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Posted by Sul, 11:23, 28th October 2003:
 
3 facts you have no need to know:

The code for a can of cocacola out of the vending machine on the ground floor of my office is E3.

The only post-it on my monitor reads "Enterprise Desktop 768757 Harjit".

I just this second picked up my red pen off the floor.
Posted by Grim..., 11:27, 28th October 2003:
 
I have 'Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back' on my desk.
My shirt is white.
My cable tester has the initials L.B. scratched into it - God only knows who it belonged to before I stole it...
Posted by Sul, 11:34, 28th October 2003:
 
Lance Burton famous Vegas magician?
Lee Bridges my best mate between the years 1988 and 1996?
Laura Beale bitter cafe owner in Eastenders?
Posted by Victor Menendez, 11:41, 28th October 2003:
 
I have a ball made of elastic bands which is the size of a large apple.
The only Post-it on my monitor reads "Shepherd's Bush Wed 1pm".
My Red Pen ran out yesterday :(
Posted by Victor Menendez, 11:41, 28th October 2003:
 
Luka Brasi?
Posted by ilovebeerme, 11:50, 28th October 2003:
 
I have radio 2 on.
The map on my desk was printed in Chessington Surrey in 1964.
I'm slightly cold.
Posted by cal, 11:51, 28th October 2003:
 
I have a ball made of elastic bands which is the size of a large plum.
The only postit on my desk has a sketch of some triangles, complete with mathematical formulas for calculating b-spline control points.
The only pern on my desk has had the end chewed off (by me) so no longer works. I am unlikely to throw it away until i've eaten all of the casing though.
Posted by friday, 13:03, 28th October 2003:
 
1. I am currently charging up my neighbours old cellphone, which we call the 'brick'. We boosted it this morning with bare wires.... He is an old man and has no knowledge of such tricks.

2. I have a red pen which I 'borrowed' from the accounts desk

3. I have a football made from plastic bags
Posted by cruelemort, 13:06, 28th October 2003:
 
I have a fridge-freezer full of alcohol next to my desk (in my bedroom).
I have a small penguin on top of my monitor (not a real one unfortunately).
I only have 4 icons on my taskbar.
Posted by zxenor, 13:09, 28th October 2003:
 
the blinds to my room are green and currently closed

there is a plastic bag full of fortunes (from fortune cookies) on my desk

my keyboard is currently set on dvorak
Posted by Foghorn Leghorn, 13:09, 28th October 2003:
 
I have 1 postit saying: OEUK4, OEUK6
Just drank 3 cups of tea
I now need a pee.
Posted by cal, 13:24, 28th October 2003:
 
friday 2. I have a red pen which I 'borrowed' from the accounts desk


i thought you ran your own company? if so, is it really stealing?


friday 3. I have a football made from plastic bags


how does that work?


zxenor: my keyboard is currently set on dvorak


without having the keys layed out that way? how can you type!?
Posted by RUSS, 13:32, 28th October 2003:
 
the code for cocacola out of the drinks machine is 91

orgina is 96

i ave no post it notes :(
Posted by gobbo, 13:35, 28th October 2003:
 
I dont have a vending machine.

One of the deer in the paddock in front of me is making sounds like a moose, i dont think he wants to be a deer anymore.

I have annoying stones in the soles of my shoes from the shingle drive way here.
Posted by Mr.Nishi, 14:10, 28th October 2003:
 
I have a purple gel pen

The vending machines are too far away

The beef/human tape worm produces 720,000 eggs/day
Posted by Victor Menendez, 15:06, 28th October 2003:
 
hehe 'orgina is 96'
Posted by Redmaiden, 18:15, 28th October 2003:
 
The sort code for the Yorkshire bank in Ilkley was 05-05-03 but it's now changed.

I priced alot of cards for 49p today.

My mousemat is a free Misco IT solutions mousemat featuring two fish.
Posted by gobbo, 22:16, 28th October 2003:
 
I got my milk over Redmaiden several times when we were in Amsterdam.

Chandler likes squirrel monkeys best.

Cal restarted his server a while ago.
Posted by reitsma, 23:05, 28th October 2003:
 
i am on java support this week.

my computer's asset code is RSA03425

i used to sell coke cans from our work fridge for AU$1 each, as a charity fundraiser.
Posted by zxenor, 01:43, 29th October 2003:
 
cal - i don't look at the keyboard, ever... if you were to change all the keys around randomly, i wouldn't know
Posted by friday, 05:09, 29th October 2003:
 
Cal - my desk is within offices of an ISP from which I run Friday - so yes it was "borrowing"

Plastic bag football - would you like one? My boys picked it up from a village somewhere.
Posted by cal, 09:07, 29th October 2003:
 
I got my milk over Redmaiden several times when we were in Amsterdam


Err...
Posted by cal, 09:08, 29th October 2003:
 
zxenor: ahh. you're one of those people who can actually type :D

friday: how can you make a football from plastic bags? is it a big ball of bags, as with an elasticband ball?
Posted by plindoe, 09:30, 29th October 2003:
 
I am sat in a booth-type thing with 2 other fellow left handers

I have 2 post-it notes, one with a pic of a flower and a girls name, the other with 3 peoples extension numbers on them

I have 2 mugs on my desk one with 'Chris' on it, even though I am called Phil, the other says 'f**k off, I'm busy!' 10 times on it with a card inside it with a phone number for the GREATEST newcastle taxi company in the world on it
Posted by friday, 10:49, 29th October 2003:
 
Cal - you get one big bag and fill with other bags and then bit by bit burn it until it moulds into a ball (this is what my son just told me)
Posted by chandler, 10:57, 29th October 2003:
 
"Err..."
It was MILK damnit from the endless cups of tea that they insisted on drinking. JUST MILK. not a euphamism for anything else.
Posted by Victor Menendez, 11:01, 29th October 2003:
 
are you chay or emma today?
Posted by chandler, 11:23, 29th October 2003:
 
I'm Chay today.
Not happy with Steve splashing milk on my girlfriend
Posted by friday, 12:51, 29th October 2003:
 
A really useless fact if you dont do the laundry in your house:

"When hanging out wet washing, stand with your back against the wind to avoid the wet clothing slapping you in the face"

I read this BTW on a freebie "helpful" leaflet from a supermarket years ago, but it still makes me smile at its originality.

Like, wow, it really works............ffs
Posted by beargod, 13:06, 29th October 2003:
 
I aparently have chromosomes with codes of x and y

my computer runs on electricity

my seamonkeys are bigger then chays
Posted by chandler, 13:16, 29th October 2003:
 
my seamonkeys are bigger, you killed yours

mine are over a foot long
Posted by beargod, 13:27, 29th October 2003:
 
mine came back from the dead and are now 2 miles wide, and about 5 times that long
Posted by chandler, 13:28, 29th October 2003:
 
damn you Brumfitt. You may have won this round, but i will destroy you
Posted by beargod, 13:29, 29th October 2003:
 
there will be no destruction here, that would be just evil
Posted by gobbo, 14:23, 29th October 2003:
 
"Not happy with Steve splashing milk on my girlfriend"

Dude, it was just milk, you've got such a filthy mind...

:P
Posted by Victor Menendez, 14:31, 29th October 2003:
 
Another red pen ran out today.
And rosie hasn't been around for two days now.
Posted by Coppers, 14:51, 29th October 2003:
 
Where did it go? Boom boom.