Why do horror stories often feature mysterious relics that often have information encoded in them, such as accursed old books, runes, etc.? What kinds of anxieties is this trope meant to express?
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posted by Ambrosia Voyeur
on Apr 4, 2013 -
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I lost my wallet. Someone found it! Is there any reason not to just go get it from them?
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posted by ManInSuit
on Oct 7, 2012 -
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I've accidentally happened upon a cache of someone else's photos on photobucket. Do I reach out to them, forget about it, or delete the account?
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posted by routergirl
on Sep 5, 2012 -
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What would you name a Tumblr blog featuring 'found photos' scanned from old rolls of film that were discovered in used cameras?
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posted by Venadium
on Sep 1, 2012 -
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Searching for a movie on I saw on Netflix: found footage style where teens are warned to stay off land owned by a religious group. Teens don't heed the warning and are slaughtered by the religious group at the end.
posted by rockhopper
on Jul 25, 2012 -
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Our favorite parakeet (a 5 year old little sweetie who came to us as a rescue) just spent 48 hours as a wild bird, and three people were instrumental in returning her safely to us. Please help us decide on the perfect gifts of appreciation.
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posted by cakebatter
on May 1, 2012 -
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I found an iphone. It's locked. No carrier info on the casing. I want to return it to the user, or turn it into the carrier. What do I do?
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posted by zarq
on Apr 3, 2012 -
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Ever lost a pet and found it? I'm distraught about my cat's disappearance and could use some positive stories of reunification.
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posted by loquat
on Mar 30, 2011 -
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A family I know of, but do not know personally, has been looking for their lost dog for two months. Today on my way to work, I saw a deceased dog on the side of the expressway that matches the general description of the lost dog. What do I do next?
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posted by SuperSquirrel
on Feb 17, 2011 -
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Is a declared lost but then found passport still valid as proof of citizenship?
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posted by jng
on May 26, 2010 -
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What can you tell me about these Scottish landscape prints I found in the trash?
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posted by domnit
on Mar 16, 2010 -
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Friend said I lost something of his, asked me to replace it. What should I do now?
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posted by fiasco
on Nov 4, 2009 -
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Last week I lost my iPhone. Yesterday my new iPhone was delivered. Today we discovered my original iPhone lying face-down in my front yard. Now what?
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posted by harperpitt
on Oct 23, 2009 -
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Say that Citizen Kane really wanted to find Rosebud - who would he call? Is there a kind of specific person who tracks down these personal lost things?
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posted by rileyray3000
on Oct 14, 2009 -
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Found: 100% acrylic (super cute, made in USA) winter hat on the (mostly abandoned) street in 20ºF weather (on New Year's Day). I washed it. Can I wear it?
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posted by cachondeo45
on Jan 3, 2009 -
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Need help identifying some places (and maybe even people?) in a bunch of old slides I found at a thrift shop.
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posted by Venadium
on Sep 27, 2008 -
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What would you do if you found a memory card? Have you found our memory card in Rome, Italy?
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posted by lioness
on Aug 14, 2008 -
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Diamond found on ground... now what?
Q1: How long should I wait for someone to claim?
Q2: What steps should one go through when selling a gemstone? Any advice?
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posted by djpyk
on Mar 2, 2008 -
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If you found a diamond on the street, would you have to pay taxes on it?
posted by paulinsanjuan
on Aug 22, 2007 -
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There's a little kitty that's been showing up near my apartment. He's cute as a devil, very affectionate, and appears to be in good health (if undernourished). I'm wondering what, if anything, I should do with him? Picture and more info inside.
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posted by dhammond
on Jul 21, 2007 -
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How can I get surround sound from my Macbook to this nice five speaker system I found in the trash?
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posted by raygan
on Jun 4, 2007 -
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"server not found" problems in Firefox 2 and IE 7 ... I have recently developed a consistent problem with server not found errors in FF and IE, request will load on a second refresh of the request
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posted by specialk420
on Apr 22, 2007 -
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I left my iPod in the seat pocket on a flight from SFO to IAD (I changed planes and went on to ROC) yesterday. I've made some attempts to locate it, but with the holiday travel and the huge backup due to Denver being closed, I'm having little success. I'm jumping through the hoops with the airport and airline, but having a tough time due to the heavy traveler volume. Has anyone else lost an item by leaving it in the seat pocket and got it returned? Any tips?
posted by mhm
on Dec 23, 2006 -
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I found $20 at work. I have no intention of keeping it, but I don't know how to return it.
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posted by ninjew
on Oct 5, 2006 -
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I'm looking for websites that informally catalogue found objects of some sort: sites (particularly blogs) that operate around the thesis of "look at this stuff I found".
posted by cortex
on Aug 17, 2006 -
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I have a large box of found vacation slides from the 1950s-1970s. Apparently the Becketts lived in Los Angeles (slides were
found in Texas) and traveled all over the world... Vienna, Bali, Lisbon, Singapore, Barcelona, Hong Kong, etc. There are
perhaps 800-1500- all processed at Kodak Labs and packaged pristinely in little yellow boxes. I'm leaving the country (US)
for a while and would like to either get rid of them or keep them for something interesting in the future. Any ideas?
posted by maya
on Jun 22, 2005 -
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A construction person outside my apartment handed me a found wallet, asking if it was mine. It wasn't, but I decided to take it upon myself to find the owner. A white pages search turns up no phone # for the owner. Is there any option other than dropping it off at his home address, which is somewhat inconvenient?
posted by O9scar
on Aug 19, 2004 -
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Trying to decide whether or not to keep some old sheet music. Based on the composer, is it at all valuable? [more]
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on Jun 6, 2004 -
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