Spandex

April 24, 2013

FOUND by TC in Portland, Oregon

Was in a box of letters, photos, postcards and other items, abandoned in the attic by the prior owners of the house my brother bought recently.

Hard Christmas

March 29, 2013

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FOUND by Ronja in Ladywell Fields, London, England

I found this lying in a puddle close to Ladywell Fields and it immediately raised questions about ladywellness before Christmas.

Santa Is Moving

February 7, 2013

FOUND by Jennifer in Brisbane City, Australia

I found this outside of an Australia Post.

Santa Stache

February 6, 2013

FOUND by Daniel Southard dumped near Crannel, California

The annual mowing of the thick vegetation growing on this coastal Humboldt County dank gully road (NO, NOT THAT KIND OF DANK) revealed some old trash bags ripped open, spilling their contents into the cut ferns. Many photos and slides were hidden therein, lovingly distressed and melted by the weather. The back says Mar 69, and I just love the weird feeling of it all- the cheap santa suit, the half-erect hat, the ill fitting mustache.

Enjoy, and keep up the good work! Thanks for coming to Arcata!

Metallica and World Peace

January 23, 2013

FOUND by Adam Radford in St. Gilbert Elementary School

I was at my yearly visit to church on Christmas Eve with my in-laws. We got there early so I decided to wander around the school. This especially caught my eye, because it’s the exact same Christmas list I have.

Tricycle Bandit

December 25, 2012

FOUND by Gabrielle Calcaterra in Southwest Portland, Oregon

I found this in a mix of of old slides from a thrift store that I bought to test out a projector I found on the street earlier that week. Good news, the projector works like a charm.

BLANKED on Christmas

December 24, 2012

FOUND by McKenah in a high school cafeteria

My friend and I were exiting our school cafeteria when we saw a note flutter to the ground. We didn’t get a chance to see who dropped it but whoever it was, she was chatting with the principle. My friend scooped it up and unfolded it quickly. we read it and started dying laughing and then argued over who could keep it.

What Mom Wants for Christmas

December 23, 2012

FOUND by Kate Smith

From My Levatoranz

December 22, 2012

FOUND by Paul Markowicz at The Strand Bookstore, Manhattan, New York

No idea what a Levatoranz or a Bulbospongiosus are, but it does seem that “J” really loves Matthew. This was found in a book outside at The Strand bookstore in New York City in the $1 books section.

Dear Julie

August 26, 2012

FOUND by Becca in Madison, South Dakota

I found this greeting card in a secondhand copy of the book Poirot Loses a Client. I wonder if these ladies stayed friends.

The translator I used is probably not accurate, and the handwriting’s quite hard to read, so this is the best translation I could piece out (it’s written in Danish):

Dear Julie,

I’m (???) currently and have been for the last 14 days. They have probably so busy at home or working, and so waiting is better than to go for control. I hope to get a fairly full strength painting team at school again in January. I wish you a merry Christmas.

From, Bek.