just curious
when waking up in the morning
at my friend’s house
why there was a large frying pan
on the bottom shelf of the nightstand
next to where i had been sleeping?
was this a hint that i was expected to chef our breakfast?
was this a self-defense weapon to use as needed?
had someone forgotten where they set down their pan?
had someone gone on a late-night eating in bed food bender?
when i inquired, one answered:
‘oh, is that the one that is usually hanging in the closet?’
what, there’s one usually hanging in the closet?
another answered:
‘what frying pan?’
host woke up and said,
‘ i was going to give that one away.’
oh, of course.
that’s the perfect place to leave it to remember to give it away.
i loved waking up with a surprise, a mystery, and a smile.
(and there really was an even larger frying pan hanging in the hall closet.)
‘
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“there are almost unlimited possibilities for making discoveries and to uncover the unknown.
it is in the nature of the discovery that it can not be planned or programmed.
-on the contrary, it consists of surprises and appears many times in the most unexpected places.”
-bengt i. samuelsson
Definitely a first for me to see a frying pan in a bedroom. I would have presumed it was a handy weapon, and not bothered to ask the host. 😊
Best wishes, Pete.
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I was just so curious )
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Fun!
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yes, I’m so amused by unexplained things
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Thank you for the needed morning laugh. Now why is there one hanging in the hall closet?
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Exactly!!
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Sometimes it’s best not to ask.
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I couldn’t resist
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My guess was, Beth: Quick, we need a guest room night stand. Push in that extra kitchen island.
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Ah!
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Quirky friends are the best! Quirky friends with an answer for their quirkiness are priceless!
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yes, yes!
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So glad I found your site. So many interesting (and relatable) things.
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Oh this is so intriguing!
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it was –
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🥹🥹🥹
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Putting things in odd places becomes more commonplace after certain age. Remembering that place becomes the challenge😉
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that’s it~!
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I love your sense of humor. What funny thing to have a frying pan in the closet, let alone on a night stand!
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right?
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I’m thinking self defense!!!
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and it would work!
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What a hoot! I was figuring it was a case of having something in hand and sidetracked to do something else… though putting it so low… I dunno!
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right, it seems like the effort had to be thought out because of where it was placed
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Indeed.
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“The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.”
… Albert Einstein
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If you like surprises, you would enjoy touring our home. We are surprised daily at what we find!
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I loved finding it upon waking, and hadn’t noticed it when I went to sleep, so I wonder what else I didn’t notice?)
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I just looked again and the pan is still there.
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some sort of conspiracy, I’d say
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Hmm…I think there’s a poem in there somewhere.
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indeed
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This is funny, and oh, how many thoughts come your way when you start thinking about the reason that pan got there… lol
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right)
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What? You don’t? We keep a stock pot next to the bed. Or, not.
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I must be the only one )
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that would have greatly disturbed me! but i get it; i even have a ‘standard sentence’ for this phenomena (placing something somewhere….): ‘Have you already looked in the freezer?’…. and usually we laugh. laugh away the embarrassment? playing with words? who knows… funny post
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right, and thanks )
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Proof positive any item can serve as a decoration…whether or not you remember making it one.🙂
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ha, right!
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LOL. Kitchen cupboard space is hard to come by…and it would make a great weapon if someone broke into the house:)
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double duty!
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Hopefully, not a bed pan.
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hahahaha
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The unexpected places are the best! 🧡
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absolutely
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I love surprises, but that one is…a bit odd for sure. LOLOL
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for some reason, it just struck me as really funny )
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I can see why. More than a little strange.
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the strangest things happen when you go visiting 🙂
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true –
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You’ll smile every time you see a frying pan!
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You are so right!
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If it was put there to provoke comment, it worked!
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I don’t think it was. But it certainly did.
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This is odd, but the explanation makes sense. I do love that nightstand.
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Me too –
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My gran had a pan by her bed, but it wasn’t a frying pan!
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Hahahahha
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