# Just now while i was talking on my phone i was... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 17, 2017, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-now-while-i-was-talking-on-my-phone-i-was/786833 "2017-05-17T13:10:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dale\_Sams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2017, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-now-while-i-was-talking-on-my-phone-i-was/786833/1 "2017-05-17T13:10:02Z")
…vaguely looking around for my phone. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2017, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-now-while-i-was-talking-on-my-phone-i-was/786833/2 "2017-05-17T16:41:07Z")
“\*\*Just now while i was talking on my phone i was… \*\*” …murdered? Were you murdered? Cuz if I was murdered I’d be telling everyone about it. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2017, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-now-while-i-was-talking-on-my-phone-i-was/786833/3 "2017-05-17T17:40:19Z")
> [@Dale\_Sams](#): > > …vaguely looking around for my phone. AAagh, I hate doing this. (I hate even more that I do it enough that I have a well-formulated “this” to hate.) “Dang. Where’s my phone? I gotta look up the show times.” “What are you using to talk to me?” “My pho… Oh, right. :mad:” ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2017, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-now-while-i-was-talking-on-my-phone-i-was/786833/4 "2017-05-17T17:55:26Z")
I do this at work sometimes. I usually have my phone in my shirt pocket, but will pull it out and read SDMB during boring conference calls. Every once in a while, while holding the phone in my left hand, I’ll absentmindedly pat my shirt pocket with my right and think “Oh crap. Where’s my phone?” ---
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2017, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-now-while-i-was-talking-on-my-phone-i-was/786833/5 "2017-05-17T18:33:58Z")
Today I was reading the dosage for some Ibuprofen and tried to make the print bigger. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2017, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-now-while-i-was-talking-on-my-phone-i-was/786833/6 "2017-05-17T18:36:56Z")
When I go from my kindle to my BlackBerry to my computer keyboard, I get mixed up because the special characters are in different places. Sometimes I’ll wait for auto-correct to finish a word for me… when I’m writing by hand. This never works. ---
**Author:** ![Arrogance\_Ex\_Machina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/arrogance_ex_machina/32/192_2.png) [@Arrogance\_Ex\_Machina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrogance_Ex_Machina)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2017, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-now-while-i-was-talking-on-my-phone-i-was/786833/7 "2017-05-17T18:46:50Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Sometimes I’ll wait for auto-correct to finish a word for me… when I’m writing by hand. This never works. Ctrl-F doesn’t work for books, either. ☹ Often at work I’d love to check my exact location when talking to the supervisor on the phone but I’d have to end the call for that. At least I’ve never started looking for my phone while talking to it yet. ---
**Author:** ![Dale\_Sams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/779978/32.png) [@Dale\_Sams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dale_Sams)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-now-while-i-was-talking-on-my-phone-i-was/786833/8 "2017-05-18T00:35:06Z")
I also look for glasses to put on while I’m wearing my glasses…I may need to up the strength on my glasses. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-now-while-i-was-talking-on-my-phone-i-was/786833/9 "2017-05-18T00:50:58Z")
> [@](#): > > Quoth **Shoeless** : > > Every once in a while, while holding the phone in my left hand, I’ll absentmindedly pat my shirt pocket with my right and think “Oh crap. Where’s my phone?” This happens to me with keys. I make it a point to always keep my keys in my pocket whenever I’m out of the apartment, so I notice the lack of weight in that pocket. Which includes when I’ve just stepped out of my apartment to check the mail, with my keys in hand. ---
**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-now-while-i-was-talking-on-my-phone-i-was/786833/10 "2017-05-18T01:24:54Z")
NM ---
**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:** [May 18, 2017, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-now-while-i-was-talking-on-my-phone-i-was/786833/11 "2017-05-18T01:38:04Z")
Kids? Hot car? Tie a string to them. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-now-while-i-was-talking-on-my-phone-i-was/786833/12 "2017-05-18T01:52:41Z")
The remote won’t mute my computer. I can’t change the channel with the mouse either. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-now-while-i-was-talking-on-my-phone-i-was/786833/13 "2017-05-18T15:36:39Z")
> [@Dale\_Sams](#): > > …vaguely looking around for my phone. Shit, I can beat that. I was walking, and tried to look into my sideview mirror. ---
**Author:** ![Jennshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Jennshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jennshark)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-now-while-i-was-talking-on-my-phone-i-was/786833/14 "2017-05-18T18:15:34Z")
> [@FloatyGimpy](#): > > Today I was reading the dosage for some Ibuprofen and tried to make the print bigger. My pleasure reading is virtually all on Kindle; I often try to swipe printed pages when doing analog reading. ---
**Author:** ![Filbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/filbert/32/3433_2.png) [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2017, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-now-while-i-was-talking-on-my-phone-i-was/786833/15 "2017-05-18T21:16:35Z")
I go camping several times a year. At least once per trip, I go back to my tent, keys in hand, and try to unlock it. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2017, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-now-while-i-was-talking-on-my-phone-i-was/786833/16 "2017-05-19T01:58:44Z")
[There but for the grace of… .](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvT_gqs5ETk) ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2017, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-now-while-i-was-talking-on-my-phone-i-was/786833/17 "2017-05-19T03:12:47Z")
I sometimes go looking for my glasses only to finally realize I’ve got them on. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2017, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-now-while-i-was-talking-on-my-phone-i-was/786833/18 "2017-05-19T03:20:01Z")
Have you ever tried repeatedly to put that @#%$ electronic transmitter fob dealie into the key slot in the door handle on your car? :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Marine\_One](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/marine_one/32/3461_2.png) [@Marine\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marine_One)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2017, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-now-while-i-was-talking-on-my-phone-i-was/786833/19 "2017-05-19T17:10:40Z")
Pulling into the company parking garage and using _ **my home garage door opener** _ to raise the security gate. Really fun when other people are in the car. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2017, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-now-while-i-was-talking-on-my-phone-i-was/786833/20 "2017-05-19T20:38:28Z")
I was playing darts with my son in law as we waited for my son’s band to take the stage. I had just downloaded a nifty app to keep score for our game and was typing in his results when I reached in my pants pocket and said “Crap! I left my phone in the car!”. He gave me a look like “I married in to THIS?” as he pointed at the thing I was typing scores into… [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-now-while-i-was-talking-on-my-phone-i-was/786833.md?page=2)