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Do you need a lot of what you got to survive?
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What do you have a lot of that goes above and beyond a 'normal' level? I was thinking about it today and how it might reveal some interesting things about us. Does someone have a hundred kitchen knives? 9 TVs? 4 ironing boards? 30 blankets? It could be related to a hobby I suppose.
I can't really think of one right now...so...you go first.
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I have a very diverse collection of dusters.
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I collect panties. (well, they're left behind)
And I think I have more computers than rationally explainable.
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I have hundreds of bars of soap. All identical.
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Been inclined to wander... off the beaten track.
That's where there's thunder... and the wind shouts back.
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I used to collect computers - at one point I had 10+ Macs in my tiny dorm room. It got out of hand and I ditched them all.
I don't have a lot of a single thing as much as I have a lot of random stuff. I don't like tossing things I could use in the future, so I have odd items in my drawers.
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USB cables. They are like the plague.
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My hobbies don't generate material things. They're usually focused around learning new things, usually computer/IT/software stuff.
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Hundreds of board feet of furniture grade lumber.
Over a dozen race worthy remote controlled cars. One costing well over $1200, but most around the $500 mark.
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I have hedgehogs.... in my house, my car, my garden, even on my stair case!
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Books. I have too many books. I really really love the large 'atlas-type' books that I have. Atlas of World History, Dawn of Civilization, Atlas of the Bible etc. We moved last March, but I used to have a two car garage and the space for one car was filled with cardboard boxes of books. They're in storage due to lack of space.
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When I first came across threadless.com I bought almost every tshirt and now I have almost a hundred.
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I have dress shirts, T-shirts and sweaters in every color and shade known to man.
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Originally Posted by mdc
When I first came across threadless.com I bought almost every tshirt and now I have almost a hundred.
That is nuts. I own like 5 non-plain-white t-shirts, and I only wear two of them.
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I've went through a small spate of collecting snowboards for a while. I had five at one point. Then I went down to two because I haven't done any riding this past year....but I just bought another monster alpine board, so I'm back on my game.
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I have a lot of books. At least I can read though. I have a nicer car than I probably should too.
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I suppose three Macs and a PC is a bit more than strictly necessary for survival. A 4th (?) Gen iPod, an iPod touch, and an iPod shuffle might be slightly unnecessary, too.
But mostly, I think the thing I have most of without it being really necessary (close, though) would be dictionaries. I have 68 dictionaries—and since I’m off to Iceland in … erm, eight hours [note to self: go to bed already!], I’ll probably come back with a few more from there.
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When I was a kid I collected mugs, so I've got a cupboard full of mugs.
I recently gave a way a ton of books that I hadn't reread in several years and but could still remember the plot. Shelf space was running low.
I need to clean out my closet, but there's always that worry that the minute I throw something away I'll want it again. I have a bunch of maternity stuff to sell on ebay when I get around to it.
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Books. I collect books. I also collect National Geographic magazines; I have just about every issue since January, 1956, with assorted issues going back to the 1920's.
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Is that really your house? Your interior design looks amazing.
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Originally Posted by Sage
Is that really your house? Your interior design looks amazing.
If you meant me, I can't really take credit for it. We rent, and the paint had been done when we moved in. I have a set of photos up on my Flickr page of the rest of the house. The bookshelf is IKEA, and I'm just picky about having my bookshelves arranged to look cool.
I'm trying to slowly fill in my collection farther and farther back; I estimate that bookshelf will hold back to the WWI period.
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I have several sharp objects, knives and swords mostly.
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I like my water with hops, malt, hops, yeast, and hops.
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I like my water with hops, malt, hops, yeast, and hops.
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yes rr, wit is another way of saying sharp tongued.
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Originally Posted by Rumor
I have several sharp objects, knives and swords mostly.
Do you remember that thread that Macgeek created bitching about his parents not letting him buy a sword?
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Originally Posted by Laminar
I don't like tossing things I could use in the future, so I have odd items in my drawers.
There's nothing odd about them. Every boy has them and most get to use them some day. And tossing every now and then never hurt anybody. So buck up, champ!
Gawd I can't believe you guys let him get away with that.
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Originally Posted by besson3c
Do you remember that thread that Macgeek created bitching about his parents not letting him buy a sword?
Yes. Ah, a good time was had in that thread.
I have been out of my parents house for a decade, so no need to ask permission. Then again, my mother bought me some of the knife collection I used to have when I lived with her.
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I don't have a lot of one thing, but lots of knick knacks. Things that I have a lot of that aren't neccessary/sensible include:
*6 iPods - a 3rd gen, 4th gen, 5th gen, touch, 1st gen shuffle, and a 1st gen nano. The 4th gen is busted, the rest all work (although I think the 3rd gen is on its way out)
*4 Rubik's cubes - 2 3x3's, a 4x4, and a 3x3 keychain version, from my Rubik's phase in high school.
I had a growing Mac collection: a Performa 6290 - total crap, two SEs, an iBook G4, a Power Mac G4 and a MacBook for awhile, even if half of them were broken. I ditched the SE's and the Performa at my parents when I moved a couple years ago, and I sold the iBook and upgraded the MacBook this summer. So now it's the MBP and my PM G4.
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Originally Posted by Oisín
I suppose three Macs and a PC is a bit more than strictly necessary for survival. A 4th (?) Gen iPod, an iPod touch, and an iPod shuffle might be slightly unnecessary, too.
But mostly, I think the thing I have most of without it being really necessary (close, though) would be dictionaries. I have 68 dictionaries—and since I’m off to Iceland in … erm, eight hours [note to self: go to bed already!], I’ll probably come back with a few more from there.
Make that 70. I just bought two more.
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I presume that they're language dictionaries Oisín ?
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Several hundred beer steins, several hundred coffee mugs, 1000 CDs, a few hundred books, about 50 movies on DVD, three closets full of clothes, 25 pair of shoes, 10 tool boxes (all the way back to when I was a mechanic in the mid 1960s); not much other than that.
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Why is there always money for war, but none for education?
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I recently moved. I discovered that I own five minivans full of stuff. That seems like too much for a single guy.
I could live without a tv, since right now I've been watching tv on my Mac with eyeTV. I could probably give away most of my books. Right now I don't even have Internet, and have been surfing on nothing but my iPhone for two weeks. I think I could do alright with a lot less. But don't take my microwave away.
I own way too many sweaters
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make a list of which sweaters you wear within a month, and the ones that aren't listed, give away. no cheating by switching out sweaters throughout the day.
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Originally Posted by mattyb
I presume that they're language dictionaries Oisín ?
As opposed to? Computer dictionaries and such? Yes, they’re all (human) language dictionaries (though I am also counting some dictionary-like reference books, like grammars and conjugation books). The two latest are Icelandic ones (since I’m in Reykjavík at the moment).
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Well aren't you fökking special...
(Jealous about Iceland, not the dictionaries)
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Originally Posted by paul w
Well aren't you fökking special...
(Jealous about Iceland, not the dictionaries)
Yes. Yes, I am.
(Don’t worry, you’ll see the pictures )
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I have 19 trumpets, 3 cornets, 1 flugelhorn, 2 piccolo trumpets and 2 pianos (baby grands). As I make my entire income with the horns, I need most of them. I suppose I could manage with about 6 trumpets, it just wouldn't be as fun. I could easily do without one of the pianos, and am trying to give it to my sister. Hopefully she takes it before I move in July.
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I have 19 trumpets, 3 cornets, 1 flugelhorn, 2 piccolo trumpets and 2 pianos (baby grands).
And 14 angry neighbours?
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In my 20 years of playing (and 10 in apartments), I have only had one neighbor complain. She was a bitch and was told by the police that she had no standing. But, a few months ago I bought one of these ( http://www.whisperroom.com/ ) and can practice whenever I want. If, at 3 in the morning, I feel the need to play, I can at full volume.
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Originally Posted by BigBadWolf
In my 20 years of playing (and 10 in apartments), I have only had one neighbor complain. She was a bitch and was told by the police that she had no standing. But, a few months ago I bought one of these ( http://www.whisperroom.com/ ) and can practice whenever I want. If, at 3 in the morning, I feel the need to play, I can at full volume.
Those Whisperrooms are certainly nicer than Silent Brass
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Originally Posted by besson3c
Those Whisperrooms are certainly nicer than Silent Brass
They really are. It is just shame at how expensive they are. I wish I were better at construction as I think I could build one for $1000. I just am not competent enough with that sort of thing.
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Originally Posted by BigBadWolf
They really are. It is just shame at how expensive they are. I wish I were better at construction as I think I could build one for $1000. I just am not competent enough with that sort of thing.
Do they have any competition, other than those Wenger practice rooms? How much do they cost?
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Originally Posted by besson3c
Do they have any competition, other than those Wenger practice rooms? How much do they cost?
I can't really think of any other competition. The good thing about these is that they are portable (sort of). It takes two people, but it can be assembled or disassembled in an hour. It makes it ideal for transient apartment living.
As far as cost, they are pricey. The one that I bought (6060e) was around $10k. It is 5'x5' and the "enhanced" model. But they make them in a lot of different sizes and thickness and run from around $2500 to $25k. The way I look at it is, the most expensive model is still a fraction of what many people pay for their instruments. So, playing a cheap instrument like the trumpet, I can spend more on the accoutrements.
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Originally Posted by besson3c
Do they have any competition, other than those Wenger practice rooms? How much do they cost?
Ensomo.
A 16' by 16' double skin will set you back about $40k.
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Been inclined to wander... off the beaten track.
That's where there's thunder... and the wind shouts back.
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2 slide trombones, one valve, 1 barytone, 1 baritone, 1 euphonium, 1 c trumpet, 2 Bb trumpets. Bb clarinet, 1 piano, 1 synth. misc mouthpieces (oldest is a pair of cornet mouthpieces from the civil war) mutes, misc. other musical type items
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What are you doing with a damn clarinet, Brass?
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