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One of my favorite things is finding old bookmarks in books. Most often they're old plane tickets or receipts, but sometimes you find something more interesting. Today, I got a copy of Natsume Soseki's "The Wayfarer," and inside of it was this photo:  It's got no writing on it and I have no idea who it could possibly be, but someone's adorable child got shipped to my house in a book from a Thriftbooks purchase. I felt a weird pang of guilt when I found it, like I ought to send it back somehow, but there's no way to know where it came from. What kind of stuff have you found in used books?
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Apr 26, 2023 03:10
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Found an airplane boarding pass from the '80s last year. I don't think I've kept it.
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Apr 26, 2023 05:00
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When I was reading Dune from my local library, I found an Ornithopter card from Magic: the Gathering at my local Goodwill. Once I was done reading the book, I put the card in it right at the end of the big sandcrawler scene and returned it with the card inside. I hope whoever checked that book out next enjoys their little treat I left for them.
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Apr 26, 2023 05:07
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Youremother posted:When I was reading Dune from my local library, I found an Ornithopter card from Magic: the Gathering at my local Goodwill. Once I was done reading the book, I put the card in it right at the end of the big sandcrawler scene and returned it with the card inside. I hope whoever checked that book out next enjoys their little treat I left for them. You're kind! That would've been a cool find for both yourself and the next reader, that's for sure. I don't think I've found anything in mine, aside from receipts, an old plane ticket and messages from people who gifted the book to someone. (Plus occasionally I've found dog-eared pages!  )
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Apr 26, 2023 06:25
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Lad's mag coupons in a library copy of Unknown Soldier. It seemed appropriate to me in a way.
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Apr 26, 2023 08:04
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I found some Continental bonds issued to fund the Revolutionary War in a used book once. The state of Georgia owes me 15 shillings.
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May 2, 2023 21:44
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I lived in a house that was previously owned by a crazy old man when I was a kid. We ended up doing work on the house and extending the dining room by removing a wall. Behind the wall we found a small library of books about logging. Like, 200 books about loving logging. Inside each one was cash ranging from $5 up to $100. Best book find ever.
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May 4, 2023 00:09
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Ancient Swisher wrapper from like the 70s in a copy of Callahan's Crosstime Saloon which couldn't have been more appropriate
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May 4, 2023 02:09
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The copy of Malcolm gladwell's blink that I got from the little free library had a receipt for one order of potato bites from arbys as a bookmark The bookmark was on page 11 I finished it, but I'd rather have had the potato bites
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May 6, 2023 21:09
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postmodifier posted:The copy of Malcolm gladwell's blink that I got from the little free library had a receipt for one order of potato bites from arbys as a bookmark Why not both? Hopefully the voucher hadn't lapsed by the time you got it 
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May 7, 2023 01:06
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A bunch of over the top Iove Ietters obviousIy written by a teenager inside The StrangIed Queen by Maurice Druon
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May 7, 2023 14:31
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I was inspired by this thread to open a book to see what was inside and it was just a bunch of fuckin words?! Just what kind of a scam is this anyway
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May 9, 2023 05:10
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Don't get scared fella sometimes they have pictures too
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May 9, 2023 07:18
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Youremother posted:Don't get scared fella sometimes they have pictures too You get the right kinda book and the pictures can actually pop up! Some of these even have tabs and wheels and poo poo you can use to animate things in the pictures!
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May 10, 2023 04:08
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 I bought this in Sydney: Someone was very pleased to own a copy of Lolita while it was still banned in Australia
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May 10, 2023 14:46
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Here's another thing I found in a book I bought A cool frog
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May 10, 2023 17:55
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A friend of mine used to be a librarian. One day someone returned a book and had apparently used an entire ham sandwich, smooshed flat, as a bookmark. I'll have to ask him what book it was....
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May 13, 2023 13:00
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I used to work in the book section of a small store. One day I found a $100.00 bill in a book we had just bought back from a customer. I brought it to my manager and asked him what we should do. He said he'd take it downstairs to the safe and let the store's general manager know. I can only assume they were able to identify, contact, and return the money to the customer.
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May 14, 2023 02:03
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Chernobyl Princess posted:A friend of mine used to be a librarian. One day someone returned a book and had apparently used an entire ham sandwich, smooshed flat, as a bookmark. I'll have to ask him what book it was.... lol like in a sandwich bag? because I've definitely done that before with textbooks at school I went through this very dumb phase where I'd grab whatever is next to me to use as a bookmark, no matter how stupid. I think it might be because my mom would always freak out at me about leaving a book open on a table, "you're damaging its spine!!" etc. WarpDogs fucked around with this message at 08:05 on May 14, 2023 |
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May 14, 2023 02:21
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I found a copy of the Tao Te Ching at Goodwill the other day, and I'm reading through it and found a funeral card in the back for a man who died in 1990. He was eighty seven years old. Looking it up, this man's son died in 2011, so it's very likely that it was the son's book. I hope it brought him comfort.
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