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Don't leave your phone in the taxi or the snake might get it
David Heath
Tuesday, 29 November 2011 11:07
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A recent survey to highlight the strangest things left behind in taxis around the world reminds us that it is the more mundane things that will cause us the greatest grief.
Sydney
Bedhead and bedfoot
Wheelchair
False teeth
Hearing aid
Walking stick
Melbourne
Whip
Orthodontic plate
One shoe
Underwear
False teeth
London
Dead stuffed monkey
Drunken man's sleeping wife
Gallon of diesel
Policeman's helmet
Bag of cement
Amsterdam
€4000 in notes
Black karate belt
Cocaine
Pram
Bin bag of rubbish
Paris
Snake
A woman who got in the taxi with clothes on and left without them
Pressure cooker
Walkie talkie
Women's lingerie
OK, so European cities are just a touch more 'lively' than either Sydney or Melbourne; that's pretty clear.
However, the point of the exercise was more to remind us that we also leave considerably more mundane (and important) devices in taxis.
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