"Is it possible there's a hidden compartment in the washer somewhere where this stuff is hiding? I know it's farfetched and the key fob could conceivably have fallen out of my pocket anywhere, but I don't know what else could have happened to that pen.A washing machine is like a cow, with a 'second stomach, where it stores odd socks and sometimes other small items to ruminate on during the dark of night and in particular during the dark of the moon."