r/FoundPaper • u/bassistciaran • 20d ago

Other It is with great regret I inform you that I have had to turn on reputation filtering.

1.1k Upvotes

Hi Folks,

There has been an influx of repost bots on the sub recently. While I would normally object to any form of post filtering, it has become necessary.

I will be tweaking it to requirements so if your post gets slapped down by it, send us a message and we can look into it for you.

A big thank you to the people who report these bots every day. Rest assured, they are being banned on sight but I am a mere mortal and they seem to be the proverbial Hydra - no matter how many heads I chop, more doth rise.

Thanks for listenin'

Mod

59 comments

r/FoundPaper • u/bassistciaran • Oct 24 '25

PLEASE READ RULES 1-4 BEFORE POSTING

40 Upvotes

Signs and stickers posted in public spaces are NOT found and will be removed.

22 comments

r/FoundPaper • u/Acceptable_Injury561 • 15h ago

Weird/Random Tiny piece of paper found on the sidewalk

1.7k Upvotes

I miss art class

16 comments

r/FoundPaper • u/Iknowimsorry1 • 21h ago

Antique i work at a vintage furniture store, this piece of paper with a typed out menu labeled “pussy cafe” was found folded up in the back of a 1950’s dresser, covered in dust

2.3k Upvotes

319 comments

r/FoundPaper • u/rallruse • 14h ago

Other Found in old filing cabinet

267 Upvotes

Can you read it?

34 comments

r/FoundPaper • u/mountoon • 13h ago

Weird/Random This was left in my mailbox. No envelope or address

225 Upvotes

137 comments

r/FoundPaper • u/Nerdbaba • 8h ago

NSFW 1974 Board Game Advert

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80 Upvotes

I bought a vintage board game and this advertisement was inside.

15 comments

r/FoundPaper • u/Pinus_rigida • 15h ago

Weird/Random Mulder, Scully, & The FBI Found In A Spooky Christopher Pike Novel

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183 Upvotes

I had a wave of nostalgia wash over my while investigating this cituwashion. I tried to adjust the contrast to make the note more readable as it is somewhat faint.

18 comments

r/FoundPaper • u/PROGOPLAYZ • 9h ago

Other Sad note I found:/

61 Upvotes

Hope this student is ok.

2 comments

r/FoundPaper • u/uareloved • 7h ago

Love Notes I love you, too!

20 Upvotes

found on the sidewalk near my high traffic apartment

0 comments

r/FoundPaper • u/Soundwash • 8h ago

NSFW Aurora

12 Upvotes

11 comments

r/FoundPaper • u/idkwtibhf • 9h ago

Weird/Random Call Tiera, she lost her hat

15 Upvotes

0 comments

r/FoundPaper • u/HoeDontGetCold • 13h ago

Love Notes Found break up/make up letter outside of store entrance

20 Upvotes

12 comments

r/FoundPaper • u/Leather_Comedian_736 • 12h ago

Other Found in a rain spout at the park a few days ago.

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17 Upvotes

0 comments

r/FoundPaper • u/mrlarsrm • 16h ago

Antique Found in a drawer from a Virginia estate

30 Upvotes

4 comments

r/FoundPaper • u/VoyagerBeeblebroxWho • 9h ago

Weird/Random My thrifted copy of Stephen King's "Bag of Bones" has this (presumably religious in nature) slip of orange paper

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8 Upvotes

Have no clue whether it was from the original owner of the book or someone/a customer in the store slipped it in there though

2 comments

r/FoundPaper • u/NotBrianGriffin • 1d ago

Art Found in an old engineering textbook at a yard sale

327 Upvotes

Typical engineer 😂😂

23 comments

r/FoundPaper • u/Early-Rule-4945 • 1d ago

Book Inscriptions Found in the first page of this book at the thrift store.

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295 Upvotes

3 comments

r/FoundPaper • u/Cornelious96 • 1d ago

Weird/Random Found on a sidewalk outside the entrance to the mall

333 Upvotes

38 comments

r/FoundPaper • u/Ctfish2018 • 22h ago

Other Inside a stationery notepad at a comic book shop

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16 Upvotes

7 comments

r/FoundPaper • u/No-Lynx-6050 • 8h ago

Book Inscriptions This ripped page out book page NSFW

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1 Upvotes

Found on the streets of Tulsa. We googled all the keywords, main ideas, haven't found anything. Just wondering where its from

1 comment

r/FoundPaper • u/BeaksFalcone • 1d ago

Other Little bit of a friendship

146 Upvotes

Found roadside outside a college for troubled older teens

0 comments

r/FoundPaper • u/Nearby_Emergency_689 • 1d ago

Weird/Random Found on the floor of a grocery store in the PNW

15 Upvotes

Does this actually work?

6 comments

r/FoundPaper • u/HowIfox • 1d ago

Other Little letter I found!

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40 Upvotes

Cool little thing I found!

I sent them an email, and thought I should put it here in case anyone else wants to

32 comments

r/FoundPaper • u/Sorry_Difference_433 • 15h ago

Weird/Random Left in mailbox

1 Upvotes

Does anyone happen to know what this says?

0 comments

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Found Pieces of Paper

r/FoundPaper

Photographs of found pieces of paper with writing on them, photographs or discarded cutouts. Appreciate the forgotten artifacts of everyday life. Share any paper that you found (on the ground, stuck in some bushes or between cans of soup at the store for example) and you do not know who wrote it. Love letters, doodles, interesting to-do or grocery lists, notes from the past - share your discovery with us!

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Photographs of found pieces of paper with writing on them! Look for paper. Make every day a scavenger hunt.

"I like this sub. Like being an archeologist or anthropologist, studying the leftover and forgotten artifacts of everyday life." -/u/TheSnackist

Check out some friends of found paper!

/r/BookInscriptions - little notes from past readers
/r/FoundClothing - who just gets rid of one shoe?!
/r/GrandmasCookbook - old thyme recipes ^{^see} ^{^what} ^{^I} ^{^did} ^{^there?}

Notice the world around you. Pick up the paper you find on the ground. What is written on it might surprise you. Share it here.

PLEASE tag NSFW content!

Some of the most incredible things live written on the torn scraps of paper that didn't make it into the trash. They can be love letters, thoughts, quotes or a pertinent to-do list. The only rule is that you found it somewhere (on the ground, a public table or between the cans of soup at the store, so long as it isn't publicly posted!) and you don't know who wrote it. Anonymous and out of the blue is great!

Love letters
Poetry
Doodles
Scribbled notes
Interesting to-do list
Thoughts
Impassioned graffiti written on paper
Notes written in books

Please upload original content. The intent of this subreddit is to give fodder to the imagination through the actual weirdness of finding cool paper scraps/writing on the ground.

STANDARD FOUNDPAPER-PAPER-FINDING PROCEDURE:

Remain calm and pick up paper
Take a picture of it with your phone immediately
Upload it to Imgur.com via your lovely mobile device
Submit your link so we can see it!

WHEN SUBMITTING:

No stock images please. Use Imgur! Please have high resolution pictures, especially if there is dense handwriting. If it's somewhat illegible, leave in the comments what you can't say in the title. Post either in the title or in the comments where you were when/the story of how you found it. Maybe transcribe it in the comments if it's illegible and you have the time to do so.

If you find something in a mysterious foreign language, our friends at /r/translator can help! Comment !translate or !translator on a post, our subreddit bot /u/translator-BOT will automatically cross-post it to /r/translator, crediting the OP. Thank you to /u/kungming2 for writing this bot!

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