# I just picked a few specks of lint from my keyboard. Guess what.

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-picked-a-few-specks-of-lint-from-my-keyboard-guess-what/484143
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [February 2, 2009, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-picked-a-few-specks-of-lint-from-my-keyboard-guess-what/484143 "2009-02-02T20:56:11Z")
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### Author: ![Wiltshire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ea5d25/32.png) [@Wiltshire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wiltshire)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2009, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-picked-a-few-specks-of-lint-from-my-keyboard-guess-what/484143/1 "2009-02-02T20:56:11Z")

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One of them was on the “.” key… :smack:

_Three times_ I tried to scrape the little bugger off before I realised what I was doing.

Heh. They say that absent-mindedness is a sign of genius.

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### Author: ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2009, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-picked-a-few-specks-of-lint-from-my-keyboard-guess-what/484143/2 "2009-02-02T22:28:14Z")

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On a few occasions I have spent a few seconds trying to scrape off something that appeared to be stuck on the F and J keys. Also on the 5 key on the number pad.

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### Author: ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)
#### Post date: [February 2, 2009, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-picked-a-few-specks-of-lint-from-my-keyboard-guess-what/484143/3 "2009-02-02T22:31:15Z")

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I’ve done that to the F and J keys too.

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### Author: ![superwombat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superwombat/32/16616_2.png) [@superwombat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/superwombat)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2009, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-picked-a-few-specks-of-lint-from-my-keyboard-guess-what/484143/4 "2009-02-03T03:00:34Z")

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I’ve tried to swat a fly off my monitor…

… using the mouse…

… pointer.

Didn’t work very well.

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### Author: ![A\_Spoonful\_of\_Awesome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@A\_Spoonful\_of\_Awesome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Spoonful_of_Awesome)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2009, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-picked-a-few-specks-of-lint-from-my-keyboard-guess-what/484143/5 "2009-02-03T12:02:19Z")

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Not computer related but I spent a good 30-45 seconds in front of an automatic door in a hotel trying to understand why it wouldn’t open.

Answer most given: It was a full length window.

:smack:

At least it made the concierge lady smile…