# 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:** 2
**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, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-most-unique-thing-you-own/373837/21 "2006-09-23T16:09:44Z")
I have decided my life is not worth living without a full-sized replica of the Maltese Falcon. It may be the only thing you cannot buy on e-bay. How shall I go about getting one? ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-most-unique-thing-you-own/373837/22 "2006-09-23T16:19:46Z")
unique = one of a kind. “most 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, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-most-unique-thing-you-own/373837/23 "2006-09-23T16:20:38Z")
[QUOTE=Triskadecamus] A piece of Trinitite, and a **Klein bottle** are the stars of the collection. Tris [/QUOTE] (Bolding mine) Ooooooooohhh… I must have one. I googled and found [Acme Klein Bottle](http://www.kleinbottle.com/). I think I’ll order a “Question Mark Klein Bottle” and a “Klein Stein” as soon as I get back to the States. The Mobius scarves mentioned on the site sound tempting too… ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-most-unique-thing-you-own/373837/24 "2006-09-23T17:01:12Z")
[QUOTE=Triskadecamus] A piece of Trinitite, and a Klein bottle are the stars of the collection. [/QUOTE] Is it an Acme Klein Bottle? Cause I’ve got one of those, too. I also have a genuine Soviet-made Krasnogorsk 16mm black and white movie camera. That thing is built like a tank. ---
**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-most-unique-thing-you-own/373837/25 "2006-09-23T17:13:26Z")
[QUOTE=Walloon] unique = one of a kind. “most unique” = ??? [/QUOTE] From [Merriam-Webster Online](http://m-w.com/dictionary/unique): > [@](#): > > Many commentators have objected to the comparison or modification (as by _somewhat_ or _very_) of _unique_, often asserting that a thing is either unique or it is not. Objections are based chiefly on the assumption that _unique_ has but a single absolute sense, an assumption contradicted by information readily available in a dictionary. … In modern use both comparison and modification are widespread and standard but are confined to the extended senses 2b and 3. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-most-unique-thing-you-own/373837/26 "2006-09-23T17:53:02Z")
An autographed baseball. Not odd in and of itself, but it’s autographed by George “The Animal” Steele, The Iron Shiek, Hawk & Animal, and a few other old-school pro wrestlers. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-most-unique-thing-you-own/373837/27 "2006-09-23T18:17:16Z")
[QUOTE=Paul in Saudi] I have decided my life is not worth living without a full-sized replica of the Maltese Falcon. It may be the only thing you cannot buy on e-bay. How shall I go about getting one? [/QUOTE] [This](http://www.hauntedstudios.com/) company has a pretty good one. And they _do_ have an eBay store, so you can buy it there if you wish. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-most-unique-thing-you-own/373837/28 "2006-09-23T19:02:40Z")
a dead bat preserved in Formaldehyde a glass eye mounted as a belt buckle Kali Finger Puppet A Northstar dumb terminal a 1990’s tablet pc A Virtual Boy It would be easier just to take a bunch of photographs of my place and let people decide what the weirdest thing I own is. I am sure there’s enough weirdness in my apartment to place somewhere in the top 5. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-most-unique-thing-you-own/373837/29 "2006-09-23T19:05:37Z")
My uncle Max’s dentures A set of trampoline shoes A felt Cthulhu helmet A plush lobster with a baby’s face A three foot tall Chuckie Doll A wooden puzzle box autographed by Clive Barker A brass vessel for offering milk to the Godhead A set of technoknight armor ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-most-unique-thing-you-own/373837/30 "2006-09-23T20:05:55Z")
I have a chunk of fossilized dino bone. Hubby has a 7’ tall, inflatable Corona bottle. We have a fire hydrant in the back yard. I have a cane/sword that belonged to my son. I found, what I’ve been told is a bear claw, but I’m not sure. I used to have a 35mm spy camera that took pictures around corners with a periscope thingy. Hubby has a “fire bomb” no, not the kind that starts fires, but one that puts them out. It’s a thin hand blown glass “bubble” with some sort of gas inside. Unfortunately, the gas is deadly, so, while it will supress a fairly large area of burn, it isn’t so safe for the user. ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-most-unique-thing-you-own/373837/31 "2006-09-23T20:12:54Z")
fossilized shark teeth 6 foot inflatable Frankenstein Piece of the Berlin wall The key to diner style napkin dispensers a soroban various slide rules 3 lifesize jointed mannequins- home made a battleth a waffle dog maker numerous Commodore 64/128 and a plus 4 an IBM 8086 AT 4 styles of Green Lantern ring a crab made of spun glass ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-most-unique-thing-you-own/373837/32 "2006-09-23T20:18:41Z")
A moist towlet which purports to wash away sin A box of Hebrew Gum (that’s the brand name. It’s decorated with smiling Jewish men and Jewish Jokes) A bottle of Messiah Stout from HeBrew A GoBots cereal bowl Flashpowder (creates a lot of smoke) Flashpaper (creates a bright, smokeless flash) Suckerman A turtle statuette that is also an occarina A Heathkit avionics calculator A Chairy puppet ---
**Author:** ![Llama\_Llogophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-most-unique-thing-you-own/373837/33 "2006-09-23T20:34:22Z")
A “Tapper” arcade game from the 1980’s. It was my favorite when I was a kid, and it has a unique controller - a beer tap. I’m actually looking to sell it because it no longer goes with my decor… ---
**Author:** ![peri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/67e7ee/32.png) [@peri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peri)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2006, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-most-unique-thing-you-own/373837/34 "2006-09-23T21:13:03Z")
[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] I have a [Patagonian conure](http://www.atfeathersend.com/patagonianconure.htm) and a goat head. (No Gray for me, they creep me out.) An autographed picture from [Minnie Minoso](http://www.thehistorymakers.com/biography/biography.asp?bioindex=338) Nice guy to spend a few hours with. A life size Alien facehugger - plush, for when I need a hug ---
**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 24, 2006, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-most-unique-thing-you-own/373837/35 "2006-09-24T00:01:25Z")
[QUOTE=peri] I have a [Patagonian conure](http://www.atfeathersend.com/patagonianconure.htm) and a goat head. (No Gray for me, they creep me out.) [/QUOTE] What about them creeps you out? This seems so strange to me, because they have such great personalities! ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2006, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-most-unique-thing-you-own/373837/36 "2006-09-24T00:11:59Z")
[QUOTE=peri] A life size Alien facehugger - plush, for when I need a hug [/QUOTE] I’ve got the official Alien boardgame. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2006, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-most-unique-thing-you-own/373837/37 "2006-09-24T00:34:14Z")
A crystal skull. Got it because I spent sooooo many hours playing Zork and its successors. The Ringworld paper and pencil roleplaying game. The Dune board game. A huge National Geographic map of the world that my grandpa got in the 40s or 50s. My walking stick, which was intended to be a flagpole, but I’ve added leather thongs (braided), a leather pouch, and some beads to it. Everywhere I go, people come up to me and tell me how much they love it. Little kids can’t keep their eyes or hands off of it. ---
**Author:** ![Walloon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/fbc32d/32.png) [@Walloon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walloon)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2006, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-most-unique-thing-you-own/373837/38 "2006-09-24T02:56:42Z")
The autographed typescript of a poem Ray Bradbury wrote for me. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2006, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-most-unique-thing-you-own/373837/39 "2006-09-24T02:59:36Z")
An [oosik](http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a56/silenus_/P1010084-1.jpg) (the penis bone from a walrus). ---
**Author:** ![elelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@elelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elelle)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2006, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-most-unique-thing-you-own/373837/40 "2006-09-24T03:14:15Z")
I have a lot of strange stuff, but here’s the oddest: A really ugly handpainted tie, maroon with kinda mustard colored Tropicallissmo flowers, circa 1940, given to my grandfather (a musician playing in the Road To movies) by Dorothy Lamour. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-most-unique-thing-you-own/373837.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-strangest-most-unique-thing-you-own/373837.md?page=3)