One thing no one ever talks about being an adult is how much time you debate yourself on keeping a cardboard box because it's, like, a really good box.
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My cousin had a file folder marked "files" where she kept her empty file folders.
Fortunately, it was not empty, or there could have been a problem.
@glc I've just said to my wife(*) that the problem with it being an empty file folder would be that it would then have to be in itself, which would make it non-empty ...
She paused and said:
"Well, you know, you put an elephant in Cairo." (**)
Cue hilarity
(*) My wife is @virtuosew and is neither mathematician nor programmer
(**) Reference explained upon request, but is easily found on the interwebs.
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One thing no one ever talks about being an adult is how much time you debate yourself on keeping a cardboard box because it's, like, a really good box.
@ColinTheMathmo what's the debate? Keep all of the boxes!
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*my tangle of micro-USB cables has entered the chat*
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One thing no one ever talks about being an adult is how much time you debate yourself on keeping a cardboard box because it's, like, a really good box.
Last month I thrice had to wrap stuff in discarded foam stuff, wrap it with half a roll of packaging tape and into a plastic bag - for shipping.
Why?
Because I threw away those nice cardboard boxes!
Dont! It’s a trap!
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One thing no one ever talks about being an adult is how much time you debate yourself on keeping a cardboard box because it's, like, a really good box.
@ColinTheMathmo
I only ask myself where I can store it. Them.
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One thing no one ever talks about being an adult is how much time you debate yourself on keeping a cardboard box because it's, like, a really good box.
@ColinTheMathmo@mathstodon.xyz
i have a system with bottles and jars where i tell one of my partners what a great bottle or jar it is, they agree with me, and then we both agree that i should still throw it away. it works.
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One thing no one ever talks about being an adult is how much time you debate yourself on keeping a cardboard box because it's, like, a really good box.
@ColinTheMathmo And jars. Not so much me. But my wife loves a good jar!
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@catnip If you have a cat then there is, in truth, no decision at all.
@catnip @ColinTheMathmo True but the cats have fairly simple tastes in boxes. MY boxes are engineering feats of awesomeness!
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One thing no one ever talks about being an adult is how much time you debate yourself on keeping a cardboard box because it's, like, a really good box.
@ColinTheMathmo This makes me want to go admire my collection.
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One thing no one ever talks about being an adult is how much time you debate yourself on keeping a cardboard box because it's, like, a really good box.
My strategy has been to keep it but next to the cardboard recycling bin. Then if there are too many I can easily break them down and toss them in
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One thing no one ever talks about being an adult is how much time you debate yourself on keeping a cardboard box because it's, like, a really good box.
@ColinTheMathmo Well-crafted small boxes are worth their weight in boxes!
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One thing no one ever talks about being an adult is how much time you debate yourself on keeping a cardboard box because it's, like, a really good box.
@ColinTheMathmo I was thrilled to dry my socks on exactly such dubious boxes
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One thing no one ever talks about being an adult is how much time you debate yourself on keeping a cardboard box because it's, like, a really good box.
@ColinTheMathmo I...don't think anything has ever resonated for me like this has.
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One thing no one ever talks about being an adult is how much time you debate yourself on keeping a cardboard box because it's, like, a really good box.
@ColinTheMathmo
Very proud I put one of them to a good use recently -
One thing no one ever talks about being an adult is how much time you debate yourself on keeping a cardboard box because it's, like, a really good box.
you can't beat a good cardboard box for storing things. Well, maybe apart from that special little stick that might come in handy for stirring paint one day...
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One thing no one ever talks about being an adult is how much time you debate yourself on keeping a cardboard box because it's, like, a really good box.
@ColinTheMathmo You’ve seen my garage?
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One thing no one ever talks about being an adult is how much time you debate yourself on keeping a cardboard box because it's, like, a really good box.
@ColinTheMathmo If I can't deal with all the tape it goes into the recycle bin; if it's clean or cleanable it goes to the garden for mulch. If it's cute enough it's a pet ... I do have a couple of pet boxes.
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One thing no one ever talks about being an adult is how much time you debate yourself on keeping a cardboard box because it's, like, a really good box.
@ColinTheMathmo True, there are some really good boxes.
Kids do that too, in my experience. For different reasons than adults though.
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@ColinTheMathmo True, there are some really good boxes.
Kids do that too, in my experience. For different reasons than adults though.
@dasgrueneblatt @ColinTheMathmo both kids and adults do this with Lego boxes
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One thing no one ever talks about being an adult is how much time you debate yourself on keeping a cardboard box because it's, like, a really good box.
@ColinTheMathmo the best part of going to Costco is choosing which cardboard box the cat will enjoy the most.
