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Work Space Geekery

Posted by John Saddington on Mar 4, 2010

I’ll be the first to admit it: I’m a geek.

I love video games, cartoons, comic books, and pretty much anything the internet. I also like collecting action figures.

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There, I said it.

So, what do you have around your desk area that would instantly proclaim “geek”? Do tell, do tell…

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John Saddington

John is the Chief Editor @ The 8BIT Network and Senior Blog Junkie here at ChurchIT. He enjoys Triple-Tall Americanos, developing Wordpress Themes, and a few other Random Things.

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24 Responses to “Work Space Geekery”

  1. Tom
    Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 8:58 am

    At home, I’ve got mounted three mounted Lord of the Rings posters (from each of the films) and all six Star Wars mini-posters framed.

    At work, I’ve got several programming posters, books, and an over-sized Superman coffee mug.

    Oh boy.

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  2. Adam Shields
    Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 9:09 am

    I have always assumed having a tangle of extra cords, a couple of extra internal hard drives and some random computer screws speaks for itself.

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  3. PhillipGibb
    Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 9:11 am

    At work: on my left: Brainstorm Special Report : Virtualization – the Virtual Majority. On my Right: a Unix Fuel pump communications controller, a network hub and a POS/Pinpad, and a receipt printer without the cover. In my bag – a Copy of the Google Story ;)
    At home, I have a miniture T-Rex on my speaker and next to him a 2 inch tall man in a suit of armour – with removable sword. I can stop there.
    but I am not a geek.

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  4. PhillipGibb
    Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 9:17 am

    John, I am intrigued – what is the book on the right (guarded by ironman)?

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  5. Will P
    Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 9:20 am

    I plotted out this: http://xkcd.com/657/

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  6. Eric Murrell
    Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 9:27 am

    I’m huge LOST/Nintendo geek, so I have all sorts of related toys. I also recommend Thinking Putty and Nerf guns.

    Here’s a pic of the corner of my desk: http://twitpic.com/16k05l

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  7. mikeniebuhr
    Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 9:27 am

    Where to start? How about the Boba Fett coffee mug, the C-3PO candy jar or the Star Wars figures “for my son to play with” ;-) Maybe the Mighty Mugs Darth Maul and Mace Windu (‘cuz they are made from 100% recycled AWESOME). Along with my dashboard Jesus on my speakers. And now for Easter I have brought back out the jelly bean pooping easter bunny. Let’s put it all in one shot http://tweetphoto.com/13212958

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  8. Austin
    Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 9:31 am

    I have a Rubik’s Cube, a working replica of the “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas Nevada” sign, and a Jawa Bobble Head.

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  9. brent lacy
    Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 9:35 am

    Here’s my version of “wall art”….You probably won’t know what Ski is unless you’re East of the Mississippi River…

    http://yfrog.com/4iwallartj

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  10. dannyjbixby
    Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 10:46 am

    Dwight Schrute bobblehead. ’nuff said.

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  11. Nick Shoemaker
    Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 11:16 am

    Wow. I didn’t realize that I was a geek til just now.

    I thought it was completely normal to have this type of stuff around your desk.

    Weird, random stuff really.

    • Herbert- teh Gn0me
    • mini Eiffel Tower
    • a baseball that I drew eyes on
    • shuttlecock
    • picture on my parents
    • series of pics of my son in the middle of crapping his pants (in a way better frame than the one for my rents)
    • TI-85
    • faux grass
    • cassete of Seal’s self-titled album
    • a couple of rocks
    • mug full of writing utensils

    http://twitpic.com/16ki6c

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    • Nick Shoemaker
      Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 11:17 am

      BTW- my wife calls “us” teh süspender crew.

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    • PhillipGibb
      Friday, March 5, 2010 at 9:35 am

      you have faux grass on your desk?, are there faux insects in it?

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  12. Aaron Melton
    Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 11:59 am

    Red Swingline Stapler.

    Word.

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  13. Vince
    Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 4:37 pm

    these guys:

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  14. Vince
    Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 4:37 pm

    doh…got sent to moderation because of img tag

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  15. Andy Darnell
    Thursday, March 4, 2010 at 9:05 pm

    Dogbert FTW!

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  16. John Wilkerson
    Friday, March 5, 2010 at 8:23 am

    I tend to keep my personal a work life separate. If the 3 laptops (OS X, Windows & Chromium), dual monitors, switches, routers, multiple hand-held devices, and 80′s-era calculator watch aren’t enough to indicate that I’m a geek, maybe this guy is: http://www.twitpic.com/16qefj

    I also have this kicking around too: http://www.twitpic.com/21b73

    And my coffee cup: http://www.twitpic.com/236ru

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