Laundry Claim Right This Way, Please

Something strange happened today. I found a pair of boxers hanging in my backyard. Being on the ground floor, I've had the occasional candy wrapper or cigarette butt fall in, but underwear was something I was not expecting. I wasn't sure what to do; my first thought was to fling it onto the balcony of the neighbors directly above me. But when I looked up, I saw they weren't the only ones doing their wash today. Plus I've noticed that the same 2 pairs of jersey briefs keep showing up on the laundry line overhead. It's actually a little disconcerting; everyday, it's one pink and one red. But anyways, never boxers. So I didn't think it would be theirs. And it wouldn't be fair, would it? I mean, it's unusual for underwear to show up in one's backyard, but imagine if sopping wet, unidentified underwear showed up on your balcony? How would you explain that to yourself?

In the end, I decided I'd let whoever it was come knock on my door to claim their property and left the house. It's now 5:45 and no knock, no note, no show.

I wonder do I chuck them now? Or ought I wait for them to dry first?

> February 2007. My Backyard, Shanghai.