Mayonnaise is difficult to spell...

August 12, 2005 10:23 AM

"I found an abandoned grocery list in a St. Louis Schnuck's parking lot in 1996 or 1997. So I decided to keep them every time I came across one. And the internet is a great place to do stupid things." See the Best of for the author's picks, including my personal favorite.
posted by Emperor Yamamoto's Eggs (25 comments total)

Use our Podcasts to have a new list read to you every weekday. Forgot your list? Don't know what you want for dinner? Use one of our lists!

Stupid indeed. God bless the Internet.
posted by Robot Johnny at 10:24 AM on August 12, 2005

I totally need some Pine Soul
posted by Robot Johnny at 10:28 AM on August 12, 2005

notice how the one electric bill comes before, and is more expensive than, the birth certefitic.

these are great
posted by dorian at 10:31 AM on August 12, 2005

I keep thinking the last one on there says "Pads (for ex)". My ex never brings me sanitary napkins, dammit.
posted by Emperor Yamamoto's Eggs at 10:39 AM on August 12, 2005

It's funny 'cuz they can't spell.
posted by scratch at 10:41 AM on August 12, 2005

Curious, kind of another strange insight into the lives of other people.

And then there's the Milk Bottle of the Day site. Delivered fresh to your desktop, why? I don't really know. And who thinks milk bottles are sexy? Because, apparently, they do.
posted by fenriq at 10:43 AM on August 12, 2005

Sorry, Milk Bottle of the Week site.
posted by fenriq at 10:43 AM on August 12, 2005

You know about found, right? Check out the find of the week.
posted by ewkpates at 10:44 AM on August 12, 2005

Emperor Yamamoto's Eggs - your favorite list brings to mind the "what four items would you buy to freak out the cashier" game that was played over at MetaChat in June.

taz's list was a favorite:

shotgun shells
20 feet of rope
champagne
engagement ring

posted by ericb at 11:14 AM on August 12, 2005

saw
styptic pencil

Haha.
posted by Emperor Yamamoto's Eggs at 11:17 AM on August 12, 2005

1. [this is good]
2. I love your profile (by coincidence, I noted this two days ago).
3. The author of the site is this Mefite.

posted by 김치 at 11:37 AM on August 12, 2005

Well thank you... there's a very dumb in-jokey story behind it that I will spare you the details of unless you are just dying to know.

And interesting that a mefite made this, I did notice that he linked to that great Ask thread on the grocerylist blog.
posted by Emperor Yamamoto's Eggs at 11:46 AM on August 12, 2005

want more? there's a www.foundmagazine.com
posted by vilius at 11:48 AM on August 12, 2005

you barely beat me villanous, vilius
posted by herting at 11:49 AM on August 12, 2005

looks like ewkpates beat you both
posted by grateful at 12:07 PM on August 12, 2005

villanous vilius from vilnius. sveikas.
posted by WaterSprite at 1:19 PM on August 12, 2005

My favorite. Good stuff, thanks EYE.
posted by blendor at 2:03 PM on August 12, 2005

well, sorry, it *IS* funny b/c they can't spell. hi mefi!
posted by bkeaggy at 5:37 PM on August 12, 2005

depressing one
posted by jeremy b at 6:56 PM on August 12, 2005

these are great! they're all art to me.
posted by brandz at 7:20 PM on August 12, 2005

What the holy handbasket is Salad Meat?
posted by majick at 7:39 PM on August 12, 2005

I forgot to buy limes today. I wish I'd made a grocery list.
posted by dirigibleman at 8:57 PM on August 12, 2005

Wow, someone else who knows that Schnucks is a supermarket and not some sort of wierd midwestern insult.
posted by afroblanca at 10:07 PM on August 12, 2005

Kitten faces? Maybe some people encode their grocery lists. Things To Do.
posted by PY at 12:04 PM on August 13, 2005

Bacon bits? Or Ham? Or maybe chicken?
posted by Rev. Syung Myung Me at 2:35 PM on August 13, 2005