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October 25, 2006 |
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Lost Fire Juggler
FOUND by Molly Gallagher
in Portland, Maine
I found this poster hanging on a light post.
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We collect FOUND stuff: love letters, birthday cards, kids' homework,
to-do lists, ticket stubs, poetry on napkins, telephone bills, doodles -
anything that gives a glimpse into someone
else's life. Anything goes...
How does somebody lose something so large?
This was my thought exactly.
This one's hilarious, a real gem. How many people have juggling torches, let alone lose one and then post a flyer to find it? Very few, I suspect.
I suspect that a good quantity of booze led to this loss.
But is it really "found" if it was hanging on a lamp post?
What do you suppose the reward is?
Probably a free fire juggling show.
Love the artistic touches in it.
I wonder if it was lit when lost.
if it was hanging on a post maybe you should have left it there. how is the poor bloke going to get his torch found if you steal his poster?
My daughter, a juggler, says fire clubs are relatively small and usually very trashed looking. Knowing how much she values her own clubs--yes, the note should have stayed on the post. These things aren't cheap!
I want to know who comes across this torch and goes "oh, someone lost their fire juggling torch. I should hold onto this for them." I envision something more along the lines of the following...drunk frat boys are stumbling down the street and mistake it for one of the olympic torches and decide to take it home as a trophy (and to lie about having run with it to impress freshman girls.)
my favorite part is that she said she MAY have lost it. she should try looking around her house first.
Ashley - I think the "may have" refers to the street. As in it may have been that street she lost it on, or it may have been a different one.
I'm from Portland and I've seen people perfroming with those torches. I've probably seen this person before.
The "may" really intrigues me. I envision a parade and as any performer would do, if you drop a prop during a performance, the show must go on. Maybe he/she is guessing that's where they dropped it? Or the whole thing is a big joke. I can't decide.
I sent in this find - I think it has so much intrigue. I felt okay about taking the flyer down because there were posters everywhere - they were on every light post in my neighborhood for a few weeks. I just couldn't resist. I hope the flyers worked!
well, that's not very nice of you...taking it off the lightpost. how are they supposed to find it now?! :O
anyways, this poster is eyecatching. :D I hope they find their fire juggling torch.
MAY have?!
I want one!
tatyness - didn't you see, you said there were lots of posters; no one will miss the one.
I can't even wrap my head around this one...how?!
"Reward. I may have lost my tuba/Volkswagen/Stuffed Christmas Aardvark on this street. PLEASE call." Kudos to Arlene for asking if it was lit at the time, and to Dudley Morris for pointing out the likely circumstances. This is a great find!
I knew some guys in college who, if they found one of those, would probably not return it. One was indeed a pyromaniac and if he got his hands on one of those when we were living in the dorm...well let's just say there wouldn't have been a dorm afterwards.
Don't you just hate it when that happens?
I'm proud to call maine home after seeing this one haha.
Hey I know this person, I've performed on the streets with her many times. I even put a few of these flyers up myself. So lets clarify a few things, first, we knew the torch was missing, there could be no doubt of that. It wasn't in the bag therefore it was missing, even jugglers can figure these things out. How do you lose a torch? Well, course it's dark when you juggle fire, no point being out there in the day. You fire them up, do your best bit, put them out, toss the smoking wretches under a tree and proceed to fleece the flock. You take off your hat, hold it out and explain to the assembled masses why they should empty their pockets and give everything to you. Meanwhile a couple friends stop by, someone else is doing their thing and you realy want to watch, Something noisy and interesting happens over on the other side of the park that needs investigating. After a while it's time to count up the evenings take, divide it among whoever performed that night and discuss whether it's pizza or burritos with the beer tonight. With all this it's easy to see how one lonesome torch can get left behind in a dark corner somewhere. It's a wonder we don't see these flyers all the time.
And no, she didn't get the torch back.
Hey George, your post was very interesting. I had no idea that park performers will sometimes share in the days collections. It's nice to see that a group effort is happening.
ok I have a question ???
juggling requires more than one torch right... how do you loss one of a set???
I love this.. it made me laugh the picture is priceless...
This is something right out of a Chuck Palahniuk book...
The MRI found the juggling torch in his colon. The signs have been taken down.