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Tom Hanks: Oscar winner, American treasure, and all-around good samaritan. While many celebrities will use their social media followings to make a buck and shill for products, Hanks is hoping his reach can reunite owners with lost pieces of clothing.
Hanks doesn't tweet much, which only makes his penchant for blasting out lost items that much more noticeable. Hanks has tweeted 17 times since November of last year and SEVEN of those have been lost gloves, shoes, and an unidentifiable pink object that could be a mitten or a hat.
Sometimes he tweets it with an address so the owner knows where to find it.
Mitten? Shoe? Hat? Don't know, but it was lost @ 70th and B'way. Hanx pic.twitter.com/RJ1lkOIDzX
— Tom Hanks (@tomhanks) March 6, 2016
Other times he just wants to show off how good he probably is at those I Spy books.
See the glove? Lost and lonely. Sacre bleu! Hanx pic.twitter.com/zoRpI3oTdM
— Tom Hanks (@tomhanks) February 21, 2016
Other times he's judgemental Hanks, err, Hanx.
Who loses a sock? I mean, how do you drop a sock? Hanx pic.twitter.com/7KXtTi2KOc
— Tom Hanks (@tomhanks) March 16, 2016
Mostly he's just turning his observations into classic Dad Jokes, though.
Help this guy! Someone! Hanx pic.twitter.com/0zaogWgJO4
— Tom Hanks (@tomhanks) March 31, 2015
She left in a hurry! Hanx. pic.twitter.com/alHwCN0MNQ
— Tom Hanks (@tomhanks) January 22, 2016
If I make 2001 reference would anyone get it? Hanx pic.twitter.com/6m1hTkaZ03
— Tom Hanks (@tomhanks) March 20, 2015
See the bunny? Where's that bunny? Hanx. pic.twitter.com/5djHaRmwO2
— Tom Hanks (@tomhanks) March 19, 2015
Or maybe it's all performance art, in which case he's definitely going to get nominated for an Oscar for it.
2 shadows but just a single lost glove. Bittersweet. Hanx pic.twitter.com/oDfWQovATV
— Tom Hanks (@tomhanks) February 20, 2016
Hanks shares his fascination with people's lost objects with Sarah Jessica Parker. SJP is also constantly finding and posting items she finds on the streets of New York. That or she's stumbling upon those $5 you lost.