# 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:** 5
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 9:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-which-one-of-you-jokers-snuck-in-my-house-and-stole-my-tv-remote/844576/81 "2019-12-10T09:05:41Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > I got my dremel tool and tiny driil bit. I drilled a tiny hole at the bottom thru the battery compartment of the new remote. I have some thin polyester string. Took a minute. But I got it strung up. I tied the other end to the lamp table next to my chair. I was sitting down on the floor doing this. There’s a little drawer on this table. I opened the drawer. Guess what’s in the drawer? > Just guess. > :smack: \*\*\*\*i told you so! i told you so ! ::jumps up and down like a kid :: ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-which-one-of-you-jokers-snuck-in-my-house-and-stole-my-tv-remote/844576/82 "2019-12-10T09:27:51Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > I got my dremel tool and tiny driil bit… Just remember, **Beck**. No home dentistry with that thing. Glad to her that you found your remote. ---
**Author:** ![Tibby](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tibby/32/17030_2.png) [@Tibby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tibby)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-which-one-of-you-jokers-snuck-in-my-house-and-stole-my-tv-remote/844576/83 "2019-12-10T11:11:00Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > \ I opened the drawer. Guess what’s in the drawer? > Just guess. > :smack: I’m going to take a wild guess. Was it a 1909-11 T206 Honus Wagner baseball card? One of those recently sold for $3.12-million. You could buy a lot of Universal remotes with that. ---
**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 10, 2019, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-which-one-of-you-jokers-snuck-in-my-house-and-stole-my-tv-remote/844576/84 "2019-12-10T14:09:06Z")
What we have here is a clear example of Schrödinger’s remote. Was the old remote in the little drawer all this time? We don’t know, because **Beck** didn’t open the drawer, and the quantum state within the drawer never clarified. However, the purchase of the new remote was an intervening event whichclarified the quantum state within the little drawer, so that when **Beck** opened the drawer, the old remote was there. I think it should be written up for some physics journal. ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-which-one-of-you-jokers-snuck-in-my-house-and-stole-my-tv-remote/844576/85 "2019-12-10T14:39:15Z")
It’s not in your coat pocket? The one in the closet? It’s not on top of the 'Fridge? It’s not next to the microwave or under the pot holders? Hmmm. You know, I was looking through Craigslist and I found an ad for a used universal remote that was for sale: $5 or best offer. It was from a B.L. Bear, General Delivery, Arkansas… ---
**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:** [December 10, 2019, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-which-one-of-you-jokers-snuck-in-my-house-and-stole-my-tv-remote/844576/86 "2019-12-10T15:03:09Z")
Clearly, the new remote ATTRACTED the missing remote from an alternate dimension! ~VOW ---
**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 10, 2019, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-which-one-of-you-jokers-snuck-in-my-house-and-stole-my-tv-remote/844576/87 "2019-12-10T15:40:22Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Of course nothings on worth watching. (:() Keep it on Jewish Live TV because…tradition, TRADITION! > [@Enola\_Gay](#): > > I’ve got some advice for you people, that will take some discipline, but once you make it a habit, it will make your world exponentially happier. Labels. I label everything. I just opened up my drawer of cords, and inside are a bunch of ziplock baggies containing cords and each one has a label _wrapped around the cord, so it won’t get misplaced._ I’ve got a baggie containing a “Blackberry cord”, a “Portable DVD cord”, a “GameBoy cord” etc. Same with the remote cabinet: everything is labeled, so I know what it goes to. Every now and again, I throw cords, remotes, etc away when I realize I no longer have the device they belong to. I also label food in the freezer with description and date, and in my light bulb cabinet, the weird bulbs that go to my outdoor lights are labeled as such. Ahhhh it’s like heaven on earth at my house. > > And I really don’t know why I even took the time to type this up, because I know that like my kids (whom I have bestowed this sage advice upon for years), NONE of you disorganized scatterbrainz will heed this profoundly wise advice. :mad: If only [these people](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0GW0Vnr9Yc&t=20s) labeled what was in their hands. :dubious: :eek: > [@Spiderman](#): > > **Beck** , **Beck** , **Beck**. Check the last place you’ll look for it; I’m _positive_ you’ll find it there. You’re welcome! > [@Beckdawrek](#): > > I got my dremel tool and tiny driil bit. I drilled a tiny hole at the bottom thru the battery compartment of the new remote. I have some thin polyester string. Took a minute. But I got it strung up. I tied the other end to the lamp table next to my chair. I was sitting down on the floor doing this. There’s a little drawer on this table. I opened the drawer. Guess what’s in the drawer? > Just guess. > :smack: Right were I said it would be. BTW, just curious, are you now missing a lamp? ---
**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 10, 2019, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-which-one-of-you-jokers-snuck-in-my-house-and-stole-my-tv-remote/844576/88 "2019-12-10T16:22:00Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > What we have here is a clear example of Schrödinger’s remote. > > Was the old remote in the little drawer all this time? We don’t know, because **Beck** didn’t open the drawer, and the quantum state within the drawer never clarified. > > However, the purchase of the new remote was an intervening event whichclarified the quantum state within the little drawer, so that when **Beck** opened the drawer, the old remote was there. > > I think it should be written up for some physics journal. I’ll get right on that paper. (;)) ---
**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 10, 2019, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-which-one-of-you-jokers-snuck-in-my-house-and-stole-my-tv-remote/844576/89 "2019-12-10T16:28:43Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > Keep it on Jewish Live TV because…tradition, TRADITION! > > If only [these people](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0GW0Vnr9Yc&t=20s) labeled what was in their hands. :dubious: :eek: > > Right were I said it would be. > BTW, just curious, are you now missing a lamp? The lamp is still on the table. A touch lamp. Never comes on when I touch it. A cool breeze wafts by and it comes on. A cat sits on the little table, one tail fwip. Light comes on. Beck needs a little light. Damn light goes on strike. ---
**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 10, 2019, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-which-one-of-you-jokers-snuck-in-my-house-and-stole-my-tv-remote/844576/90 "2019-12-10T16:56:44Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > The lamp is still on the table. A touch lamp. Never comes on when I touch it. A cool breeze wafts by and it comes on. A cat sits on the little table, one tail fwip. Light comes on. > Beck needs a little light. Damn light goes on strike. Maybe you need a [new lamp](https://www.kotulas.com/deals/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10602&storeId=10152&productId=33505). ---
**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 10, 2019, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-which-one-of-you-jokers-snuck-in-my-house-and-stole-my-tv-remote/844576/91 "2019-12-10T17:06:29Z")
It’s always been my experience that one of the surest ways to find a missing object is to obtain its replacement. I still say this was a cat prank. ---
**Author:** ![Wrenching\_Spanners](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ecb155/32.png) [@Wrenching\_Spanners](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wrenching_Spanners)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-which-one-of-you-jokers-snuck-in-my-house-and-stole-my-tv-remote/844576/92 "2019-12-10T17:46:02Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > Maybe you need a [new lamp](https://www.kotulas.com/deals/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10602&storeId=10152&productId=33505). Does it come with a remote control? ---
**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 10, 2019, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-which-one-of-you-jokers-snuck-in-my-house-and-stole-my-tv-remote/844576/93 "2019-12-10T17:49:53Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > Maybe you need a [new lamp](https://www.kotulas.com/deals/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10602&storeId=10152&productId=33505). It must be Italian. It says “FRA-GEE-LAY” on the box. ---
**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 10, 2019, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-which-one-of-you-jokers-snuck-in-my-house-and-stole-my-tv-remote/844576/94 "2019-12-10T18:00:02Z")
So, wait. Let me think. I go out, buy a basic light. Regular little thing by the bulb to turn it on with. Discard the touch lamp. Or better yet put it in in the guest room. I like effing with my guests. To be safe I’ll put a new bulb in it. Last bulb I have. Lamp works perfectly in this room. Set up the new light on my little table. Plugged in. Oops! No bulbs. Go to the trash and get the the old bulb out. Screw it in. Punch the little switch, Nope. Can’t see the light. I’m jinxed, I tells ya! ---
**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:** [December 10, 2019, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-which-one-of-you-jokers-snuck-in-my-house-and-stole-my-tv-remote/844576/95 "2019-12-10T20:22:57Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > So, wait. Let me think. I go out, buy a basic light. Regular little thing by the bulb to turn it on with. > Discard the touch lamp. Or better yet put it in in the guest room. I like effing with my guests. To be safe I’ll put a new bulb in it. Last bulb I have. Lamp works perfectly in this room. > Set up the new light on my little table. Plugged in. Oops! > No bulbs. > Go to the trash and get the the old bulb out. Screw it in. Punch the little switch, > Nope. > Can’t see the light. > > I’m jinxed, I tells ya! Welcome to my world! ~VOW ---
**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 10, 2019, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-which-one-of-you-jokers-snuck-in-my-house-and-stole-my-tv-remote/844576/96 "2019-12-10T20:26:57Z")
> [@VOW](#): > > Welcome to my world! > ~VOW We are a pair. (:)) ---
**Author:** ![nelliebly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nelliebly/32/5422_2.png) [@nelliebly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nelliebly)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-which-one-of-you-jokers-snuck-in-my-house-and-stole-my-tv-remote/844576/97 "2019-12-10T20:38:11Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > So, wait. Let me think. I go out, buy a basic light. Regular little thing by the bulb to turn it on with. > Discard the touch lamp. Or better yet put it in in the guest room. I like effing with my guests. To be safe I’ll put a new bulb in it. Last bulb I have. Lamp works perfectly in this room. > Set up the new light on my little table. Plugged in. Oops! > No bulbs. > Go to the trash and get the the old bulb out. Screw it in. Punch the little switch, > Nope. > Can’t see the light. > > I’m jinxed, I tells ya! Hey! Here’s an idea. You buy[THIS](https://www.amazon.com/KOBRA-Changing-Control-Different-Decoration/dp/B01BLXSVFA) light bulb. When guests spend the night, you stand out of sight in the hall and use the remote control. It’s off! It’s on! Purple light! Green strobe! It’s off. No, it’s flashing pink!\* The fun never ends. \*Unless Pink is staying in your guest room, in which case it’s Mr. Wrekker flashing her. ---
**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 10, 2019, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-which-one-of-you-jokers-snuck-in-my-house-and-stole-my-tv-remote/844576/98 "2019-12-10T20:43:17Z")
Umm…Nellie, dear. That remote is the size of a postage stamp. I’d lose it in minutes. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2019, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-which-one-of-you-jokers-snuck-in-my-house-and-stole-my-tv-remote/844576/99 "2019-12-10T21:16:15Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > Keep it on Jewish Live TV because…tradition, TRADITION! May you turn into a kugel, and may a cat eat 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:** [December 11, 2019, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-which-one-of-you-jokers-snuck-in-my-house-and-stole-my-tv-remote/844576/100 "2019-12-11T00:19:12Z")
Just got in from shopping. Some how I remembered light bulbs and scotchtape in the throng of shoppers bumping into me and using the aisle I wanna use :D. I got a huge thing of light bulbs The new twisty kind. Forgot my lamp shade clips on a roundish bulb. Dang it. And, I forgot Charmin. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-which-one-of-you-jokers-snuck-in-my-house-and-stole-my-tv-remote/844576.md?page=4) [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=6)