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    Objects used for unintened purposes

    • Toothpicks - apparently these are called "cocktail sticks" by posh people
    • Paper clips - handy bits of metal to have around when they are not being used to group together sheets of paper that come into close proximity, e.g. to get into small crevices like drive bay openers and to reset electronic things
    • Ear cleaners - aka cotton buds. I'm not entirely sure what their intended purpose is, except that it's definitely not recommended to be ear related

    Any more?

    #2
    Originally posted by TimberWolf View Post
    • Toothpicks - apparently these are called "cocktail sticks" by posh people
    • Paper clips - handy bits of metal to have around when they are not being used to group together sheets of paper that come into close proximity, e.g. to get into small crevices like drive bay openers and to reset electronic things
    • Ear cleaners - aka cotton buds. I'm not entirely sure what their intended purpose is, except that it's definitely not recommended to be ear related

    Any more?
    I use cotton buds to clean my camera's internals
    ǝןqqıʍ

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      #3
      Originally posted by TimberWolf View Post
      • Paper clips - handy bits of metal to have around when they are not being used to group together sheets of paper that come into close proximity, e.g. to get into small crevices like drive bay openers and to reset electronic things
      Yes! I never understood why they come in that strange, bent shape so that you have to straighten them out before they're any use.

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        #4
        I have this old sock at home....

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          #5
          receipts also double up as tooth pics but be careful not to paper cut your gum

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            #6
            Originally posted by thunderlizard View Post
            Yes! I never understood why they come in that strange, bent shape so that you have to straighten them out before they're any use.
            Yep, same goes for "coat hangers".

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              #7
              I use my sd card to store photos from my computer, instead of using it in the camera to take pictures

              (\__/)
              (>'.'<)
              ("")("") Born to Drink. Forced to Work

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                #8
                Originally posted by TimberWolf View Post
                [LIST][*]Toothpicks - apparently these are called "cocktail sticks" by posh people
                I am a 100% certified public school land owning tweed wearing toff, and I shall hereby testify that in our family, toothpicks are called 'toothpicks'. ´Cocktail sticks´ sounds rather nouveau.

                By the way, the word 'toilet' is not used; loo, bog, khazi, throne and even the antipodean 'dunny' are all acceptable, but not toilet, and certainly not WC, lavatory or 'restroom'.
                And what exactly is wrong with an "ad hominem" argument? Dodgy Agent, 16-5-2014

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by EternalOptimist View Post
                  I use my sd card to store photos from my computer, instead of using it in the camera to take pictures
                  Mine is in my DAB radio for recording radio programmes.
                  My all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think.

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                    #10
                    CyberCretins Curtains.

                    Nuff said.
                    Hard Brexit now!
                    #prayfornodeal

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