It was a coffee mug with a photo of his band on it. I had given it to him in an Easter basket a couple years ago and he used it all the time. Right before he left I was offering him extra things out of the kitchen and he declined to take any of the mugs because they didn't match. Completely turned up his nose at the idea that his dishes might look less than perfect. I was so offended he didn't want the gift I had given him that I smashed it. But then when he asked for it later, I felt badly, so...
