My washer eats socks...

and bobby pins

and safety pins

and 22 bullets

and ear plugs

and thumb drive covers

and barrettes

and change

and 16 penny nails

and pen caps

and pop tabs

and rings

and airsoft BBs

and...

I have a front loader washer and dryer.  I had noticed for a couple of days that the washer wasn't wringing the clothes out very well - I had to hit "drain and spin" twice after the cycle was done.  I figured the filter had something in it, so I took the front off the washer to clean it out.  After juggling to get a bucket in the drawer underneath and managing to get about an inch of water in the drawer, I was able to remove the filter.  This is what I found:

It had been about a year since I had cleaned it! Very disgusting!
Moral to this story:  Always check the pockets!  And of course - finders keepers!