it doesn't scan very well

( manolith hooray for me, Fri 26 Feb 2010, 9:25, archived)

Feed it into the scanner a page at a time.
Remove any staples and paperclips first.

That should do it.
( Edd: The Unfunny Try-Hard Edgelord, Fri 26 Feb 2010, 9:32, archived)

turned out the problem was
i was actually using a george forman grill
( manolith hooray for me, Fri 26 Feb 2010, 9:37, archived)

The mean lean grilling machine?

( BindiBaji, Fri 26 Feb 2010, 9:40, archived)