# The most frustrating instance of losing something!!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-frustrating-instance-of-losing-something/7323>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 28, 1999, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-frustrating-instance-of-losing-something/7323 "1999-08-28T20:34:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 1999, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-frustrating-instance-of-losing-something/7323/21 "1999-08-31T05:12:00Z")

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Hey, y’all ever do laundry and find, say, a twenty dollar bill you’d forgotten about in your pocket? It’s always exciting–“Whoo hoo! Free money!”–but I’m always equally disturbed that I hadn’t _noticed_ missing it in the first place.

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**Author:** ![kellibelli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@kellibelli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kellibelli)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 1999, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-frustrating-instance-of-losing-something/7323/22 "1999-08-31T14:40:00Z")

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I am on issue #24 of my ATM card.  
'nuff said.

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**Author:** ![asstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9a28c/32.png) [@asstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asstro)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 1999, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-frustrating-instance-of-losing-something/7323/23 "1999-09-01T05:50:00Z")

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I lost my frickin’ Palm Pilot on Friday night and it’s just now starting to drive me nuts. I never realized how much i used the stupid thing until I didn’t have it. I can’t really afford to replace it, but it looks like I’m gonna have to.

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**Author:** ![easystreet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ab992/32.png) [@easystreet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/easystreet)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 1999, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-most-frustrating-instance-of-losing-something/7323/24 "1999-09-01T05:29:00Z")

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Well, gee, I hate to admit what a dipshit I was, but one time when I was living in a semi-rotten neighborhood, I brought home a paycheck on a Friday night, and thought I better hide it until I can get to a bank…  
Right, you guessed it. I went out drinking that night, which ended up at a very interesting lady’s place, which turned into drinking the next night, which ended up in someone else’s hot tub, which led to my first tequila sunrise, and whammo! I couldn’t find that goddam paycheck to save my life, which was pretty near the truth since I’d spent my last dime having the weekend of my life.  
So I lost what was left of the cleaning deposit looking all over hell for it and never did find it. And then I lost about 10 pounds not eating for a few days until I got paid again. Oh well, I’ll always have fond if somewhat foggy memories of that weekend! Them wuz tha daze…  
- Easystreet

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