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Your best of three inanimate objects in close proximity.
Researcher 168814 Posted Oct 6, 2002
A mug, an ashtry and a picture of Hati
Your best of three inanimate objects in close proximity.
Researcher 168814 Posted Oct 6, 2002
A 
mug... butts are in the ashtray...
Your best of three inanimate objects in close proximity.
Apparition™ (Mourning Empty the best uncle anyone could wish for) Posted Oct 7, 2002
Keyboard
Coffee
Backpack
Yup, I'm at work.
Your best of three inanimate objects in close proximity.
Amy: ear-deep in novels, poetics, and historical documents. Posted Oct 7, 2002
A teapot, a sheet of three-cent stamps, a shark tooth necklace.
I have strange things on my desk here at school. 
Your best of three inanimate objects in close proximity.
Cheerful Dragon Posted Oct 7, 2002
Here's some more of the junk on my computer desk:
A mobile phone
A SmartMedia reader (should be plugged in to a USB port - must do that!)
A basalt statue of Horus from Egypt (It still has the dust that it came with - not because I don't dust, but because it's 'Egyptian dust' and a further link with our holiday)
Your best of three inanimate objects in close proximity.
Mina Posted Oct 7, 2002
A jar of pickled onions, Eddie Grant - the Greatest Hits CD, a book called 'Essential law for journalists'.
Your best of three inanimate objects in close proximity.
a girl called Ben Posted Oct 7, 2002
A green pen for writing on overhead projection slides
A box of screenwipes
Some peppermint tea bags
Your best of three inanimate objects in close proximity.
Beatrice Posted Oct 7, 2002
A tube of handcream
an envelope containing an early birthday pressie from my French admirer
a pair of Nokia's
Your best of three inanimate objects in close proximity.
Mu Beta Posted Oct 7, 2002
A golf glove (medium, left hand)
A British Steel squeezy foam stress telephone
A chocolate chip cookie
*mnmmm...mymmm..mnmnmm*
Actually, scratch that last one
B
Your best of three inanimate objects in close proximity.
171750 Baggyfish Posted Oct 7, 2002
Just looked out of my window to find....
A black cat at least she's mine, a very dead red lighter and a stick approx three foot long.
A tea spoon, ashtray 6 butts and lid from something!
I want a Charles and Diana tea towel 
Your best of three inanimate objects in close proximity.
Tilly - back in mauve Posted Oct 7, 2002
A French dictionary, a bag full of choko-pops and a nailclipper 
Just my usual surfing-equipment...
Your best of three inanimate objects in close proximity.
Captain_SpankMunki [Keeper & Former ACE] Thanking <Diety of choice> for the joy of Goo. Posted Oct 7, 2002
Stainless steel letters that spell the word "ASS"
A picture of my baby girl
An A0 plotter - it's a monster.
Liam.
Your best of three inanimate objects in close proximity.
Beatrice Posted Oct 7, 2002
OK I give up - I have NO idea what an AO plotter is for.....
Your best of three inanimate objects in close proximity.
Mu Beta Posted Oct 7, 2002
It's for plotting on very large sheets of paper (like A0 sized, perhaps)
B
Your best of three inanimate objects in close proximity.
Captain_SpankMunki [Keeper & Former ACE] Thanking <Diety of choice> for the joy of Goo. Posted Oct 7, 2002
Indeed,
A0 is twice the size of A1, A1 is twice the size of A2, A2 is twice the size of A3, A3 is twice the size of A4.
We should go back to Imperial measurements - How good does 'double elephant paper' sound? And it does look like elephant loo roll.
Liam.
Your best of three inanimate objects in close proximity.
Woodpigeon Posted Oct 7, 2002
A set of business cards destined for the rubbish bin
A leaking cardboard coffee mug full of cold coffee
A refill pad which I have just realised is drenched due to the self-same coffee mug.
Your best of three inanimate objects in close proximity.
The Ghost of Polidari Posted Oct 7, 2002
a plastic cup full of paper clips, an omni-cube and a rather small womble...
Your best of three inanimate objects in close proximity.
Mu Beta Posted Oct 7, 2002
ooh-ooh-ooh...which womble?
B
Your best of three inanimate objects in close proximity.
The Ghost of Polidari Posted Oct 7, 2002
Shansi (apparently). She's one of the new ones. And is presently upside down in the cup with the paper clips...
Your best of three inanimate objects in close proximity.
Researcher 177704 Posted Oct 7, 2002
A set of coasters that I made from the centres of old vinyl records
A Jimi Hendrix coaster holder that I made for said coasters
A discarded Cadbury's Timeout wrapper
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Your best of three inanimate objects in close proximity.
- 21: Researcher 168814 (Oct 6, 2002)
- 22: Researcher 168814 (Oct 6, 2002)
- 23: Apparition™ (Mourning Empty the best uncle anyone could wish for) (Oct 7, 2002)
- 24: Amy: ear-deep in novels, poetics, and historical documents. (Oct 7, 2002)
- 25: Cheerful Dragon (Oct 7, 2002)
- 26: Mina (Oct 7, 2002)
- 27: a girl called Ben (Oct 7, 2002)
- 28: Beatrice (Oct 7, 2002)
- 29: Mu Beta (Oct 7, 2002)
- 30: 171750 Baggyfish (Oct 7, 2002)
- 31: Tilly - back in mauve (Oct 7, 2002)
- 32: Captain_SpankMunki [Keeper & Former ACE] Thanking <Diety of choice> for the joy of Goo. (Oct 7, 2002)
- 33: Beatrice (Oct 7, 2002)
- 34: Mu Beta (Oct 7, 2002)
- 35: Captain_SpankMunki [Keeper & Former ACE] Thanking <Diety of choice> for the joy of Goo. (Oct 7, 2002)
- 36: Woodpigeon (Oct 7, 2002)
- 37: The Ghost of Polidari (Oct 7, 2002)
- 38: Mu Beta (Oct 7, 2002)
- 39: The Ghost of Polidari (Oct 7, 2002)
- 40: Researcher 177704 (Oct 7, 2002)
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