# The weird objects game **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 21, 2003, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weird-objects-game/190027 "2003-07-21T22:45:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Briny\_Deep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/briny_deep/32/17188_2.png) [@Briny\_Deep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briny_Deep)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2003, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weird-objects-game/190027/21 "2003-07-22T02:35:27Z")
Actually I’m quite grateful to **Mr. Blue Sky** , because now I can play along. I have the usual keyboard, monitor, etc. (I’ve also got a fork and a mini calculator.) Additionally: [ul] [li]A tuning fork[/li][li]A squirt bottle originally containing Simple Green, now filled with (slightly Simple Green-fragranced) water.[/li][li]two antique wooden wine boxes[/li][li]a photo of a spiderweb taken by a photographer named Webb[/li][li]a 1973 VW Beetle speedometer[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2003, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weird-objects-game/190027/22 "2003-07-22T03:22:38Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Eilsel \* > \*\*HEY! What about my stuff? > > _sniff_ \*\* Well, sure, I’ve got plenty of bottles laying 'round up here…I just figured that they were on par with the usual desk supplies. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![IDemandBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a88e57/32.png) [@IDemandBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IDemandBeer)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2003, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weird-objects-game/190027/23 "2003-07-22T03:32:46Z")
Lessee… Cell-phone - check 1/2 full glass of water - check pencil lead - check … that’s about it from the lists … My stuff: assorted empty beer bottles / cans empty Dr. Pepper cans thermos coffee cup empty bag of popcorn empty packs of cigarettes paper plate, paper towel, and a fork 3 empty wine bottles various pieces of mail various ink pens assorted CDs 2 broken video cards That’s about it. I think it’s time to clean up… –IDB ---
**Author:** ![RotorHead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85e7bf/32.png) [@RotorHead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RotorHead)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2003, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weird-objects-game/190027/24 "2003-07-22T03:42:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by IDemandBeer \* > \*\* > > empty bag of popcorn > paper plate, paper towel, and a fork > various pieces of mail > various ink pens > assorted CDs > > –IDB \*\* hmmmm. In addition: cellphone voltmeter the head of an alligator (long since deceased) sword currency from several different countries burned out light bulb 2 helicopter flight manuals ---
**Author:** ![Eilsel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c68b51/32.png) [@Eilsel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eilsel)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2003, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weird-objects-game/190027/25 "2003-07-22T04:02:31Z")
What a rip off…I didn’t know I could count dead soldiers i.e. empty wine, vodka and gin bottles and glasses… rofl ---
**Author:** ![misstee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@misstee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/misstee)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2003, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weird-objects-game/190027/26 "2003-07-22T04:04:14Z")
I got the bottle of auqafina. And, a roll of stamps, a purple bangle bracelet a obituary clipping from my grandfather my senior year book a sharpie black marker a clock a bar of homemade soap an empty glass 5 yards of ribbon ( used to make pew bows ) a small gas engines book, for 2 and 4 cycle engines! 5 stuffed animals 2 snow globes 3 pony tail holders 8 pictures of my kids 176 Disney movies ---
**Author:** ![TeaRoses](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c37758/32.png) [@TeaRoses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaRoses)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2003, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weird-objects-game/190027/27 "2003-07-22T04:19:01Z")
> [@](#): > > 2 snow globes I’ve got a snow globe. Also… a mortar and pestle an “Earth and Beyond” manual a box of envelopes several Harry Potter posters a couple of anime wall scrolls a freezer a vaccuum cleaner a plastic fork a digital clock ---
**Author:** ![Brad\_Pittiful](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b3f665/32.png) [@Brad\_Pittiful](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brad_Pittiful)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2003, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weird-objects-game/190027/28 "2003-07-22T04:19:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by misstee \* > \*\* > a sharpie black marker > \*\* on mine Remote Cellphone Glasses Tissues Inkpen Scrap paper Scrabble Cdrom game Subaru performance accessories catalogs blank writable discs ---
**Author:** ![racinchikki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2003, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weird-objects-game/190027/29 "2003-07-22T04:33:59Z")
> [@](#): > > _originally posted by Brad Pittiful_ > Cellphone > Glasses > Scrap paper > Scrabble Cdrom game I also have: Formica samples Swiss Army knife Deck of cards Metal chicken Antique travelling razor set Rubber duckie Bottle of perfume Postcards ---
**Author:** ![Electronic\_Chaos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Electronic\_Chaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electronic_Chaos)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2003, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weird-objects-game/190027/30 "2003-07-22T04:47:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by TeaRoses \* > \*\*I’ve got a snow globe. > > Also… > > a mortar and pestle > an “Earth and Beyond” manual > a box of envelopes > several Harry Potter posters > a couple of anime wall scrolls > a freezer > a vaccuum cleaner > a plastic fork > a digital clock \*\* Those objects for some reason make me thing you’re up to some wierd-ass spellcasting tonight. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Bravo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_bravo/32/493_2.png) [@Johnny\_Bravo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Bravo)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2003, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weird-objects-game/190027/31 "2003-07-22T05:38:48Z")
Hmm. Some things already named. Car Keys Remote Blank CDs Glasses Digital Clock Coaster (mine is an AOL cd) Some other things… 5 empty coke cans all in a row. A few trophies for various things. A big-ass poster of Optimus Prime, another from Army of Darkness. A huge inflatable Budweiser bottle wearing a sombrero (beat that!). An empty bottle of “Fat Bastard” brand white wine. A sword my grandfather got in WW2 A commerarative bottle of Coca-Cola (Florida Gators, 1996 National Champions) My tallit and yarmulke. Happy Apple. Some cigars. I suppose it’s not really fair, since my computer is in my bedroom. ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2003, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weird-objects-game/190027/32 "2003-07-22T06:29:45Z")
**Already Listed** > [@](#): > > Aquafina bottle > Oven mit > Broken glass > Firecrackers > Glue stick > Roll of film > Fake flower > Bottle of bubbles > Swiss Army knife > tweezers > 5-pound dumbbells > Magnifying glass > Unopened tube of chapstick > Kite String > Report card > French Workbook > sunburn lotion > watch > socks > catalogue > fingernail clippers > model paint brush > a sharpie black marker > a clock > a vaccuum cleaner > a digital clock > Tissues > Inkpen **Not Yet Listed** Trophies (None are mine) My brother and sister’s athletic pictures An unopened California Customs Hot Wheels Many videos Television Silverware Plates Cups Ceramic Birds Cucumber Melon Body Lotion A hamster cage Two Telescopes A Barrel A Rocking Chair Towels Several Lamps Full set of furniture DVD/CD player Playstation Surprisingly, most of this crap isn’t mine. ---
**Author:** ![Electronic\_Chaos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Electronic\_Chaos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electronic_Chaos)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2003, 6:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weird-objects-game/190027/33 "2003-07-22T06:54:01Z")
I think Mudshark just won the game, even though it wasn’t a competitive game. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2003, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weird-objects-game/190027/34 "2003-07-22T07:20:17Z")
Some of the stuff listed I have on/near my desk: Gameboy SP (mine’s Cobalt, though.) Swiss Army Knife Calling Card Nail Clippers Scissors Sunburn Lotion Pencil Lead DVD’s Black Sharpie Marker Spoon Some interesting things at/near my desk not listed: Hamster Rat Half-eaten cucumber sandwich (though thatwill hopefully not be here much longer) Canned Air Various computer game boxes and manuals (the most notable being Star Wars: Galaxies.) TI-82 Graphing Calculator An unopened can of “American Star” sweet peas, where also has the product name in what I can only assume is Russian. Silicon wafer discs Laptop screen cleaning fluid Class ring Four pairs of Sunglasses A stainless steel drinking flask (you know, the kind that drunks keep in their coat pockets) that has my name, the word “Groomsman,” and the date of my sister’s wedding engraved on it (I’d like to see someone else have THAT item) Two things of deoderant A seashell A Vampire: The Masquerade character sheet A vulture beanie baby An empty bottle of Southern Comfort A mini-plush Cthulu Dice (both the standard six-sided and the many other polygons) The latest copy of Maxim A beanbag with the word “Crows” on it and a URL : [www.alphachirho.org](http://www.alphachirho.org) A key to my mom’s van that she no longer has Keys to the doors to the place I worked at last summer I forgot to return A key to the old doorknob I had on my bedroom A key to the soda machine in the basement Empty two-liter bottle of Sierra Mist A mini-proto board Various ticket stubs A collection of The Tick pins About $60 in ones and another $50 in change (from previously mentioned soda machine) ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2003, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weird-objects-game/190027/35 "2003-07-22T07:39:21Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by xgxlx \* > \*\*I think Mudshark just won the game, even though it wasn’t a competitive game. \*\* Hahaha, And I just sctarched the surface. I didn’t mention: Laundry Baskets Globe Pile of Rolling Stone Magazines Several Yearbooks A Framed picture of the Beatles Picture of a 57 Chevy on the wall Reprint of **Action Comics** # 1 on the wall Several ankle braces Coffee Table Portable Heater Portable Fan Radio Three blankets All of this, and more in **Mudshark’s** Computer Room! ---
**Author:** ![thatDDperson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9de0a6/32.png) [@thatDDperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thatDDperson)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2003, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weird-objects-game/190027/36 "2003-07-22T14:29:55Z")
Already listed: Thread Sunglasses Pens Beanies (various) New items: (The caveat being computer is in my bedroom, which also houses the collection of stuff we will be putting on eBay.) Curved glass Italianate china cabinet 2 matching endtables matching marble top coffeetable Full size suit of armor 5 foot wide roll of white leather 3 chandelieres 3 sewing machines loom antique settee 200 year old chair 26 Harlan Ellison books 17 pairs of size 4 shoes (I wear a MUCH larger size) Leiderhosen hardware off a small Cessna (belly pod is in the garage) Actually on desk: trays with 30-40 glasses frames, some expensive ones Best Data USB modem (we have cable modem) Mardi Gras mask box of syringes and needles for Sandostatin empty Sandostatin bottle flashlight Three books, in sequence, Per Anhalter durch die Galaxie, Das Restaurant am Ende des Universums, and Das Leben das Universum und der ganzeRest. Why they are on my desk, I do not know. 2 candles (jar type) Phillips-head screwdriver pink bow pair of men’s size medium orange boxers (with white polka dots) Febreeze metal spatula watch with Schnauzer on the face 17 CDs sea sponge CIA mug and paperweight seam ripper somebody else’s Ambien decapitated Hello Kitty toy ---
**Author:** ![fizzygoodmakefeelnice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8491ac/32.png) [@fizzygoodmakefeelnice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fizzygoodmakefeelnice)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2003, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weird-objects-game/190027/37 "2003-07-22T16:45:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Johnny Bravo \* > \*\*Coaster (mine is an AOL cd) > \*\* - Snap Of the things already mentioned I only have a spoon, an oven glove and a pencil lead I have: - A dead bee - A glass of wine - 2 budgies (chewing my mouse cable) - A book about face painting - Some pens I stole from work (advertising Ikorel, Viagra and Calpol) - A spring - A venus fly trap - A ticket for the Ealing Comedy Festival - Two tickets for the London Eye - A ball that goes ‘meow’ when you throw it (strictly belongs to the dog, not me) - A lantern - Some ginger ---
**Author:** ![BurnMeUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@BurnMeUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BurnMeUp)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2003, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weird-objects-game/190027/38 "2003-07-22T16:55:47Z")
I think i deserve a prize for having things NO ONE has 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![ace22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f05b48/32.png) [@ace22](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ace22)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2003, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weird-objects-game/190027/39 "2003-07-22T17:01:35Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by bouv \* > **Hamster** **bouv** , meet **Mudshark**. He’s got a hamster cage with your hamster’s name written all over it. And I can’t believe I forgot to include my Bob Brenly bobblehead doll! Geez! ---
**Author:** ![tanookie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/48db29/32.png) [@tanookie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanookie)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2003, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weird-objects-game/190027/40 "2003-07-22T17:28:58Z")
From the lists above I have: Catalogue Monitor Telephone Assorted sheets of paper Keyboard Cable modem My senior year book A sharpie black marker A clock A bar of homemade soap Tissues Scrabble CD-Rom game (3 of them actually) Blank writable discs Postcards A hamster cage (avec hamster – his name is Willy) Flashlight I also have: 38 Monopoly games all different editions. A 5 foot sign of the monopoly logo from the board center Various other monopoly items including clothing and a train set 🙂 A fireproof safe An elefun 2 larger than life snards Yarn Frog valentine stickers A snoopy table and chair set A rain guage [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weird-objects-game/190027.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-weird-objects-game/190027.md?page=3)