View Poll Results: What do you do with your scratchpad and pen?

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  • Write notes about the activity you are doing.

    2 16.67%
  • Tap the pen to the scratchpad.

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  • Doodle shapes and lines that doesn't represent anything at all.

    8 66.67%
  • Bit the tip of the pen.

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    A scratchpad and a pen

    While sitting down with a scratchpad and a pen during meetings, brainstorming, etc etc, what do you do to the scratchpad.

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    Re: A scratchpad and a pen

    I doodle

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    Re: A scratchpad and a pen

    I have a pen and paper at work and I never use it for anything other than doodling while thinking or when distracted or demotivated... My work notebook, I try to keep as clean as possible but a few doodles erupt in random pages at random times.

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    Re: A scratchpad and a pen

    And from what I observe from my coworkers, their papers scattered all over the table are made of 80% doodles

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    Re: A scratchpad and a pen

    Maybe people should post their DOODLES!!!

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    Re: A scratchpad and a pen

    I play with Legos and draw imaginary archipe*****/lands.
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    Re: A scratchpad and a pen

    Quote Originally Posted by oceanebelle View Post
    Maybe people should post their DOODLES!!!
    That could produce some interesting results - http://www.definition-of.com/doodle

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    Re: A scratchpad and a pen

    my massive scribble.
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    Last edited by oceanebelle; Jul 2nd, 2009 at 06:51 AM.

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    Re: A scratchpad and a pen

    Quote Originally Posted by Yumby View Post
    That could produce some interesting results - http://www.definition-of.com/doodle



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    Re: A scratchpad and a pen

    You'll work it out.

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    Re: A scratchpad and a pen

    I never thought doodle would have some other unwholesome meaning. X|

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    Re: A scratchpad and a pen

    I wouldn't say that it's unwholesome, it's just a word that can be used as a euphemism. Anyway, I just thought I'd give you a heads up, that's all.

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    Re: A scratchpad and a pen

    I hope you'll forgive the obvious connotations that can be drawn from the alternative meaning but, ahem, that's a damn fine doodle you've got there, OB.
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    Re: A scratchpad and a pen

    Quote Originally Posted by Yumby View Post
    I wouldn't say that it's unwholesome, it's just a word that can be used as a euphemism. Anyway, I just thought I'd give you a heads up, that's all.
    Yeah, good thinking. Now i'll stick to my scribbles!

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    Re: A scratchpad and a pen

    Quote Originally Posted by FunkyDexter View Post
    I hope you'll forgive the obvious connotations that can be drawn from the alternative meaning but, ahem, that's a damn fine doodle you've got there, OB.
    Yeah these *scribbles* happen when i get a hold of a felt tip pen and a nice notepad.

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    Re: A scratchpad and a pen

    Quote Originally Posted by FunkyDexter View Post
    I hope you'll forgive the obvious connotations that can be drawn from the alternative meaning but, ahem, that's a damn fine doodle you've got there, OB.
    To anyone:

    I just noticed "QUOTE=FunkyDexter;3550144" in the text inside quotes during editing.. Does that mean it's username;uid?

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    Re: A scratchpad and a pen

    Quote Originally Posted by oceanebelle
    To anyone:

    I just noticed "QUOTE=FunkyDexter;3550144" in the text inside quotes during editing.. Does that mean it's username;uid?
    That is PostID.

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    Re: A scratchpad and a pen

    Why is there a need for PostId now?

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    Re: A scratchpad and a pen

    I answered before I read that this was meeting-centric. During meetings, I disassemble my pen and use the spring to launch the ink cartridge towards the ceiling. When not in meetings, the only time I ever use a pad and pen, it is for working out a thought, which involves no real doodling.
    My usual boring signature: Nothing

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    Re: A scratchpad and a pen

    You're an exception to the rule that I have observed then... That, generally programmers like to doodle aimlessly when thinking. Or maybe this is something specific to those people with underlying brain conditions :| :O

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    Re: A scratchpad and a pen

    I doodle, I just don't bring scratch pads to meetings. Besides, it is very hard to doodle when you have disassembled your pen.
    My usual boring signature: Nothing

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    Re: A scratchpad and a pen

    Quote Originally Posted by oceanebelle View Post
    Why is there a need for PostId now?
    because it adds a little link back to the post you are quoting, so someone can click that link and easily jump to the original post you took your quote from

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    Re: A scratchpad and a pen

    If a Yank doodles, is it a Yankee Doodle?

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    Re: A scratchpad and a pen

    you shouldn't yank your doodle in meetings

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    Re: A scratchpad and a pen

    generally programmers like to doodle aimlessly when thinking.
    Personally I just try to avoid thinking.
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    Re: A scratchpad and a pen

    If all you doodlers could redirect your doodling energy in another direction you might be able to transform your lives. Doodlers Anonymous might be able to help though I hear its attendees spend too much time doodling at the meetings.
    Make as many mistakes as you can as quickly as you can. We want to make sure that we make a great enough number of mistakes in a given amount of time so that we can be successful.

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    Re: A scratchpad and a pen

    This is an interesting topic as the company I work for sent me on a training course a while ago that encouraged doodling and also gave us lego's and squishy ball jobbys to play with as well as colored pens.

    It turns out that when you doodle you allow your sub conscious to take in more analytical data more easily. Of course this is a blanket statement. Some people will not doodle but tap pens or use there hands to play with things, like lego or squishy balls.

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    Re: A scratchpad and a pen

    Quote Originally Posted by kleinma View Post
    because it adds a little link back to the post you are quoting, so someone can click that link and easily jump to the original post you took your quote from

    O that arrow icon. just noticed it now. c00l.

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    Re: A scratchpad and a pen

    Quote Originally Posted by EntityX View Post
    If all you doodlers could redirect your doodling energy in another direction you might be able to transform your lives. Doodlers Anonymous might be able to help though I hear its attendees spend too much time doodling at the meetings.

    Somehow that's funny

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    Re: A scratchpad and a pen

    Quote Originally Posted by DeanMc View Post
    This is an interesting topic as the company I work for sent me on a training course a while ago that encouraged doodling and also gave us lego's and squishy ball jobbys to play with as well as colored pens.

    It turns out that when you doodle you allow your sub conscious to take in more analytical data more easily. Of course this is a blanket statement. Some people will not doodle but tap pens or use there hands to play with things, like lego or squishy balls.
    Sometimes when i try to think, I absent-mindedly write "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" over and over and over again until I snap out of it. is that a good type of doodling or is my subconscious mind going into another subject entirely like drifting off.

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    Re: A scratchpad and a pen

    As long as you don't find yourself writing:-

    All work and no play makes OceaneBelle a dull girl
    All work and no play makes OceaneBelle a dull girl
    All work and no play makes OceaneBelle a dull girl
    All work and no play makes OceaneBelle a dull girl
    All work and no play makes OceaneBelle a dull girl
    All work and no play makes OceaneBelle a dull girl
    All work and no play makes OceaneBelle a dull girl

    you should be ok
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    Re: A scratchpad and a pen

    Quote Originally Posted by FunkyDexter View Post
    As long as you don't find yourself writing:-

    All work and no play makes OceaneBelle a dull girl
    All work and no play makes OceaneBelle a dull girl
    All work and no play makes OceaneBelle a dull girl
    All work and no play makes OceaneBelle a dull girl
    All work and no play makes OceaneBelle a dull girl
    All work and no play makes OceaneBelle a dull girl
    All work and no play makes OceaneBelle a dull girl

    you should be ok


    now that you mention it...

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    Re: A scratchpad and a pen

    I listen attentively, chew my pen, doodle, and/or make paper aeroplanes, depending on how boring the meeting is.

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