Odd conundrum
 

I hate throwing things away. Whatever it is, it could be useful sometime!

When I got my school library job 5 years ago I found this in my desk: The Boardwalk and Park Place title deeds from Monopoly. In really good condition. I have no clue how they got here.

I hate it when you have a game and you lose some vital piece and you have to replace it with some random replacement from around the house. I'm sure that there's some Monopoly box that currently has two title deeds made out of index cards. In my mind's eye I can almost see the faded blue marker and handwritten mortgage values.

I left them in my desk. I rediscovered them today.

First question - does anyone need these?

Second question - what would you do with them if you were me? I was thinking of throwing a post on Craigslist (which I've never done before) because it's such a random thing.

If you think I'm crazy for keeping them I still want to hear what you think :)

Could I interest you in the plastic Knights of the Round Table action figure I found in the grass outside my house about 2.5 years ago? It's cleaned up and sitting in my kitchen window if you're interested.

Are you kidding? No deal, unless you throw in at least 2 railroads ;)

Hmmm I'll throw in my sixth grade report card... how's that?

Listen to the shiny...

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The Shiny says:



Ye shall know the trashcan and the trashcan shall set you free!

My wife is a pack rat. I am not.

THROW THEM AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do you really think that someone would get onto Craigslist looking to find two deeds from a monopoly game?

Found stuff always seems to have powerful mojo: keep 'em. I'll bet you get an amazing vibe everytime you pick them up, eh? I once found a fantastic poem in my back alley written one line at a time on old daytimer pages. They had been torn out and strewn about, but the dates helped me reassemble most of the poem. I'll never know who wrote it, but man, it was good. I've been meaning to go through my stuff for ages to retrieve it and post it on that "found" website...if I can find that link again, anyway...

Moonliner, how dare you abuse the power of the Shiny!



You will ask everyone you know if they need Boardwalk and Park Place...

You never know. And it's free. Aren't there far more random things on Craigslist?

If I were missing two deeds from a monopoly game, I would take a piece of cardstock, cut them to the appropriate size, and write the names of the properties on them.

But.....whatever makes you happy.