(OT) Adulthood Survival Kit

[Tetsubo]

SHARPIES!!!1

Millions of Sharpies.

Sharpie just started to make a pen with silver ink. It writes on dark AND light objects. It rocks!

 

[Tarrasque Wrangler]

The final inventory:

One (1) Leatherman Pocket Tool
Four (4) Sharpie Markers (assorted colors)
One (1) Laundry Bag
Eight (8) AA Batteries
One (1) Cookbook
One (1) Bottle of Aspirin Pills (325 mg, 250 Ct.)
One (1) Refillable Lighter (pre-fuelled, with adjustable air intake)
One (1) Box of Assorted Size Band-Aids
Two (2) Packages of Top Ramen (one chicken, one pork)
One (1) Heavy Duty Flashlight w/2 C Batteries
One (1) Can of Beef Chili (Spicy)
One (1) Pack of Post-It Notes
Three (3) Prophylactics
One (1) Prepaid 100-Minute Phone Card (Perfect for calling brothers)
One (1) Roll of Duct Tape

One (1) Fire-proof 800 Round 5.56mm Ammunition Box

Whole thing = approx. $130.00

Now the question is, how does he get this thing on an airplane? It's 20-30 lbs. of metal. It LOOKS like a bomb.

 

[Cthulhu's Librarian]

One thing that you forgot, and every college student (heck, everyone) needs.

A widemouth Nalgene water bottle.

I own 6 of them. I never leave the house without one. Ever.

He can carry water, iced tea, iced coffee, anything liquid to class with him. And it will NEVER leak.

Nalgene Water Bottles

As far as carrying that thing on the plane, he can't.
Knife-illegal on a plane
Refillable lighter-don't even think of taking that on a plane, the fluid is banned, even in the cargo area. It's considered an explosive.
Ammo Box-Do you really think that will get past security?

Best bet, mail it too him. Don't even try to let him walk into an airport with that. Seriously. They take toenail clippers away, they'll never let him get near the plane with what your giving him.

 

[Tabarnak Smokeblower]

superglue!

toilet paper!

air-freshener!

a little black book!



TS

 

[NekoAli]

As an odd aside to this thread... You said you included an all canned food cookbook. What's the name of it? I collect odd cookbooks like that (among way to many other things

 

[mythusmage]

Last, but certainly not least, a bit of advice from dad, on the order of...

"Don't you even think of screwing up. I even think you're screwing up I will come down on your 18 year old rump like a hammer in a forge. You will act responsibly, even if it kills you."

(My friend has an 18 year old entering a 2 year institution this fall, and he came down on the boy like a ton of bricks.)

BTW, you can give the lad my email. That way he'll have one old fart in San Diego he can contact for dubious advice and bad puns.

 

[Umbran]

Now the question is, how does he get this thing on an airplane? It's 20-30 lbs. of metal. It LOOKS like a bomb.

Don't even try to take it as a carry-on, for one thing. It goes in checked baggage, or gets shipped to him by UPS or something.

 

[Drakmar]

just to check... Sharpies are a kind of pen or pencil? Right?

cause over here in Australia Sharpies are needles.. you know.. for injecting things.

Give him a little black book...

 

[Tarrasque Wrangler]

a little black book!

Once again, giving him WAY. TOO. MUCH. CREDIT.

As an odd aside to this thread... You said you included an all canned food cookbook. What's the name of it? I collect odd cookbooks like that (among way to many other things

It's called A Man, A Can, A Plan. A friend recommended it. It's got recipes that call for Spaghetti-Os.

Don't even try to take it as a carry-on, for one thing. It goes in checked baggage, or gets shipped to him by UPS or something.

Anyone know UPS prices? Let's call it 30 pounds.

just to check... Sharpies are a kind of pen or pencil? Right?

Yeah, they're felt-tip pens. Weapon of choice for writing on CD-Rs.

Last, but certainly not least, a bit of advice from dad, on the order of...

Whoa whoa whoa. He's my little brother, not my son. I want him to do well, but it's no skin off my back if he doesn't. I'm not the lecturing sort of brother. I'm the "buys you condoms as a gag" kind of brother.

 

[Bagpuss]

The final inventory:

Three (3) Prophylactics

That's the first party taken care of.