Holly, I guess you were named after Christmas too? ;-)

Wikipedia has an entry on 'Xmas' -- apparently the abbreviation goes back to early use of Greek letter X = Ch. It also says:

'This abbreviation is widely used but not universally accepted.…  more»

Hey, Ruth, you must e-mail the 'Hey That's Me' corner of Found and tell them this story! That's brilliant. (Now everyone will want to know what the book was!)…  more»

The V for Victory sign was invented (or popularized) by Winston Churchill in WW2. That's the V-fingers towards you, thumb crossed over the other 2 fingers towards the viewer.

Turned round the other way it's the rude V-sign, long known as a 'Harvey Smith' after an ill-advised use of it by the aforesaid champion horseman during a televised equestrian event in 1971.…  more»

Stardust, oh yes we do.

And weeks. And months.…  more»

Chromey, you're brilliant! But we know that. And surely you've noticed you're much better ('luckier') at Finding things than us ordinary mortals?…  more»

And how does an asshole park?

On a toilet seat.

Neatly, squarely, precisely and functionally.…  more»

Rowanna, I HAVE the t-shirt!!  more»

Fie on you lily-livered milquetoast! Enough of your twaddle and smarm! Say not that you lurve me (or even my eyes), you shall not burgle my vulva this night or any other.…  more»

Terrie, if you sit facing someone, you surely say you are sitting 'opposite' them, not 'in front of' them? Or perhaps he is her oculist and dare not speak his lurve.…  more»

Handwriting looks just like my dyslexic cousin's. He's an architect, so he thinks spatially and conceptually more than verbally -- somewhat like a drama teacher no doubt.

(His Christmas and holiday cards always arrive months late, if at all, because the postman can't work out the address!)…  more»

Is the end of this notice missing?

'Custodial sentence and/or heavy fine if you don't'??  more»

...'the quiet of your intent to writing'? What?…  more»

When I was a music librarian I had a horoscope one day (not a fortune from a cookie, alas) that said 'today you will have some scores to settle'.…  more»

THanks Freon!

When I saw the For Sale box with just one fat green score in it, I kind of knew what it was going to be.
*holds breath, says prayer*

Shopping trolleys.…  more»

@good luck, I have a friend who does that. Just drives straight to wherever she wants to go, and lo and behold, there will be an empty (and legal and free of charge) parking space waiting for her. Makes yer sick!…  more»

Marie, I'd rather have the $20.  more»

I can't agree with Holly -- if this were a staged modern photo (why??) it would be technically better, e.g. the girl's face is out of focus (in fact the 'thing' on the shelf behind them is in focus and everything in front of it is not quite sharp).…  more»

Well, if you don't know what you want, you're sure as hell not going to get it.

I wonder if this was some kid in class pretending to write an essay but actually scribbling any old nonsense?

And what's on the back??…  more»

Rava! I know whereof you speak. In fact it has come up before --

http://www.foundmagazine.com/comments/825  more»

@Nightingale:

'So it goes'?

Did somebody just die??  more»

I'm sure Hilary in New Haven is right -- they're joking about babysitting future kids.

And Basil (first post) is right -- two girls, best friends, full of in-jokes and tag lines we wouldn't get (which is the point of them). But why can't the sentiments expressed be genuine?…  more»

Poor shy kid really wants to ask her to the dance, buys her something nice for a birthday present to sweeten her, winds himself up to ask the question and then it all comes out sounding aggressive and rude which he didn't mean it to at all, honest.

Perhaps he was too shy to say anything face to face and tucked this inside the present, and it fell out when she unwrapped it and she never saw it.

So now he's going to be screwed up about asking girls to dances for the rest of his life.…  more»

If you listen to recordings of the 1953 Coronation, it's odd to hear the choir in that famous anthem shouting "Vy-vat! Vy-vat! Vy-vat Ree-jye-na!"…  more»

I wanted to be the first too, but Kat got in there --

Hi Midlife! Welcome back!!

Who is Zack, and why is he the one who has access to fungi?…  more»

Oops -- I have Both Sides Now (Judy Collins of course) on my playlist, along with the Carpenters, Abba and some other golden oldies.

I can always plead 'Post-Modern irony'... but actually I like them.…  more»