# Oh! How I hate square plates and bowls! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 29, 2010, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-how-i-hate-square-plates-and-bowls/537804 "2010-04-29T23:27:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2010, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-how-i-hate-square-plates-and-bowls/537804/41 "2010-05-02T16:51:22Z")
Can ypou still buy those hot orange (radioactive) Fiestaware plates? I love the look! ---
**Author:** ![Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superfluous_Parentheses)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2010, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-how-i-hate-square-plates-and-bowls/537804/42 "2010-05-02T17:31:12Z")
> [@This\_Just\_In\_2](#): > > Up next, square chickens. [Pigs!](http://www.moviepropsmuseum.com/thecollection3.htm) - scroll down to the second row. I’ve got two square plates that I only use as decorative serving plates. For some reason I’ve got an irrational dislike of eating off of them. ---
**Author:** ![Mrs.Cake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2acd7d/32.png) [@Mrs.Cake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrs.Cake)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2010, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-how-i-hate-square-plates-and-bowls/537804/43 "2010-05-02T21:40:53Z")
So I think we can all agree that square bowl sinks would be a sign of the apocalypse. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2010, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-how-i-hate-square-plates-and-bowls/537804/44 "2010-05-02T22:49:43Z")
> [@Mrs.Cake](#): > > So I think we can all agree that square bowl sinks would be a sign of the apocalypse. Oh my goodness, yes! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [May 2, 2010, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-how-i-hate-square-plates-and-bowls/537804/45 "2010-05-02T23:23:18Z")
I had a set of square, everyday dishes for a couple of years. They had been given to me as a gift. I used them, but didn’t really care for them. What I use now for all but fancy stuff is a vintage set of restaurant china in aqua and cream. Indestructable and goes well with my vintage chrome-formica kitchen table. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-how-i-hate-square-plates-and-bowls/537804/46 "2010-05-03T00:02:21Z")
I need a set of bowls that say LEFTOVER CHINESE LEFTOVER CHINESE LEFTOVER CHINESE. > [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#): > > I am so jealous. The only way they could possibly be better is if they were octagonal. I’m sort of obsessed with the number 8, and octagons. However, it drives me crazy that octagonal tiles need square tiles in order to come out even. I thought I had such a good idea for you, but unfortunately, it looks like [Octime](http://search.replacements.com/texis/search?order=ClientCount-d&query=octime) has been discontinued. ---
**Author:** ![Essured](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Essured](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Essured)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 4:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-how-i-hate-square-plates-and-bowls/537804/47 "2010-05-03T04:31:39Z")
[QUOTE=Mrs. Cake] So I think we can all agree that square bowl sinks would be a sign of the apocalypse. [/QUOTE] > [@norinew](#): > > Oh my goodness, yes! :eek: My last apartment had them in the bathroom… they looked something like [this](http://www.tubz.com/images/Decolav/1432.jpg), but picture it in really bad faux marble instead of white. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Fight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90ced4/32.png) [@Cat\_Fight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Fight)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-how-i-hate-square-plates-and-bowls/537804/48 "2010-05-03T20:35:56Z")
> [@Mrs.Cake](#): > > So I think we can all agree that square bowl sinks would be a sign of the apocalypse. If by apocalypse you mean a lifetime of me exiting the washroom, soaking wet at the waist (or wherever the sink hits me), then yes. Yes it is. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2010, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-how-i-hate-square-plates-and-bowls/537804/49 "2010-05-03T23:53:54Z")
I suspected that those bowl sinks would be hard to clean - thanks for confirming it. My husband and I don’t like the look much, anyway, but that really nails it down. ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2010, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-how-i-hate-square-plates-and-bowls/537804/50 "2010-05-04T00:55:40Z")
> [@ralph124c](#): > > Can ypou still buy those hot orange (radioactive) Fiestaware plates? I love the look! The actual official color is red. The first series from 1936 to 1943 were a bit more radioactive then the later 1959 to 1972 items. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-how-i-hate-square-plates-and-bowls/537804.md?page=2)