Man Gets Weird Confession Message from Stranger Who Found His Wallet 14 Years Ago

A man lost his wallet 14 years ago. It led to the birth of an annual drinking game, forged in his honour.

Quite the tale (Photo: Getty)

The man in question is writer Tim Burrows . He misplaced his wallet at Reading Festival in 2003. These things happen at festivals. Especially those popular with post-GCSE teens.

Recently, a man called Giles contacted Tim on Facebook. He said that he and his friends had found Tim's possession all those years ago. And not only that – they'd taken £10 out and devised a drinking game known as the 'Timothy Burrows Challenge'.

Tim initially posted this startling revelation on Twitter. Many were captivated by what is, undoubtedly, a good thing.

Tim's since written a Guardian Experience on his wallet-based shenanigans. He said that Giles and pals had apparently attempted many times to find The Original Tim. It took nearly 15 years for the lads to prevail.

“It was handed into the lost and found, but not before one of them ‘burrowed’ a tenner out of it and bought as much White Lightning cider as he could find,” Tim wrote of Giles' Facebook message.

Vast quantities of cider has been enjoyed in Tim's honour (Photo: Getty)

Giles told Tim: “Sorry to inform you so many years later, I would happily restore karma by offering to pay the £10 back to its rightful owner.”

Tim said he told Giles not to worry about the tenner. Very admirable. He also found out more about the rules of the drinking game played each year in his name. Lots of cider and "carnage" is basically what happens.

Apparently one of Giles' friends was elated at having finally found Tim, and messaged in their WhatsApp group: “Tell him his name has become synonymous with heavy drinking. ‘I got totally Tim Burrowsed at the weekend’ or ‘I’m just off to the pub to see Timothy Burrows’.”

Read Tim's full story on the Guardian. We sent Tim an email to ask a bit more about it too.

Quite a few people are skeptical about the whole thing. We like to think it's entirely true. Tim's not the only one.

SOURCE: Mirror.co.uk

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