Stuff Lodged In Your Keyboard

A  DEFINITIVE  RANKING  OF  THE  STUFF                               LODGED  IN  YOUR  KEYBOARD  

 

If your computer is half as old as whatever’s stuck in its keyboard, then the time for new is now

 

 

 

12. Dirt

 

Boring, universal, and uninspired. There’s nothing special about the dirt between your keyboard’s cracks.

 

11. Coffee

 

Yawn. A common blunder, barely worthy of consideration.

 

10. Whatever Was on Your Kid’s Hands Before They Used Your Computer

 

We don’t want to know. Whatever it is, it’s going to wreak havoc on your tilde and your immune system.

 

9. Potato Chip Crumbs

 

This is a step in the right direction as far as food particles go. (Bonus pointsif they contain esoteric seasoning.)

 

8. Cake

 

Kudos for creativity here. Edges out chips by a small margin.

 

7. Tears

 

That’s why you always back up your files.

 

6. Sand

 

Sometimes it’s hard to turn off during vacation. Now you’ll have no choice, because the remnants of Waikiki mucked up just about everything except caps lock.

 

5. Drool

 

Not bad. Then again, you probably wouldn’t have to sleep at your desk if that keyboard were firing on all cylinders in the first place.

 

4. Pollen

 

Gesundheit.

 

3. Pasta sauce

 

OK, so this probably means you ate a legitimate bowl of penne at your desk. That’s impressive and worthy of a top-three spot.

 

2. Cat Fur

 

Hard to shoo something so cute from your work space. Good luck untanglingthose hairballs from your space bar.

 

1. An Entire Meal

 

Now the only thing missing from your desk is a coffee mug labeled “#1 Slob.”

 

Lucky for you, the latest PCs with 6th Generation Intel® Core™ processors are here, like a 2 in 1 laptop with a keyboard that flips 360 degrees or detaches completely to spare your keys from eating any leftovers.