That's exactly what it was. Literally.
My friend and I got together at her place to do a puzzle. We both enjoy difficult puzzles and decided that a 500 piece one would be doable for the evening. She had already prepared the puzzle appropriately, dumping the contents of the puzzle box out onto a table with a smooth surface, which is ideal for efficient puzzling.
Right before we commenced building the puzzle my friend warned me, "Ok so I got this puzzle from (insert thrift store or something I can't really remember) and this may seem kinda gross but it was full of hair and so I'm sorry if you find some, I tried to pull it all out before you got here..."
I just smiled. Then we discussed a few possible reasons as to why the puzzle was full of hair:
1. It used to be owned by a stressed old woman who sought to do the puzzle to relax but ended up impatiently ripping out her hair in frustration, packing it up with the puzzle and giving it up for someone more suited to give it a try.
2. It was previously owned by a family with a very hairy dog who loved to dance upon puzzle pieces and shed himself as if to mark his territory and lay claim to the puzzle after it was completed.
3. A girl who loved to brush her hair while doing puzzles, in a moment of frantic forgetfulness, accidentally emptied her brush into the puzzle box instead of the garbage can because her mind was too preoccupied with the intense difficulty of the puzzle.
My friend and I successfully completed the puzzle in the allotted time (around 3 hours) while picking out the remaining hair and I am still proud of her for attempting to cleanse the puzzle pieces of the hair before I joined her. That's a true friend right there folks! :) I'm blessed to have her in my life. Thank you, friend!
My friend and I got together at her place to do a puzzle. We both enjoy difficult puzzles and decided that a 500 piece one would be doable for the evening. She had already prepared the puzzle appropriately, dumping the contents of the puzzle box out onto a table with a smooth surface, which is ideal for efficient puzzling.
Right before we commenced building the puzzle my friend warned me, "Ok so I got this puzzle from (insert thrift store or something I can't really remember) and this may seem kinda gross but it was full of hair and so I'm sorry if you find some, I tried to pull it all out before you got here..."
I just smiled. Then we discussed a few possible reasons as to why the puzzle was full of hair:
1. It used to be owned by a stressed old woman who sought to do the puzzle to relax but ended up impatiently ripping out her hair in frustration, packing it up with the puzzle and giving it up for someone more suited to give it a try.
2. It was previously owned by a family with a very hairy dog who loved to dance upon puzzle pieces and shed himself as if to mark his territory and lay claim to the puzzle after it was completed.
3. A girl who loved to brush her hair while doing puzzles, in a moment of frantic forgetfulness, accidentally emptied her brush into the puzzle box instead of the garbage can because her mind was too preoccupied with the intense difficulty of the puzzle.
My friend and I successfully completed the puzzle in the allotted time (around 3 hours) while picking out the remaining hair and I am still proud of her for attempting to cleanse the puzzle pieces of the hair before I joined her. That's a true friend right there folks! :) I'm blessed to have her in my life. Thank you, friend!
