Bertha Venation
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Tue Aug-24-10 02:24 PM
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Poll question: When you drop a paper clip, do you pick it up immediately? |
Call Me Wesley
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Tue Aug-24-10 02:27 PM
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I jump out of my chair and dive for it with my open hand outstretched, so I catch it before it hits the ground.
Usually. ;)
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Tue Aug-24-10 02:44 PM
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Tue Aug-24-10 03:59 PM
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6. I said 'usually.' Not normally. |
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'Usually' I clean my bathroom.
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Tue Aug-24-10 02:36 PM
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2. Only after I straighten out the remaining clips in my drawer. |
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Tue Aug-24-10 03:04 PM
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4. Well, it's not like the little elves are going to come and pick it up! |
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Whatsa matter with you?
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Tue Aug-24-10 03:07 PM
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5. It depends on whether or not I've captured the attention... |
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. . . . . . . . . . ...of the person that I wanted to give the gift of watching me bend over to pick it up. . . . . . . S-L-O-W-L-Y. . . . . . . . . . . Oops... silly me. . . . . . . . . . . . . . I've dropped it again. . . .
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Tue Aug-24-10 04:54 PM
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7. Nope. They're too heavy. |
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Tue Aug-24-10 05:05 PM
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8. If I don't the dog will try to eat it... |
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... so that would be "yes".
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Tue Aug-24-10 08:20 PM
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9. Not only any one that I drop, but any that I find on the flloor. |
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It's almost a compunction of mine...that and pens.
I am extraordinaly picky as to what type of pen I use, and get mildly upset when I find they change the style, or discontinue the type I cueently use.
Then it takes me a while to find a new type I like, and then buy a shitload of them.
After I either use them all up, or lose them, repeat the process.
It's actually pretty stressful for me when this happens.
My kids make fun of me.
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Tue Aug-24-10 08:22 PM
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10. If it rolls under the desk, I don't want to crouch to get it, so no. If it's handy, sometimes. |
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Of course, I'm doing this from memory. Who uses paper clips anymore?
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Tue Aug-24-10 09:25 PM
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11. Office supplies are sometimes hard to get hold of-- |
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I worked a project where copies of everything had to be paper-clipped together and we had a wait (a wait!) for paperclips of a week or so. I have no explanation for how things like this happen. I broke down and got a 12 pack of 100 ct boxes from Staples. I've been bringing my own pens since forever. But every paperclip was suddenly precious. I was walking about the office with my eyes at the carpet in case I spied any dropped ones. I contemplated "borrowing" them from the desks of others.
Little things like that send me into Depression-mode ("Oh look--a bit of string! I can use that if my shoe lace breaks!") I squirrel away twist-ties from bread and plastic bags from shopping whenever I get any, too. Which is daft because otherwise I have no problems spending money--I just can't toss things that might be useful.
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Wed Aug-25-10 06:50 AM
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12. We have three cats and two dogs - anything potentially dangerous gets picked up immediately. |
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