June 26, 2009

That Special Outfit
FOUND by Stephanie in Killeen, TX
I found this in my backyard. It's really windy here and trash blows all over the neighborhood.
stampy in the stampede
i thought the writer was being sarcastic. thats ALOT ms harris! the outfit looks GREAT!
+ June 26, 2009 12:07 AM +
Phoebe Muse
Looks like someone may have their first crush and it's on Ms. Harris and from the handwriting..she may be playing for the "other team"
+ June 26, 2009 12:23 AM +
linlaw
@ stampy - it could be sarcasm.."thanks alot! Left momentarily speechless by how enormous you made this outfit, I think the easiest thing would be to narrow it down by several sizes. I Know that sheer amount of material must have cost alot, but I'm not paying!"
+ June 26, 2009 01:17 AM +
Farmer in The Dell
is father had a '49 coupe, black, its grillwork brilliant, polished for hours each Sunday after church, and he looked forward to the day he'd be able to take it out for a spin on his own, maybe pick her up some evening well after dinner on a hot summer night, drive her on down to the lake near midnight, see if her could get her out of those fine lace pa
+ June 26, 2009 04:48 AM +
Dog breath in Vernal Utah
Looks like it was written by a Kangarette. The sender knows what I mean.
+ June 26, 2009 05:32 AM +
The actress in the waiting room
Do you think Ms.Harris knows what "lol" means?
+ June 26, 2009 06:08 AM +
Mike in Miami, FL
Do you think Ms. Harris knows what "alot" means? Even if you know "alittle" you should know alot isn't a word.
+ June 26, 2009 06:19 AM +
Librarian in the woodwork

Twila was fortunate that Ms. Harris was her Algebra I teacher, and not her English teacher. Otherwise, Twila might have discovered later that her final grade was not as high as she had expected.

As it was, Twila got her parents to spring for a really trashy outfit so that she could make a big splash at the end-of-year Awards Banquet. (She and Ms. Harris had been chatting in between clases about how it is that high school guys don't seem to notice the smart girls; Ms. Harris speculated that maybe part of the problem was a restricted fashion sense among nerdettes, so Twila decided to break out of that and go for the glamour.)

Twila wore the white heel tights and all the rest to the banquet. She won the top student prizes in both math and physics.

And a devoted following among both the 'smart boys' and the 'jocks' next fall when school started again.
+ June 26, 2009 06:42 AM +
Feeling in coherent
What's the OH...LOL... stuff in the last two lines. The traditional "Laughing out loud" meaning doesn't seem to make sense here, unless the outfit was a clown costume.
+ June 26, 2009 06:45 AM +
Muse on the Loose
Kendra and her friends thought it was hilarious that her neighbor Ms. Harris had given her a hideous outfit. Her mom told her to write a thank-you note, and she was laughing out loud by the second line.
+ June 26, 2009 09:04 AM +
Cotton in Dixieland
@ Librarian -- BRAVO!!!

The first thing this brings to mind is my sister, who is a middle school music teacher. I can't count the number of times she has personally outfitted children for recitals or chorus shows. Usually it's a child who does well in her class, who's parents can't afford something new for them to wear. She does it purely out of devotion and concern for her students, to reward them for their effort, and build their self esteem.

Kudos to teachers like my sister! Teaching is more than a job, it's a calling. I hope this was also the case with Ms. Harris. These are the teachers who help build our future.
+ June 26, 2009 09:29 AM +
pests in the pantry
Wow, I just realized that Farmer in the Dell is probably my ex-boyfriend. (Who still can't write for shit.)
+ June 26, 2009 09:58 AM +
Terrie-Is-So-Very in totally-unique-ville
She doesn't want to write more because she's lazy.

Alot will be a word in twenty years, I know you guys really like this language and we all know it's so perfect the way it is, but I'm sure people from 500 years ago would totally boff at what we've done to the language. Boff will be a word eventually too, you'll see.

I think Farmer is my ex boyfriend too.
+ June 26, 2009 10:58 AM +
Terrie-Is-So-Very in totally-unique-ville
Ok, my mistake. Boff is a word.

Note to self: look up your made up words before you make them up
+ June 26, 2009 11:02 AM +
Ginabobeana in lala land
See, I read it to be a neighbor that the girl is close to... maybe she babysits her kids or something. Anyhow, the neighbor (Ms Harris) made a horribly funny costume for the author to make her brother wear. That's why it's so funny. They will drug him, and dress him in this cheerleader costume while he is knocked out... and also draw on him in sharpie. Oh...lol... good times.
+ June 26, 2009 12:13 PM +
Hiplainsdrifter in South Portland, Maine

Mrs Harris reads note... LOL remembers the little tramp who wrote it...LOL makes a wrinkled kermit the frog style face LOL tosses note in trash... LOL trash gets taken out LOL dogs get in trash LOL wind comes along blows note away ...LOL ends up on Found.
+ June 26, 2009 12:52 PM +
Lyla in killeentx,
fellow killeenian.
I believe it's from a young lady to an older woman. A role model, or maybe teacher...
She gave the young girl advice and told her that it was a good idea to buy the outfit she saw at the mall. It would be perfect for her date.

Her laughing is sincere.. She was nervous to buy the outfit.
+ July 11, 2009 05:36 AM +

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