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What's in your briefcase? or Backpack?

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posted on Jul, 29 2005 @ 01:11 PM
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Someone on ATS was doubting that authorities would find a brochure from a rafting resort in the bombers' backpacks. I was just saying on that site, how much you can learn about people by looking through their bags.

So, people. What's in your wallet? Or purse/briefcase, etc. right now?

*turns around in tiny cubicle and pops open briefcase*

*snap*

Here we have:

a phone directory of everyone at my organization

a copy of my taxes for 2004 ( I've filed an extension on my extension, and now they're due aug 15! And I STILL haven't done them)

A map of California (from my business trip last month)

A city map for my business contacts in California

Hand sanitizer (for use after shaking hands w/ sleazy sales reps)

Business cards

Receipt for a medical procedure (hernia) in March, plus my paper war with my insurance company, concerning what they consider "outside-network provider" on equipment they had previously declared to be "in-network . . ."

OOPS! documents I was supposed to run through the office shredder wound up in my briefcase!!! just a minute . . .

A photocopy of a coworker's driver's license, for the rental van in VA; that should have been turned in with my reciepts.

some pens

technical manual for software that is proprietary . . .

cellphone (with call notes!)

OOPS! Here's my resume and an interview appointment with another firm I did before the july 4 holiday *jumps up and heads for shredder*

correspondence with local college about the possibility of me serving as an adjunct professor in the fall.

bank receipts for my most recent paycheck

a floppy disk with . . . a "to do" list on it from just before last Christmas (jeez, what am I walking around with that for?)

Haw! a birthday card for my wife. . . I lost it and had to go buy another one instead. I wonder if I can save this one 'till next year. Hmmm. Guess it's safe in my briefcase . . .

A copy of Robert's rules of order

A blank book I keep as a journal. (it's in my own constructed language, and not english)

See, my point is, I am a disorganized personality type. And just from rummaging through my briefcase, you've got a HEAP of information about where I've been on various dates, and even with whom. So I don't think the brochure is that unlikely.

On my desk here at the office I have a brochure from an historic california landmark, from my recent trip . . .



posted on Jul, 29 2005 @ 01:41 PM
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OK, this sounds fun....

*Empties out the purse*

We have:
Monthly bus pass
Watch
Hairbrush
Pen & Pencil
Tic Tac's
Bobby Pins
Elastics
Barrettes (4)
Nail clippers
Lipstick/Lipgloss (4)
Mascara
Lipliner
Eyeshadow
Make-up brushes
Small mirror
Safety pins
Lighters (4)
Mints from Boston Pizza (I wonder how old these are?)
Hand lotion
Cigarettes
Emery board
Pocket knife
And my Wallet - usual wallet stuff..cash, cards, ATM receipts, 2 'Brush-Ups', Swisscard (like a swiss army knife only business card shaped), business cards and little pieces of paper that I may need someday


Holy cow!!!! I had no idea I was so organized. But anyone that went through my purse would think, My God, how vain is this girl.... Actually I'm just not a morning person, so I put my make-up on during the train ride to work.

I hide the good stuff at home.




posted on Jul, 29 2005 @ 05:18 PM
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ok emptys out bag lol,

Purse- with bank cards, bank slips, NI number,
Mobile,
lighter,

small thin top, traval tooth brush
make up powder and brushes
Brush
mini hair spray
moisture cream
nail clippers and file
money
mirror
lipstick
mascara
lipgloss
spare tights
pens,
chewing gum,

3 bills, Gas, phone ect.

personal letter,

Stamps.

also things in case of emergancy

Whistle.
small torch
and a fold up dust mask
throw away camera, (never know what you may need to snap)



posted on Jul, 29 2005 @ 05:33 PM
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Originally posted by asala
and a fold up dust mask


I see you read Save Yourself: Skippy’s compilation of tips to keep your family alive WHEN the terrorists attack




throw away camera, (never know what you may need to snap)


Wow, I would think an ATS Super Moderator would be a little more technologically advanced, where's the digital Asala? :shk:



posted on Jul, 29 2005 @ 05:38 PM
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As far me, I'm sure I've got pamphlets and matchbooks from Vegas casinos and European hotels left in my baggage from trips I've taken years ago.



[edit on 7/29/2005 by djohnsto77]



posted on Jul, 29 2005 @ 05:44 PM
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Wow, I would think an ATS Super Moderator would be a little more technologically advanced, where's the digital Asala?


lol im going to get one,
i had one a while back that was so darn hard to use, buttons for this buttons for that lol so on the look for a good but simple one hehe



posted on Jul, 29 2005 @ 05:47 PM
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Geez, is this a 'random' bag search or something?





posted on Jul, 29 2005 @ 06:17 PM
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My wallet contains like 4 Brazilian dollars, way too much American money (Still haven't put that stuff back in the bank yet..), and just the usual driver's license, ATM card, plastic explosives, etc. etc.



posted on Jul, 29 2005 @ 06:36 PM
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Originally posted by Herman
ATM card, plastic explosives


Herman you should know not to keep your plastic with your plastique!

Shame on you! :shk:



posted on Jul, 29 2005 @ 07:37 PM
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* dumps out entire backback onto the floor *

cell phone charger
plastic zip ties
pen
gold chain necklace
letter from the DMV
news clipping about camp xray detainees
current copy of Linux Journal
Planner with misc business cards and notes
phone bill
pay stub
burger king reciept
4 AAA batteries for Palm Pilot
photocopy of NBC 25 advertising brochure
bottle of St Johns Wort
bottle of Chromium Picolinate (that seemed to work itself open)
journal
Garmin e-Trex GPS
noose made of Cat5e networking cable minus the RJ45 jacks
and a dvd copy of The Village

and quite often my new Fuji Finepix S3100 is packed in as well for those moments that are worth snapping a few pictures of. If anyone can make some kind of sense out of that mess feel free to clue me in on it, I'm not even sure why some of it is there.



posted on Jul, 30 2005 @ 01:25 AM
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Originally posted by djohnsto77

Originally posted by Herman
ATM card, plastic explosives


Herman you should know not to keep your plastic with your plastique!

Shame on you! :shk:


Haha, I know dj
. But sometimes I just get lazy and forget to put it away!



posted on Aug, 2 2005 @ 08:46 PM
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empties out backpack, hmm we have here:
lol random explicit magazines
chocolate milk
cell phone
cell phone charger
some lint
ps2 controller
poker set
and last but not least a box of rice o roni....

wallet:
social securty card
blockbuster card
atm card
drivers permit
3 dollars
and working papers



posted on Aug, 3 2005 @ 08:33 AM
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Mine cannot possibly be as interesting as some of these... Dust masks??? Well anywho, I suppose I'll do it anyways--- *dumps contents of purse all over desk*

OK here we go:

A letter to be sent to my friend in NC
Hairbrush
compact mirror
antibacterial hand stuffs
keys
pencil
tic tacs
granola bar
star wars light saber spoon (I know, don't ask, it's a long story)
two things of chapstick
two pens
Special K bar
cell phone
flier to this thing I'm supposed to be at all weekend...
12 cough drops... I'm a singer, okay? I HAVE to have those around...
wallet::: which includes:
meditation and prayer card I carry around with me
driver's permit
$0 in cash...
blockbuster gift card
phone card
school id from last year... yeah, that's useful...
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy movie ticket
picture of my boyfriend and I at his Junior Ring dance
a coupon for rally's hot apple pies... I had no idea that was in here... expires 5/15/05...I should really clean this thing out...
little happy prayer cards I was supposed to give to my friend...
A reciept from World Market from last night- fully included with the address of the place and the time I was there... I bought two Ghiradelli chocolate squares and two Jelly Belly trial packs to split with my boyfriend...

I suppose you really can tell A LOT about a person by their purse/bag/etc... I didn't realize that everything I've done for the past couple of nights and everything I'm supposed to do for the next four are fully spelled out in my purse... Not to mention the name and address of where my friend is staying in NC... That's too much power for one man to have over me... I'm semi-creeped out...



posted on Aug, 3 2005 @ 09:45 AM
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Originally posted by djohnsto77
Herman you should know not to keep your plastic with your plastique!

Shame on you! :shk:


Ok d...you owe me for the tissues needed to wipe coffee offa the keyboard.

That was beautiful


Thanks for making me laugh so hard it hurt....every day needs at least one belly laugh like that!



posted on Aug, 3 2005 @ 10:09 AM
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Two empty beer cans,
three drawing pencils - one broken,
pencil sharpener,
blue plastic shopping bag,
a yellow piece of string.



posted on Aug, 3 2005 @ 10:10 AM
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Originally posted by CiderGood_HeadacheBad
Two empty beer cans,
three drawing pencils - one broken,
pencil sharpener,
blue plastic shopping bag,
a yellow piece of string.


Admit it.

You're really MacGyver, aren't you?



posted on Aug, 3 2005 @ 12:39 PM
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*cross-over bag* ... a bunch of stuff that does NOT belong to me and i have no idea how it got there .!:shk:


oh and my favorites my Swiss -knife and a gorgeous Gothic knife i got on E-bay ...

[edit on 3-8-2005 by BaastetNoir]



posted on Aug, 3 2005 @ 12:57 PM
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Alrighty.

Contents of ancient denim-and-leather purse that I bought for $3 at a flea market in Seattle:

NORML card (it's old. Very old)

Old concert tickets: Nick Cave, David Bowie, Tibet House, Blondie.

Movie tickets: Armageddon (!), Eyes Wide Shut

Burt's Bees lip balm

Body Shop eyeliner and powered tissue paper doodah thingies

Three hair clips

Four rubber bands and a GlueStik

Copy of immigration papers

Copy of Goljan's "Most Commons In Medicine"

Copy of Goljan's "Most Commons In Path and Lab Medicine"

Dalai Lama biography

Leonard Cohen cassette (yes, cassettes still exist)

Amnesty International, Int. Campaign For Tibet and Childreach membership thingies.

Small bottle of patchouli oil.

Friendship bracelet made out of human hair belonging to me and my best highschool friend.

Two fortune cookies (unopened, still in wrappers - I'm figuring I might need them in an emergency)

Unopened condom (ditto)

Water purification tablets. (don't ask)

Benadryl

Packet of Gummi Bears (for those times I want to bite someone's head off)

Very, very old packet of gum.

Four odd white pills - I have utterly no idea what they are.

Two (unused!) tampons, painted with silver and purple glitter nail polish.

Notebook and pencil.

An Epipen (which I think is outdated)

Packet of airplane peanuts

Two chocolates, unwrapped, of dubious origin. They're probably older than Noah.

A fossilised bird's egg. I don't know where it came from, either.

(Freud would probably have a field day with this list)


Edit: These are my contents, I hasten to add...they didn't come with the bag when I bought it


[edit on 3-8-2005 by Tinkleflower]



posted on Aug, 3 2005 @ 02:30 PM
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Originally posted by Tinkleflower
Alrighty.

Contents of ancient denim-and-leather purse that I bought for $3 at a flea market in Seattle:

Old concert tickets: Nick Cave, David Bowie, Tibet House, Blondie.

Two fortune cookies (unopened, still in wrappers - I'm figuring I might need them in an emergency)

Unopened condom (ditto)

Packet of Gummi Bears (for those times I want to bite someone's head off)

[edit on 3-8-2005 by Tinkleflower]



Ah, you are my kind of friend... Bowie, fortune cookies, and condoms... I can't possibly complain



posted on Aug, 3 2005 @ 05:22 PM
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my walet contains...

A Subway card for NYC ( went there in march)
about 16 classical music concert tickets from the past year
a picture of my girlfreind
Drivers liscence
$23
and a note pad


MY pockets....
A book
mp3player
cellphone
walet
recipt
keys

my back pack...
a bunch of old wrapers and papers from school




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