# She's gone. And she took the car. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 30, 2013, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-gone-and-she-took-the-car/659718 "2013-05-30T15:55:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-gone-and-she-took-the-car/659718/1 "2013-05-30T15:55:45Z")
The SO just left for three days in Portland (roughly 280 miles away). Her Toyota Tacoma gets about 25 mpg, and my Jeep would get 20 mpg on that trip; so she took the Prius. I hope I have everything I need out of it! Now… What sort of mischief can I and the cat get into while she’s gone? Muwahahahahaha! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-gone-and-she-took-the-car/659718/2 "2013-05-30T15:58:32Z")
I’m just going to assume you’re running around the house in the buff right? I mean, there’s no better way to start then that. Other then that I’ve got nothing now. Maybe take the Jeep four wheeling or something like that. Get it all dirty and then not clean it. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-gone-and-she-took-the-car/659718/3 "2013-05-30T16:00:43Z")
> [@Edward\_The\_Head](#): > > I’m just going to assume you’re running around the house in the buff right? I mean, there’s no better way to start then that. Alas, I’m working. No running around the house all in the nuddy. The cat’s naked, though. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-gone-and-she-took-the-car/659718/4 "2013-05-30T16:03:13Z")
A friend gave me a copy of the _World War Z_ audio book. We loaded it into the stereo yesterday, and she’s going to listen to it on her drive down. I hope she likes it. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-gone-and-she-took-the-car/659718/5 "2013-05-30T16:07:00Z")
My GF is vegetarian so when she goes out of town I get a big fat steak, maybe some crab cakes, cook a lot of bacon… Other than that I got nothin’. I don’t have to watch idiotic TV shows about snooty cunts and their weddings. ---
**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 30, 2013, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-gone-and-she-took-the-car/659718/6 "2013-05-30T16:08:00Z")
Smoke some catnip together. ---
**Author:** ![Kinthalis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kinthalis/32/16084_2.png) [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-gone-and-she-took-the-car/659718/7 "2013-05-30T16:09:31Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Alas, I’m working. No running around the house all in the nuddy. The cat’s naked, though. Dirty kitty. I usually use such times to eat anything I want/usually not allowed to eat. I order the big platter from the Colombian restaurant, the Hawaiian deep dish pizza with the extra ham and extra pineapple, the steak and blooming onion from Outback. lobster. I then spend a day of misery as my bowels react to the amazing yummies. Then it’s another day of green tea and heavy exercise to make up for the horrible mistreatment of my body. by that time she’s usually back. Of course, I always forget about the ice cream I bought and left half-eaten int he freezer, so I still get in trouble, but it’s totally worth it. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-gone-and-she-took-the-car/659718/8 "2013-05-30T16:11:31Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > My GF is vegetarian so when she goes out of town I get a big fat steak, maybe some crab cakes, cook a lot of bacon… **Chefguy** posted a recipe for lamb kebabs. She’s eten them when I’ve made them, but it turns out she doesn’t care for lamb. So that’s on the menu. Tonight I plan to invent the Spicy McHaggis Sandwich. ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-gone-and-she-took-the-car/659718/9 "2013-05-30T16:20:45Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Tonight I plan to invent the Spicy McHaggis Sandwich. Back for a limited time only so get it while you can! This may well be the scariest food item anybody has ever mentioned. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-gone-and-she-took-the-car/659718/10 "2013-05-30T16:38:37Z")
When I saw the thread title, I thought maybe it was the cat who left and the took the car. ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-gone-and-she-took-the-car/659718/11 "2013-05-30T16:41:25Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > My GF is vegetarian so when she goes out of town I get a big fat steak, maybe some crab cakes, cook a lot of bacon… Please, wear clothes when cooking bacon 😃 ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-gone-and-she-took-the-car/659718/12 "2013-05-30T17:30:23Z")
Cat’s away. Mice will play. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-gone-and-she-took-the-car/659718/13 "2013-05-30T17:46:59Z")
Beer, and a burping contest. ---
**Author:** ![leftfield6](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leftfield6/32/18780_2.png) [@leftfield6](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leftfield6)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-gone-and-she-took-the-car/659718/14 "2013-05-30T18:03:23Z")
World War Z was a good book, so I assume it’s a good audiobook. Movie coming out in June I believe. Enjoy your parole. Just be careful what evidence you leave laying around. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-gone-and-she-took-the-car/659718/15 "2013-05-30T18:03:33Z")
Precision urination. Try to better your score after each beer. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-gone-and-she-took-the-car/659718/16 "2013-05-30T18:06:22Z")
> [@leftfield6](#): > > World War Z was a good book, so I assume it’s a good audiobook. I had not read it, so I didn’t know the format. It was a little strange, the way it was told; but I liked it. ---
**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 30, 2013, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-gone-and-she-took-the-car/659718/17 "2013-05-30T18:18:27Z")
Put the cat out and enjoy the quite.\* \*By crankin’ some Pink Floyd around 11! ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-gone-and-she-took-the-car/659718/18 "2013-05-30T18:39:24Z")
Shave yourself down. Manscape your southern expanse. See what she says. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-gone-and-she-took-the-car/659718/19 "2013-05-30T18:50:49Z")
When the wife’s away, it means that I get to ramp up the heat level on dinner to 11. Time to break out the habaneros. ---
**Author:** ![epbrown01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@epbrown01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/epbrown01)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2013, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-gone-and-she-took-the-car/659718/20 "2013-05-30T18:55:58Z")
> [@Johnny\_L.A](#): > > Now… What sort of mischief can I and the cat get into while she’s gone? Muwahahahahaha! 😃 I recommend the Utopian Gaslight. Clean your living space, make a bunch of repairs, stock the fridge with a lot of healthy food and don’t say anything. The unspoken message will be that **she’s** the problem. 😉 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shes-gone-and-she-took-the-car/659718.md?page=2)