I've never met most of my regular blog readers, am email pals with a few, but appreciate all of you. Nicole is one who has often tipped me off to fascinating topics that she thinks might be worth sharing.
So, welcome to GroceryLists.org. Here's Bill Keaggy:
"In 1997, I picked up a discarded grocery list at a St. Louis
supermarket. I found it to be a fascinating glimpse into a stranger's
life and decided to pick them up whenever I found one. In 2000, I
posted my collection of about 40 lists to the web. By 2004, when the
New York Times Magazine profiled me and this collection, I had about
500. In early 2006 I started working on a book about these lost lists
and by the time it was published in May 2007, there were 1,600 lists on
the site (with thousands more yet to be scanned and posted).
The book, 'Milk Eggs Vodka: Grocery Lists Lost and Found',
features about 200 of the best: The funniest, the weirdest, the
saddest, the strangest, the unhealthiest and more. Simply put, it is a
strange, fascinating and hilarious look at other peoples' discarded
grocery lists. Published by HOW Books, it's hardcover, 240 pages,
full-color — a beautiful compilation of shopping habits, spelling
quirks and good fun. Learn more about the book at www.milkeggsvodka.com."
"List #1261: Hmmm. Considering this is New Year's Eve, I'd say this person has a
pretty damn awesome night lined up, even if they are going solo and
doing a little math on the side."
"List #1648: Nice. Self-directed sarcasm, bad dogs. Keeping it real. And very alone."
"List 1114: All I need to tell you is that this list was found in West Virginia. It's like the joke writes itself!"
Click here for hundreds more of other people's shopping lists! And thanks, Nicole!
Hey that is actually pretty cool!
Posted by: Raul | April 29, 2008 at 06:01 AM
Thank you Bean & Nicole! I had read about a book by Hilary Carlip that I recently checked out of the library that was similar to this, but it only had about 20 lists with commentary, etc. They were funny, but I finished it in about 10 minutes and thought "that's it??" and was wondering how/why it was a book and not a website. NOW, I have the website and will enjoy! Thanks again for the tip!
Maria
Posted by: Maria | April 29, 2008 at 06:27 AM
This is pretty interesting! I just realized that while grocery shopping, I draw all over the list as I grab an item from it. At the check line, the list looks like a Jackson Pollock painting.
Posted by: Ana | April 29, 2008 at 06:42 AM
Sites like that are so cool to look at. I always leave my list in the cart or something, I should check and see if one of mine are on that site! LOL
Posted by: Chris Thorne | April 29, 2008 at 08:38 AM
Damn you Nicole & Bean...My work productivity just dipped below 1% and I had such high hopes for today
Posted by: db | April 29, 2008 at 12:25 PM
Aw, I think that last one was a kid's attempt to help his/her mom with the shopping list!
Posted by: Joanna | April 29, 2008 at 04:26 PM
I totally look for other people's shopping lists when I am at the store! They are such fun to read and obviously I'm not alone.
I ALWAYS have a grocery list when I go--I am short-term-memory-impaired (too many drugz in the hippie days!). I was so bummed a few weeks ago when someone STOLE my list out of my cart! I'll look for it on the site.
Posted by: Mary | April 29, 2008 at 06:22 PM
Oh WoW! I'm glad everybody enjoyed the site, it's addicting. And thanks Bean! I feel famous being in someone's blog for a day. LOL. While I was work today one of my grocery lists that I had printed from my e-mail fell out of my bag. I was about to throw it away when I realized that my name was on it and I didn't want it to end up on the list, so I brought it home to shred. I'm paranoid now.
Posted by: Nicole | April 29, 2008 at 09:02 PM
If you like this sort of thing, definitely check out Found magazine & books...this reminds me of it. I have two of those books and they are so fun, you can spend hours reading.
Posted by: Emily Alexis | April 30, 2008 at 04:32 AM
After reading this entry on your blog, I posted about this book on my online community (pearljam message pit) and before I knew it, one of my online friends there had fed exed the book to me!! It's a great read and hilarious! I was quite surprised to receive it after just mentioning it online to friends (i've never met IN REAL LIFE). Now this is what I'll be purchasing for my mom for mothers day.
Thanks bean and nicole!
Posted by: Pixie | May 08, 2008 at 07:34 PM