I wish I was working at a bench and not a clean desk/computer
Mind you, I have a couple of valves on my desk just to remind me that I'm still an engineer! and when people come over to talk to me they can point and say 'what are those from' and then start a conversation about cars!
I had a bent con-rod on my desk until some %$##£% stole it. (You know who you are!)
"The answer to the Ultimate Question... Of Life, the Universe and Everything..." said Deep Thought. "Is..." said Deep Thought, and paused. "Is... Forty-two," said Deep Thought.