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Title: Quick - Turn to the left!
Post by: Nick1911 on March 28, 2010, 10:54:30 AM
What do you see to the left of you, right now, this instant?

I see my window, overlooking the front walk and driveway.  My wife's escape and my F250 are parked in the driveway.  There's a squirrel hopping about looking for food.
Title: Re: Quick - Turn to the left!
Post by: Ben on March 28, 2010, 11:05:17 AM
A bookshelf; an old cpu and printer I need to do something about; a dead UPS; a four piece Sage fly rod in its case; and a Battenkill fly reel (Is it the third weekend in April yet?).
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Post by: Ron on March 28, 2010, 11:07:12 AM
clowns to the left of me...jokers to the right...here I am, stuck in the middle with you...
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Post by: Mabs2 on March 28, 2010, 11:12:01 AM
Empty bag of chips been there about two months.
A gift bag from Christmas on top of my stereo I don't use anymore.
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Post by: Doggy Daddy on March 28, 2010, 11:18:47 AM
A floating shelf holding several wire mesh desk organizers.  The organizers mostly hold my EDC stuff, other than my firearm.  Above the shelf are two bass guitars hanging on the wall, with a Pink Floyd scarf pinned to the wall behind them.  I need to wash the scarf.  Below the shelf is a wooden peg rack holding several guitar cables and a VGA cable that snakes around the room to the TV.  I can hook the VGA cable to my laptop for when I want to watch videos.  Also to my left is my nightstand.  There's an alarm clock on it, and a couple spindles of blank DVDs.  Next to them is a holster velcroed to the top of the nightstand.  The holster holds an XD .45, spare mag, and a liner lock knife.

Yeah, I'm loafing in bed with a cup of coffee and my laptop on one of those hospital tables that I found on Overstock.com.

Great table!!

DD
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Post by: BridgeRunner on March 28, 2010, 11:25:03 AM
A stack of laundry, a basket of laundry, a half bottle of cheap wine, a couple wineglasses, a roll of toilet paper (that one is a mystery to me), a camera and assorted cables, a rocking chair, and a fireplace stuff with stacks of books.  No, we are not burning them, it's just a handy place to store them.
Title: Re: Quick - Turn to the left!
Post by: Doggy Daddy on March 28, 2010, 11:32:26 AM
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a roll of toilet paper (that one is a mystery to me)

When her allergies are going, my wife will grab a roll from the pantry even if she has to push aside a case of Kleenex to get to it.

DD
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Post by: Jamisjockey on March 28, 2010, 11:32:43 AM
A wall. 
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Post by: cosine on March 28, 2010, 11:33:08 AM
My electromagnetic fields textbook, my binder for that class, and the handout regarding the design project I should be working on for that class (design a coaxial cable and a double-stub tuner). My girlfriend, who is also working on that same project herself...
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Post by: AmbulanceDriver on March 28, 2010, 11:47:17 AM
A door.
Title: Re: Quick - Turn to the left!
Post by: Brad Johnson on March 28, 2010, 12:03:30 PM
I see the endless ravings of a bunch of lunatics, mindless beings locked in a stuggle between reality and fantasy, their only tangible link to sanity being the eternal question, "What's to the left?".

Brad
Title: Re: Quick - Turn to the left!
Post by: Doggy Daddy on March 28, 2010, 12:47:04 PM
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I see the endless ravings of a bunch of lunatics, mindless beings locked in a stuggle between reality and fantasy

Oh, THAT left...  In that case, I see Biden, Pelosi, Obammer, Joe Franken, Hairy Reed ...  =D

DD
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Post by: Physics on March 28, 2010, 12:50:41 PM
An op amp circuit, a printer, about 60 small bins stuffed with everything from torr seal to vacuum fittings, a row of cupboards stuffed FULL of computer parts and various other "lab" stuff.   Oh yeah, and a swingline stapler. 
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Post by: S. Williamson on March 28, 2010, 12:55:33 PM
Trash
A set of decent pin pinches
My great-grandfather's drafting set
Dirty laundry
My laptop case
Three backpacks--one for school, one for art supplies, one for travel
A set of banded earplugs
A rug
My coffee table
Electricity bill
The book "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
My DSLR manual
CATIA manual
Several sketches of unknown origin
My couch
My jacket
Tartan blanket
Floor lamp
The painting "Lightship (http://www.allarts.org/artrain/images/hejja.jpg)" on the wall
Bottle of Pyrat rum
Bottle of Old Mill Gold rum
Bottle of Sailor Jerry rum
One empty bottle each of Ommegang's entire lineup
The door
Title: Re: Quick - Turn to the left!
Post by: Doggy Daddy on March 28, 2010, 12:55:54 PM
 Oh yeah, and a swingline stapler. 

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I used to be over by the window, and I could see the squirrels, and they were married, but then, they switched from the Swingline to the Boston stapler, but I kept my Swingline stapler because it didn't bind up as much, and I kept the staples for the Swingline stapler and it's not okay because if they take my stapler then I'll set the building on fire...

DD
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Post by: Marnoot on March 28, 2010, 01:08:11 PM
This painting on the wall:

(https://armedpolitesociety.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi228.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fee34%2Fmarnoot%2F5026.jpg&hash=fbecbdbcf3f930884f2bcadc81d43c10ae3c4f7f)
Title: Re: Quick - Turn to the left!
Post by: lee n. field on March 28, 2010, 01:18:55 PM
What do you see to the left of you, right now, this instant?

I see my window, overlooking the front walk and driveway.  My wife's escape and my F250 are parked in the driveway.  There's a squirrel hopping about looking for food.

Wife's sewing machine table with some random crap on it. a running HEPA air filter, and an internal door with a large pane of beveled glass.
Title: Re: Quick - Turn to the left!
Post by: lee n. field on March 28, 2010, 01:20:25 PM
A stack of laundry, a basket of laundry, a half bottle of cheap wine, a couple wineglasses, a roll of toilet paper (that one is a mystery to me),

Oh, come on.  You're a woman.  Toilet paper is no mystery to you. [popcorn]
Title: Re: Quick - Turn to the left!
Post by: Gowen on March 28, 2010, 01:23:27 PM
Never go left, always 3 rights. =D

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Post by: Brad Johnson on March 28, 2010, 01:24:28 PM
Never go left, always 3 rights. =D



Two wrongs don't make a right.  Three lefts do.

Brad
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Post by: BridgeRunner on March 28, 2010, 01:32:26 PM
Oh, come on.  You're a woman.  Toilet paper is no mystery to you. [popcorn]

In conjunction with my living room, a bottle of wine, and a wineglass?

I've met some strange people, but that particular grouping of items goes beyond my experience.  Ned?
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Post by: Jim147 on March 28, 2010, 01:47:29 PM
If I was in the house when I hit this thread it would have been a wall to my left.

Snice I'm in the cabin taking a break from my morning in the garage I have a pretty good view.

I can see the garage, the wheel loader, the tractor, the golf cart, and a bunch of grass turning green just begging to be mowed once or twice a week for the rest of the year until it frosts.

Now if you would have said right I have a very nice view of the the waves hitting the bank right past the fire pit.

jim
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Post by: RocketMan on March 28, 2010, 02:43:46 PM
My office closet with eight bookshelves loaded with books, a two-drawer file cabinet, an old video camera, two old laptops, various computer CDs, DVDs and a few VHS tapes, and a Remington 870 Express.
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Post by: Scout26 on March 28, 2010, 03:37:51 PM
Laundry, Laundry, more Laundry, the Washers and Dryers.... 

Guess what I'm doing in the basement ??
Title: Re: Quick - Turn to the left!
Post by: Jim147 on March 28, 2010, 06:11:39 PM

Guess what I'm doing in the basement ??

Worshiping at your shrine to Helen?  >:D

jim
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Post by: RoadKingLarry on March 28, 2010, 10:30:36 PM
A chicken with a clock in it, sitting on a table made from 2 sets of hames and a large chain sprocket salvaged from an some ancient piece of farm equipment.
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Post by: makattak on March 28, 2010, 10:44:01 PM
Record turntable. Tape deck. Plant, window with shades closed.
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Post by: Boomhauer on March 28, 2010, 10:52:05 PM
A sack of AR-15 mags and a S&W M&P 9mm. All loaded, of course. No, I'm not getting ready to go on a raiding party...



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Post by: Balog on March 28, 2010, 11:02:22 PM
The bookshelves that line the entire back wall of the apartment. The shelf that is directly to my left and on my level is filled with my role playing books: DnD, Star Wars (both D20), and a loan first ed WFRP. Also my beloved wife's Stitch n' Bitch and Sudoku books, some photo albums, and some random magazines and old an old MCI for some damn reason. In front of them is a dragon hour glass given me by the mom of a girl I had a crush on, who apparently reciprocated but I was too dense to notice. Which worked out well, my beloved is far superior.  =D

In front of that is a small end table with: a tape measure, a felt pen case, a hard case with a Sheaffer snorkel PdAg pen/pencil set (which I really need to sell), the dust cover from the copy of "Death in the Long Grass" I just got in the mail (amazing book, if you've never read it get it nao!), Kleenex box, big bottle of Hoppe's #9, Bore Snake in it's packaging (.45 I'm guessing but too lazy to pick it up), headphones, Sansa mp3 player, a headlamp, Zebra mechanical pencil (forget the model, the all metal one usable for self defense), a book for memory verses from church, my cell phone, my work crackberry, a letter from a friend, various receipts and notepads, and a balloon glass filled with Martinelli's sparkling apple-pomegranite.
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Post by: Sindawe on March 29, 2010, 12:06:07 AM
Sliding closet doors, on which are taped:

1. A diagramtic representation of the Krebs cycle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citric_acid_cycle).

2. A map of the Great Ocean (http://www.larryniven.org/images/rc/ss70.jpg) on the Ringworld.

3. Database schema diagrams of my employer's two review platforms.

4. Calvin and Hobbes (http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2009/01/06/calvin_and_hobbes.jpg) crossing a stream.
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Post by: Stetson on March 29, 2010, 10:10:21 AM
The left side of my desk, my coffee cup, a bunch of small philips screwdrivers (garage sale find, .05 for the whole box of 40), 3M Dust remover, camera case and some York Rite binders.
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Post by: Stickjockey on March 29, 2010, 02:03:52 PM
At about 8:00 I see:

*Our dining room table, with;
     a note from my wife asking me to put more paper in the printer as she is printing a chemise pattern
     an empty wine bottle
     two painter's drop cloths
     a bowl of mixed nuts/raisins
     a bowl of grapes
     a trivet
*two chairs for the table
*my wife's umbrella.

At 9:00:

*the chair my son usually sits in at the table
*a paper figure of a Scotsman that my son made for a school project
*a blue plastic basket.

10:00:

*more artwork by my son
*a writing desk supporting our printer and other computer stuff
*our CPU tower, under the writing desk
*a small shelf unit containing various knick-knacks

Note: printer is out of ink; the chemise pattern will have to wait.
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Post by: coppertales on March 29, 2010, 02:19:49 PM
The blank wall of my cube...........................chris3
Title: Re: Quick - Turn to the left!
Post by: AZRedhawk44 on March 29, 2010, 02:28:39 PM
What do you see to the left of you, right now, this instant?


I see the endless ravings of a bunch of lunatics, mindless beings locked in a stuggle between reality and fantasy, their only tangible link to sanity being the eternal question, "What's to the left?".

Brad

John McCain's retirement party. =D
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Post by: mellestad on March 29, 2010, 02:59:31 PM
Nancy Pelosi.
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Post by: French G. on March 29, 2010, 08:21:13 PM
Nancy Pelosi.

I knew she was getting some! But posting from bed? Kinky!

I see a Dora Dream House that I often trip over in my wife's office. The 2 year old carpet shark plays with it there.
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Post by: RaspberrySurprise on March 30, 2010, 10:59:08 AM
My naked fiance and some... stuff.
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Post by: RocketMan on March 30, 2010, 11:26:16 PM
My naked fiance and some... stuff.

Prove it.  =D
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Post by: S. Williamson on March 30, 2010, 11:36:47 PM
Yeah, show us the stuff on your left.  >:D

We already assumed your fiancee is naked.  :laugh:
Title: Re: Quick - Turn to the left!
Post by: sanglant on March 31, 2010, 03:46:11 AM
i don't think we want to see pics of his leather collection. [tinfoil]








 =D [popcorn] >:D
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Post by: charby on March 31, 2010, 09:32:29 AM
Three cattleya orchids, one phalaenopsis orchid, and a jade plant.

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Post by: Fly320s on March 31, 2010, 09:41:15 AM
... and a jade plant.

Holy cow, you can grow jade?!  You're a genius!  =D
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Post by: charby on March 31, 2010, 09:50:12 AM
Holy cow, you can grow jade?!  You're a genius!  =D

I'm trying to corner the market..

Hey look over there, Sarah Palin naked...
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Post by: RevDisk on March 31, 2010, 10:11:06 AM

My Alienware laptop (I'm typing on my HP), my crackberry, wires, a grue, papers, my keys, and a very large stack of international traffic in arms regulations. 
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Post by: AZRedhawk44 on March 31, 2010, 03:46:38 PM
My Alienware laptop (I'm typing on my HP), my crackberry, wires, a grue, papers, my keys, and a very large stack of international traffic in arms regulations. 

Prove it.

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The grue is a sinister, lurking presence in the dark places of the earth. Its favorite diet is adventurers, but its insatiable appetite is tempered by its fear of light. No grue has ever been seen by the light of day, and few have survived its fearsome jaws to tell the tale.
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Post by: RevDisk on March 31, 2010, 04:40:49 PM
Prove it.

My PFY's keep disappearing when I sent them into the comms closet.  It's a useful test.  You're not a true BOFH until you've strangled your first grue with some cat 5e. 
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Post by: Nick1911 on March 31, 2010, 04:49:04 PM
My PFY's keep disappearing when I sent them into the comms closet.

I thought I was the only one with that problem.  :lol:

They are also handy to test the halon systems.  ;)
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Post by: makattak on March 31, 2010, 04:51:23 PM
My PFY's keep disappearing when I sent them into the comms closet.  It's a useful test.  You're not a true BOFH until you've strangled your first grue with some cat 5e. 

Pimply Faced Youths?
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Post by: Jocassee on March 31, 2010, 04:57:03 PM
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Quick - Turn to the left!

Doesn't this belong in Politics?

"Ship of State--hard a-port sir!"
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Post by: Harold Tuttle on March 31, 2010, 11:38:19 PM
Dawn from the command chair:
(https://armedpolitesociety.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fpremium1.uploadit.org%2FdocZox%2F%2Fbackyard01.jpg&hash=00945a147a9d6869df0d3a2d88d5d0443116428e)
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Post by: MicroBalrog on April 20, 2010, 07:41:08 PM
(https://armedpolitesociety.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fv42%2Fallanea%2FDSCF1613.jpg&hash=8969fff65ca8a0602afee2029f02a518fa6e3613)
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Post by: lupinus on April 20, 2010, 08:30:30 PM
assorted chicken bones

In a glass

With a knife