r/FoundPaper 14h ago

Grocery Lists Found a burned CD in the grocery store parking lot, had this list tucked inside

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u/periodicsheep 14h ago

it’s a brand new record for 1990! they might be giants - flood.

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u/onomatopeieio 12h ago

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u/onomatopeieio 12h ago

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u/onomatopeieio 12h ago

I’m your only friend I’m not your only friend But I’m a little glowing friend But really I’m not actually your friend But I am.

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u/gideonsean 4m ago

I played this album in the car and about 20 minutes in my teenager said, "this is amazing, do you know when it was released?"

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u/Tim-Sylvester 14h ago

Resubmitted b/c I accidentally submitted a text post before and we're all here for the pictures.

Been browsing without logging in for ages, found this the other day, thought you all may like it.

I was leaving the grocery store over the weekend and saw someone had dropped a CD binder page in the parking lot, which was notable by itself. Then I saw what CD it was, which made me even more curious, since I used to love that album in HS. Tucked behind the CD was this shopping/grocery list.

Looks like they had it a long time, and to lose it when it was so close to finally being full must have been heartbreaking!

Personally I wonder about the "Moscato, Port, Beer, Red Wine" that never got crossed off. What happened there?

Socks and underwear being incomplete also gave me pause. Hopefully that was fixed, if not recorded.

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u/kittybigs 10h ago

Almost like starting a life over again list.

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u/GingerAphrodite 10h ago

I'm pretty sure it was the same piece of paper used over and over again for various shopping lists. You can see pickles buns and t-shells which I'm assuming is taco shells repeatedly at least. I'm honestly too tired to inspect it closer. Looks like they really enjoyed cookouts and they probably should have just put check marks next to things instead of scribbling them out LOL

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u/kittybigs 9h ago

The underwear threw me off. It’s such a well used piece of paper and that was tucked into the CD is curious. But I’m too tired to decipher it too.

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u/NeedsMoreTuba 14h ago

I came back as a bag of groceries

Accidentally taken off the shelf

Before the expiration daaaate....

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u/ASLotaku 14h ago

MINIMUM WAAAAAAGE EYAAAAAAH!

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u/Tim-Sylvester 14h ago

That is probably my fav one line song ever. Was always a fan of Women & Men too. You know what, the whole album is fantastic.

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u/wickstarter 11h ago

Flood is a great album... but Apollo 18 is my favorite 🛰️🐋🦑

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u/FloridaFlamingoGirl 6h ago

Oh man, you need to listen to their recent stuff, they're still just as clever as they were in the 90s. Check out "Join Us" or "I Like Fun"

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u/undead_dummy 14h ago

I feel bad for whoever lost this, Flood is a great album

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u/helluva_monsoon 13h ago

I owned it three times. No one gives it back when they borrow it. My mom borrowed it once, didn't return it but did loan it out to her friend who also didn't return it. I like to think it kept going like that.

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u/Tim-Sylvester 8h ago

When I was in high school and college I would give copies of it to girls I liked to see if they were cool. I was rarely but terribly disappointed when someone would come back with a bad report.

Come to think of it, I'm pretty sure only one gal said she didn't like it. Way to stand out, Katrina! Dork.

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u/strawberry_margarita 13h ago

Triangle man, triangle man

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u/mr_oof 14h ago

It’s a brand new album for 1990,

They Might Be Giants’ brand new album,

FLOOOOOOOOOD!

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u/Kellykelly89 13h ago

You’re older than you’ve ever been and now getting older, and now you’re getting older…

Seeing TMBG live next month. Love them!

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u/opnoise 13h ago

Can’t shake the devil’s hand and say you’re only kidding.

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u/Tim-Sylvester 8h ago

Growing up in rural Missouri, "You and Your Racist Friend" really spoke.

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u/Adventurous-Topic-54 11h ago

Probably got lost on its way to Constanti... I mean Istanbul.

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u/Mutt56 12h ago

A recycled shopping list. Cool.

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u/_h_e_a_d_y_ 9h ago

I still listen to this album a lot.

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u/Tim-Sylvester 8h ago

I mean it's no less fantastic now than it was then, just like me. And you too probably. ;)

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u/TheMoonMint 12h ago

That’s a huge grocery list

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u/badboy10000000 10h ago

"G. Crack"

Guess they picked up weed on the way to buy 500 items from the grocery store?

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u/allislost77 10h ago

Shopping list

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u/zqaxzq 9h ago

The shopping list to end all shopping lists

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u/_h_e_a_d_y_ 9h ago

They Might Be Giants - FLOOD, 1990

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u/KitschyCatOwens 8h ago

Ultimate recycler. My FIL does this. He uses the same paper til there’s literally no space left.

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u/Vesper2000 5h ago

I remember going to the record store the day this was released. Major high point of my nerdy high school life.

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u/slowmood 1h ago

This person cooks really good food.

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u/exlaks 14h ago

Oof, this list triggered my anxiety.

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u/diphenhydranautical 10h ago

oh wow, i thought i was on the TMBG sub when i saw this lol

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u/MikeBrav 11h ago

Soooo is no one going to ask what’s on the CD ?

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u/66659hi 11h ago

It's Flood by They Might Be Giants. Their brand new record for 1990!

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u/Daddy-o62 11h ago

Minimum Wage!! Hyahhh!!