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In reply to the discussion: 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
(34,169 posts)24. 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
remain mateless. and alone.
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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
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
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
My lower left molar that just fell out of my radiation damaged jaw bone 3 years ago. It's longer
sinkingfeeling
Yesterday
#5
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
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
Thank you LoisB. We have a bunch of manuals from various appliances we haven't had in years.
debm55
Yesterday
#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
Yesterday
#37
My large (150+) collection of "DO NOT DISTURB" tags from hotels around the world? n/t
slumcamper
Yesterday
#12
Thank you Redleg. We keep the cloth bags in the trunk. We had the same problem with forgeting to take them back.
debm55
17 hrs ago
#69
Thank you sorcrow. That is very unique. I hope you find the missing shoes. They can get lonely too.
debm55
Yesterday
#50
OMG, rethinking this. Might be my unique collection of 250+ different coffee cup sleeves? n/t
slumcamper
Yesterday
#21
Thank you Attilatebond . But how did you get a shillelag. Did you go to Ireland? they are deadly.
debm55
Yesterday
#48
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
Yesterday
#47
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
Yesterday
#44
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
18 hrs ago
#62
Before replying I asked my husband what he thought was the strangest thing in our house.
arkielib
22 hrs ago
#59
well, my skull collection isn't really strange. OOH i have mink faces from a estate sale. lady made fur teddy bears.
pansypoo53219
13 hrs ago
#71