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A binner explained to me that he'd found this in a bag of women's clothing. Golly. Whatever could it be?

"Honey, where's the blackjack?"
Right where you left it Pookey -- beside your keys, on the hall table."
"OK. Got it. Now where are those knuckles?"

Honestly, it's not that surprising. People in Fairview seem to buy everything, and sooner or later, they throw it all away.

Concerning clothes: Lots of clothing gets put out in Fairview, and neighbouring Kitsilano -- mostly women's, in my experience. In fact, women, as a rule, seem to work at putting clothing out in the lanes; they wash it, fold it, and package it nice, and tidily. When men put clothing out, they could care less, it seems, generally just dumping it in a pile, apparently as a way to avoid doing laundry.