A list of 67 words by colleen.
- marble appears on 38 other lists
- locket appears on 12 other lists
- bolt appears on 48 other lists
- nut appears on 33 other lists
- washer appears on 8 other lists
- copper appears on 71 other lists
- slug appears on 36 other lists
- plug appears on 21 other lists
- fuse appears on 23 other lists
- twist appears on 47 other lists
- string appears on 39 other lists
- cord appears on 14 other lists
- elastic appears on 29 other lists
- matchbook appears on 1 other list
- safety pin appears on 2 other lists
- bobby pin appears on 9 other lists
- needle appears on 36 other lists
- nickel appears on 19 other lists
- wire appears on 26 other lists
- coil appears on 30 other lists
- paper appears on 61 other lists
- pen appears on 33 other lists
- button appears on 52 other lists
- cufflink appears on 5 other lists
- spring appears on 62 other lists
- clothespin appears on 8 other lists
- pliers appears on 9 other lists
- scissor appears on 12 other lists
- thimble appears on 37 other lists
- threader appears on 1 other list
- allen wrench appears on 1 other list
- spool appears on 21 other lists
- receipt appears on 19 other lists
- card appears on 20 other lists
- battery appears on 27 other lists
- hairpin appears on 9 other lists
- tissue appears on 18 other lists
- screw appears on 25 other lists
- baggie appears on 1 other list
- staple appears on 29 other lists
- paper clip appears on 5 other lists
- lint appears on 12 other lists
- dust appears on 63 other lists
- file appears on 28 other lists
- index card appears on 2 other lists
- coupon appears on 7 other lists
- tin appears on 38 other lists
- penny appears on 25 other lists
- ink appears on 50 other lists
- nib appears on 22 other lists
- pin appears on 32 other lists
- thread appears on 31 other lists
- fob appears on 31 other lists
- scrap appears on 31 other lists
- skate key appears on just this list
- tag appears on 37 other lists
- chain appears on 30 other lists
- rubber band appears on 4 other lists
- wrapper appears on 8 other lists
- foil appears on 51 other lists
- bottle cap appears on 3 other lists
- coin appears on 33 other lists
- token appears on 26 other lists
- bullet appears on 19 other lists
- ball bearing appears on 5 other lists
- toothpick appears on 7 other lists
- twist tie appears on just this list
ruzuzu I have a corkscrew with no bottle opener and a bottle opener with a corkscrew that broke off - fortunately (or unfortunately) I have so much cupboard space that I can keep them both. May 9, 2010
colleen mollusque, this is both a general 'things that might be found in one's junk drawer' and a pastiche of all the junk drawers I have loved before.
and by slug I mean both the bullet and the fake quarter. :D Apr 15, 2008
mollusque Colleen, is this a generic or a specific drawer? Either way I'm glad to see that it contains a slug. Apr 15, 2008
reesetee Why thank you, colleen. Now if only we could get them to transform back.... ;-) May 1, 2007
colleen reesetee, that is brilliance. May 1, 2007
reesetee Excellent list!
I suspect marbles come from the same place into which lost socks disappear. Perhaps the socks transmogrify there and emerge as shiny little orbs.... Apr 26, 2007
jennarenn Yes! Where do marbles come from? I never buy them, but they keep cropping up underfoot. Apr 26, 2007