After my workout at the university fitness center the other day, I came back to my gym locker to find quite a surprise. Somebody had broken into my locker and stole my pants! You heard me right, my favorite pair of khakis were nowhere to be found—along with my cell phone, keys, and hospital ID badge that were in the pockets. Whoever it was must have liked my style because the pants were folded at the bottom of my locker, and the thief moved everything else out of the way, snagged my pants, and then put it all back in place. Running shoes, watch, backpack—all untouched. So I had to wear my running shorts around for the rest of the day. (Which looked awesome. Polo shirt and dress shoes with a lot more leg than I usually show in public…)
The next morning, one of my classmates posted a picture on Facebook of him holding up my khakis with a caption saying: ‘Spencer Cope, we found your pants in the middle of the parking lot last night.’ And sure enough they were, in fact, my lost trousers. I think everyone in the world saw the post before I did, because I was completely baffled when I showed up for class the next day and people I hadn’t even met were coming up to me and making pants jokes. Even now, two weeks later I’ll introduce myself to someone and they'll say “oh yeah, you’re the guy who lost his pants in the parking lot.” Slightly embarrassing, but a good laugh nonetheless. (Except for the fact that I had to buy a new cell phone…)
