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Although English and based in the UK I work for a US company so it is just possible that you are correct 
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Paul Darlington wrote: Although English and based in the UK I work for a US company so it is just possible that you are correct
I work in a Danish company, seemly we have some in common.
The important thing is not what you've ever done, but what you'll do next.
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I have:
- A personal calendar (to count off days till my next vacation)
- bumble-spud potato head
- My "going to a meeting to discuss what we met about at our last meeting" mug/pen holder
- Picture of the youngin'
- Picture of me and the wife
That be all... would you call that extension or minor personal touches?
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diilbert wrote: My "going to a meeting to discuss what we met about at our last meeting" mug/pen holder
I have a mug that says "Sometimes a cheery smile can make your day (but usually, it takes money or sex)."
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001
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diilbert wrote: - A personal calendar (to count off days till my next vacation)
 I love that, how to get one of those?
The important thing is not what you've ever done, but what you'll do next.
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...because I like my workspace the way it is, just with the necessary stuff... nothing else.
Best regards,
Lizandro Campbell
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lzcampbell wrote: ...because I like my workspace the way it is, just with the necessary stuff... nothing else.
I thought you "just leave it as you found it". 
The important thing is not what you've ever done, but what you'll do next.
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... but decorate is not the right word, considering the mess I sometimes have on top of my desk.
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PedroMC wrote: ... but decorate is not the right word, considering the mess I sometimes have on top of my desk.
Give us a suggestion.
The important thing is not what you've ever done, but what you'll do next.
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In our company every IT guy must choose a Smurf and have a picture of it behind the wall. I have a custom-made Emo Smurf just for fun.
I also have a memorial picture of Clippy on my desk (inspired from the one in office2010themovie), a Silverlight and Azure sticker, and have given to a girl at work a grim-looking Smurf of Death miniature she uses against anyone she doesn't like.
The rest of the people at work are even crazier 
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My books, manuals and coffee cup / plunger.
Logitech Trackman and a Wacom tablet are essentials, not decoration, even if I don't use them both at the same time!
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together.
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...pictures of my wife, my dogs, my guns, and a framed copy of the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights.
In my current office, I currently don't have room for the Constitution, but everyone in the office is talking about putting up a Gadsden flag.
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001
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I don't have any pictures, just a ceramic skull, a couple of slinkies, a yo-yo, and a gargoyle card holder. In the office we also have a signed picture of Adrienne Barbeau wishing us good luck on our project. Not the normal office decorations.
Steve Maier
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Steve Maier wrote: we also have a signed picture of Adrienne Barbeau
I named my daughter after Adrienne Barbeau. My (now ex-) wife was preganant, and it was my job to pick the first name. We happened to be watching Swamp Thing on TV, and Adrienne Barbeau was just pulling herself up from the swap, and it struck me.
.45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001
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Steve Maier wrote: Adrienne Barbeau
Awesome!
Software Zen: delete this;
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I used to work at a very good small team in San Diego where we developed machine translation[^] software. At one of the regular status meetings the boss (a female) started this discussion:
Boss: "OK guys, why is it only me who ever waters the plant by the door?"
We (exchanging confused looks): "Which plant?".
Boss: "The plant you pass by each day when you come into the office. A small palm tree, right next to the entrance."
We: "There is a plant right next to the entrance?"
Boss: (Rolls eyes in frustration)
Needless to say, there was really a plant by the door that no-one of us ever noticed before even though we passed by it every single day for years 
utf8-cpp
modified on Monday, October 11, 2010 10:22 PM
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I don't decorate my cubicle because it is not manly. You see, I am a very "manly" programmer.
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That is why I have a small foam pirate ship. 
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 Joking
Two heads are better than one.
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Miss read as babies.
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djj55 wrote: Miss read as babies.
Now that's disturbing! 
Real men don't use instructions. They are only the manufacturers opinion on how to put the thing together.
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Hey, I thought he might have a new kid.
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djj55 wrote: Hey, I thought he might have a new kid.
That is what I was thinking when I saw your first post.
John
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