The Things We Own

[Catseye3]

This is one of those things that shouldn't be fascinating, but somehow is.

[Copper]

Eventually we will document every molecule in the universe.

But where will we store the information?

[George K]

I have to wonder about the kind of mind that undertakes this.

"11th house?"

I have lived in 10 places, and that includes a dorm, my parents' two apartments before I was 8, and the house I lived in until I was 22.

[Copper]

@George-K said in The Things We Own:

I have to wonder about the kind of mind that undertakes this.

When I saw the headline, I wanted a spreadsheet that listed everything I own. I'll probably never have one, maybe at the end when almost everything is gone.

I have recorded what club I used for every golf shot in the past 3 years, 58,056 shots so far.

[89th]

I have no idea why someone would want to divorce her.

[George K]

@89th said in The Things We Own:

have no idea why someone would want to divorce her.

Good thing I was using a cheapo keyboard.

[89th]

@Copper said in The Things We Own:

I have recorded what club I used for every golf shot in the past 3 years, 58,056 shots so far.

Yeah and you've only played 14 rounds.

BOOM!

[Jolly]

Everything important in life can fit in a footlocker - USMC

[Catseye3]

@Jolly Except your wife. As one Marine learned who is now doing 20 to life.

[Jolly]

Just gotta pick the right size wife.

[kluurs]

really will help for insurance purposes after the house fire.

[George K]

@kluurs said in The Things We Own:

really will help for insurance legal purposes after the house fire divorce.

And this.

[jon-nyc]

@Copper said in The Things We Own:

Eventually we will document every molecule in the universe.

But where will we store the information?

I keep a 1:1 scale model of the universe myself.

[George K]

@jon-nyc said in The Things We Own:

I keep a 1:1 scale model of the universe myself.

Variations on a Stephen Wright line:

"I have a map of the United States at home. The scale says '1 mile = 1 mile.' I hardly ever unfold it."

"I woke up last night and found that someone had broken into my house and replaced everything with an exact duplicate."

[taiwan_girl]

Took her five years to do. OMG

It seems like one of those jobs where you finish, and have to go back and start over because things have changed.