# I now officially have the coolest keychain ever **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 22, 2005, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-officially-have-the-coolest-keychain-ever/336723 "2005-12-22T02:03:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2005, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-officially-have-the-coolest-keychain-ever/336723/21 "2005-12-22T20:51:55Z")
> [@Trunk](#): > > [this](http://www.rei.com/online/store/ProductDisplay?storeId=8000&catalogId=40000008000&productId=47525545&parent_category_rn=0&vcat=REI_SEARCH) is on my keychain. I got it on an airplane about a month ago. :dubious: Why on earth were they giving away knives on an airplane? That was my first thought, anyway… :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Dangerous\_Nan\_McGrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecd19e/32.png) [@Dangerous\_Nan\_McGrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerous_Nan_McGrew)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2005, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-officially-have-the-coolest-keychain-ever/336723/22 "2005-12-22T21:21:46Z")
Maybe not _as_ cool, but I think mine’s still pretty dang [cool.](http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Image:sb_keychain_front.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![yoyodyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a9a28c/32.png) [@yoyodyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yoyodyne)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2005, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-officially-have-the-coolest-keychain-ever/336723/23 "2005-12-22T21:43:03Z")
Mine is [radioactive.](http://www.h3products.com/cgi-bin/h3Products.pl?ref=displayProduct&id=1093448312) ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2005, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-officially-have-the-coolest-keychain-ever/336723/24 "2005-12-22T21:54:08Z")
It’s Link! That’s awesome, **bouv**! I’ve got one of [these](http://www.gkworld.com/product/GKW00326) hanging from the dashboard of my Jeep. ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2005, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-officially-have-the-coolest-keychain-ever/336723/25 "2005-12-22T22:08:08Z")
Man, mine went out of style with the kindergarten set about ten years ago. But I still think it’s [cool](http://img385.imageshack.us/img385/8692/chuchu6ng.jpg). So nyah. [sub]Okay, so I just never got around to getting another keychain, and all the other ones I’ve had are boring.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Mbossa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@Mbossa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mbossa)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2005, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-officially-have-the-coolest-keychain-ever/336723/26 "2005-12-22T22:12:42Z")
Mine is a small tape measure. Turned out to be useful for [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=349835). ---
**Author:** ![Khadro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@Khadro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadro)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2005, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-officially-have-the-coolest-keychain-ever/336723/27 "2005-12-22T23:01:22Z")
My current keyring also takes the role as the only souvenir I bought for myself on my recent vacation to Europe… Yes, that’s right. From a trip to Europe I returned with only a [Lego Darth Vader Keyring](http://cache.lego.com/images/shop/prod/3913-0000-XX-13-1.jpg) That’s a direct link to the image on the lego shop site. If that fails, the item itself is at [http://shop.lego.com/product.asp?p=3913](http://shop.lego.com/product.asp?p=3913) ---
**Author:** ![dangermom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2005, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-officially-have-the-coolest-keychain-ever/336723/28 "2005-12-22T23:13:18Z")
> [@Khadro](#): > > Yes, that’s right. From a trip to Europe I returned with only a [Lego Darth Vader Keyring](http://cache.lego.com/images/shop/prod/3913-0000-XX-13-1.jpg) > > That’s a direct link to the image on the lego shop site. If that fails, the item itself is at [http://shop.lego.com/product.asp?p=3913](http://shop.lego.com/product.asp?p=3913) Hey!! You stole my cool post! That’s my keyring too. Thankfully, I also have my Pope John Paul II medal keyring to brag about. ---
**Author:** ![Otanx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Otanx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otanx)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2005, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-officially-have-the-coolest-keychain-ever/336723/29 "2005-12-22T23:18:01Z")
My keyring is a Vietnam era ring from the pin on a hand grenade. My uncle brought it back with him, and gave it to my mom who gave it to me. The one thing that gets the most comments on my keyring tho is [this](http://www.payphone.com/shop/catalog/TKey-p-16244.html) -Otanx ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2005, 12:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-officially-have-the-coolest-keychain-ever/336723/30 "2005-12-23T00:03:30Z")
I guess I’m just a practical guy. My keychain is just [this](http://www.rei.com/online/store/ProductDisplay?storeId=8000&catalogId=40000008000&productId=11907644&parent_category_rn=10642126&vcat=REI_SEARCH) attached to [this](http://www.rei.com/online/store/ProductDisplay?storeId=8000&catalogId=40000008000&productId=47592815&parent_category_rn=10642126&vcat=REI_SEARCH). ---
**Author:** ![MysteryFellow63427](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a88e4f/32.png) [@MysteryFellow63427](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MysteryFellow63427)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2005, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-officially-have-the-coolest-keychain-ever/336723/31 "2005-12-23T00:40:58Z")
> [@Otanx](#): > > The one thing that gets the most comments on my keyring tho is [this](http://www.payphone.com/shop/catalog/TKey-p-16244.html) 1. Does it actually work? 2. Does it really weigh a whole POUND? ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2005, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-officially-have-the-coolest-keychain-ever/336723/32 "2005-12-28T04:41:29Z")
Just bumping this because I now have [this](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/axpauction/PC270001.jpg) and [this.](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/axpauction/PC270005.jpg) I got them for free as part of a promotion for Dragon Quest 8. For those unfamiliar, it’s a video game series, and those are two of the classic enemies from it. And my first two were indeed Link, from The Legend of Zelda. They are a tad blurry, but you should still be able ot tell what they are. If not, you _might_ need glasses. Bear in mind, though, they are blown up versions of an 8-bit graphic, so it is normalyl blocky with no curved lines. ---
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2005, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-officially-have-the-coolest-keychain-ever/336723/33 "2005-12-28T05:47:53Z")
My keyring is the typical technogeek keyring with lots-o’-gadgets on it… first off, the keyring itself is a Sabre Pepper Spray Kubaton, can be used as both a striking weapon and as a pepper spray thingy, in all honesty, i _really_ got it so i wouldn’t lose my keys, it’s hard to lose a 4" long keyring… attached to the keyring are 3 LED microlights; a metal “bullet” style white LED microlight a white LED “Photon-Clone” and… an Ultraviolet LED microlight (primarily for the gadget factor, but also to check US currency, checks and credit cards for anti-counterfitting features) ---
**Author:** ![Tupug\_Anachi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@Tupug\_Anachi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tupug_Anachi)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2005, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-officially-have-the-coolest-keychain-ever/336723/34 "2005-12-28T14:35:59Z")
Got [this one](http://www.softwareandstuff.com/IMG10087.html) from hubby this Xmas. ---
**Author:** ![PinkNailFile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8491ac/32.png) [@PinkNailFile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PinkNailFile)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2005, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-officially-have-the-coolest-keychain-ever/336723/35 "2005-12-28T23:12:41Z")
My keychain has the Batsignal on it. Ohh yeah. I can put the Batsignal on my [tongue.](http://photobucket.com/albums/a230/superflamingogirl/?action=view¤t=erinbirthdaypix068.jpg) I hope this link works. ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2005, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-officially-have-the-coolest-keychain-ever/336723/36 "2005-12-29T00:11:59Z")
> [@bouv](#): > > And my first two were indeed Link, from The Legend of Zelda. They are a tad blurry, but you should still be able ot tell what they are. If not, you _might_ need glasses. Bear in mind, though, they are blown up versions of an 8-bit graphic, so it is normalyl blocky with no curved lines. :dubious: A _tad_ blurry, you say? I was able to tell what they were because I spent god knows how many hours playing that game as a wee lass, but it still took me a bit. Those pics were _really_ freaking blurry. It looks like you either didn’t know how to or forgot to use the macro setting on your digital camera (assuming that’s what you used). ---
**Author:** ![Nanoda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Nanoda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nanoda)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2005, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-officially-have-the-coolest-keychain-ever/336723/37 "2005-12-29T00:23:34Z")
The coolest keychains are [these](http://www.disinfotainment.com/tmw/index.php?board=2;action=display;threadid=1022). I think the brand name is [Traser](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traser): they glow in the dark for a decade with no batteries. Sadly you can’t import them here, so I don’t have one. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Rubystreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Rubystreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubystreak)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2005, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-officially-have-the-coolest-keychain-ever/336723/38 "2005-12-29T01:36:14Z")
I have [one of these](http://www.popguns.com/surefire_lights/surefire%20images/E2%20defender.JPG) on my keyring. Very useful for finding my way around my property with the dog at night and blinding anyone I run into unexpectedly… not that it’s ever happened, but I’m prepared. ---
**Author:** ![Otanx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Otanx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otanx)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2005, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-officially-have-the-coolest-keychain-ever/336723/39 "2005-12-29T05:03:20Z")
> [@neuroman](#): > > 1. Does it actually work? > 2. Does it really weigh a whole POUND? 1. Yes if I had the 2nd key for the payphone. (You need 2 keys to get into a payphone, the T-Key is the second one) 2. Nope, nowhere near a pound. I didn’t notice that the first time. Must be a lot of packing peanuts with it. -Otanx ---
**Author:** ![infamousmom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d6d6ee/32.png) [@infamousmom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/infamousmom)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2005, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-officially-have-the-coolest-keychain-ever/336723/40 "2005-12-29T07:54:00Z")
I’ve got a 4.5" brass safety pin that was once used to keep diaper bags closed (from a diaper service). Had it for 30 years now (and no, my oldest kid is 28, I didn’t steal it off his diapers). [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-now-officially-have-the-coolest-keychain-ever/336723.md?page=1)