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15 November 2005

What do I do with 200 rubber lizards? I just moved into a new office→[More:] and found, in a desk drawer, five bags of about 50 small rubber lizards each. Apparently these were left over from a marketing promotion. What should I do with them?

So far I have:
# Stuck one in the black folder whenever I pay a bill at a restaurant.
# Left them in friends' houses in places they are unlikely to be discovered.
# Cut them into representative parts and stuck on display tape.
# Sent them through inter-office mail to coworkers in far-away places.

I never seem to find glue, or I'd make a frankenlizard.

post by: sohcahtoa at: 08:26 | 17 comments

Do you have a window overlooking the street, that you can open? They'd be fun to drop on random pedestrians below during your lunch break.

posted by BoringPostcards 15 November | 08:35

That would be great! Unfortunately I'm in the middle of a one-story building.

I should note that my office is not particularly fun-loving.

posted by sohcahtoa 15 November | 08:47

posted by Gator 15 November | 08:55

Make a lizard wreath! Or, send them to me and *I* will make you a lizard wreath. Tis the season!

posted by chewatadistance 15 November | 08:59

Buy 200 plastic snakes. Snakes eat lizards. No more lizards.

Or: leave them on top of mailboxes; stick them in video return slots; give them to small crying children; hand one to your busdriver.

posted by Uncle Glendinning 15 November | 09:02

Coincidentally, just last night I went to a craft store with my son, who had to get something for a school project. All of the halloween stuff was 90% off, so he bought a huge bag of big plastic spiders for 35 cents. We went outside and put a spider on the roof of every car in the parking lot (this was totally his idea, I just went along with it). Then we sat in my car and listened to people scream, then mumble, then snicker. It was a freaking riot.

I would put the lizards in trees in a park or other public place, and then watch people noticing them.

posted by iconomy 15 November | 09:39

iconomy, you are a great father. and your son is a true badass.

posted by sam 15 November | 09:47

Build a christmas tree out of lizards.

Make little crucifixes out of ice lolly sticks, nail them to it and call them jesus lizards.

posted by dodgygeezer 15 November | 09:50

Thanks, sam! Check my profile sometime ;)

posted by iconomy 15 November | 10:06

I'm pretty sure iconomy has lady parts.

posted by dame 15 November | 10:07

I'm pretty sure I don't read on preview.

posted by dame 15 November | 10:08

JebusLizards. Heh.

Iconomy, that is just awesome.

posted by theora55 15 November | 11:43

iconomy is an awesome dad of the female persuasion.

posted by Eideteker 15 November | 11:54

≡ Click to see image ≡

Rene, why are you dressed as a woman of the opposite sex?

posted by Eideteker 15 November | 11:59

Lizards in a drawer!

It doesn't have the same ring, I guess.

posted by stilicho 15 November | 13:12

Lizards on a plane?

And iconomy, HA!

posted by bdave 15 November | 21:33

bought a huge bag of big plastic spiders

OMG I just did the same!!!Only I stuffed them into a glass and use it like a penstand.

posted by dhruva 16 November | 07:47

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