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(34,162 posts) Tue Oct 29, 2024, 01:15 PM Yesterday

What's the strangest thing you have in YOUR house. I have a box of socks with no mates. How about you? [View all]

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What's the strangest thing you have in YOUR house. I have a box of socks with no mates. How about you? [View all] debm55 Yesterday OP

That would be me. Ocelot II Yesterday #1

You aren;t strange but the oil painting of the puffin sure sounds unique. debm55 Yesterday #20

It is. I painted it, further proof that I am also strange. Ocelot II Yesterday #27

Dammit! That is the first thing that I thought as well! OldBaldy1701E 19 hrs ago #60

an insensor that is used at Catholic High Masses gopiscrap Yesterday #2

I always hated those things. and the incense they put inside. That is different. How did you get it? debm55 Yesterday #22

A collection of my mom and aunt's late 1960s and 1970s nylon nightgowns in a plastic box. Blue_playwright Yesterday #3

I kept a lipstick of my grandmother after she passed. It was bright pink and made me smile when applegrove Yesterday #14

That is so sweet applegrove. Thank you. debm55 16 hrs ago #63

Maybe you kept them to remember them. debm55 Yesterday #23

Just a box? Amateur. bbernardini Yesterday #4

Same here. I know there are mates somewhere in the box. but I don't have the energy to look for them, For now, they will debm55 Yesterday #24

I went through a huge bag of unmatched socks once. LisaM 23 hrs ago #52

Wow. that's great. Thank you LisaM. debm55 23 hrs ago #53

My lower left molar that just fell out of my radiation damaged jaw bone 3 years ago. It's longer sinkingfeeling Yesterday #5

Where do you keep it: I have all my son's baby teeth in a baby food jar. debm55 Yesterday #25

It's in my medicine cabinet. sinkingfeeling 23 hrs ago #46

Thank you. debm55 16 hrs ago #65

I have bagswithin bags within bags... NewDayOranges Yesterday #6

Our store doesn;t give them out any longer. but before they shifted to cloth bags. We had tons of them. Also , debm55 Yesterday #28

I have a box sdfernando Yesterday #7

The police were just over asking me about that ........ marble falls Yesterday #11

HAHAHAHAHh. I'll give you mine, sdfernando. debm55 Yesterday #30

HAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAH Thank you sdfernando debm55 16 hrs ago #64

That's why all my socks are black cotton ... marble falls Yesterday #8

HAHAHAHAHAHHAH. I never thought of that. But I do have all white. just different kinds of white. I got rid of all my debm55 Yesterday #31

A very old wooden chair. QED Yesterday #9

You still have it? It might be worth something. debm55 Yesterday #33

I don't know if it's worth anything. It's ugly as hell. QED 23 hrs ago #42

A Wang programming manual. I have no idea why I've never thrown it away. LoisB Yesterday #10

Back in the 80s sdfernando Yesterday #15

Holy cow. I don't blame you for hating that work. LoisB Yesterday #19

Remarkable account. slumcamper 23 hrs ago #39

Thank you LoisB. We have a bunch of manuals from various appliances we haven't had in years. debm55 23 hrs ago #34

You too!?! I don't know why we save them. I'm trying to sell a mini-fridge and would you believe, that is the only LoisB 23 hrs ago #37

My large (150+) collection of "DO NOT DISTURB" tags from hotels around the world? n/t slumcamper Yesterday #12

Thank you slumcamper. But why? debm55 23 hrs ago #35

How does that work? I have often got one sock without applegrove Yesterday #13

That is funny. Thank you applegrove. debm55 16 hrs ago #67

A Ms. PacMan/Galaga arcade machine. Jeebo Yesterday #16

That's neat. Thank you Jeebo. debm55 15 hrs ago #68

A large garbage bag filled with smaller plastic grocery bags Redleg Yesterday #17

Thank you Redleg. We keep the cloth bags in the trunk. We had the same problem with forgeting to take them back. debm55 15 hrs ago #69

About 20 unmatched shoes sorcrow Yesterday #18

Thank you sorcrow. That is very unique. I hope you find the missing shoes. They can get lonely too. debm55 23 hrs ago #50

OMG, rethinking this. Might be my unique collection of 250+ different coffee cup sleeves? n/t slumcamper Yesterday #21

Thank you slumcamper. But why? debm55 23 hrs ago #49

A shillelagh Attilatheblond Yesterday #26

Thank you Attilatebond . But how did you get a shillelag. Did you go to Ireland? they are deadly. debm55 23 hrs ago #48

It belonged to my late husband Attilatheblond 23 hrs ago #55

I have a bag of missing socks for my family and every now and then I find the matching mate! kimbutgar Yesterday #29

Thank you kimbutgar. My husband uses those mesh bags. I think I am going to use them too. and get rid on loners. debm55 23 hrs ago #47

My ex-wife. WheelWalker Yesterday #32

HAHAHHAHHA. You are kind hearted to do that. debm55 23 hrs ago #41

lizard stuff oberle 23 hrs ago #36

One of my great grandmother's cookbooks- wriiten Quakerfriend 23 hrs ago #38

I would on to that. Have you made anything from the recipes? debm55 23 hrs ago #43

Wow, I do have something strange DaBronx 23 hrs ago #40

Thank you DaBronx. If you have the deceased person's name could you do a search for him? I would like to know the "rest debm55 23 hrs ago #44

I did some searching but there is nothing obvious. DaBronx 23 hrs ago #45

My Brownie beanie and ankle socks...I am 67. Nanuke 23 hrs ago #51

Thant is great. Thank you Nanuke. debm55 4 hrs ago #74

I keep a jar of curiosities and oddities by my garage desk... MiHale 23 hrs ago #54

Than k you MiHale. That sounds very interesting. debm55 4 hrs ago #75

Several shoeboxes of toilet paper tubes TlalocW 22 hrs ago #56

As a teacher for 42 years , I can agree with you it was one of the things I collected and had my neighbors collecect. debm55 16 hrs ago #62

Dinosaur poop and fossilized animal holes. Plus.. duncang 22 hrs ago #57

Those are neat, Thank you duncang. debm55 22 hrs ago #58

Before replying I asked my husband what he thought was the strangest thing in our house. arkielib 20 hrs ago #59

Don't we all something in our homes that one day will get fixed. debm55 16 hrs ago #61

My death box. Solly Mack 16 hrs ago #66

Thank you Solly Mack . Very unique debm55 4 hrs ago #76

Probably the moose-shaped hanukiah sakabatou 14 hrs ago #70

Thank you debm55 4 hrs ago #77

well, my skull collection isn't really strange. OOH i have mink faces from a estate sale. lady made fur teddy bears. pansypoo53219 11 hrs ago #71

thank you pansypoo53219 debm55 4 hrs ago #78

I built this 600+lb working replica of the fortune teller from "Big" ZoltarSpeaks 8 hrs ago #72

That's neat and you are vert creative. Welcome to DU debm55 4 hrs ago #79

Probably the treadmill with dust on it. Emile 8 hrs ago #73

We must have the mate here, debm55 4 hrs ago #80

A very large hot pepper sauce collection Zambero 4 hrs ago #81