Scanners are like... treasure boxes.

[Meadhands]

I have not even worked in this computer lab for long, but we find some interesting things in our scanner. See, one of the two computers with a scanner is not in immediate view, so people scan... personal items. These are just some of the things left behind.

- A dollar Bill
- A family photo
- A Bill
- An account summary
- A notice for jury duty
- A court summons (a nice match for the above)
- A driver's license
- A social security card
- A very LARGE picture of a penis
- A cell phone (Who would put that in a scanner?)
- A credit card
- A sock

I seriously wonder what is wrong with people sometimes -_-

[Parrothead]

You know, that whole list made sense to me, except the sock.

And maybe the cellphone. But the sock wins.

[daleduke17]

Sadly I can understand and figure out a reason for every single item. Except the sock.

Unless the person wanted to make an outline of the sock for a holiday stocking. *grasping for straws*

[gunsage]

Well...you said there was a penis...and a sock. Thanks, I'll be here all night. (No, not rly)

[Soulstealer]

Well at least you made a dollar. Has for the notices some people might want to have a copy for their records.

[rvdammit]

At least you didn't find http://www.xopl.com/blog/embedded/catscan.jpg

[wolfie]

I can top that. At a Flying J, I needed to fax paperwork to a customs broker, so I went to one of the self-serve (and SLOW) copier/scanner/fax machines. When I opened the scanner, I found a customs invoice complete with PARS sticker - in other words, the sheet you need to hand in at customs when crossing from the U.S. into Canada.

Needless to say, I turned it in at the fuel desk, after jotting down the PARS number and making note of the trucking company name and customs broker. A quick check of the parking lot (fortunately it was a small one) didn't turn up any trucks from that company, and I called the broker (they're one my company deals with a lot, so I had the number) to give them a "heads up" that they were handling a shipment (gave them the PARS number to identify it) that would run into problems at the border because the driver didn't have the required paperwork.

[Becks]

Maybe someone wanted a copy of the sock to make "Missing" posters.

[Custard Chick]

I can explain scanning some odd items...such as the sock. My old graphic design professor would scan the weirdest things (old jeans/other fabrics, leaves, flowers, crumbled up paper, feather dusters, etc) and use them as textures in some of her projects. You'd be amazed what you could do with the texture of a scanned sock.

[PepperElf]

A very LARGE picture of a penis

at least it wasn't an in-the-flesh one. ?

[Meadhands]

Yeah, I can see the point of scanning most of this stuff... but to leave your social security card behind? And your driver's license? That is just poor item location management.

- A very LARGE picture of a penis

at least it wasn't an in-the-flesh one. ?

(The thought of that upsets me)

[CorDarei]

- A credit card

prolly stolen. and left behind so they don't have it in their posession.