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On Sunday, on the bus to Finsbury Park I started reading the House of Breath by William Goyen and it was a really nice 50th anniversary edition that I bought in Denver, and I got through the first couple of pages, not enough to work out if I was going to enjoy the book or not, and then I left it either on the bus or at the ticket office because when I got to the platform it was not in my hand or my bag or in my coat pocket and I had to go the rest of the hour-long journey to Colliers Wood with a nagging STUPIDSTUPIDSTUPID feeling and nothing to read but Columbus Insurance adverts.

What have you lost recently?

― Madchen, Tuesday, 13 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Awaiting the inevitable lost virginity story...

― Madchen, Tuesday, 13 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

spectacles and dignity.

― Alan Trewartha, Tuesday, 13 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

My favourite light blue jumper, a faithful companion through several years, lost during a weekend in London a couple of months ago. Sob!

― Tom, Tuesday, 13 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Anyone seen my headphones?

― Graham, Tuesday, 13 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

A very close friend who moved back to Vancouver, leaving me with huge gaping 'what if ...?' thoughts running around my brain.

― Anna, Tuesday, 13 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

huysmans a rebours

― gareth, Tuesday, 13 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

ebay auctions

― m jemmeson, Tuesday, 13 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

and my Barry Adamson 'Moss Side Story' cd that was a quid in a camden charity shop many moons ago. i want it back!

― m jemmeson, Tuesday, 13 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

My way.

― Nick, Tuesday, 13 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

My temper, by leafing through recent ILE threads and finding a completely unjustified "fuck you" directed in my, erm, direction.

I lost my girlfriend's leaving present from her last company - or rather all her leaving presents - I gallantly offered to carry them to the pub for her, but as we moved on to the next place, neither I nor she thought to pick the bag up again...

I felt pretty bad about that.

― Mark C, Tuesday, 13 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

my aunt tells me the difference btwn losing it and getting it is very slim...

she (i think) was talking abt life, in general.

― Geoff, Tuesday, 13 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

my favorite black turtleneck fell out of my exploded suitcase somewhere between logan and newark airports. it happened on 9th september; i was going to follow up on it but then other things happened that took precedence for most airport staffs in that region.

― maura, Tuesday, 13 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I managed to lose a wuvvly pink Paul Frank tshirt after being the most drunk EVAH (involving weeping, lost on the streets of Norf Lundun after emotionally RUNNING AWAY for a WALK, man!) at an event I no longer wish I had evah been at. Managed to spill wine on myself many a time hence reason why was not wearing aforesaid tshirt on train back. I was upset having bought this tshirt for mega cheaps in the US and ... *sniff* waaah. Bring on the Upsetters.

I also lost my ace long stripy scarf in LAS VEGAS after playing DDR but hooray cheers cheers I found my MUM had bought the same one (oh mother mother you wish you were younger but you're not...) and was willing to give it to me (actually all is forgiven APART FROM THE TATTOOS) grand!

― Sarah, Tuesday, 13 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

My sense of embarrassment. I've been at a recording studio all afternoon recording this poxy voice-over for this poxy corporate video for The Company. Two hours to record two minutes of dribbly rubbish. I have been listening to my own voice in playback. I HATE my voice in playback. Please feel free to laugh at me for my desperate attempts to be a bad actor.

― Will, Tuesday, 13 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I think I lost my mind, unless of course it is my dignity I am missing... and who the hell just went into my flat at four something in the morning? if I do not type ever again you will know I have lost my life....

― Menelaus Darcy, Tuesday, 13 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I am constantly losing cigarette lighters and having to steal those belonging to my friends. This is only fair as the reason I lose them in the first place is cos other friends steal them from me. I currently have in my possession a lighter left in my bedroom by someone else which they can have back if they ask extremely nicely.

― Emma, Tuesday, 13 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Purse a couple of weeks ago (*again*), handed in intact by kind- hearted people (again), therefore faith in human nature restored - net gain!!

― Ellie, Tuesday, 13 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

1st Kelis album.

― Sterling Clover, Tuesday, 13 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I currently have in my possession a lighter left in my bedroom by someone else which they can have back if they ask extremely nicely.

Errr... is that me?

― Nick, Tuesday, 13 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Emma, can I have my lighter back please.

― Pete, Tuesday, 13 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

No Pete you do not smoke. And Nick I have had a long succession of smoking boys in my room of late, what makes you think it's yours?

(It is actually.)

― Emma, Tuesday, 13 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Me = 'smoking boy'. I like that.

― Nick, Tuesday, 13 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I understand its a great way of pulling having a lighter. You can suavely offer the young lady of you affection a light.

Unfortunately the last time I did this I was so nervous I had fiddled with the lighter, resulting on me adjusting the flash so high that I set fire to the woman's hair. Since she was using a lot of hairspray it caught like tinder and within seconds there was a genuine brush fire. Due to reasons which make little sense now the only possible way of extinguishing said fire that occured to me was to pull my trousers down and widdle on her bonce. Which did not endear me to her.

You can read similar stories in my up coming memoirs "My Life As A Farrelly Brothers Movie"

― Pete, Tuesday, 13 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Kewl!

― Sterling Clover, Tuesday, 13 November 2001 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

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