# What Interesting Stuff Have you Found Cleaning Up?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-interesting-stuff-have-you-found-cleaning-up/638412>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 21, 2012, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-interesting-stuff-have-you-found-cleaning-up/638412 "2012-10-21T12:44:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-interesting-stuff-have-you-found-cleaning-up/638412/21 "2012-10-22T15:05:32Z")

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During one memorable move when the boys were in high school, I ended up with multiple pens, brushes, and extension cords. Apparently they were being lost in bedrooms and being replaced.

The pens and burshes I undersgood. Also the many extra coat hangers. The extension cords were a bit of a puzzler.

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**Author:** ![Corcaigh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Corcaigh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corcaigh)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-interesting-stuff-have-you-found-cleaning-up/638412/22 "2012-10-22T15:15:10Z")

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> [@TruCelt](#):
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> Cleaning out my old truck before selling it, I found about 3 pounds (weight) of old Irish Pound coins. (1994 version)
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> I wonder if they’re still worth anything?

[maybe](http://www.irishcoinage.com/DECCAT.HTM#decpou)

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**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\
**Post date:** [October 22, 2012, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-interesting-stuff-have-you-found-cleaning-up/638412/23 "2012-10-22T16:03:42Z")

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> [@Yllaria](#):
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> The extension cords were a bit of a puzzler.

I don’t know - for a while there, I could never find my extension cords, so I was always buying new ones. I don’t think I could go home right now and lay hands on one, but I bet there are at least half a dozen tucked in places so I wouldn’t lose them again… :rolleyes:

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