# Oddest item currently found in your work desk

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddest-item-currently-found-in-your-work-desk/157471>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 25, 2003, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddest-item-currently-found-in-your-work-desk/157471 "2003-02-25T20:27:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![edwino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@edwino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwino)\
**Post date:** [March 1, 2003, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddest-item-currently-found-in-your-work-desk/157471/101 "2003-03-01T08:43:27Z")

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> \*Originally posted by tolyri \*  
> \*\*I have a sticker of Mr. Yuk on my computer \*\*

I have Mr. Yuk on my computer at home!

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**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2003, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oddest-item-currently-found-in-your-work-desk/157471/102 "2003-03-27T00:20:20Z")

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A Civil Defense geiger counter (Model CDV-715) I bought on ebay for a lark. It came with various manuals and 6 personal dosimeters (Model CDV-742). I’ve been using the gieger counter to check the background radiation in my apartment complex.

They all have the old Civil Defense logo, which I love. Why couldn’t they government have decided on “Civil Defense” instead of “Homeland Security” (which, as P.J. O’Rourke observed, sounds like a failed Midwest S&L firm)?

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