A co-worker gave this to another co-worker of mine. The giver had no idea what it was, nor does the receiver. I have no clue what it is, but if I figure it out I get a sandwich, which I will share with all of you.
Three NASA employees so far are stumped.
It is some promotional deally from U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Closed:
Partially opened:
Opened all the way:
The bottom side has four felt pads for feet.
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?
Looks to me like something to hold a few sniper rounds in...or pens?
Its for when you are in your office and you need somewhere to put your arrows. 
How big is this thing?
DirtyBird222 wrote: Looks to me like something to hold a few sniper rounds in...or pens?
It can hold pens, but just doesn't look "right". The impressions are about the right size for markers, maybe, but then why make it collapsable?
Good guess, and it may be right, but I need more evidence.
Vienna Sausage holder.
93celicaGT2 wrote: How big is this thing?
Excellent question:
6" wide fully opened, 1 3/4" fully collapsed.
5 3/4" wide "the other direction"
5" from "ashtray looking piece" to "ashtray looking piece"(measured from outside)
1 1/4" tall
"Holders" are about 3/8" deep
Border Patrol?
Six pack joint holder from the Tommy Chong line?
Xceler8x wrote: Vienna Sausage holder.
I'm going to defend this one to the death, simply because i thoroughly enjoy the mental image of a bunch of officials in their office, each with one of these filled with off-white small sausages, to the direct left of their keyboard. Right next to keys, handcuffs, and firearm.
That is a collapsable billiards bridge. 
93celicaGT2 wrote:Xceler8x wrote: Vienna Sausage holder.I'm going to defend this one to the death, simply because i thoroughly enjoy the mental image of a bunch of officials in their office, each with one of these filled with off-white small sausages, to the direct left of their keyboard. Right next to COFFEE CUP keys, handcuffs, and firearm.
Every "Official" has an official coffee mug.
The internet is failing me...
I dunno, but it looks to me like a portable finger holder while they do finger printing in the field.
Just a guess.
Cigar holder, and you put an ash tray in the center?
urine sample holder?
funky looking back massager?
fruit rollup display?
that thing girls put between their toes when theyve just polished their toenails?
4cylndrfury wrote: that thing girls put between their toes when theyve just polished their toenails?
What IS that thing, anyways?!?!?
I'm going with cigarette holder
oooh ooohh I know, its a PR tool to make the customs dept look like more fun...its those scary teeth kids wear for halloween...kinda like vampire teeth
Grtechguy wrote: I'm going with cigarette holder
Folding it would crush the cigarettes. I think it's some sort of portable tray, maybe a cross bow bolt holder. If they passed them out as party favors, whom did they pass them out to, who's the target audience?
Dan
The way it collapses, I doubt it stores anything when collapsed. The distance between "holders" is too large to be for cigarettes, and the impressions in the holders are too small for cigars. Still leaning towards pens, but it's a pretty stupid way to hold pens.
If the other people don't know what it is, and you don't know what it is, how will you know what it is when you find out what it is?
ooooohhhhh....... I know i know!!!!
Its a worthless piece of plastic designed to make people think "WTF is this?"
Confuses them whiles customs searches the car
Does it have a patent number on it or anything?
I looked at a website will all kinds of promo items, and I don't see anything similar.
I'm leaning toward a holder for dry erase markers.
Hmm...maybe I'll slap it on my E30 as a plug wire loom (mine broke this week)...
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