{"id":10003,"date":"2026-04-26T03:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tidbitsandwhatnots.com\/?p=10003"},"modified":"2026-06-13T14:32:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T21:32:10","slug":"the-case-of-missing-body-parts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tidbitsandwhatnots.com\/?p=10003","title":{"rendered":"The Case of Missing Body Parts"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Community service projects are the go-to for any company trying to promote goodwill in a community. My husband\u2019s company is no different; they have done numerous beach clean-ups in the past. However, this year their team is working more inland, it would not be a day at the beach.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year, they all felt a little dread at having to muck about on a muddy riverbed in the early morning chill. He was leaving early; it was still dark. I could see the dread in the way he slowly put on his shoes. Barely 5 am, I felt bad for him … then pulled the blanket up, and fell back asleep. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I texted mid-afternoon, after he was done. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How did it go this morning? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We pulled a lot of objects out of the river.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Is it a dumping ground? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

More typing dots. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I waited. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just as my crime show-watching imagination started to activate, I received this: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gingerbread house, golf balls, pee bottles, mattresses, blankets, carts, boobs, and butts<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My eyebrows raised, wondering what text-to-speech interpreted for boobs and butts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I texted back for clarification: I am sorry, boobs and butts? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was ready for me. The pictures were already loading:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I needed more info, and this is all I got. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They pulled out a suitcase.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I said: That gives me the chills.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He agreed.<\/em> \u00a0We were a little nervous to open the suitcase. Until the boobs and butts came spilling out of it.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I wonder if this will make the annual report. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I expected the river cleanup to yield mud and rusted cans. I did not expect a text from my husband regarding a suitcase full of boobs and butts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":111203969,"featured_media":10010,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","advanced_seo_description":"Explore the surprising finds from a community service river cleanup, ranging from a suitcase to quirky items. 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