# A dead cat, a shotgun and a tripod **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 4, 2011, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dead-cat-a-shotgun-and-a-tripod/595178 "2011-09-04T19:30:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dead-cat-a-shotgun-and-a-tripod/595178/1 "2011-09-04T19:30:43Z")
…are a few of the items Mr. Tao packed for work on Friday. :eek: What misleading terms do you come across in YOUR average workday? 😛 [Dead cat](http://www.amazon.com/Rode-Deadcat-Microphone-Wind-Muff/dp/B000BH437S) , [Shotgun](http://www.amazon.com/Azden-Barrell-Shotgun-Mic-Outputs/dp/B0000ARKW3/ref=sr_1_2?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1315164512&sr=1-2) , [Tripod](http://www.amazon.com/Espod-Large-All-Aluminum-Alloy-Tripod/dp/B003YSSAK2/ref=sr_1_8?s=musical-instruments&ie=UTF8&qid=1315164573&sr=1-8). ---
**Author:** ![Cryptic\_C62](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@Cryptic\_C62](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cryptic_C62)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dead-cat-a-shotgun-and-a-tripod/595178/2 "2011-09-04T20:06:25Z")
The only item I possess whose name does not reflect its function is the Snark. I’ll give you a hint: it’s blue. ---
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dead-cat-a-shotgun-and-a-tripod/595178/3 "2011-09-04T20:11:58Z")
Gaaahhhhh. I thought this was going to be a post about an extremely clever, suicidal cat. ~VOW ---
**Author:** ![E-Sabbath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e19adc/32.png) [@E-Sabbath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E-Sabbath)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dead-cat-a-shotgun-and-a-tripod/595178/4 "2011-09-04T22:59:49Z")
My snark is red. Most of what I collect is more than meets the eye. ---
**Author:** ![Jaledin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jaledin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaledin)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2011, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dead-cat-a-shotgun-and-a-tripod/595178/5 "2011-09-05T01:42:12Z")
Dunno, but I’ve thought of the three things I’d stow in my (assuming I can get one) locker at a local community college whilst prepping for an EE BS degree. Cat = Bottle of whiskey Shotgun = handgun (45 ACP) Tripod = Lots of “duct” tape ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2011, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dead-cat-a-shotgun-and-a-tripod/595178/6 "2011-09-05T17:26:37Z")
Had to look up Snark; only thing my dad ever used was a pitch pipe, and for years I was sure THAT was off-tune. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Full\_Metal\_Lotus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df705f/32.png) [@Full\_Metal\_Lotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Full_Metal_Lotus)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2011, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dead-cat-a-shotgun-and-a-tripod/595178/7 "2011-09-05T19:45:36Z")
Once had a trunkfull of human body parts. From a bunch of different people. I was working a s a museums consultant, and was collecting them from museums who had human body parts donated (including: medical specimens, war “trophies”, a few shrunken heads, some saint’s relics, cremains, and part of a Puruvian Mummy.). The regulations had changed, about what museums could have in their collection with out special permiting. I was collecting those “items” for proper storage, display or return to appropriate parties. I had about 3 binders full of transport permits. Also got to carry a medium machine gun (Bren Gun) through a major airport, with live ammo jammed in it. (Pre 9-11). Worked in a military museum. Again, the paperwork weighed almost as much as the gun. ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2011, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dead-cat-a-shotgun-and-a-tripod/595178/8 "2011-09-06T18:24:06Z")
Did somebody call? I don’t like the sound of the shotgun, but I suppose it’s too late to start worrying about that now. ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2011, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dead-cat-a-shotgun-and-a-tripod/595178/9 "2011-09-07T02:00:59Z")
> [@Dead\_Cat](#): > > Did somebody call? I don’t like the sound of the shotgun, but I suppose it’s too late to start worrying about that now. How do you feel about tripods? -D/a ---
**Author:** ![Alan\_Smithee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2acd7d/32.png) [@Alan\_Smithee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alan_Smithee)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2011, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-dead-cat-a-shotgun-and-a-tripod/595178/10 "2011-09-08T07:59:19Z")
Shoot, a fella’ could have a pretty good weekend in Vegas with all that stuff!