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Gray Powelled: v, to leave something of value behind at a bar.
Ex: Oh man, last night was such a blast, even though I Gray Powelled my favorite umbrella.

via @WhitneyBender

Curbed appeal

The neighbors must love this.

Sent in by @WhitneyBender from Philadelphia

Valet

The fanciest are always placed up front, naturally.

The 4th from Courtney, Philadelphia

Auditions

For superhero practice have been cancelled due to no one taking them seriously. No, a trash can brandishing a shield does NOT count. That is not a power. Please do not come again.

Ok, wow, so Cath emailed us 30+ photos. Someone's been hoarding!

Gift wrapped

Sitting
Waiting
Wishing
Freecycling

Karen is our queen of finding 'brollys in the most random of locales.

Eject reject

Thrown? Mis-fired? Dropped while swinging? Too-powerful opening trigger?
So many questions.


Another great one from Chayoung!

A spoonful of sugar

What a most delightful way to find a usable umbrella.




A new one from -2, who swears she happened upon this one blown into her backyard completely innocently. Great one!

Late checkout

This weekend while attending a bachelorette party in Smartytown!

Vhat eez zees?

Vye, zee 'brella!

Yuan-na stress test?

Coffee: check
Work ID: check
WSJ: check
BlackBerry: check
Hmmmm, those skies look awfully cloudy.

Another from little sis in Queens! xoxxo

No shirt, no shoes

I know how this looks
Emergency script, right? OR
Half price Christmas snacks!

Spotted outside a midtown Duane Reade. Thanks, sis!

The elephant in the room

Oh come on! What if
I was a dollar bill, then
you'd see me here, right?

Love this one from Alanna!

Buyer's remorse

Scene: Conference room. Day.

Take 1.

Okay people, we're not leaving until we come up with a list of suggestions for the hot new umbrella design. We need something that's really going to pop. Stand out from the others at the front of the restaurant. Or in a crowd. Opposite of black. We need something that shows our user's personality. Not cats, we've done cats. Think outside the box. Pizazz! What's hot right now? And nothing that needs licensing fees.

Scene: Conference room. Day.

Take 2.

We need a design so utterly horrifying that the user will just abandon their perfectly usable umbrella willy nilly, because you know what they WILL remember when they get back to their warm house? that it Didn't. Break. And that's what makes Repeat Customers, people, so get to thinkin'!