# Lawrence of Arabia-a kind of obscure question

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [October 4, 2018, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawrence-of-arabia-a-kind-of-obscure-question/822413 "2018-10-04T11:55:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![DummyGladHands](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/49beb7/32.png) [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2018, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawrence-of-arabia-a-kind-of-obscure-question/822413/1 "2018-10-04T11:55:04Z")

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Couldn’t find on Google.

When Faisal sits down with the reporter who is asking after Lawrence’ whereabouts, Faisal appears to take something out of his pocket, and lay it on the table between them. Any idea what it is–I couldn’t make it out.

Thanks in advance

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**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2018, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawrence-of-arabia-a-kind-of-obscure-question/822413/2 "2018-10-04T12:10:01Z")

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It’s been decades since I’ve seen the movie, but just from your description I’d guess a cigarette case.

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**Author:** ![zbuzz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e19b73/32.png) [@zbuzz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zbuzz)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2018, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawrence-of-arabia-a-kind-of-obscure-question/822413/3 "2018-10-04T22:57:22Z")

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It’s a pocket watch.

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**Author:** ![Palooka](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/palooka/32/2902_2.png) [@Palooka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palooka)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2018, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawrence-of-arabia-a-kind-of-obscure-question/822413/4 "2018-10-05T00:32:06Z")

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Checking on Netflix, it’s definitely a pocket watch.

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**Author:** ![DummyGladHands](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/49beb7/32.png) [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\
**Post date:** [October 5, 2018, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawrence-of-arabia-a-kind-of-obscure-question/822413/5 "2018-10-05T11:54:24Z")

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Thanks, I couldn’t pick it up and certainly some kind of recording device would be out of the question 🙂

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**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2018, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lawrence-of-arabia-a-kind-of-obscure-question/822413/6 "2018-10-07T19:55:09Z")

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That would be _cool!_ A tiny wax cylinder recorder. “Please speak distinctly into the horn, Your Eminence.”