Dick Whittington

• On the up From frowningstreet in Dick Whittington (563 days old)

  It's been a while. I've been somewhere else. But now I'm back, and the first thing I found was a pound coin in the tray of a fruit machine. Somewhere near Victoria. So I popped it into the… more

• Treasure chest From frowningstreet in Dick Whittington (645 days old)

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• Nuts And Bolts From frowningstreet in Dick Whittington (1025 days old)

  It's time to go back to basics. All this wind has blown all sorts of interesting things onto the bridge. Found a nut without a bolt today near EC3V. Interesting places to look for loose paper… more

• double dragon From frowningstreet in Dick Whittington (1052 days old)

  Loads of coins on the streets suddenly. Good places to look over the Christmas season are : Waterloo Station. Queen Victoria Street. And of course, Grosvenor Street. All those shiny metal ba… more

• goldfish, common people and dreams From frowningstreet in Dick Whittington (1075 days old)

  Found a goldfish on the pavement opposite Ivantyour Trump tower. Mighty pretty price too. Wind has dropped again. Snow later according to the Experts. Met a girl last night who was look… more

• Commander Blonde From frowningstreet in Dick Whittington (1088 days old)

  My cat got an invite to er-indoors for tea the other day. Peculiar thing was you could probably have picked up the invite on the street, it was nothing more than a piece of coloured paper, printed … more

• Copperplated From frowningstreet in Dick Whittington (1089 days old)

  It's great to be back on the case. I found a load of old coppers in the gutter in a street market. I asked a fairly young copper if I should hand them in -- but he thought I was stupid. Benjami… more

• 50p at Heathrow! From frowningstreet in Dick Whittington (1421 days old)

  I was travelling last week. At LHW, as I was about to be scanned at security, I noticed 50p lying on the floor. For a laugh, I kicked it through the metal detector arch. It didn't set off the… more

• Busking Pays... From frowningstreet in Dick Whittington (1435 days old)

  Funny, I'd never thought I'd end up busking on the underground. I'd already picked up a couple of cheeky pennies early on, when I came across a charming girl who was tinkling the ivories on an elec… more

• Black Gold From frowningstreet in Dick Whittington (1437 days old)

  It's amazing what you find on the streets. I found (on Bond Street) a beautiful silver cufflink. Just one. So it's only valuable to the owner who lost it (get in touch, no questions asked!). B… more

• Money for Nothing From frowningstreet in Dick Whittington (1439 days old)

  Found 3 cigarettes on the ground today. In perfect condition, on the steps of the Royal Exchange. I know the homeless go around picking up fag-ends, but these were brand spanking-new davidoffs. … more

• Beastly Boys From frowningstreet in Dick Whittington (1441 days old)

  I found an old VW badge in the road. It reminded me of the wonderfully subversive Beastie Boys who championned nicking the metal badge. VW had to change the design of the bonnet to make the badg… more

• Tube Stations From frowningstreet in Dick Whittington (1448 days old)

  Finally got back to picking up coins off the floor. It all started in Chancery Lane tube, when I found 5p under one of the ticket machines. So I decided to invest in an off-peak travel card (abo… more

• Ten Green Bottles... From frowningstreet in Dick Whittington (1448 days old)

  I found a wall in London, about 8 foot high, with some very interesting things littered along the top. A wall high enough so that normal folk cannot see what' up there, but Mr Whittington is thorou… more

• Dirty Red Rudolph From frowningstreet in Dick Whittington (1451 days old)

  The Sun, Saturday November 19th 2005. ---Rudolph the Dirty Reindeer: ---A reindeer procession is under threat in Beverly , East Yorkshire ---after the council called the animals a health hazard … more

• Full Furry Jacket From frowningstreet in Dick Whittington (1451 days old)

  A mate of mine found a dead fox in the road yesterday. Lovely animal, super brush, but sadly riddled with disease and fleas. Local kids wanted to play with it, and the dogs 20ft away in the park… more

• Stolen Property? From frowningstreet in Dick Whittington (1454 days old)

  I came across a wonderful 5 pound crown in a market stall today. It is legal tender, and worth 5GBP, and was on sale in its presentation pouch for 10GBP. I bid the chap down to 4 quid -- maki… more

• One of our Doctors is Missing. From frowningstreet in Dick Whittington (1455 days old)

  I found a gentleman's briefcase in a park this morning. The contents had been scattered to the four winds, and there were some clothes lying around. I gathered up various interesting documents a… more

• There's none so blind as those that can see. From frowningstreet in Dick Whittington (1462 days old)

  Do most folk walk around with their eyes shut? I don't mean literally shut, but what I mean is whether or not they actually think about what they see. This morning, whilst cruising through the e… more

• Big Six wheeler, let's do the Uniform Tango! From frowningstreet in Dick Whittington (1463 days old)

  I've kept on finding large ominous (ie very few windows and lots of metal) 6-wheel police vehicles recently with ominous signs like 'keep back 6 metres' and charming lady inspectors at the helm. An… more

• Golden Spiders From frowningstreet in Dick Whittington (1464 days old)

  Found two things on the floor of a pub. A one pound coin, and a jumping spider. In central London??? Now I can understand that finding exotic spiders in London is quite normal, but pound coins on… more

• Look in the rubbish... From frowningstreet in Dick Whittington (1466 days old)

  Now the rain has stopped, I was out again. Picked up a lovely pair of kenwood headphones, still in their bag. If anyone has lost them, and can tell me roughly where, they can have them back. Also… more

• Rainy day. Save your pennies. From frowningstreet in Dick Whittington (1468 days old)

  Oh dear, the weather turned grim, the rain fell and everyone got very mean. Not a single penny to be found around the streets. So instead I have decided to illuminate the darkness with the strange… more

• crisp blue beer voucher From frowningstreet in Dick Whittington (1469 days old)

  Found a fiver! Really creased and covered in earth by the little flowerbed outside chancery lane tube. But nevertheless managed to convert it into beer in the Citte of York (great pub with no staff … more

• Farringdon From frowningstreet in Dick Whittington (1471 days old)

  Found 18p , all in 2ps and 1ps inside some railings near Farringdon station. They were all together, with lots of dust and paper. But beggars cannot be choosers! I'm starting to wonder just how m… more

• threepence From frowningstreet in Dick Whittington (1473 days old)

  Found a shiny penny, and a two penny piece. Both underneath the ticket machines at Holborn station. Whenever you find a coin, keep looking -- often there will be more nearby. My eyes are slo… more

• 19p From frowningstreet in Dick Whittington (1475 days old)

  I keep finding coins on streets. I've always done that, and thought I'd keep a record of how much I find. Found £3.50 on steps of the Royal Exchange this morning. I guess someone must have been s… more

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