Like Alice, I too practice cubicle magic. But my spell is a little different:
1. Take the folder back to my cube.
2. Activate my smartphone's 'Candlelight' app.
3. Chant "OOGAH-BOOGAH THOU SHALL NEITHER FOLLOW-UP NOR ASK FOR A STATUS UPDATE!"
4. Sit back and hope magic is real.
When I started working after college, I was an input clerk. I had a co worker that did this to me all the time. When this person got a promotion in another department, the office got a card, as is typical with anyone getting promotions, retiring, etc. I wrote on her card, Best wishes on the new job, but I will miss our daily rendezvous at 3:59 PM.
I can't relate to this. I could relate to "Alice, this has been sitting on my desk for the last six months. Can you take care of it by the close of business today?"