I used it to fill a hole in my shoe; you wouldn't want it now.

I made a paper plane out of it and it got hijacked.

A sudden gust of wind blew it out of my hand and I never saw it again.

The lights in our house went out, and I had to burn it to get enough light to see the fuse box.

I loaned it to a friend, but he suddenly moved away.

ET stopped by my house and he accidentally took it home with him.

Some aliens from outer space borrowed it so they could study how the human brain worked.

I didn’t do it, because I didn't want the other kids in the class to look bad.

I left it in my shirt and my mother put it in the washing machine.

I lost it fighting this kid who said you weren’t the best teacher in the school.

I didn’t do my homework because I didn’t want to add to your already heavy workload.

My little sister ate it.

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