# Bad, bad, bad Beck ain't scared of no ghost! (My first night sleeping in the ghost room) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 25, 2022, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-aint-scared-of-no-ghost-my-first-night-sleeping-in-the-ghost-room/966844 "2022-06-25T15:19:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2022, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-aint-scared-of-no-ghost-my-first-night-sleeping-in-the-ghost-room/966844/81 "2022-07-02T19:58:06Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Seems a rather niche company. I’m _shocked_ and _stunned_ that a self-proclaimed germaphobe would not have this company on Speed-Dial and Account. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2022, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-aint-scared-of-no-ghost-my-first-night-sleeping-in-the-ghost-room/966844/82 "2022-07-02T21:33:20Z")
Ok, Mr. Fish-breath, do you have a blow-hole like a whale? You sure spout a lot!😊🐋I know whales aren’t fishies text will be blurred ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2022, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-aint-scared-of-no-ghost-my-first-night-sleeping-in-the-ghost-room/966844/83 "2022-07-03T23:19:55Z")
Well now. I noticed the evil horrible very bad Tarot card was still on my freezer. I went and looked. The salt(pink salt, no good, believe me) had foamed up, or did something along the lines of a chemical reaction. I put a finger on it and pulled it back to reveal a rusty spot. I told you that salt in no good. “What’s this, sez I, and what does it mean???” I would’ve had Mid-daughter to call her friend in New Orleans but she is making a giant pot of Marinara to bag up and freeze. I’d rather have that than her crazy Voo-doo friends opinion. But, I need this card. I’m looking for help in my paranormal bedroom. Hey, I wanna get along. But I also wanna sleep occasionally. So …I must figure out a way to get the card moved to the corner in my creepy bedroom. Any ideas? ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2022, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-aint-scared-of-no-ghost-my-first-night-sleeping-in-the-ghost-room/966844/84 "2022-07-04T22:03:39Z")
Have you thought about getting a Ghostbusters Ghost Trap ™? They’re available at both Amazon and Walmart (and a hundred other places). Amazon has a 4 inch mini version, selling by third parties, for around $13. They all have lights and sound, so could act as night lights. Battery operated, though. I tried googling ‘ghost trap’ without Ghostbusters, to get an ancient, authentic trap, but apparently google won’t do that. It will bring up ‘demon bowl trap’, but ‘ghost trap’ has been possessed by the spirit of capitalism. And the ancient ghost and demon traps did not come with lights and sounds. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2022, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-aint-scared-of-no-ghost-my-first-night-sleeping-in-the-ghost-room/966844/85 "2022-07-04T23:47:47Z")
Holy crap. I’ll be shopping for one. Thx!! I was lamenting the fact I needed that card off the freezer. Every one sez I’m crazy cray. The oldest grand daughter went to the garage got the step stool and grabbed the card and ran in the kitchen with it. We all screamed. Even the so called nay-sayers. She said “Nana where do want this stupid thing.” I pointed her to my corner in my room. I either gonna be saved or cursed tonight. I’m kinda nervous about it.🤯 ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2022, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-aint-scared-of-no-ghost-my-first-night-sleeping-in-the-ghost-room/966844/86 "2022-07-04T23:54:32Z")
Here’s a YouTube video with instructions on how to build a ghost trap: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/giCM2Bmdnbo/maxresdefault.jpg "How To Catch A Ghost With A Ghost Trap") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giCM2Bmdnbo) And someone on Etsy is apparently selling Ghosbusters’ traps: > **[Spirit Ghost Trap - Etsy](https://www.etsy.com/market/spirit_ghost_trap)** > > Check out our spirit ghost trap selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our costume weapons shops. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2022, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-aint-scared-of-no-ghost-my-first-night-sleeping-in-the-ghost-room/966844/87 "2022-07-05T00:15:44Z")
Maybe the ghost is scared of you!😉 ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2022, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-aint-scared-of-no-ghost-my-first-night-sleeping-in-the-ghost-room/966844/88 "2022-07-05T01:17:43Z")
I am exasperating, most days. ---
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2022, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-aint-scared-of-no-ghost-my-first-night-sleeping-in-the-ghost-room/966844/89 "2022-07-05T14:49:15Z")
“Demon Bowl Trap” sounds like yet another name for the toilet. Trap 'em in the bowl, then flush. Easy-peasy! ~VOW ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2022, 3:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-aint-scared-of-no-ghost-my-first-night-sleeping-in-the-ghost-room/966844/90 "2022-07-05T15:09:59Z")
i don’t think i would be comfortable using that toilet after the “ghost flush”. bad enough knowing snakes, rodents, and insects can emerge from the bowl… add in a ghost??! nope, not gonna go. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2022, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-aint-scared-of-no-ghost-my-first-night-sleeping-in-the-ghost-room/966844/91 "2022-07-05T18:05:42Z")
> [@VOW](#): > > “Demon Bowl Trap” sounds like yet another name for the toilet. Also called [Incantation Bowls](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incantation_bowl). They were buried in houses and were trap and keep. Although maybe one could etch a toilet with the same incantation. ---
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2022, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-aint-scared-of-no-ghost-my-first-night-sleeping-in-the-ghost-room/966844/92 "2022-07-05T22:30:34Z")
@Yllaria Etchings on a toilet bowl sound hard to clean… ~VOW ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2022, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-aint-scared-of-no-ghost-my-first-night-sleeping-in-the-ghost-room/966844/93 "2022-07-05T22:38:39Z")
Yeah, if there’s an ink that works on porcelain, that would be better I guess. But think about how fiddly it would be to install a toilet in the room’s haunted corner. You’re more likely to just sit it there without hooking it up to water. Then etching would be okay and the flush would be . . . uh . . .spiritual. Now if it’s a person being haunted, rather than a room, you use a [witch bottle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch_bottle). ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2022, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-aint-scared-of-no-ghost-my-first-night-sleeping-in-the-ghost-room/966844/94 "2022-07-05T23:46:20Z")
Now I’m looking for"hidden middens". they keep you safe from bad spells, witches and ghosts Concealed shoes in walls and under floors. Excuse me while I go find an axe ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2022, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-aint-scared-of-no-ghost-my-first-night-sleeping-in-the-ghost-room/966844/95 "2022-07-06T00:57:08Z")
If it’s hidden, don’t you want it to stay there? Or do you think it’s gone stale and needs to be replaced. Are shoelace balls ever used as hidden middens? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2022, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-aint-scared-of-no-ghost-my-first-night-sleeping-in-the-ghost-room/966844/96 "2022-07-06T17:02:05Z")
Hey! I don’t wanna sacrifice my shoe string ball. But I could bring all my decrepid Crocs in my room at night and chunk them at the corner when bad things happen. So…for 2 nights I’ve had a bad smell in my room. I’ve pinpointed it to the corner. It smells like a rotten potato. In the day timetime I’ve searched. No bad veggies hanging around. The floor is wide pine planks that may be 100 years old. As far as I know they’ve never been finished or painted. I’m trying to convince Son-of-a-wrek to crawl under there and see if a dead animal or something is under there. He’s stalling. B. still in the insane asylum, with no shock treatment. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2022, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-aint-scared-of-no-ghost-my-first-night-sleeping-in-the-ghost-room/966844/97 "2022-07-06T18:19:29Z")
But…it could be a dog with gaseous emissions. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2022, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-aint-scared-of-no-ghost-my-first-night-sleeping-in-the-ghost-room/966844/98 "2022-07-06T22:26:24Z")
A gassy ghost dog? ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2022, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-aint-scared-of-no-ghost-my-first-night-sleeping-in-the-ghost-room/966844/99 "2022-07-06T22:38:24Z")
“Gassie, Come Home!” ---
**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2022, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-aint-scared-of-no-ghost-my-first-night-sleeping-in-the-ghost-room/966844/100 "2022-07-06T22:45:47Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > But…it could be a dog There’s the trick! Beck, think of the ghost as a dog. Or a cat or a possum, for that matter. Then you’ll adopt it, and make friends with it, and all will be well. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-aint-scared-of-no-ghost-my-first-night-sleeping-in-the-ghost-room/966844.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bad-bad-bad-beck-aint-scared-of-no-ghost-my-first-night-sleeping-in-the-ghost-room/966844.md?page=6)