# Okay, which one of you jokers snuck in my house and stole my TV remote? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 9, 2019, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-which-one-of-you-jokers-snuck-in-my-house-and-stole-my-tv-remote/844576 "2019-12-09T01:44:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [December 9, 2019, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-which-one-of-you-jokers-snuck-in-my-house-and-stole-my-tv-remote/844576/1 "2019-12-09T01:44:42Z")
It’s well and truly gone. I have long since quit using the original remote from DirecTV. It rarely worked properly. I went to Wally-world and found a nice medium priced universal remote. Got it working somehow. Now its awol. I have looked everywhere. Even the fridge. Shook out blankets, dog beds, dirty clothing, clean clothing. The linen closet has been searched. I looked in the garage and the car. The deck, the pantry. The cats are looking askance at me. I’ve looked in all their sleeping spots. I don’t know why. I’m getting desparate, I suppose. I dug in my junk drawers and baskets til I found the original remote. As per common knowledge I removed the batteries from this remote upon abandoning it. Oh, good. I have triple As. You guessed it, I need double As. I hate my life. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2019, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-which-one-of-you-jokers-snuck-in-my-house-and-stole-my-tv-remote/844576/2 "2019-12-09T01:48:37Z")
Check the mailbox. ---
**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:** [December 9, 2019, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-which-one-of-you-jokers-snuck-in-my-house-and-stole-my-tv-remote/844576/3 "2019-12-09T01:50:08Z")
I have to drive to the mail box. This is why I checked the car. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2019, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-which-one-of-you-jokers-snuck-in-my-house-and-stole-my-tv-remote/844576/4 "2019-12-09T01:51:01Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > Check the mailbox. You mailed a picture of her remote holding up yesterday’s newspaper? ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2019, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-which-one-of-you-jokers-snuck-in-my-house-and-stole-my-tv-remote/844576/5 "2019-12-09T01:53:13Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > You mailed a picture of her remote holding up yesterday’s newspaper? I mailed a list of my demands. ---
**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:** [December 9, 2019, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-which-one-of-you-jokers-snuck-in-my-house-and-stole-my-tv-remote/844576/6 "2019-12-09T01:58:24Z")
Did you check your left-hand pocket? ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2019, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-which-one-of-you-jokers-snuck-in-my-house-and-stole-my-tv-remote/844576/7 "2019-12-09T02:02:57Z")
You didn’t specifically mention the couch. Under/between cushions. Under/ behind the couch. Maybe some critter batted it under the coffee table or TV? Fireplace mantle? ---
**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:** [December 9, 2019, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-which-one-of-you-jokers-snuck-in-my-house-and-stole-my-tv-remote/844576/8 "2019-12-09T02:13:11Z")
> [@snfaulkner](#): > > You didn’t specifically mention the couch. Under/between cushions. Under/ behind the couch. Maybe some critter batted it under the coffee table or TV? Fireplace mantle? First thing I did. I’ve expanded my grid. ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2019, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-which-one-of-you-jokers-snuck-in-my-house-and-stole-my-tv-remote/844576/9 "2019-12-09T02:19:25Z")
mantelpiece? ---
**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:** [December 9, 2019, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-which-one-of-you-jokers-snuck-in-my-house-and-stole-my-tv-remote/844576/10 "2019-12-09T02:25:21Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > Did you check your left-hand pocket? No pockets, Burpo. ---
**Author:** ![snfaulkner](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snfaulkner/32/433_2.png) [@snfaulkner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snfaulkner)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2019, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-which-one-of-you-jokers-snuck-in-my-house-and-stole-my-tv-remote/844576/11 "2019-12-09T02:29:21Z")
Ok, i had this happen one time when something went missing…there was a rip in the fabric underneath the cushions of the couch. Like just a teeny slit waaaay deep behind the cushions. Had to lift up the couch and cut open the bottom and out it dropped. “It” in this example was drugs, not a remote. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2019, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-which-one-of-you-jokers-snuck-in-my-house-and-stole-my-tv-remote/844576/12 "2019-12-09T02:29:49Z")
The Beagle-on-a-diet grabbed it and is chewing on it somewhere. ---
**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:** [December 9, 2019, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-which-one-of-you-jokers-snuck-in-my-house-and-stole-my-tv-remote/844576/13 "2019-12-09T02:36:36Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > The Beagle-on-a-diet grabbed it and is chewing on it somewhere. Betsy-the-obese-Beagle is looking alittle satisfied with herself. Think I’ll give her a exploratory belly rub. BRB. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2019, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-which-one-of-you-jokers-snuck-in-my-house-and-stole-my-tv-remote/844576/14 "2019-12-09T02:39:41Z")
The bear might have nipped into your house and taken it. Check the surrounding area for a satellite dish in an unlikely spot. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2019, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-which-one-of-you-jokers-snuck-in-my-house-and-stole-my-tv-remote/844576/15 "2019-12-09T02:47:16Z")
Check your sock drawer. Count the number of socks and you’ll find an odd number. Find the missing sock and your remote will be in it. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2019, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-which-one-of-you-jokers-snuck-in-my-house-and-stole-my-tv-remote/844576/16 "2019-12-09T02:50:21Z")
**Beck** , **Beck** , **Beck**. Check the last place you’ll look for it; I’m _positive_ you’ll find it there. You’re welcome! ---
**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:** [December 9, 2019, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-which-one-of-you-jokers-snuck-in-my-house-and-stole-my-tv-remote/844576/17 "2019-12-09T02:52:59Z")
Oh, no. I wrapped some gifts this afternoon. I gathered the scraps up in a Wal-Mart sack. I tossed it in the smoldering burn barrel. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2019, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-which-one-of-you-jokers-snuck-in-my-house-and-stole-my-tv-remote/844576/18 "2019-12-09T03:10:04Z")
And here I was blaming the cats for what one group I’m part of refers to as the Bastard Cat Trick (or BCT). ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2019, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-which-one-of-you-jokers-snuck-in-my-house-and-stole-my-tv-remote/844576/19 "2019-12-09T03:12:21Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Oh, no. I wrapped some gifts this afternoon. I gathered the scraps up in a Wal-Mart sack. I tossed it in the smoldering burn barrel. > :eek: But if you took it out and had it working, doubtful you would have put it back in the bag? I still go with the obese beagle theory. Piper Mutt loves chewing on anything that you hold in your hand, because the natural oils from your hand transfer to the object. ---
**Author:** ![DorkVader](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@DorkVader](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DorkVader)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2019, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-which-one-of-you-jokers-snuck-in-my-house-and-stole-my-tv-remote/844576/20 "2019-12-09T03:16:02Z")
We may have the beginnings of a … well something, not sure what you’d call it… my primary tv remote is missing also, like you Beck I have a universal remote, but that’s back up as it’s universal only for basic tv functions. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-which-one-of-you-jokers-snuck-in-my-house-and-stole-my-tv-remote/844576.md?page=2)