# Useless crap that you want. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 12, 2002, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useless-crap-that-you-want/108608 "2002-05-12T07:46:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2002, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useless-crap-that-you-want/108608/41 "2002-05-12T23:04:53Z")
[list=1] [li]A replica of a sabretooth tiger skull[/li][li]A phoney stuffed Velociraptor head, mounted on a plaque. The plaque should say–“Don’t Know What the Hell It Is…I found it rooting through my trashcans, so I beat it to death with a stick.”[/li][li]A real Trilobyte fossil. A kickass good one.[/li][li]A copy of “Action Comics” #1[/li][li]A Harem, Grade “A” type.[/li][/list=1] ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2002, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useless-crap-that-you-want/108608/42 "2002-05-12T23:06:12Z")
Oh, yeah–and a legible copy of each of Shakespeare’s missing plays. ---
**Author:** ![Daoloth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/82dd89/32.png) [@Daoloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daoloth)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2002, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useless-crap-that-you-want/108608/43 "2002-05-12T23:21:09Z")
I’m going with the girlfriend suggestion here. ---
**Author:** ![dreamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@dreamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dreamer)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2002, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useless-crap-that-you-want/108608/44 "2002-05-13T02:45:42Z")
I want two plane tickets to Antigua. A Hotel Room with an Ocean View. Two weeks paid vacation and a nice amount of spending money 🙂 Oh to dream…to dream… ---
**Author:** ![raz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@raz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raz)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2002, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useless-crap-that-you-want/108608/45 "2002-05-13T02:49:45Z")
I didn’t even know they made green laser pointers! ---
**Author:** ![tolyri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@tolyri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tolyri)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2002, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useless-crap-that-you-want/108608/46 "2002-05-13T03:00:49Z")
i really really want a rolling stones tongue air freshener for my rear view mirror. i’ve been searching for one for three years, but have yet to find it. ---
**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2002, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useless-crap-that-you-want/108608/47 "2002-05-13T03:50:23Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MagicalSilverKey \* > \*\*I’ve always wanted a soda vending machine \*\* My brother wants a Slurpee machine at his wedding; does that count? 😃 (and no, it wouldn’t matter if it was a summer wedding or not; he drinks those things no matter what the weather outside!) As for the stuff that I want: [ul] [li]all of the classical books that made an impact on literature as we know it today[/li][li]a lot of old musical tapes so I could hear what bands such as the Stones sounded in the early days[/li][li]a cell phone (which has its uses, but I’m not sure I’d use it… I just **want** one!)[/li][li]probably a lot of other crap that I can’t think of right now[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2002, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useless-crap-that-you-want/108608/48 "2002-05-13T04:02:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Flamsterette\_X \* > \*\* > > My brother wants a Slurpee machine at his wedding; does that count? 😃 … \*\* That’s a GREAT idea, so long as there’s plenty of rum and tequila to mix in. ---
**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2002, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useless-crap-that-you-want/108608/49 "2002-05-13T05:41:08Z")
Legolas’s archery equipement from LOTR. That bow is gorgeous. [sub]I also want Legolas. But I wouldn’t consider that useless[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Caldazar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Caldazar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caldazar)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2002, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useless-crap-that-you-want/108608/50 "2002-05-13T05:45:09Z")
I would like an Energizer Bunny. ---
**Author:** ![MarkyDeSade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@MarkyDeSade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MarkyDeSade)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2002, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useless-crap-that-you-want/108608/51 "2002-05-13T06:19:08Z")
I want a Rubiks Cube (sp?), _and_ a green laser pointer. ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2002, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useless-crap-that-you-want/108608/52 "2002-05-13T07:06:05Z")
An airsoft pellet-gun “Aliens” [Pulse Rifle](http://www.monstersinmotion.com/weapons/pulserifle.html). Or, as I remember, a few replicas were made of the alien corpse props used in the “Roswell” movie (I saw it mentioned on a site nitpicking the “Alien autopsy”). Of course, If I had one of those, I’d need a huge Plexiglas cylinder filled will scary-looking liquid to keep it in, but I think I could make it work. Ranchoth ---
**Author:** ![Muad\_Dib](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/35a633/32.png) [@Muad\_Dib](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muad_Dib)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2002, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useless-crap-that-you-want/108608/53 "2002-05-13T10:48:06Z")
Night vision goggles. So I can see all of the goings on at night. ---
**Author:** ![Schnitte](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/schnitte/32/9033_2.png) [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2002, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useless-crap-that-you-want/108608/54 "2002-05-13T11:49:35Z")
Hell, there must be some fascinating thing about green laserpointers. I think I’ll add them to my wish list. ---
**Author:** ![doyle420](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5e9695/32.png) [@doyle420](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doyle420)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2002, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useless-crap-that-you-want/108608/55 "2002-05-13T14:33:44Z")
I’ve always wanted this poster: [http://www.pinkfloydfan.net/img/bodypaint2.jpg](http://www.pinkfloydfan.net/img/bodypaint2.jpg) But there’s no way the wife would ever let me put it up. ---
**Author:** ![Briminator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ba9def/32.png) [@Briminator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Briminator)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2002, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useless-crap-that-you-want/108608/56 "2002-05-13T14:49:02Z")
I want a steamroller. I don’t know why but I **NEED** one. ---
**Author:** ![dreamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@dreamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dreamer)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2002, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useless-crap-that-you-want/108608/57 "2002-05-13T14:50:05Z")
I’ve always wanted a Pillsbury Dough Boy, one that when you squeeze his belly he goes “OOoooohh” and laughs. ---
**Author:** ![simply\_cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@simply\_cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simply_cats)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2002, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useless-crap-that-you-want/108608/58 "2002-05-13T15:16:35Z")
I really want a cb radio in my Ranger. Never mind that I am not frequently on the interstate, I just think it would be cool to talk to truckers as I drive down the road. Plus, when I am stopped on the interstate behind hundreds of cars, I WANT TO KNOW WHAT’S GOING ON!! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Demo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demo/32/8472_2.png) [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2002, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useless-crap-that-you-want/108608/59 "2002-05-13T15:57:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by scr4 \* > \*\* > I really want a Van de Graff generator. And that device which has two wires sticking up, and a discharge arc travels up between the wires. (What do you call those anyway?) \*\* I think that’s called a Tesla Coil. **Doyle** , I had that picture as my desktop wallpaper for months. Love it! I really want to have a beer tap in my fridge. I’d also like a flat panel TV and monitor. I want my first car back, just for sentimental reasons. I want a samurai sword. I want a ham radio. And I want a blue or green laser pointer. ---
**Author:** ![doyle420](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5e9695/32.png) [@doyle420](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doyle420)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2002, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useless-crap-that-you-want/108608/60 "2002-05-13T16:02:19Z")
Demo, you reminded me of the one really useless item I want, a plasma display for my bedroom (not enough room for a decent size tube TV). For anyone who hasn’t seen one of these, they rule. You can get a 60" screen, and the whole thing is only about 3" thick. Awesome. Of course you’re talking about $5000-$8000. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useless-crap-that-you-want/108608.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/useless-crap-that-you-want/108608.md?page=4)