# What Doo-Dads Are on Your Keyring? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 15, 2010, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-doo-dads-are-on-your-keyring/525020 "2010-01-15T01:07:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![BomTek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bomtek/32/21364_2.png) [@BomTek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BomTek)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2010, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-doo-dads-are-on-your-keyring/525020/61 "2010-01-17T12:09:19Z")
I’ve got a half-dozen keys, the key fob for my truck, a [BevKey](http://www.hootersgear.com/Merch/MerchItemDetail.aspx?webitem_seq=90) (except mine is matte black with no logos or anything), and a Bulbasaur keyring, which is where I got the actual ring that holds all my keys. All the paint is chipped off now, but I’ve had it for years. The Bulbasaur thing is a little childish, sure (I unashamedly enjoy the Pokemon DS and Game Boy games, FTR), but when you add it to the BevKey, my keys are very distinctive when there’s a whole mess of them at the end of the field after a morning of Ultimate. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2010, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-doo-dads-are-on-your-keyring/525020/62 "2010-01-17T15:33:19Z")
I’ve got all y’all beat, I think. Keyrings: 4. One from a B&B I’ve never been to, one attached to a key from my university that I never bothered to return, one I got on clearance that has the sprog’s name on it, and one from the dealership where I got my car. Rewards cards: 8, plus 2 library cards, one mine, the other the sprog’s. Miscellaneous tchochkies: 2, a bottle opener and a mini-maglite flashlight. And, of course, keys. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2010, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-doo-dads-are-on-your-keyring/525020/63 "2010-01-17T15:42:37Z")
I didn’t know a heavy key ring could damage my ignition, though my car is 12 years old and has always started up. I had to pare my keyring down, though, so it has half a dozen keys and an open-the-door-thingy on a plastic cord lanyard I made myself (so I could always spot it in my purse). The other stuff I took off, I put on my old keyring, which is also in my purse - teeny flashlight, measuring tape, whistle, five keys that fit I don’t know what locks, a leather picture frame tag with pictures of my daughter and cat. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2010, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-doo-dads-are-on-your-keyring/525020/64 "2010-01-17T19:18:36Z")
Just keys and a few slim card thingies, library, grocery and hardware store ones. I can’t manage to separate work keys and personal without losing a set somehow, so they’re all coexisting together. Since my minimum for work is around 20 keys, no room for doo-dads and still having them fit comfortably in a pocket. ---
**Author:** ![constantine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3bc359/32.png) [@constantine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/constantine)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2010, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-doo-dads-are-on-your-keyring/525020/65 "2010-01-17T23:25:11Z")
I thought some of the folks reading this thread might be interested to know that there is a whole forum, called [http://edcforums.com/](http://edcforums.com/) dedicated to this and similar questions. EDC stands for “every day carry” and the folks on this forum have an astonishing amount of expertise on flashlights, knives, multitools and such topics as the best way to prepare a car first aid kit. Many of the members seem to come from military, police or emergency services type backgrounds and they REALLY know their stuff. I have gotten some really good tips there regarding pocket knives and led flashlights. The Internet is amazing. And for the record, I am saying that without sarcasm or irony. I think it is amazing how people are using the Internet to exchange information about almost anything you can imagine. (but perhaps that’s a topic for another thread.) ---
**Author:** ![bink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/439d5e/32.png) [@bink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bink)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2010, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-doo-dads-are-on-your-keyring/525020/66 "2010-01-18T00:16:16Z")
Key to my girlfriend’s car, even though I don’t drive Key to a long-gone Mac Quadra computer Handcuff key Bottle opener Small purple Sharpie Keys to my pinball machines Padlock key Miniature turk’s-head (I’ve had a turk’s head bracelet on my arm since 1977) Dog-leash-type clip and the normal keys and loyalty cards. ---
**Author:** ![kidneyfailure](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9f8e36/32.png) [@kidneyfailure](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidneyfailure)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2010, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-doo-dads-are-on-your-keyring/525020/67 "2010-01-18T03:12:15Z")
A brass arrow that fits into the brass heart on Mrs. kidneyfailure’s keychain. ---
**Author:** ![TurboNuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f19dbf/32.png) [@TurboNuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TurboNuke)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2010, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-doo-dads-are-on-your-keyring/525020/68 "2010-01-18T05:15:10Z")
The metal part of an Emergency Air Breathing connection dust cover that I stole from S5G in 1989. Submariners should know what that is. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2010, 7:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-doo-dads-are-on-your-keyring/525020/69 "2010-01-18T07:53:02Z")
> [@Rysdad](#): > > [A P38 can opener.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/archive/d/dd/20090808123554!P-38_Can_Opener.jpg) – a remarkably handy thing to have. I use double-sided tape to keep it from opening until I need it. I keep one of those in my wallet and have several more in suitcases and different places. Love the darn things and would not be without one ever! > [@LSLGuy](#): > > Keys. It’s called a keyring for a reason; it’s not a junk-ring. I would have said the same thing before I had to start using various hospital valet parking systems. I have a habit of losing the “claim ticket” and saying “its the ring with the rubber chicken on it” usually gets my car back to me hassle free. And the chicken got lonely and thirsty so I added my wife and the beer bottle. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![NinjaChick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/71c47a/32.png) [@NinjaChick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinjaChick)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2010, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-doo-dads-are-on-your-keyring/525020/70 "2010-01-18T19:04:27Z")
Two house keys and a PO Box key. A camping whistle with a compass, thermometer, mirror, magnifying glass, and LED flashlight in it. ---
**Author:** ![melodyharmonius](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/melodyharmonius/32/21310_2.png) [@melodyharmonius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/melodyharmonius)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2010, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-doo-dads-are-on-your-keyring/525020/71 "2010-01-18T20:00:31Z")
I used to have like 13 membership cards on it. Then I got my iPhone and downloaded this cool app that stores all the bar codes right on it. Used to have a flashlight too - but again - iPhone has an app for that. (Gosh - do I sound like a commercial or what?) So now I have: [ul] [li]My house key[/li][li]My bf’s house key[/li][li]My 2 car keys (ignition & trunk)[/li][li]Brass Triangle that says “Faith Alone. Scripture Alone. Grace Alone.” - stepmom mailed it to me from my old church - they handed it out one Easter. It’s mostly a memory of my dad who passed in 2003.[/li][li]Key ring doo dad from a purse I bought. (red leather with a silver scrolly thing on it)[/li][li]AT&T key ring doo dad (which I love because it’s the one I can easily find when digging through my purse - it’s orange and has a distinctive feel to it.)[/li][/ul] Oh - my car keys are on one ring and the house keys are on the other - but the 2 are connected together. That way, if I need to drop my car off for repairs - it’s just a few turns of the ring. ---
**Author:** ![congodwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@congodwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/congodwarf)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2010, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-doo-dads-are-on-your-keyring/525020/72 "2010-01-18T20:10:49Z")
I have two blue Legos. One is about 3 or 4 years old. The other was the “replacement” but I couldn’t bring myself to get rid of the first one. I also have a loop of material that matches my puppies’ collars (blue and brown wave pattern with paw prints). Other than that, front door key back door key car key for my boyfriend’s car tags for various stores ---
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2010, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-doo-dads-are-on-your-keyring/525020/73 "2010-01-18T20:52:28Z")
I have a Saturn key fob. Question: can you still buy a rabbit’s foot? I had one many years ago! ---
**Author:** ![smaje1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@smaje1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smaje1)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2010, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-doo-dads-are-on-your-keyring/525020/74 "2010-01-18T23:51:25Z")
A rape whistle in case someone tries to RAPE me. A small plastic Wii remote that shines a little blue light when you pull the trigger. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2010, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-doo-dads-are-on-your-keyring/525020/75 "2010-01-19T00:23:05Z")
> [@ralph124c](#): > > I have a Saturn key fob. Question: can you still buy a rabbit’s foot? I had one many years ago! I’m sure you can **ralph**. [eBay](http://shop.ebay.com/?_from=R40&_trksid=p3907.m38.l1313&_nkw=rabbit%27s+foot&_sacat=See-All-Categories) is your friend. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![History\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b19c9b/32.png) [@History\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/History_Geek)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2010, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-doo-dads-are-on-your-keyring/525020/76 "2010-01-19T03:15:40Z")
I’ve got three key rings attached to a mini-snap link. The first ring holds all my door keys. The second has my car key and remote-locks gadget. The third holds a bottle opener, pill vial, 6-in-1 UtiliKey, the key for the cargo box on my motorcycle, and a padlock key that dose to an unused padlock. Pretty boring. ---
**Author:** ![Superhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Superhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superhal)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2010, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-doo-dads-are-on-your-keyring/525020/77 "2010-01-19T07:58:29Z")
I usually keep a [tip tap](http://www.pooldawg.com/images/cache/ttat10x0-14280.jpg) on it, but I haven’t played pool in years. Recently, I added the Craftsman four sided screwdriver, and it’s been immensely useful. However, that thing cuts up pockets faster than any keys I’ve ever had. ---
**Author:** ![EpicNonsense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c37758/32.png) [@EpicNonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EpicNonsense)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2010, 11:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-doo-dads-are-on-your-keyring/525020/78 "2010-01-19T11:20:04Z")
Bottle/Can opener. Nothing more. ---
**Author:** ![Critical1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@Critical1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical1)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2010, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-doo-dads-are-on-your-keyring/525020/79 "2010-01-19T11:47:57Z")
keys and nothing but, until super recently when I added this [http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/car/8e0c/](http://www.thinkgeek.com/gadgets/car/8e0c/) I tell my students to get one [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-doo-dads-are-on-your-keyring/525020.md?page=3)