[sdiy] Warning: More pics Messy workspace

[Colin Hinz]

On Mon, 7 Jun 2004, nN AAt     e     e wrote:

> > I have to admit, you have me beat by a mile, or more....
>
> but it's all papers... while a wonderful example of clutter, it still has a
> way to go to be truely messy.
>
> i won't be impressed [disgusted?] until i see a room comparable to the ones
> that cat-ladys live in that are shown on COPS... i want to see a workbench
> that is absolutely filthy... MAGGOTS.
>
> i should get photos of my dad's friend's house... he hasn't been in certain
> rooms of his house in over five years, and he still had a christmas tree
> [with lights!] from eight years ago in his "dining room" up until a few
> months ago. since he had no electricity or heat over the winter [well, over
> the last year for heat] except for a small wood stove [in a three floor,
> five bedroom house, nice little farm size property], a goldfish bowl in his
> kitchen froze... completely solid. one fish died, the other two lived...
> freaky.

Okay, you're careening from mad-scientist-lab territory straight into
the Collyer-brothers zone.

Here, this'll keep you going for a while:

http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?s=da28e761a73e7ee6b1654d9cbc7e5daf&threadid=830487&perpage=40&pagenumber=1

There's worse, much worse in fact. Googling on "Collyer" will help
you find it.

- Colin Hinz
  Toronto, Canada