# What's under your bed right now? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 17, 2012, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-under-your-bed-right-now/638012 "2012-10-17T15:10:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![perfectparanoia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a5b964/32.png) [@perfectparanoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/perfectparanoia)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-under-your-bed-right-now/638012/61 "2012-10-18T16:34:17Z")
Cat barf stains. It’s where they go to puke. I take out the mattress and clean it up every few weeks. ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-under-your-bed-right-now/638012/62 "2012-10-18T17:00:29Z")
> [@phreesh](#): > > Under my bed? What an odd question. Let’s have a look. > > Hmmm. Just leaning over and I can see a glove… No wait, it has claws, so it must be part of a costume or something. But, I don’t recall having… Wait a minute. Just reaching down to touc So THAT’S where my other cat is hiding this morning. Thanks! Just give her tuna. No, really. GIVE HER TUNA! You really want to give her tuna. ---
**Author:** ![GreenElf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-under-your-bed-right-now/638012/63 "2012-10-18T17:34:59Z")
Atari Flashback console, tarot box used as a footstool, dust, bunnies, … ., mostly dust, perhaps dead spiders ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-under-your-bed-right-now/638012/64 "2012-10-18T17:42:54Z")
A box for my shoes and slippers My wife’s shoes and slippers Two extra table leaves, well-wrapped to keep them clean and scratch-free A LOT of cat hair. No matter how often you sweep Occasionally, one or more cats. ---
**Author:** ![NinjaChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-under-your-bed-right-now/638012/65 "2012-10-18T19:03:51Z")
Suitcase one: contains suitcase two. Suitcase two: contains some books and generic Stuff (the Stuff I had room for when I lived in an actual house). Suitcase three: more books. Duffel bag: Army crap, large quantities of which I will never use. Small box: electronics I cannot use due to voltage issues. Freestanding: Body armor, helmet, one set of aluminum crutches, several pairs of boots I never wear. ---
**Author:** ![gwendee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@gwendee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gwendee)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-under-your-bed-right-now/638012/66 "2012-10-18T19:18:13Z")
Storage bins. One is filled with assorted yarn, one with knitting patterns and needles. I have a bin for extra health & beauty aids - hand lotion, conditioner, etc. There’s also a bin of photographs that one day I swear will be put into albums. If I need to pull a bin out for any reason it is instantaneously replaced by a cat. There’s also the flotsam and jetsam of my life; socks, one of my purple slippers (I hope), a lib balm and some barrettes that I left on the night stand that were relocated by the cats… ---
**Author:** ![Ulfreida](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ulfreida/32/8014_2.png) [@Ulfreida](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulfreida)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-under-your-bed-right-now/638012/67 "2012-10-18T19:22:15Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > I read that is “marital.” :eek: that’s okay, I read “some random junk” as “some random jerk”. ---
**Author:** ![maggenpye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecc23a/32.png) [@maggenpye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maggenpye)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-under-your-bed-right-now/638012/68 "2012-10-18T21:06:36Z")
Rowing machine and stepper, I had the best of intentions for improving my levels of fitness. A couple of novels I’ve forgotten I was reading and a crossword book, I had the best of intentions for improving my mind. Many hair ties, can’t be stuffed picking them up. ---
**Author:** ![Ibanez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a4c791/32.png) [@Ibanez](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ibanez)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-under-your-bed-right-now/638012/69 "2012-10-18T21:41:09Z")
Box for my laptop. Flashlight. Baseball bat. ---
**Author:** ![mlees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba8739/32.png) [@mlees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mlees)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-under-your-bed-right-now/638012/70 "2012-10-18T21:49:59Z")
Dust bunnies. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-under-your-bed-right-now/638012/71 "2012-10-18T22:39:16Z")
Stratocasters. Four, I believe. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@The\_Devil\_s\_Grandmother](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Devil_s_Grandmother)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2012, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-under-your-bed-right-now/638012/72 "2012-10-18T23:18:18Z")
> [@JackieLikesVariety](#): > > couple of very small dust bunnies…do we say mice when they are small? No, the bunnies \*are \*the little ones. When they are big they are dust rhinos. Under my bed are boxes of mead and kegging equipment. And a few large gadgets that don’t fit anywhere else. ---
**Author:** ![jabiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@jabiru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabiru)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-under-your-bed-right-now/638012/73 "2012-10-19T00:14:46Z")
Reds. ---
**Author:** ![chizzuk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@chizzuk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chizzuk)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-under-your-bed-right-now/638012/74 "2012-10-19T00:18:36Z")
Empty boxes for the vacuum cleaner and the TV. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-under-your-bed-right-now/638012/75 "2012-10-19T04:03:40Z")
Cat toys, cat hair and dust bunnies. ---
**Author:** ![Springtime\_for\_Spacers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Springtime\_for\_Spacers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Springtime_for_Spacers)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-under-your-bed-right-now/638012/76 "2012-10-19T04:04:58Z")
My secret lover. ---
**Author:** ![Namkcalb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c89c15/32.png) [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-under-your-bed-right-now/638012/77 "2012-10-19T04:37:57Z")
Another bed; I keep a spare one. ---
**Author:** ![foolscap](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e9a140/32.png) [@foolscap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolscap)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-under-your-bed-right-now/638012/78 "2012-10-19T06:05:09Z")
a box of books and some ex-live cat toy:smack: ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 9:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-under-your-bed-right-now/638012/79 "2012-10-19T09:01:42Z")
> [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](#): > > … and my SO’s martial arts belts. > [@twickster](#): > > I read that is “marital.” :eek: Would that make **ChocolateMan** a champion husband? ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2012, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-under-your-bed-right-now/638012/80 "2012-10-19T13:37:59Z")
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