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do you ever find left over notes in shopping torlleys or elsewhere? i

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codnotamod · 13/01/2006 09:40

i am vaguely intrigued by these as identified in teh times
"Discarded notes are rubbish to most people, but not for worldwide subscribers to Found, which reprints them. The magazine?s publisher, Davy Rothbart, gets bundles sent to his office in Michigan. Laura Kwerel, a radio producer in Washington, was ?overwhelmed? after reading one issue. ?I realise now,? she says, ?that there is more humanity in a discarded grocery list than in a thousand-page novel.? Some people need to get out more. "
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Cabe · 19/01/2006 20:15

I've not found any lists

cod · 19/01/2006 19:39

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mummyhill · 19/01/2006 19:03

Must have a look tomorrow and see if i can find an interesting one.

LadySherlockofLGJ · 19/01/2006 17:33

It will have been for Sushi and Japanese rice crackers then...........

puff · 19/01/2006 17:17

I found a piece of paper in a waitrose trolley, but it's all in Japanese

LadySherlockofLGJ · 19/01/2006 17:15

Beyond me, I was LMAO.

BearintheBigBlueHouse · 19/01/2006 17:14

how can you get an E in Leisure & Tourism ?!?!?!

LadySherlockofLGJ · 19/01/2006 16:54

I didn't find it in a shopping trolley....but.......it was on the ground out side my and we have an unspoken agreement around here that we pick up any large litter that we see.

To the Parent or Guardian of John Smith.

Please find listed below the grades achieved by John in the recent year 11 mock examinations.

The grades given are an indication of John's current level of performance, measured against GCSE examination Criteria.

Mathematics........................Q

English Language................... E

English Literature................. D

Science............................. D

R.E................................. C

Design and Technology............... F

P.E................................. C

Leisure and Tourism.................. E

Target Grade....................D

I think he has some work to do between now and then.

longwaytogo · 18/01/2006 22:50

ohhhh i really really really want to go shopping now after reading this, have had such a laugh this evening at this and murdered pets thread. Will have to leave my list in a trolly usually catergorised by shops e.g. Lidl, Asda, Savers, Nice price etc etc so sad am I

SqueakyCat · 18/01/2006 21:58

And then there's the things that the person in front put aside at the checkout when they realised they didn't have enough money.

One sunday morning at local Tesco there were on the side next the the conveyor belt:

packet of condoms
KY jelly

so, what did the person who left them behind buy?

Miaou · 18/01/2006 20:42

Bear you are hilarious

cod · 18/01/2006 20:39

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Cabe · 18/01/2006 18:36

AIT here (Almost In Tears)

BearintheBigBlueHouse · 18/01/2006 17:22

another one (back at the posh shop) - this time on the back of a quarter page of A4 with the muisc of what appears to be the Roro Carol printed on it.

Dead nice handwriting, emphatic abbreviations - I'd say a woman in her mid-40s, blonde - let me know if it's you and I'm right:

Salmon (oily fish, good start)
Broc (coli, natch)
Pots. (I'm guessing potatoes rather than pans)
Holl. Sce. (don't you make your own?)
Pud x2 (anyone who serves two puddings gets my vote)
Chicken (crossed out!!)
Bacon (see Pud x2 above)
O'Juice (healthy)
Broc (again? - maybe she's actally mid-60s having a senior moment)
Sats (umas I guess rather than tests)
Oranges (she likes her Vit C)
Bans (anas - again healthy)
M'rooms (can't say fairer than that)

Why cross out the chicken? What's going on in her life that requires chicken to get the chop?

MrsSpoon · 18/01/2006 15:44

OK I've got a list! Written on the back of a note from the School, tut, tut, although it is quite out of date so I suppose not needed anymore!

Onions
Carrots
Red Pepper
Pineapple Chunks in juice
Chicken 450g
White Wine Vinegar
Cornflour
Tortilla Wraps
Spaghetti
150g Almonds
Basil
150g Parmesan
600g Tomatoes

Written in pencil.

Cabe · 18/01/2006 13:40

or lose your purse

cod · 18/01/2006 13:38

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SoupDragon · 18/01/2006 13:38

I am delighted to say that I have never set foot in a Lidl. I once ventured into an Aldi in desperation when staying with my parents and that has, quite frankly, scarred me for life.

Cabe · 18/01/2006 13:38

No but 3 mangoes, porridge oats, six bottles of wine and a jumper may do here

ggglimpopo · 18/01/2006 13:36

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SoupDragon · 18/01/2006 13:28

Does three mangos, bottle of wine and a jumper constitute a weekly shop for you then??

cod · 18/01/2006 13:27

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ggglimpopo · 18/01/2006 13:26

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SoupDragon · 18/01/2006 13:24

No lists at either B&Q or Waitrose this morning. Had high hopes of a B&Q one for you and chose a trolley with an assortment of rubbish left in it but no no avail.

Cabe · 18/01/2006 13:22

Cod they think I'm barmy enough... now if I'd asked them for their (not yet used) shopping lists the small town gossip network would have been working overtime!