# The Feud: Items in a Junk Drawer \[Game Over\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 20, 2009, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-items-in-a-junk-drawer-game-over/497069 "2009-05-20T14:53:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2009, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-items-in-a-junk-drawer-game-over/497069/81 "2009-05-23T11:57:58Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > [cue twilightzone music] > > Swampy, do you know me. I am Episcopalean, and when I checked my my junk drawer, for this feud, there were four corkscrews. > > [/cue twilightzone music] We all know each other! My requisite four corkscrews reside in the drawer that has all the kitchen tools. The two backups are in the drawer with the forks, spoons and knives. Gotta have those backups! You know you’re Episcopal if you’ve ever struck up a conversation with your Parish Priest in the liquor store. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2009, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-items-in-a-junk-drawer-game-over/497069/82 "2009-05-23T21:47:20Z")
OK - cutting off the game now at 47 entries. (I notified the mods.) Points are worth 2.12 each. (100 / 47 = 2.12) So if you answered “batteries,” for example, you will score 29 matches x 2.12 = 61.48 points. I will post a list of answers twice, once alphabetical and once by popularity, and of course one standings list. Hang in there! I’m almost done. ---
**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:** [May 23, 2009, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-items-in-a-junk-drawer-game-over/497069/83 "2009-05-23T22:11:01Z")
Huh, the one tool I don’t have on any of my pocketknives is a corkscrew, and I don’t have one around the house, either. I guess that’s a Catholic thing, then? ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2009, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-items-in-a-junk-drawer-game-over/497069/84 "2009-05-23T22:13:36Z")
And Whiskeypalians! 😃 Sorry - I’ll go back to scoring. 'Cept at 6:00 pm, we’re going out to eat some seafood. I’m getting there! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2009, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-items-in-a-junk-drawer-game-over/497069/85 "2009-05-24T01:36:37Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > And Whiskeypalians! 😃 > > Sorry - I’ll go back to scoring. 'Cept at 6:00 pm, we’re going out to eat some seafood. > > I’m getting there! 😉 I always knew that you would, but I gotta tell ya, I was getting a bit worried about you. But now I can breathe a sigh of relief. **Dolores Reborn** lives! ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2009, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-items-in-a-junk-drawer-game-over/497069/86 "2009-05-24T02:33:22Z")
No bolding. No corrections. (I’m looking at you, **Sternvogel**! ;)) I’m whupped. This was a bitch. Alpha answers: address book 1 0.00 bandaids 1 0.00 Batteries 29 61.48 battery chargers 1 0.00 bottle opener 4 8.48 box of checks 1 0.00 broken plastic piece 2 4.24 Business cards 2 4.24 Buttons 4 8.48 Calculator 3 6.36 can opener 1 0.00 Candles 3 6.36 Coins/change 15 31.80 Condom 1 0.00 Cords/cables 2 4.24 Corks 1 0.00 corkscrew 4 8.48 Coupons 6 12.72 Crumbs 1 0.00 emery boards 1 0.00 envelopes 2 4.24 eraser 1 0.00 Extra condiments 1 0.00 Flashlight 9 19.08 Furniture pads 1 0.00 Glue 5 10.60 Hair bands 1 0.00 hammer 2 4.24 junk mail 5 10.60 knife 2 4.24 left over parts 2 4.24 lighter 4 8.48 lip balm 1 0.00 magnets 3 6.36 Magnifying glass 1 0.00 Matches 18 38.16 nail clippers 2 4.24 Nails 3 6.36 notepad 15 31.80 nuts 1 0.00 Old postcards 1 0.00 Owner’s manual 5 10.60 Paper Clip 23 48.76 pass 3 6.36 pass 4 8.48 pass 2 4.24 Pencil sharpeners 1 0.00 pencils 13 27.56 pens 28 59.36 phonebook 2 4.24 Photos 2 4.24 plastic bags 1 0.00 Plastic silverware 1 0.00 playing cards 4 8.48 pliers 2 4.24 potholders 1 0.00 receipts 2 4.24 restaurant menus 1 0.00 rubber bands 30 63.60 Rubber jar opener 1 0.00 Ruler 3 6.36 safety pins 1 0.00 scissors 31 65.72 Screwdriver 21 44.52 Screws 13 27.56 sewing needle 3 6.36 shoelaces 3 6.36 Spare keys 12 25.44 Stamps 10 21.20 Stapler 3 6.36 string 10 21.20 Sugar Packet 2 4.24 Sunglasses 1 0.00 Take-out menus 4 8.48 Tape 32 67.84 tape measure 2 4.24 thread 3 6.36 thumb tacks 6 12.72 Tools 1 0.00 toys 4 8.48 twist ties 13 27.56 unused chopsticks 1 0.00 Washers 1 0.00 Watch 1 0.00 Wire 1 0.00 Ziplock bags 1 0.00 ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2009, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-items-in-a-junk-drawer-game-over/497069/87 "2009-05-24T02:34:26Z")
Popularity answers: Tape 32 67.84 scissors 31 65.72 rubber bands 30 63.60 Batteries 29 61.48 pens 28 59.36 Paper Clip 23 48.76 Screwdriver 21 44.52 Matches 18 38.16 Coins/change 15 31.80 notepad 15 31.80 pencils 13 27.56 Screws 13 27.56 twist ties 13 27.56 Spare keys 12 25.44 Stamps 10 21.20 string 10 21.20 Flashlight 9 19.08 Coupons 6 12.72 thumb tacks 6 12.72 Glue 5 10.60 junk mail 5 10.60 Owner’s manual 5 10.60 bottle opener 4 8.48 Buttons 4 8.48 corkscrew 4 8.48 lighter 4 8.48 pass 4 8.48 playing cards 4 8.48 Take-out menus 4 8.48 toys 4 8.48 Calculator 3 6.36 Candles 3 6.36 magnets 3 6.36 Nails 3 6.36 pass 3 6.36 Ruler 3 6.36 sewing needle 3 6.36 shoelaces 3 6.36 Stapler 3 6.36 thread 3 6.36 broken plastic piece 2 4.24 Business cards 2 4.24 Cords/cables 2 4.24 envelopes 2 4.24 hammer 2 4.24 knife 2 4.24 left over parts 2 4.24 nail clippers 2 4.24 pass 2 4.24 phonebook 2 4.24 Photos 2 4.24 pliers 2 4.24 receipts 2 4.24 Sugar Packet 2 4.24 tape measure 2 4.24 address book 1 0.00 bandaids 1 0.00 battery chargers 1 0.00 box of checks 1 0.00 can opener 1 0.00 Condom 1 0.00 Corks 1 0.00 Crumbs 1 0.00 emery boards 1 0.00 eraser 1 0.00 Extra condiments 1 0.00 Furniture pads 1 0.00 Hair bands 1 0.00 lip balm 1 0.00 Magnifying glass 1 0.00 nuts 1 0.00 Old postcards 1 0.00 Pencil sharpeners 1 0.00 plastic bags 1 0.00 Plastic silverware 1 0.00 potholders 1 0.00 restaurant menus 1 0.00 Rubber jar opener 1 0.00 safety pins 1 0.00 Sunglasses 1 0.00 Tools 1 0.00 unused chopsticks 1 0.00 Washers 1 0.00 Watch 1 0.00 Wire 1 0.00 Ziplock bags 1 0.00 ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2009, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-items-in-a-junk-drawer-game-over/497069/88 "2009-05-24T02:36:02Z")
And the winner is… **RachelChristine**!!! Good job! No more of these! ::flings confetti:: WHOOOOOO!!! Thanks all. I’ll try to get a regular Feud up tomorrow. **1. RachelChristine 472.76** 2. Mahaloth 460.04 3. tumbledown 457.92 4. 42fish 451.56 5. delphica 449.44 6. Hilarity N. Suze 445.20 7. swampbear 445.20 8. Hal Briston 443.08 9. Fiddle Peghead 432.48 10. NDP 428.24 11. ChockFullOFHeadyGoodness 419.76 12. Sigmagirl 411.28 13. Simmerdown 398.56 14. twickster 398.56 15. AuntiePam 390.08 16. Dolores Reborn 387.96 17. Ellen Cherry 384.32 18. Munch 381.60 19. Baker 368.88 20. VanLandry 368.68 21. Mama Zappa 366.76 22. MsWhatsit 360.40 23. Fretful Porpentine 354.04 24. Miller 351.92 25. Kingspades 341.32 26. want2know 339.20 27. SiXSwordS 339.10 28. Little Nemo 337.08 29. gonzomax 330.72 30. Elendil’s Heir 320.12 31. palindromemordnilap 305.28 32. winterhawk11 290.44 33. mshar253 290.44 34. gazpacho 286.20 35. WormTheRed 284.08 36. Paintcharge 281.96 37. MOIDALIZE 271.36 38. Sternvogel 262.88 39. wevets 256.52 40. De La Rue 248.04 41. tarragon918 243.80 42. Really Not All That Bright 241.68 43. rockle 228.96 44. notfrommensa 226.84 45. Chronos 222.60 46. madmonk28 220.48 47. anyrose 212.00 ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2009, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-items-in-a-junk-drawer-game-over/497069/89 "2009-05-24T02:46:47Z")
Thanks so much Dolo, May the feud angel smile on you tonight. Apparently the junk drawer of a confirmed bachelor is not a representative sample of America. Even Worm knows what is in a junk drawer. Just where do you people keep cigarette lighters, hammers, shoe laces and pliers? unused Chopsticks? I read that first as used chopsticks…euwww. Did I say thanks to Dolo? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2009, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-items-in-a-junk-drawer-game-over/497069/90 "2009-05-24T02:48:37Z")
2nd! Ouch! Oh, well. Good job, Rachel. ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2009, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-items-in-a-junk-drawer-game-over/497069/91 "2009-05-24T03:03:50Z")
Thanks for your effort, Dolo. Dang, why wasn’t there a twist tie in my junk drawer? ---
**Author:** ![RachelChristine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ab992/32.png) [@RachelChristine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RachelChristine)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2009, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-items-in-a-junk-drawer-game-over/497069/92 "2009-05-24T04:24:30Z")
Hooray! I’ve never won any of these, and usually rank in the bottom 5! I guess I have the prefect junk drawer. LOL ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2009, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-items-in-a-junk-drawer-game-over/497069/93 "2009-05-24T05:15:24Z")
Well, shit. Back to my usual stomping grounds. 😉 Thanks for what must have been a bitch of a Feud to score, **DR**! ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2009, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-items-in-a-junk-drawer-game-over/497069/94 "2009-05-24T12:04:21Z")
Yours wasn’t quite perfect, **Rachel** - you don’t have any scotch tape! Poor thing - I’m sure some of these fine folks have some to share… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2009, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-items-in-a-junk-drawer-game-over/497069/95 "2009-05-24T12:44:11Z")
C’mon, gang, who’s going to join me in a standing ovation and tossing of confetti (twist-ties, sugar packets, take-out menus, coupons, and crumbs) for our intrepid feudmistress, **Rebo**? I can’t begin to imagine what a complete and utter PITA this must have been to score. **rises, starts clapping and woo-hooing** ---
**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2009, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-items-in-a-junk-drawer-game-over/497069/96 "2009-05-24T13:24:33Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > C’mon, gang, who’s going to join me in a standing ovation and tossing of confetti (twist-ties, sugar packets, take-out menus, coupons, and crumbs) for our intrepid feudmistress, **Rebo**? But she left out my Spork! I’ll toss the confetti miscellany, but I’m opening the sugar packet _and_ the condom! I’m keeping the Spork, it may come in handy. And I have an idea for a feud: List your ten favorite made-up words! O, I almost forgot **WOOOO-HOOOO** ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2009, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-items-in-a-junk-drawer-game-over/497069/97 "2009-05-24T15:17:01Z")
> [@SiXSwordS](#): > > But she left out my Spork! That would be plastic silverware. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2009, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-items-in-a-junk-drawer-game-over/497069/98 "2009-05-24T15:18:03Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > C’mon, gang, who’s going to join me in a standing ovation and tossing of confetti (twist-ties, sugar packets, take-out menus, coupons, and crumbs) for our intrepid feudmistress, **Rebo**? I can’t begin to imagine what a complete and utter PITA this must have been to score. > > **rises, starts clapping and woo-hooing** ::takes a bow:: Thanks everyone. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2009, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-items-in-a-junk-drawer-game-over/497069/99 "2009-05-24T15:58:47Z")
The Worm has strange things in his drawers. But I don’t want to go there. The drawer was shut on Wormie once again. ---
**Author:** ![SiXSwordS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/49beb7/32.png) [@SiXSwordS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SiXSwordS)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2009, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-items-in-a-junk-drawer-game-over/497069/100 "2009-05-24T15:59:16Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > That would be plastic silverware. O… IC. Sorry. Uh, I think you have a condom in your hair. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-items-in-a-junk-drawer-game-over/497069.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-feud-items-in-a-junk-drawer-game-over/497069.md?page=6)