one of the joys of cycling...

"Maggie" wrote: (clip) Now tell me about the lost sock in the washing
machine. You know a pair goes in....why does only one come back? (clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
That's not what happens to me. I put in ten pairs, and get back twenty odd
socks.

"How can someone lose table ware on the road"? Good question. What I'd
like though, is the explination for all the children's clotes I've seem
scattered about.

Lost bra's I can figgure out myself =A7;-3)

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In article .com,
"Maggie" writes:

How can a person lose tableware on the road?

Sometimes I pack some cutlery along with me, in case I
decide to stop at a deli and pick up a macaroni salad
or something. Haven't lost any of it, though.


cheers,
Tom

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On 7 Mar 2005 09:39:16 -0800, "Maggie" wrote:


Diablo Scott wrote:
Maggie wrote:
wrote:

Brian Sanderson wrote:


I too, have enjoyed "gifts from the road gods"...

For me it's usually sockets, i.e., for wrenches. Probably

driveway

mechanics leave them lying about while they tinker, then close the

hood

and forget them.

Oh, and tableware. In the last couple of years, I have found a

steak

knife, a table knife, a spoon, and so help me, two Forks in the
Road.

Bill

------------------------------------


How can a person lose tableware on the road? The most I ever find
if I
am riding or walking is a shoe. I can never figure out how someone
loses one shoe. What were they doing when they lost that shoe?
Isn't
losing a shoe, something you would notice in time to go back and
get
it? Did it come off the foot of someone or was he/she carrying the
shoe. Did anyone ever lose one shoe? This has always been a
mystery
to me. How does one lose one of their shoes on the road? HOW? I
need
to know.
All Good Things,
Maggie


Cecil Adams's straight dope on the one shoe thing:
http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_124b.html


Well, actually it's mostly conjecture with no satisfactory
conclusion,
but a fun read.
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That was a fabulous read. I loved it. Thanks for sharing. I could never
understand the one shoe thing and now I realize that many people are
confused. Makes me feel much better. Now tell me about the lost sock in
the washing machine. You know a pair goes in....why does only one come
back? ;-)

Ever see the movie Highlander? It's like that.

"There can be only one."

Ron

I also have found a number of various tools.

I scored on a Topeak Alien multitool a couple of years ago on Lefthand
Canyon near Ward, Colorado.

Another interesting find was a box full of lawn sprinkler heads and
assorted related parts.

I found a credit card once and turned it in to the issuing bank.

Single shoe: I placed a pair of shoes on my bike trailer last fall and
forgot about them. They were both gone when I got to my destination. If
they fell off at different places, each shoe would be a "lone shoe" for
which passerby can wonder about their origins.

RFM

Maggie wrote:

Diablo Scott wrote:

snippage

Cecil Adams's straight dope on the one shoe thing:
http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a3_124b.html


Well, actually it's mostly conjecture with no satisfactory
conclusion,
but a fun read.

That was a fabulous read. I loved it. Thanks for sharing. I could never
understand the one shoe thing and now I realize that many people are
confused. Makes me feel much better. Now tell me about the lost sock in
the washing machine. You know a pair goes in....why does only one come
back? ;-) I DO NEED A LIFE!!
Thanks for sharing that..
All good things
Maggie...still laughing.

What Cecil's explanation overlooks, and, despite not being a conspiracy
theorist, is what is really going on in Area 51, is that they are
responsible for all kinds of phenomena like this. The activity at Area 51
is not about UFO's or military weapons, but about creating mysteries that we
will all wonder about. The reason it's all footware-related is that the
leaders of Area 51 like things that stink. When it gets to the point that
they have too many half-pairs of socks or half-pairs of shoes, they do
things with them that create dazzling lights in the sky.

BTW, they have discovered at Area 51 that platinum is not really made of
atoms, but actually made of very tightly woven miniature nylon socks.

Austin
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There are no X characters in my address

wrote:
Brian Sanderson wrote:

I too, have enjoyed "gifts from the road gods"...

For me it's usually sockets, i.e., for wrenches. Probably
driveway
mechanics leave them lying about while they tinker, then close the
hood
and forget them.

My best score was an extra large black hooded sweatshirt in almost new
condition. Second best score was a large crescent wrench.

Oh, and tableware. In the last couple of years, I have found a
steak
knife, a table knife, a spoon, and so help me, two Forks in the Road.

Bill

OK, I'll bite. Which fork did you take?

On Mon, 7 Mar 2005 04:49:39 +0000 (UTC), wrote:
Brian Sanderson wrote:

I too, have enjoyed "gifts from the road gods"...

For me it's usually sockets, i.e., for wrenches. Probably driveway
mechanics leave them lying about while they tinker, then close the hood
and forget them.

Oh, and tableware. In the last couple of years, I have found a steak
knife, a table knife, a spoon, and so help me, two Forks in the Road.

Geez, I can't believe nobody asked, did you take it?

And now the explaination, there is an old saying if you come to a
fork in the road, take it. Ba-dump-bump!

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"greggery peccary" .@. wrote in message
...
I'm sorry that you lost your nice REI gloves (i found them on the street)
but they are very nice and have found a good home, thanks!

I found an old PI Zephyr jacket on the way to work the other day. I was
pleased to see the owner had reported losing it on our local commuter board,
and I was able to get it back to him.


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On Mon, 7 Mar 2005 16:19:05 -0800, "Claire Petersky"
wrote:

"greggery peccary" .@. wrote in message
...
I'm sorry that you lost your nice REI gloves (i found them on the street)
but they are very nice and have found a good home, thanks!

I found an old PI Zephyr jacket on the way to work the other day. I was
pleased to see the owner had reported losing it on our local commuter board,
and I was able to get it back to him.

You're a good person Claire.


Life is Good!
Jeff