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kirksey957
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I was typing at my computer the other day when I noticed that the spacebar seemed to be jammed. I investigated and found a piece of a chocolate chip wedged between the spacebar and the bottom of the letter "n". Upon further investigating I got an index card and started running it between the various rows of letters and trying to bring the materials to the end where I could attempt to fish them out. Here is what I found: hair (couldn't be mine as I have very little), sesame seeds, crumbs, dry skin, dust, salt, cheeto crumbs, and other unidentifiable stuff. Have others of you had this experience? Please let me know what you find. I'm thinking of getting one of those plastic keyboard covers like they have on the computer at my auto mechanic's shop.

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I've had the same keyboard at work for about 10 years now. I'd rather not think about what's inside of it! 😕

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Originally posted by leisurelysloth
I've had the same keyboard at work for about 10 years now. I'd rather not think about what's inside of it! 😕
http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/01/18/1330244 🙂

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Originally posted by Nordlys
http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/01/18/1330244 🙂
Well, a turd is one thing I didn't find.

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Originally posted by kirksey957
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same w/ me still bad

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Originally posted by kirksey957
Well, a turd is one thing I didn't find.
Well, obviously you won't find a whole one!

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Originally posted by kirksey957
...sesame seeds...
Has rmacken been using your keyboard?

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Originally posted by Phlabibit
Has rmacken been using your keyboard?

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Isn't that stocken?

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I did this same thing only I used a cue tip on my laptop. I also found hair, lint, potato chip crumbs, lots of dust, fingernails, dead skin, string, among other things.

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Originally posted by Crowley
Isn't that stocken?
Ask SJNumbers to do some research... let's make a stupid avatar bet or something.

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Originally posted by Phlabibit
Ask SJNumbers to do some research... let's make a stupid avatar bet or something.

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Looks like you already lost!

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Originally posted by Phlabibit
Ask SJNumbers to do some research... let's make a stupid avatar bet or something.

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OK, you have to get a stupidly GGAY avatar if you lose.... Wait!

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Originally posted by kirksey957
I was typing at my computer the other day when I noticed that the spacebar seemed to be jammed. I investigated and found a piece of a chocolate chip wedged between the spacebar and the bottom of the letter "n". Upon further investigating I got an index card and started running it between the various rows of letters and trying to bring the materials to t ...[text shortened]... of those plastic keyboard covers like they have on the computer at my auto mechanic's shop.
Did you eat the chocolate chip?

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Originally posted by Marinkatomb
Did you eat the chocolate chip?
I gave it to the dog.

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Originally posted by kirksey957
I gave it to the dog.
Did the dog eat it? I find this to be a reasonable test of edibility, though there's not really much chance of eating it yourself once the dogs had a go. They're generally pretty thorough in this department in my experience... 😉😛

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