Hey, now instead of a sharp, dangerous mess on your kitchen tiles, you’ve got a couple bruised toes, a complete drink set, and a giant, swelling feeling of
AWESOME!
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May 25, 2009...12:01 am
#759 Dropping a glass and then sticking your foot out so it hits your foot and doesn’t break on the ground
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May 25, 2009 at 12:09 am
LOL – this is so true. Its only happened to me once. Usually unfortunately I am sweeping up the mess and finding fragments for weeks!
I love what I am reading every day. This is such a great find and a wonderful read. Keep up the great work!
May 25, 2009 at 12:47 am
I be a soccer player if I can do that one. It is broken for good if I drop something. ha
May 25, 2009 at 2:50 am
Just don’t try this with scissors or a knife.
May 28, 2009 at 12:07 am
Laura, you obviously don’t wear a thick, dirty set of steel-toed boots around the house like I do.
January 4, 2010 at 12:22 am
I actually laughed out loud when I read that and my mom looked at me like Im some sort of weirdo.
January 4, 2010 at 2:40 pm
the best thing about this website is the fact that you can laugh out loud and someone ALWAYS will look at you like a weirdo. some of these posts have me literally about to pee myself with laughter and my husband just stares at me from across the living room completely confused as to what brought on the laughing fit that is now controlling his wife…its the best!
this fact is
AWESOME
May 25, 2009 at 8:05 am
I am so good at this!
I worked in a grocery store for years, and developed uncanny reflexes when it comes to knocking stuff off shelves and catching it.
I’ve saved pickle jars, salsa jars, even jugs of milk this way.
May 28, 2009 at 12:07 am
David, you are the true foot-kicking king.
May 25, 2009 at 8:41 am
I’ve never even thought to do that… o_O
May 25, 2009 at 10:24 am
Dropping a spoon or a fork and catching it mid-air (just happened to me) = Awesome!
May 25, 2009 at 10:39 am
I don’t have the reflexes for this… if I drop something I’ll just go into a seizure-like flailing fit at 100mph, *trying* to catch it while it’s already on a one way trip to the floor. Oh well, maybe I’m fun to watch? :)
Stumbled upon your blog and I love love love it … I love awesome things! :) Looking forward to more!
May 25, 2009 at 4:01 pm
Hahaha this is basically the only thing you have listed that I have neither done, nor heard of.
AWESOME.
May 25, 2009 at 4:29 pm
Piece of piss, we all do this in England…. we haven’t broken a glass for 18 year now.
May 25, 2009 at 4:59 pm
I’m with Mr Cain… done this plenty.
And yes, it is AWESOME!
(I think it is a requirement of motherhood, or just a learned trait of a clumsy blonde :) )
May 25, 2009 at 5:00 pm
Ouch! but yay!!!!
May 25, 2009 at 7:43 pm
Hahah wow, I will definitely try that next time.
May 25, 2009 at 8:11 pm
I do this all the time!!! When I read this post to my girlfriend her exact comment was `ok now hes getting a little crazy!!“`
this one was AWESOME!
May 26, 2009 at 11:28 am
AWESOME except when the plate breaks on your foot! I tried to save a roomate’s plate in college…. I had just taken it from the cupboard when it slipped and was headed for the floor. I put my BARE foot out to catch it and the plate broke when it hit my boney foot. I had to go to the emergency room to have them seal up the slice in my toe — with the equivilant of Krazy Glue no less!
Yes, catching a glass or dish with your foot is AWESOME – with or without injuries. :)
May 26, 2009 at 1:45 pm
ah yes, been a foot saver for years now… gotta be careful about this in winter with cold feet though, especially on vulnerable parts… always worth it though to safe precious glassware!
May 26, 2009 at 2:34 pm
I’m the fucking CHAMP at this
May 26, 2009 at 4:47 pm
Love it! I have done this for years. Not sure if it’s from kickball or hackey-sack or what, but it’s saved a hundred things from breaking on the floor I’d bet!
May 26, 2009 at 5:41 pm
Ok, I’ll be honest, I’ve done that so many times that I have lost count. Fortunately, no broken toes just yet :D.
May 27, 2009 at 4:37 am
Yes! All my years of youth soccer have finally paid off in drinkware retention!
May 27, 2009 at 8:47 am
I do this all the time and it has become a “natural” reaction when I drop/knock somthing over. The problem is realizing you’re doing it when you drop a hot iron and then quickly pulling your foot back away from it to avoid disaster.
May 27, 2009 at 9:35 am
I avoid this problem by never ironing. Works like a charm.
May 28, 2009 at 12:09 am
Ha ha!
May 27, 2009 at 11:49 am
Another AWESOME post! I do this all the time. Now that our house has wood floors in the kitchen I also stick the foot out to prevent non-breakable things (i.e. like cans) from denting the floor!
May 28, 2009 at 12:10 am
Oooo, the floor-dent-saving soup-can kick. Excellent move.
May 28, 2009 at 10:03 am
How about dropping a slice of your favorite fruit that you can’t afford to wait but to put it in your mouth. Dropping a plate, glass or a jar of something is not my thing anymore. I master this art. Now I am able to catch anything I eat, seeing as I am a very messy person I learned how to catch those favorite sclices of fruit…….AWESOME!
May 28, 2009 at 10:14 pm
I like to call this move the kick-save and it is WIN.
May 29, 2009 at 5:10 pm
hahaha i do this so much… i even do this to stuff like bags and whatever. i lay them on my foot, then lower my foot and kick’em off
May 31, 2009 at 6:46 am
I did this the other day at work and the feeling was so … AWESOME
June 7, 2009 at 10:36 am
I remember the first time I did this. I don’t remember ever seeing anyone else do it. I don’t recall ever thinking about this as a plan. It just happened spontaneously. It surprised even me. Then I really did think… Wow, this is awesome.
June 15, 2009 at 1:57 am
My husband likes to call that the “kick save”
June 21, 2009 at 10:26 pm
i love this blog and usually everything i read is something i consider to be awesome too, but i stuck my foot out once to catch a glass and i cut my leg because the impact broke the glass anyways !
July 8, 2009 at 2:42 pm
Love the kick-save. It has the potential to backfire though, if you’re not careful – once kicked my phone a bit hard- into the street.
July 11, 2009 at 8:44 am
I AM ALSO REALLY GOOD AT THIS! I PLAYED SOCCER SO MAYBE THAT IS THE REASON, BUT IT JUST HAPPENS ON REFLEX. I LOVE THAT SOMEONE ELSE DOES THIS TOO!
October 29, 2009 at 11:00 pm
Haha i love it when this happens.
November 28, 2009 at 8:42 am
I must be the only bartender on here. I save your favorite bottles of liquor all the time. I attribute my skills to hackey sack, but it never stops me from telling people that i am a ninja from the waist down.
December 23, 2009 at 3:34 pm
Hot baked, warm and steamy, that basket lands on your table and heats up your whole evening So sniff it up, crack it open, and
Treat your feet Come on, just look at them laying there in front of you as you relax in the backseat of the car Sure, you’re just loving it back there, your shaggy locks whipping with the wind
#759 Dropping a glass and then sticking your foot out so it hits your foot and doesn’t break on the ground
January 4, 2010 at 12:31 am
About two weeks ago I went for a glass of water at around 4:00 am. It slipped my hand and fell and trying to kick-save it actually made it bounce all around the kitchen and wake everyone =P
And the glass broke like on the final bounce.
January 30, 2010 at 5:56 pm
What a great feeling. Yay reflexes!
March 24, 2010 at 8:38 pm
Nice!Just bookmarked this blog, i will be back here once again.
April 17, 2010 at 12:28 am
Nothing like going for the foot save but then kicking what you were saving across the room, sometimes hitting pets, people, or other breakable objects. >.<
April 22, 2010 at 10:41 am
Yes.. or when you drop a glass and it DOESN’T break all on it’s awesome self
July 12, 2010 at 10:41 pm
I flail. and it’s really annoying when you catch it, set it down, and knock of the counter AGAIN.
August 7, 2010 at 6:02 pm
i thought i was the only one doing this!! i’ve practiced this for years!