Can anyone give me a rational explanation?

[warpig3]

You know when you put something down on your desk, like a pen, then when you go to reach for it its not there. You look all around and cant find it, then a few minutes later, as if by magic, it reappears, WTF is that all about. I have just put my lighter down and now its not there, do any of you lot have it?

[Trinny]

My work colleague normally nicks my pens. Then replaces them! btw, think its only you and me on here tonight warpig

[stewey]

I would suspect that the mushrooms concealed underneath the National Geographic magazine in your left-hand drawer might be a significant factor regarding these bizarre happenings.

[joko]

its the ghost playing tricks

[warpig3]

Trinny, sorry thought it was just us two too!

Stewey, ha,ha, maybe I shouldn't have eaten them!

[warpig3]

I once watched an episode of the Twilight Zone about these little invisible people who build time and sometimes they left something out like your pen, which explains why its not there when you look for it. They then realise their mistake and build it into the next time segment hence the pen returning, perhaps the Twilight Zone hit on something there!

[cockroach]

Its because what we see isnt really real...well according to David Iyke !!!!

[warpig3]

Cockroach, if you are just saying that to get out of the Barry Manilow cocncert you went to it wont work, you were there, my granny saw you!!!

[Champagne]

I have a very plausible scientific explanation.

You have a blind spot in your peripheral vision. If you turn your head a few degrees to the right you'll be able to see it again.

Hey presto!

[warpig3]

You may have a point Champagne, but I believe it is something more sinister like evil pixies playing tricks, thats my very non-scientific explanation, but then again I am bonkers so my explanation can be competely discounted!!

[shineybomb]

According to South Park it's Underpants gnomes. There is not enough money in old pants so they nick other things too.

My pen's are usually a) under my keyboard or b) stolen by others and appear on their desks "mysteriously"

I have now replaced all the biro's on my desk with fountain pens - that way no one nicks them

[warpig3]

shineybomb, underpant gnomes, I like it, the little sods are everywhere. Found the lost lighter from last night, it had been surreptitiously placed under a cd, now I know I didn't do that, why would I lift a cd then hide my lighter from myself, I wasn't playing cd's either, it was the underpant gnomes, I am sure of it now.

[Mammar]

Perhaps you've got the same problem as my sister.
She had some stuff go missing like that and she told me (and this is true) that she was a bit worried she had those "polkadot" ghosts in the house.

[Champagne]

You don't actually see with your eyes. They only catch light. You see with your brain.

There's your problem.

You're obviously stark raving bonkers and you need a brain transplant. Trust me. I'm a doctor.

[warpig3]

Champagne, PMSL, can you book me in for a transplant, my only condition is that it is not the brain from another Aber, I would like an upgrade this time around!!

[Mammar]

Well, charming!
lol

[johnlambert]

The answer is quite simple, basically there is a slight tear in the space-time continuam, this causes a ripple in space and time which causes objects to disappear from one time, into space and reappear in the same space after a little time.
However, this could lead to a massive hole in the fabric of the universe, which in extreme cases would make space + time collide, causing the entire universe to collapse in on itself so that it ends up about the size of a matchbox. but dont worry, this can only happen if an object capable of holding a naked flame were to vanish, something like a lighter, or a gas cooker.
I knew watching all those episodes of red dwarf would come in handy one day
BTW have you found your lighter yet?

[warpig3]

johnlambert, yes lighter has turned up safe and sound but not where I left it.

AGGGHHHHHHHHH, the cooker has gone!!! Better get the DeLorean out of the garage, fill the flux capacitor with plutonium, how else will I generated the 1.21 gigawatts of power needed.

Gonna get that cooker back and save the universe and make mrwarpigs dinner too.

TO INFINITY AND BEYOND........................

(seriously think I am losing the plot!!!)

[Champagne]

It's alright John, i've got me needle and thread handy. I'm good at stitches. Trust me. I'm a doctor.