# What's the strangest/most unique thing you own? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 23, 2006, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-most-unique-thing-you-own/373837 "2006-09-23T10:36:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mittu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@mittu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mittu)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 10:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-most-unique-thing-you-own/373837/1 "2006-09-23T10:36:34Z")
Inspired by [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=389400) thread where someone is asking about the possibility of buying a shrunken head I thought I would see what strange items my fellow dopers have picked up along the way. In that thread **Hide Thine Eyes** says that he owns a chewed bullet used in surgery (!?) and a shark in a jar, two items that would definitely qualify as being strange in my boook. Unfortunately I don’t anything particularly odd so I can’t start the ball rolling but I would be interested to know what you tiddly peeps have hiding in the cellar (preferably with pics :)) ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-most-unique-thing-you-own/373837/2 "2006-09-23T10:53:37Z")
I have a replica **Maltese Falcon**. It’s the only one I know of. I also have two glass eyes somewhere but I haven’t seen them for ages. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 11:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-most-unique-thing-you-own/373837/3 "2006-09-23T11:01:21Z")
A shellfish fossil I found at Everest Base Camp. A banjolele. A Roman coin. A friend of mine has a Tibetan votive bowl made out of the top of a human skull. I had the opportunity to get one myself, but decided it was just slightly too macabre. ---
**Author:** ![mittu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@mittu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mittu)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-most-unique-thing-you-own/373837/4 "2006-09-23T11:09:19Z")
[QUOTE=don’t ask] I also have two glass eyes somewhere but I haven’t seen them for ages. [/QUOTE] There’s a joke in there somewhere… ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 11:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-most-unique-thing-you-own/373837/5 "2006-09-23T11:14:45Z")
I have a small collection of histology slides which I made myself. I did every step in processing the tissues, from embedding them in wax blocks, cutting 3-micron slices, getting them onto slides, and then staining them to show different things. My favorite is a longitudinal slice of a tiny finger removed from a baby who was born with one too many. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-most-unique-thing-you-own/373837/6 "2006-09-23T11:20:33Z")
An African Gray Parrot. A Camel skull (I got it because I promised a bar owner in Mexico a camel skull to go with his decor.) That is about it. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-most-unique-thing-you-own/373837/7 "2006-09-23T11:42:24Z")
Piece of coal from the Titanic. Pieces of rock from (places I now decided I shouldn’t post). Piece of space shuttle heat tile. Motorcycle tire with 14" rusty spike driven thru it and folded over twice on itself (only trophy I got at THAT race). Other various odd stuff I can’t think of now. Strange catagory: 2 RUNNING Jeeps! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-most-unique-thing-you-own/373837/8 "2006-09-23T12:54:46Z")
A ticket for the madien voyage of the Titanic. My sister has the other one. Our grandparents were going to use them, but they missed the boat. Whoever lives the longest gets the other one. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-most-unique-thing-you-own/373837/9 "2006-09-23T13:03:18Z")
I used to have a fire hydrant. Weighed about 200 lbs. Got stolen off my porch. ---
**Author:** ![FormerMarineGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/65b543/32.png) [@FormerMarineGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FormerMarineGuy)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-most-unique-thing-you-own/373837/10 "2006-09-23T13:22:23Z")
I have a piece of rock that I got from St Peters Cathedral that was ‘blessed’ by me and a former girlfriend. My wife loves the fact that it was blessed and it sits on a table for everyone to see. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-most-unique-thing-you-own/373837/11 "2006-09-23T13:25:41Z")
1928 Conn [mezzo-soprano](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezzo-soprano_saxophone) saxophone, with extra keys added in the factory R&D department. [QUOTE=don’t ask] I also have two glass eyes somewhere but I haven’t seen them for ages. [/QUOTE] Maybe you left them in your other head. ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-most-unique-thing-you-own/373837/12 "2006-09-23T13:36:10Z")
A Timex Sinclair 1000 computer with 16k RAM and a 16k RAM extension pack, and its user manual which is bigger than it. It is used with a cassette player to load programs and a tv set to monitor. It measures 6 1/2" x 7" x 1 1/2" and has a full qwerty keyboard (7" wide). It’s getting uniquer and uniquer every day. I also have small chunks of lava that I retireved from Mounts Etna and Vesuvius. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-most-unique-thing-you-own/373837/13 "2006-09-23T13:40:05Z")
I used to own a copy of a fabrication of a first version DVD case was going to look like, before DVD had been released. It had the Usual Suspects as the cover. And as it turned out, DVD cases ended up looking different from it. My uncle wanted to see it, so I let my dad take it to show him, and I haven’t seen it since. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Bike\_Rider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Bike\_Rider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bike_Rider)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-most-unique-thing-you-own/373837/14 "2006-09-23T14:08:47Z")
An “Ampelmannchen” pedestrian crossing signal from the former East Berlin, as shown in the upper-right of [this page.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampelm%C3%A4nnchen) It still lights up. Great conversation starter whenever anyone visits. ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-most-unique-thing-you-own/373837/15 "2006-09-23T14:44:07Z")
[QUOTE=Bike Rider] An “Ampelmannchen” pedestrian crossing signal from the former East Berlin, as shown in the upper-right of [this page.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ampelm%C3%A4nnchen) It still lights up. Great conversation starter whenever anyone visits. [/QUOTE] That’s hot! Was there ever any suggestion/controversy that the _manchen_ may have been on Viagra and should see a doctor after 4 hours of Priapism? ---
**Author:** ![Sarahfeena](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarahfeena/32/519_2.png) [@Sarahfeena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarahfeena)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-most-unique-thing-you-own/373837/16 "2006-09-23T14:52:44Z")
[QUOTE=Paul in Saudi] An African Gray Parrot. A Camel skull (I got it because I promised a bar owner in Mexico a camel skull to go with his decor.) That is about it. [/QUOTE] How funny…I was going to say an African Gray Parrot as well. Guess it’s not as unique as we thought! 🙂 I definitely don’t have a camel skull. I can’t think of anything else I have that is particularly unique. ---
**Author:** ![Bike\_Rider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e79b87/32.png) [@Bike\_Rider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bike_Rider)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-most-unique-thing-you-own/373837/17 "2006-09-23T14:52:58Z")
[QUOTE=Ignatz] That’s hot! Was there ever any suggestion/controversy that the _manchen_ may have been on Viagra and should see a doctor after 4 hours of Priapism? [/QUOTE] :eek: Good Og, I honestly never noticed that before, although that would explain the spring in his step. I think I’ll only light the “don’t walk” signal from now on… ---
**Author:** ![Triskadecamus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b19c9b/32.png) [@Triskadecamus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Triskadecamus)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-most-unique-thing-you-own/373837/18 "2006-09-23T14:55:46Z")
A piece of Trinitite, and a Klein bottle are the stars of the collection. Tris ---
**Author:** ![Guy\_Incognito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guy_incognito/32/3920_2.png) [@Guy\_Incognito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guy_Incognito)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-most-unique-thing-you-own/373837/19 "2006-09-23T15:40:55Z")
The paperweight on my office desk. It appears to be a metal casting of a turkey leg bone judging by its size. It was made of melted nuts, bolts and screws and is chrome plated. Sometimes I like to wierd people out and tell them it’s a casting of an infant’s leg bone. I’ve also got a crossbow-style blowgun which uses two lengths of surgical tubing to operate a plunger that launches the blowgun dart. The dart can penetrate through the back of an inch thick phone book. Neat! ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-most-unique-thing-you-own/373837/20 "2006-09-23T15:43:04Z")
An A-7E ejection seat. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-most-unique-thing-you-own/373837.md?page=2)