1.   Hedge pointed to considerable research done into the mind-set of the messy desk.

2.   He was legendary for his messy desk.

3.   I always thought of it as the personal information manager for those with a chronically messy desk.

4.   She leads the way through a small dining room now occupied by a messy desk and into the kitchen.

5.   You can laugh at yourself for having a messy desk.