# Whoops!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoops/173327>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [May 6, 2003, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoops/173327 "2003-05-06T03:33:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 8\
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**Author:** ![pizzabrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9c0ed/32.png) [@pizzabrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pizzabrat)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2003, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoops/173327/1 "2003-05-06T03:33:03Z")

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Dropped a quarter. And it rolled under a desk where I can’t reach it. Darn.

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**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2003, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoops/173327/2 "2003-05-06T04:43:10Z")

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But imagine, if you will, that you drop another. And another. And still more, in the course of the years you’ll slave away there.

Means there’ll be a windfall come office renovations time, true? 🙂

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**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2003, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoops/173327/3 "2003-05-06T04:45:48Z")

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I dunno; you could attach some gum or some heavy tape to the end of a yardstick or some such, and shag it out of there, no?

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**Author:** ![pizzabrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9c0ed/32.png) [@pizzabrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pizzabrat)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2003, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoops/173327/4 "2003-05-06T04:47:47Z")

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There. I just used a pen to slide it out. Thanks guys!

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**Author:** ![DreadCthulhu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@DreadCthulhu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DreadCthulhu)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2003, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoops/173327/5 "2003-05-06T04:57:52Z")

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During situations like this, telekineses really comes in handy.

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**Author:** ![Maxxxie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f14d63/32.png) [@Maxxxie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maxxxie)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2003, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoops/173327/6 "2003-05-06T05:58:00Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by Joe K \*  
> \*\*I dunno; you could attach some gum or some heavy tape to the end of a yardstick or some such, and shag it out of there, no? \*\*

I dunno about you, **Joe** , but I have _never_ considered using a sticky yardstick when I’m shagging.

YMMV.  
Max 😃

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**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2003, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoops/173327/7 "2003-05-06T09:48:25Z")

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Mind you, some folks just like to brag. 🙂

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**Author:** ![grimpixie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecb155/32.png) [@grimpixie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/grimpixie)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2003, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whoops/173327/8 "2003-05-06T12:28:12Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by pizzabrat \*  
> \*\*There. I just used a pen to slide it out. Thanks guys! \*\*

You’re now supposed to have a party and invite all your friends and neighbours - [Cite](http://bible.gospelcom.net/cgi-bin/bible?passage=LUKE+15:8-10&language=english&version=NIV&showfn=on&showxref=on)

😃 Grim  
[sup]If a quarter amounts to a day’s wages, I weep with you…[/sup]