Miscellaneous: Scavengers

Scavengers

By Anonymous - 25/12/2011 17:07 - United States

Today, I couldn't find my phone. Worried that I'd accidentally thrown it in the trash, I emptied out all the bins and searched the garbage. An hour later, my daughter said she'd found it by the bathroom sink. FML

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Epsilonyx 15

Monday 26 December 2011 1:38

"Trash first, rational locations later."

DontClickOnMe 28

Monday 26 December 2011 1:34

You should have called it from another phone and see if you could hear it ring!

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ReesieBanana21 12

Monday 14 May 2012 8:25

YDI. Do not just look in da trash. Look at ur surroundings

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