The Feud: Items in a Junk Drawer [Game Over]

This one will be a little different.

List the top ten most popular items in a junk drawer.
Go!

1: Tape
2: Spam-letters
3: Rubber bands
4: Cables
5: Pens
6: Scissors
7: Hair bands
8: Needles
9: Thread
10: Magnifying glass

7: Not in my, but most seem to have them there.

Do we have to match on the right number, or simply if people list the same item, regrdless of where in the list it is?

So that’s what happened to Poison and Motley Crue when the 80s ended!

  1. Spare keys
  2. Flashlight
  3. Batteries
  4. Screwdriver
  5. Scissors
  6. String
  7. Matches / lighter
  8. Appliance manual/warranty
  9. Thumbtacks
  10. Tape
  1. Batteries
  2. Tape
  3. Flashlight
  4. Corkscrew
  5. Buttons
  6. Pushpins/thumbtacks
  7. Matches
  8. Lighter
  9. Stapler
  10. Owner’s manuals

ETA: Awesome thread idea, BTW!

  1. String
  2. Rubber Bands
  3. Screws
  4. Old keys
  5. Old postcards
  6. Playing cards
  7. Bit of plastic that you don’t know what it is
  8. Utility knife
  9. Tape
  10. Sunglasses

D’oh! How did I miss batteries?

  1. Pens
  2. Pencils
  3. Rubber Bands
  4. Scissors
  5. Batteries
  6. Tape
  7. Flashlight
  8. Matches
  9. Lighters
  10. Paper Clips
  1. Scotch tape
  2. Expired coupons
  3. Rubber bands
  4. Those rubber jar lid gripper thingies
  5. Bottle opener
  6. Matches
  7. Owner’s manuals / unmailed warranty cards
  8. Pieces of assorted address books
  9. Bread bag twist ties
  10. Crumbs
    ETA: You mean I am the ONLY PERSON who keeps finding assorted mystery crumbs in the junk drawer?

They belong in the silverware drawer.

  1. scissors
  2. rubber bands
  3. paper clips
  4. batteries
  5. twist ties
  6. take-out menus
  7. thumb tacks
  8. screw driver
  9. pens
  10. calculator
  1. screwdriver
  2. batteries
  3. scissors
  4. hammer
  5. pliers
  6. cigarette lighter
  7. corkscrew
  8. flashlight
  9. shoelaces
  10. tapemeasure
    I astually looked in my junk drawer and ordered the items to how I think everyone will respond. Probably dead last.

List the top ten most popular items in a junk drawer.
Go!

  1. Paper clips
  2. Rubber bands
  3. Pens
  4. Screwdrivers
  5. Post-it notepads
  6. Screws
  7. Adhesive tape
  8. Glue
  9. Thumb tacks
  10. Batteries
  1. Scissors
  2. Rubber bands
  3. Screwdriver
  4. Pizza delivery coupons
  5. Flashlight
  6. Pens
  7. Batteries
  8. Tape
  9. Tape measure or ruler
  10. Postage stamps

This is going to take some work on my part, but I will order the most popular answers, period. The number in front of the answers won’t be considered.

If I can figure this out easily, we might have a new type of game here…

Oh God, what did I get myself into? :slight_smile:

I have some suggestions for scoring, but all seeem to be pretty complicated. Good luck. Dolo.

  1. String
  2. Twist ties
  3. scissors
  4. screwdriver
  5. candle
  6. matches/lighter
  7. rubber bands
  8. stamps
  9. plastic bags
  10. tape

Do you normally use a pivot chart in excel? It should be pretty easy (after the incredibly tedious work of C&Ping and reformatting, which I’m sure is cumbersome!). Send me an e-mail if you want a lackey on this one.

I don’t know what a pivot chart is, but it might have one! I’m using a spreadsheet invented by our beloved Mullinator. I know how to use it, but I don’t know how to modify it for the purposes of this game. I’ll be glad to email it to you once I get all the answers filled in, to see if you can help. I’m really clueless on Excel.

I think the easiest way (for me) will be to do it by hand. The problem is tracking who said what, while stripping away the numbering. I’ve got an idea or two…

Ah, that’s my problem. My junk drawer and silverware drawer are right next to each other. So when my forks and spoons start spawning in the springtime, I end up with all these bizarre mystery utensils in the junk drawer (which is evidently the summer hideaway for my silver).

  1. garbage bag ties
  2. corkscrew
  3. batteries
  4. instruction manual for appliance/registration card for appl.
  5. string/twine
  6. knife
  7. old photo
  8. business cards
  9. old mail
  10. rubber bands