Food fight!

[Otter Mii-kun]

Most of us have been in a situation where we or somebody around us has thrown food at somebody, always for no good reason.

Have you ever been involved in a food fight? If so, what was it like to have food dumped all over you? If you haven't, what food fights have you seen in your life?

I've never been involved in the middle of a food fight, but I did come very close to being hit by food one time in 9th Grade. During the Snowcoming Rent-A-Friend event, at lunch following the Rent-A-Friend assembly, I was sitting in my usual spot in the cafeteria, when I noticed the other students acting crazy and dumping food on each other. I thought it was part of the Rent-A-Friend program. Soon after, I moved towards one of the doors leading into the hallway, in case something bad were to happen and people threw food at me. Turns out, eventually, towards the end of the lunch period, I saw a tray being flipped high in the air and students started screaming, with food being flung all over the cafeteria. As that was beginning to unfold, I immediately exited the cafeteria and stood out in the hall, in disbelief not knowing what I should do. I knew it was really bad when I noticed lots of other students coming out of the cafeteria with food all over them.

Ironically, just a few weeks later, some students organized a lunch program boycott, protesting over high prices and small portions. I was expecting another food brawl on the day the 'strike' took place. On that day, as I got into the lunch line, a girl came up to us in the line and bellowed loudly "you're not supposed to be buying lunch!" The next day, the lunch lines were completely closed as a result of the student-led protest. I wanted no part of that protest and was really angry that it had to come to that point. To make matters worse, the lunch boycott made it to the news, being reported by WJRT-TV ABC12 in Flint, where one parent spoke angrily saying that the closing of the lunch lines was "child abuse and child neglect." Even the then-Superintendent of LakeVille Schools (the district I was attending where the controversy broke), Jim Richardson, spoke to reporters about the matter.

Then, there's those food fights that occur in television episodes. One noteworthy incident that I know about is at the end of the Cheers episode "Thanksgiving Orphans". I always cringe when food fights happen on TV.

My mom really hates it when people throw food around in food fights, given the huge and needless waste of food.

[Pokemon Trainer Sarah]

I have never seen a food fight in real life. They look really messy and gross, so I am glad!

[Neo Emolga]

I've never been involved in a food fight, but...

...there was one middle school picnic where everyone was heading to the bathrooms and water fountains and dumping water on each other (if only I brought a water gun...). That was epic and fun, and I would love to do that all again. But yeah, that was the closest I came to getting involved in one.

[Suicune's Fire]

Because we don't have cafeterias in schools in Australia (at least, in none I've ever seen/heard of), I have never encountered a food fight. If I did, I wouldn't like to participate in it since they seem like a huge waste of food. =/ It sounds pretty lame to be honest. And so much cleaning.

[Dragon Master Mike]

I wouldn't call this a real food fight BUT...

One time at a party, I had a piece of cookie in a spoon and I flung it at my uncle. To be honest, I can't even remember if I meant to do it or not, it might have been an accident, but regardless, the cookie went in his eye. So, what does he do in response? He literally just takes a whole huge chunk of cake and throws it at my face. Half of it missed and hit the refridgerator behind me, but enough of it got on my face to make me run to the bathroom to wash it off...

[Noblejanobii]

My middle school was very strict. So, this one time, I was trying to open a bag of chips and literally couldn't, so I dropped one of my textbooks on it. The bag exploded and chips went everywhere, most of them hitting the cheerleaders at the next table (no regrets there). The cheerleaders were pissed. So this one girls smashes her chocolate pudding cup on the guy next to me's head. It just kind of went downhill from there. The guy threw his sandwich at her and then her boyfriend and the football team got involved. All I remember after that is getting salsa poured down my back and ending up in the principle's office. I got off without any trouble after I explained my bag of chips exploded by accident but the guys at my table, the football team, and the cheerleaders all got into detention, ten minutes after school for the cheerleaders and football players and an hour after school for my guy friends.

The closest I've been in high school would probably have to be was one time I was sitting with some friends at a table and the people at the table next to us were throwing goldfish at each other and one hit my in the back of the head. I didn't even notice until the guy who threw it came over and apologized profusely.