# Can one of you guys give me a list of 50 items? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 15, 2000, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-of-you-guys-give-me-a-list-of-50-items/37008 "2000-10-15T16:38:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MadHatter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@MadHatter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadHatter)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2000, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-of-you-guys-give-me-a-list-of-50-items/37008/1 "2000-10-15T16:38:14Z")
I want to test out my new “mega memory” and I would greatly appreciate if one of you could take the time out to list 50 items one on top of the other… eg: 1. Cat 2. Dog 3. TV 4. Radio 5. Beer etc etc etc. 1-50, it would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance, MadHatter. P.S. Can you please make sure they are “ITEMS”, as in you can look at it and touch it. ---
**Author:** ![MadHatter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@MadHatter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadHatter)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2000, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-of-you-guys-give-me-a-list-of-50-items/37008/2 "2000-10-15T17:08:55Z")
I am guessing you are reluctant to do it because you are all thinking “Well, someone else will typing one up already. No point me doing it.” Actually, the more lists I have, the better, coz I want to test it a number of times. So please? Anyone? ---
**Author:** ![Kyberneticist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dc4da7/32.png) [@Kyberneticist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyberneticist)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2000, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-of-you-guys-give-me-a-list-of-50-items/37008/3 "2000-10-15T17:12:38Z")
But what the hey. This should round out your list. Grabbed off of some engineering site. Hey, they’re all items you can touch. 🙂 Bearing Belt Bin Blade Bolt Bumper Button Cabinet Cap Chain Clamp Clip Clutch Chassis Collar Door Filter Foot Gear Handle Hanger Hinge Hook Key Knob Lever Lid Nut Panel Pin Plunger Pulley Pump Rack Rail Ring Rod Shelf Socket Stud Strap Swing Switch Track Tray Washer Wheel ---
**Author:** ![MadHatter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f6c823/32.png) [@MadHatter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadHatter)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2000, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-of-you-guys-give-me-a-list-of-50-items/37008/4 "2000-10-15T17:16:54Z")
I would appreciate if they were a range of items, not just engineering ones. Thanks anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2000, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-of-you-guys-give-me-a-list-of-50-items/37008/5 "2000-10-15T17:21:03Z")
This sounds an awful lot like a game to me, not a General Question. Over to MPSIMS. ---
**Author:** ![Kyberneticist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dc4da7/32.png) [@Kyberneticist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyberneticist)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2000, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-of-you-guys-give-me-a-list-of-50-items/37008/6 "2000-10-15T17:21:14Z")
What good is it then? We need mega-memories that can help us cram for biology or engineering tests! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2000, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-of-you-guys-give-me-a-list-of-50-items/37008/7 "2000-10-15T17:27:24Z")
1. chicken 2. microwave 3. gorilla 4. newspaper 5. baseball 6. kidney 7. testicle 8. television 9. goat 10. desk 11. lawn 12. cloud 13. carpet 14. trunk 15. robot 16. highway 17. muppet 18. motorcycle 19. peppermint 20. vomit 21. whale 22. transmission 23. garage 24. devil 25. computer 26. champagne 27. roof 28. garden 29. toenail 30. model 31. chair 32. window 33. giraffe 34. poster 35. cheese 36. zipper 37. bedspread 38. jewelry 39. wallpaper 40. tube 41. plumber 42. tree 43. trampoline 44. skateboard 45. disco 46. shelf 47. farmer 48. yacht 49. eyeglasses 50. house There. How’s that? ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2000, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-of-you-guys-give-me-a-list-of-50-items/37008/8 "2000-10-15T17:32:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MadHatter \* > \*\*I want to test out my new “mega memory” and I would greatly appreciate if one of you could take the time out to list 50 items one on top of the other… eg: > > P.S. Can you please make sure they are “ITEMS”, as in you can look at it and touch it. \*\* So “mega memory” is non-metaphysical? You will remember all the concrete graspable items within your sphere but all the half remembered memories of the way she made you feel on that first date and the thrill of seeing your child’s eyes opening for the first time will vanish like tears in the rain. Oh well. Here are some objects. quagga clam machete dresser drawer coat hanger toes (lot of toes) shiny blue raincoat diet pepsi can hydrogen bomb dust particle (in sunlight) Schrodinger’s cat planetoid argon pickle steak grassland mammoth tusks (trapped in the tundra) sunglasses pig truffle traffic cone ---
**Author:** ![BoBettie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@BoBettie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BoBettie)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2000, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-of-you-guys-give-me-a-list-of-50-items/37008/9 "2000-10-15T17:33:23Z")
1. computer 2. cat 3. dog 4. blanket 5. sock 6. soap 7. cage 8. shirt 9. song 10. pillow 11. truck 12. road 13. book 14. picture 15. building 16. fish 17. store 18. money 19. chair 20. coin 21. box 22. motorcycle 23. newsletter 24. pumpkin 25. cabinet 26. parrot 27. carpet 28. bowl 29. fork 30. steak 31. mailbox 32. leaf 33. rake 34. pool 35. plant 36. couch 37. stone 38. wrench 39. candle 40. coaster 41. wax 42. slot machine 43. lava lamp 44. switchplate 45. frame 46. speaker 47. castle 48. pump 49. faucet 50. sponge ---
**Author:** ![Crunchy\_Frog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ebca7d/32.png) [@Crunchy\_Frog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crunchy_Frog)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2000, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-of-you-guys-give-me-a-list-of-50-items/37008/10 "2000-10-15T17:37:27Z")
Since I have nothing else to do: 1. phone 2. ball 3. cup 4. mouse 5. hat 6. tree 7. shoelace 8. flag 9. newspaper 10. stapler 11. card 12. thumbtack 13. needle 14. lamp 15. box 16. book 17. apple 18. cookie 19. earring 20. jacket 21. mirror 22. pipe 23. sock 24. vase 25. photograph 26. keyboard 27. television 28. clock 29. hammer 30. carpet 31. mascara 32. soap 33. bottle 34. ribbon 35. pencil 36. rope 37. handsaw 38. wristwatch 39. lighter 40. nail 41. pistol 42. basket 43. match 44. wallet 45. badge 46. eraser 47. wire 48. fork 49. saddle 50. tape ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2000, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-of-you-guys-give-me-a-list-of-50-items/37008/11 "2000-10-15T17:55:50Z")
1. couch 2. television 3. candle 4. speakers 5. clock 6. computer 7. stereo 8. paper shredder 9. can o’soda 10. vcr 11. blanket 12. pillow 13. cactus 14. table 15. phone book 16. giant elmo 17. curtains 18. CDs 19. carpet 20. chair 21. shoes 22. sweatshirt 23. disco ball 24. spotlight 25. rubik’s cube 26. telescope 27. books 28. pens 29. American flag 30. magazine 31. pictures 32. baseball cards 33. sock (Yes, one sock. I don’t even know. 🙂 ) 34. porcelain dragons 35. bottle o’pills 36. gameboy 37. electronic Wheel Of Fortune 38. fog machine 39. laser lights 40. MONEY!! (I found a quarter!! 😃 ) 41. kazoo 42. color pencils 43. paper 44. video tapes 45. cabinets 46. CD player 47. cat toy 48. printer 49. ashtray 50. bat ---
**Author:** ![Palmyra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/57b2e6/32.png) [@Palmyra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palmyra)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2000, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-of-you-guys-give-me-a-list-of-50-items/37008/12 "2000-10-15T18:19:05Z")
1. fortune cookie 2. sunglassed 3. red pen 4. match book 5. wrist watch 6. four small buttons 7. one large buttons 8. clear plastic ruler 9. mechanical pencil [black] 10. camping knife 11. flourescent green utility knife 12. wallet 13. brown suede shoelace 14. bracelet 15. stereo remote 16. newspaper 17. tweezers 18. milky way bar 19. camping fork 20. camping spoon 21. empty ceral bowl 22. plastic cup 23. another mechanical pencil [purple] 24. 3 page paper 25. metal slide box 26. cd burner 27. cd book 28. tea light 29. magazine 30. ring 31. plastic thingy from a milk jug 32. coupon for pizza 33. package of needles 34. catalog 35. wrapper for fortune cookie 36. fortune [a lame one] 37. stapler 38. dice 39. screwdriver 40. white pencil 41. deck of cards 42. scissors 43. lip gloss 44. thread 45. tape measure 46. masking tape 47. package of hair elastics 48. paintbrush 49. purple [yuck] pen 50. giant tin of Altoids can you guess what this list if of? ---
**Author:** ![UrbanShocker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/eb9ed0/32.png) [@UrbanShocker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanShocker)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2000, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-of-you-guys-give-me-a-list-of-50-items/37008/13 "2000-10-15T19:29:16Z")
Sure, what the hell. This sounds like a good way to kill five minutes: 1. Slipper 2. Comb 3. Compact disc 4. Baseball bat 5. Poster 6. Metrocard 7. Water bottle 8. Hard-boiled egg 9. Dresser drawer 10. Video tape 11. Potato bug 12. Lemon merengue pie 13. Headphone jack 14. Cuff link 15. Snare drum 16. Television 17. Eyelash 18. Tape dispenser 19. Lampshade 20. Maple syrup 21. Shortwave radio 22. Barbell 23. Walkie-talkie 24. Tennis racquet 25. Mirror 26. Cape 27. Dagger 28. Firecracker 29. Teddy bear 30. Rose 31. Lottery ticket 32. Wallet 33. Bellows 34. Jar 35. Microwave oven 36. Needle 37. Sweatshirt 38. Guitar 39. Microphone 40. Cereal box 41. Soda can 42. Keys 43. Catalogue 44. Sandwich 45. Skateboard 46. Silly Putty 47. Atlas 48. Clock 49. Antenna 50. Stapler ---
**Author:** ![Zenster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/cdc98d/32.png) [@Zenster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zenster)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2000, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-of-you-guys-give-me-a-list-of-50-items/37008/14 "2000-10-15T19:41:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Palmyra \* > \*\*can you guess what this list if of? \*\* Obviously, your (non-computer) desk top! ---
**Author:** ![Rosebud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea666f/32.png) [@Rosebud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rosebud)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2000, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-of-you-guys-give-me-a-list-of-50-items/37008/15 "2000-10-15T19:56:58Z")
Why not… 1. Ferret 2. Large, Indignant Cat 3. Empty Can of Dust-Off 4. Nail File 5. Pink Flamingo Pin 6. Bat Earrings (earrings featuring bats, not earrings _for_ bats) 7. Vietnamese & Thai Food Menu 8. Moonstone Ring 9. Incense Burner 10. Wooden Budha 11. Box of 30 Diskettes Stolen From Work 12. Green Handspring Visor 13. Cell Phone 14. Book Four of The Chronicles of Narnia (The Silver Chair) 15. Music Box 16. Ki-Rin (Chinese Unicorn) Figurine 17. Pantyhose 18. Copy of Time Out New York Magazine 19. Patsy Cline CD 20. Thermometer 21. Armadillo 22. Fairy 23. Cheddar Cheese 24. Beanie Dragon 25. Intellipoint Mouse 26. Camera 27. Yellow Pen Advertising Ensure 28. Litter Box 29. Green Sofa 30. Dust Balls 31. Denim Jacket 32. Newspaper 33. Stone Dinosaur Necklace 34. Cows for Juggling 35. Drew Carey’s “Dirty Jokes and Beer” 36. Shriveled Gourd 37. Silvertone Watch 38. Unreal Tournament Instruction Manual 39. Wreath of Dried Flowers 40. Winnie-the-Pooh Sneakers 41. Blue Spiral Notebook 42. Orange Folder 43. Tote Bag 44. Can of Tuna for Cat 45. Halloween Coffee Mug 46. Year 2000 Calendar 47. 21" Monitor 48. Blue Kite 49. Yellow Teletubbie 50. Leprechaun ---
**Author:** ![techchick68](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@techchick68](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/techchick68)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2000, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-of-you-guys-give-me-a-list-of-50-items/37008/16 "2000-10-15T19:59:31Z")
I don’t know why I am doing this but what the heck: 1. cigarette 2. beer 3. football 4. pompom 5. phone 6. potpourri 7. yellow leaf 8. lotion 9. mini blinds 10. shed 11. lighter 12. cat 13. lip balm 14. wolf 15. music CD 16. umbrella tree 17. dog 18. space heater 19. blanket 20. Broncos hat 21. camera 22. wheel 23. clock 24. parrot 25. pen 26. yarn 27. trash can 28. comb 29. hair clip 30. mirror 31. comforter 32. Wally “Putz” button 33. postcard 34. toothpick 35. bowl 36. heater 37. window 38. VCR 39. TV 40. tissue 41. lamp 42. towel 43. sunshine 44. newpaper 45. toy Porsche 46. phone list 47. scissors 48. screwdriver 49. cat brush 50. book ---
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2000, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-of-you-guys-give-me-a-list-of-50-items/37008/17 "2000-10-15T20:16:53Z")
How did you all get your lists to lineline up so nicely in the middle of the screen? ---
**Author:** ![Palmyra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/57b2e6/32.png) [@Palmyra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palmyra)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2000, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-of-you-guys-give-me-a-list-of-50-items/37008/18 "2000-10-15T20:18:23Z")
Very good Zenster!! You win… uh… you win a… umm… the milky way bar refered to in item #18. ---
**Author:** ![Wood\_Thrush](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b38774/32.png) [@Wood\_Thrush](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wood_Thrush)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2000, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-of-you-guys-give-me-a-list-of-50-items/37008/19 "2000-10-15T21:17:16Z")
[ul] [li]Whack[/li][li]Grease fire[/li][li]Motorcycle[/li][li]Chinchilla[/li][li]Sound that rain falling on a lake makes[/li][li]Rainbow[/li][li]Basket[/li][li]Joy[/li][li]Tectonic plate[/li][li]Predictability[/li][li]Toadstool[/li][li]Keyhole[/li][li]Ford truck[/li][li]Fickleness[/li][li]Tequila[/li][li]Fan blade[/li][li]Roof[/li][li]Signpost[/li][li]Tickler[/li][li]Insight[/li][li]Breakthrough[/li][li]Taste of warm apple pie[/li][li]Oxidation[/li][li]Metabolism[/li][li]Ancient Roman villa[/li][li]Abalone sandwich[/li][li]1.295 x 10[sup]24[/sup][/li][li]Silly Putty[/li][li]_Oh My Darling Clementine_[/li][li]Reed[/li][li]Lawn chair[/li][li]Postcard[/li][li]Flowering dogwood[/li][li]New Mexico[/li][li]Telephoto lens[/li][li]Thomas Point[/li][li]Helmet[/li][li]Tickle-Me Elmo[/li][li]Rifle[/li][li]Bitumen[/li][li]Advertisement[/li][li]Earwax[/li][li]Incredible, edible egg[/li][li]Abacus[/li][li]Chimney swift[/li][li]Pizza[/li][li]Anger[/li][li]Carburetor[/li][li]Follicle[/li][li]Tetraethyl lead[/li][/ul] There we go. That’s 50, right? ---
**Author:** ![AETBOND417](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/47e85d/32.png) [@AETBOND417](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AETBOND417)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2000, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-of-you-guys-give-me-a-list-of-50-items/37008/20 "2000-10-15T21:49:28Z")
1. Gun 2. Mouse 3. Banana 4. Fan 5. Baseball 6. Bag 7. Car 8. Dollar 9. Website 10. Flag 11. Horse 12. Army 13. TV 14. School 15. Shoe 16. Grass 17. Sun 18. Paper 19. Tape 20. Pokemon 21. Microphone 22. Song 23. Chicken 24. Log 25. Ticket 26. CD 27. Typewriter 28. Scholarship 29. Iron 30. Toilet 31. Essay 32. Church 33. Sword 34. Friend 35. Grenade 36. Black Hole 37. Bible 38. Football 39. Firecracker 40. Clock 41. King 42. Hospital 43. Water 44. Triangle 45. Teenager 46. Hydrogen 47. Greece 48. Astronaut 49. Invitation 50. Brain [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-of-you-guys-give-me-a-list-of-50-items/37008.md?page=2)