
We finally took the debate to the streets, literally. As Allie delivered her Thank You cards from her birthday party, we joined her, bowl and clipboards in hand, to poll the neighbors. (Probably there is some etiquette rule about having another agenda while giving Thanks, but ... oh well.)
So, what color is this bowl? Vote in the comments, tell me in person, vote in the poll on the right of the screen. Send all your friends over to vote.
What they don't have, is a color to call their own.
Since the beginning, we have NEVER agreed on the color of this bowl, which has, in some cases, led to confusion.
"Hand me that blue bowl, please?"
"What blue bowl?"
"The blue bowl to put this food into the fridge."
"What blue bowl? We don't have a blue bowl."
"Fine, I'll get it myself."
"That?! That's green, not blue. If I knew what you were talking about I would have gotten it for you."
"This bowl is clearly blue. It's not even close to green."
"No, it's green."
Fast forward 15 years; we have had similar conversations to that one MANY times! And our children have been brought into it as well. We have a child who insists it is one color, while another agrees with the other parent. Sad, right?
We finally took the debate to the streets, literally. As Allie delivered her Thank You cards from her birthday party, we joined her, bowl and clipboards in hand, to poll the neighbors. (Probably there is some etiquette rule about having another agenda while giving Thanks, but ... oh well.)
So, what color is this bowl? Vote in the comments, tell me in person, vote in the poll on the right of the screen. Send all your friends over to vote.
Behold...the bowl!
So as not to influence your perspective, you can vote now. If you'd like to see the bowl in comparison to some of our items around the home, feel free to keep scrolling down.
While only one person in the neighborhood poll suggested "white" (yes, a young child who may or may not know his colors, or care about saying the correct one) the general leaning was blue. Well, it was heavily "blue". Although one voter was clearly reluctant to stick to blue or green and would have rather voted "aqua." Some were more specific, "ocean blue" "light sky robin's egg blue" And while we insisted on recording the first impression vote, two of the VERY few green votes changed their vote to blue.
