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03-07-2005, 10:19 AM

"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.

03-07-2005, 10:29 AM

"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 §;-3)>

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03-07-2005, 10:29 AM

"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 §;-3)>

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"May you have the winds at your back,
And a really low gear for the hills!"

Chris Zacho ~ "Your Friendly Neighborhood Wheelman"

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03-07-2005, 10:59 AM

In article <1110192934.699168.125890@l41g2000cwc.googlegroups .com>,
"Maggie" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> 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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03-07-2005, 10:59 AM

In article <1110192934.699168.125890@l41g2000cwc.googlegroups .com>,
"Maggie" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> 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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03-07-2005, 11:15 AM

On 7 Mar 2005 09:39:16 -0800, "Maggie" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>
>Diablo Scott wrote:
>> Maggie wrote:
>> > [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] wrote:
>> >
>> >>Brian Sanderson <brianarc@hotmail.com> 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:
>> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
>>
>>
>> Well, actually it's mostly conjecture with no satisfactory
>conclusion,
>> but a fun read.
>> --
>> My bike blog:
>> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
>
>
>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

03-07-2005, 11:15 AM

On 7 Mar 2005 09:39:16 -0800, "Maggie" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:

>
>Diablo Scott wrote:
>> Maggie wrote:
>> > [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] wrote:
>> >
>> >>Brian Sanderson <brianarc@hotmail.com> 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:
>> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
>>
>>
>> Well, actually it's mostly conjecture with no satisfactory
>conclusion,
>> but a fun read.
>> --
>> My bike blog:
>> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
>
>
>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

03-07-2005, 11:50 AM

> 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

03-07-2005, 11:50 AM

> 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

03-07-2005, 01:37 PM

Maggie wrote:
>
> Diablo Scott wrote:

<snippage>

>> Cecil Adams's straight dope on the one shoe thing:
>> [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
>>
>>
>> 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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