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Missed Connections in Pittsburgh, PA: Tooth Tip Today

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Note from the Missed Connections Chief Bottle Finder:

The Pittsburgh MC is one of the top feeds for “random weirdness” messages. In the last few months we’ve featured robots, hippie weeders, and someone who loves “with all my butt” (that message, believe it or not, is one of the most viewed on this site). Today’s missing tooth message does not disappoint – and neither does this rockin’ tune by Spoon.

Missed Connections in Pittsburgh, PA
Tooth Tip Today at OY

You tipped me a tooth today.
I found it at the end of my shift.
Was that intentional, or are you now missing your spares?
Pretty original, if intentional.
I appreciate it (:

Lovelorn Poet in Providence, RI: Gone

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Missed Connections in Rhode Island
Gone

Missed Connections in Providence, RI

Gone

Gone
remembering
Pittsburgh
in the Fall
gold leaves blowing
wet streets
hills
the big old house
that’s gone now
baby fine hair and brown corduroys
your roommates in the kitchen
Savoy Brown records
the big bed
sweet kisses
reluctant goodbyes

Note from the Missed Connections Chief Bottle Finder:

With an eclectic mix of messages, including numerous postings for Brown undergrad Emma “Hermione Granger” Watson (curious to know how those fared…), the Rhode Island MC is one I’ve been following since this project started last year. When I read this poem I wondered if the memories were of Providence or Pittsburgh. Both cities share many beautiful similarities.

Missed Connection in Pittsburgh, PA: I Love You With All My Butt

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Missed Connections in Pittsburgh, PA
I Love You With All My Butt

I love you with all my butt,
I would say heart,
but my butt is bigger.
You and I are going to be okay.
You know that, right?

Note from the Missed Connections Chief Bottle Finder: I’ll admit this is a silly post but I found it kind of sweet and endearing at the same time. Finding just the right image was a bit of a challenge – especially as I didn’t want something “literal” – so I was ecstatic when I came across this photo taken by Eve Blue of a Bansky piece in San Francisco. The doctor says this heart is going to be all right.

Missed Connection in Pittsburgh, PA

banksy - peaceful hearts doctor - 3 by Eva Blue

 

Lovelorn Poet in Pittsburgh, PA: You’re the Friendly Robot of My Dreams

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Missed Connections in Pittsburgh, PA

You're the Friendly Robot of My Dreams

You’re the Friendly Robot
of My Dreams

I can’t stop thinking
about the day I met you.

I haven’t been the same.

Knowing now,
after all these years,
that was my happiest point.

Are you out there…
Foodland Robot?

… I love you.

Lovelorn Poets: Her Two Cents

Her Two Cents offers daily commentary on missed connections selected to appear on Lovelorn Poets.

Her Two Cents on You’re the Friendly Robot of My Dreams

Greenland, Iceland, Foodland… when in doubt about the existence of anything, use ‘the google” and look for photos. Sure enough, the cult of the Foodland Robot (imagine a smaller, economy version of R2D2) is alive and well in Pittsburgh. Old Polaroids of happy kids and smiling Moms and Dads posing with the roving Foodland Robot while joyfully shopping for Wonder Bread and sandwich meat.  What’s not to love?

Gentle Readers: Childhood memories are some of our most lasting impressions.  While I didn’t have a Foodland Robot in my early life, I did have Creature Double Feature, a Saturday afternoon TV show featuring horror and monster flicks (with lots of Godzilla). To this day, Saturday afternoons are made for watching movies when time allows.  What types of things did you enjoy as a kid that have stayed with you through the years?

Missed Connection Pittsburgh: To The Hippies Weeding My Yard

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Note from the Missed Connections Chief Bottle Finder: Hippies are invading your yard and weeding it for you? It sounds to me like you have some plants with certain pharmacological benefits.  Just be glad they got there before the DEA!

A friend who has been staying with me informed me that this morning she saw you in my yard, pulling weeds from the cracks between the concrete. While I do appreciate the gesture, I must tell you that this advance upon my property without my consent makes me highly uncomfortable. Furthermore, it is slightly offensive, as I spent three hours weeding and trimming this past weekend. If you think my property looks like it needs tending, please remember that it is not your prerogative to do so. Next time you feel like perusing the neighborhood performing volunteer yard work, please at least ASK if you have permission to help. By the way, we left that area un-weeded for a REASON. We like the look of the greenery a lot better than the concrete, even if that greenery is classified as weeds.

The crazy part (on my half) of this whole rant is that I totally appreciate the motivation behind your actions. Thank you, for reaching out to your fellow neighbors. Thank you, for caring about this city, and attempting to maintain it. However, please do not do this again. If you feel like helping out, feel free to knock on my door. That way I won’t feel intruded upon, and you’ll be able to get some credit for your act of kindness.

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