Craziest thing you've used for a tamper?

[uberam3rica]

embalmed shark's head in his office

Awesome~! I've got a baby shark in a jar.

 

[chops]

I keep a stick by the BBQ grill just for this purpose, since I usually forget to bring the tamper out there with me (but never the pipe!). I have also used the corner of a box of matches and a foot from my daughter's Barbie doll.