Weird Present From Coworker

skulkingghost

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This year my dad came home with a present a coworker gave him, and he was too polite to ask what it was, anyone have any ideas? My vote goes for a bookmark.

Pics:
http://www.danielhellerman.com/IMG_0037.jpg
http://www.danielhellerman.com/IMG_0038.jpg
http://www.danielhellerman.com/IMG_0039.jpg
http://www.danielhellerman.com/IMG_0040.jpg
http://www.danielhellerman.com/IMG_0041.jpg
http://www.danielhellerman.com/IMG_0042.jpg
http://www.danielhellerman.com/IMG_0043.jpg

Sorry the pics are straight off my iphone, my XTI is packed for a trip tomorrow!
 

Newbian

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Looks like anal beads to me.

Just how close is your father with said coworker?
 

irishScott

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Originally posted by: thepd7
yes it's a bookmark.

Probably made from "pewter" and therefore "nice". Seriously, never understood how making something out of pewter suddenly makes it more valuable than stainless steel.
 

Newbian

Lifer
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Originally posted by: irishScott
Originally posted by: thepd7
yes it's a bookmark.

Probably made from "pewter" and therefore "nice". Seriously, never understood how making something out of pewter suddenly makes it more valuable than stainless steel.

Well pewter is usually a majority of tin, around 90%, and it's the 4th most precious metal after platinum, gold and silver.
 

BoomerD

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Feb 26, 2006
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What is it? It's your dad's, that's what it is!

Now leave it the fuck alone before you break it...again..


HEY!! you kids...GTF off my lawn!
 

Minjin

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Looks like there's a market for an iPhone app that guides users in taking non-blurry pictures...
 

thepd7

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Originally posted by: BoomerD
What is it? It's your dad's, that's what it is!

Now leave it the fuck alone before you break it...again..


HEY!! you kids...GTF off my lawn!

haha that's great.
 

JJ650

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Originally posted by: Newbian
Originally posted by: irishScott
Originally posted by: thepd7
yes it's a bookmark.

Probably made from "pewter" and therefore "nice". Seriously, never understood how making something out of pewter suddenly makes it more valuable than stainless steel.

Well pewter is usually a majority of tin, around 90%, and it's the 4th most precious metal after platinum, gold and silver.

Tin is precious??
 

Crono

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Originally posted by: JJ650
Originally posted by: Newbian
Originally posted by: irishScott
Originally posted by: thepd7
yes it's a bookmark.

Probably made from "pewter" and therefore "nice". Seriously, never understood how making something out of pewter suddenly makes it more valuable than stainless steel.

Well pewter is usually a majority of tin, around 90%, and it's the 4th most precious metal after platinum, gold and silver.

Tin is precious??

Pure tin, yes. Common useage for tin requires only thin plating, so you normally don't think of tin as being valuable.

EDIT: I don't know if tin is technically precious, but it is relatively rare.