# What's on your key chain? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 7, 2007, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-key-chain/387026 "2007-01-07T06:47:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Landshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/77aa72/32.png) [@Landshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Landshark)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2007, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-key-chain/387026/21 "2007-01-07T12:50:19Z")
Car security fob (lock, unlock, trunk open, panic button) Car ignition key Condo door lock key Condo door dead bolt key Key for condo complex laundry rooms Key for mail box Key for my work cubicle’s locking drawers and cabinet ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2007, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-key-chain/387026/22 "2007-01-07T13:27:55Z")
Two keys to my house. A key to my car A fob for getting in at work An entry into my health club A key to Mom’s house A key of unremembered origin. ---
**Author:** ![Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f19dbf/32.png) [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Only_Mostly_Dead)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2007, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-key-chain/387026/23 "2007-01-07T13:33:23Z")
More than I realized, once I actually looked at it: Everything is attached to a University of Maryland lanyard. Car key for my car Remote for same Car key for **El Perro Fumando** ’s car House key House deadbolt key Mailbox key Parents’ house key\* File cabinet key\* Giant Food barcode\* Dicks Sporting Goods barcode CVS Pharmacy barcode\* Driving Range ball dispenser electronic key \*Maybe I’ll take these off the main keyring as they almost never get used. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2007, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-key-chain/387026/24 "2007-01-07T13:55:28Z")
I have more keychains than keys. The center ring is a big brass ring with a large brass butterfly fob, which was a gift from my first AA sponsor more than 20 years ago. Dangling from this: [ul][li]My one-year NA glow-in-the-dark key chain (20 years old) with front door key (with plastic thingy around the head so I can find it by touch) plus back door key.[/li][li]An unmarked metal ring with the car key and the key to the theft-deterrent-club-knockoff, with a ball chain type keychain from which dangles a Pac-Man shaped piece of Corian with a thumb-sized dent in it (intended as a fidget-piece/promo for architects/builders, and a gift from **rocking chair** , who works for architects, at a Dopefest about four years ago).[/li][li]Key to the front door at work, attached to a ring with a white leather fob, souvenir of Buckingham Palace, gift from a coworker about 10 years ago. [/li][li]A metal keychain from an NA state conference (1987) with 9 metal rabies shot tags from my cat.[/li][li]A small brass key I don’t recognize. Guess I could take this off.[/li][li]Miniature magic wand (plastic tube with glittery stuff in it); gift from an NA sponsoree, many, many years ago.[/li][li]A key holder of a design I’ve never seen before with an enameled “souvenir of Greece” fob, gift of a gentleman I’m currently “dating.”[/li][li]Plastic Chuck E. Cheese key fob. (This dates back to my time in Florida, 1983-84, and I can’t believe it’s still intact).[/ul][/li] Laugh if you must – I can find the three keys I use regularly (front door at home, car, and front door at work) completely by touch. And I never lose my keys. ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2007, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-key-chain/387026/25 "2007-01-07T14:14:57Z")
After having been chastised by a friend for having a bunch of heavy keys hanging from my car’s ignition switch, I now carry on one ring: Car fob Car key Husband’s car key Little bell made from metal from Cambodian land mine And in my key case, I have: Office key Key to friend’s house House deadbolt key Front doorknob key Front storm door key Garage door key A bunch of those little key-chain size swipe cards (debit card, library card, “loyalty” cards for the grocery store and drugstore.) ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2007, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-key-chain/387026/26 "2007-01-07T14:27:06Z")
Keys to: my house my storage locer padlocks post office box office building office door office yard gate padlock my Frod my lock box (for “important papers” file cabinet (4-drawer, legal-size) desk drawer my late Mom’s house 900 miles away which I sold 12 years ago 3 locks of which I have absolutely no memory One remote clicker for my Frod Plastic frequent flyer discount Orwellian snooper cards for: Staples Hallmark CVS Lowe’s Foods Books-A-Million Food Lion Office Depot My Frod dealer’s towing service And only twice in my memeory has the weight of the mess turned off the ignition key of my car while I was driving it, leaving me wondering WTF, until I jiggled it. Do I win? ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2007, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-key-chain/387026/27 "2007-01-07T14:31:08Z")
That should have said, locker and memory. And I haven’t listed the (mostly duplicate, spare) items on the other ring that hangs from my belt. I’ve carried a spare car key ever since the first and last time I locked my keys in the car. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2007, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-key-chain/387026/28 "2007-01-07T15:40:48Z")
4 keys. And that’s 3 too many in my view. The idea of a passle of crap attached to a key ring/chain is absurd. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2007, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-key-chain/387026/29 "2007-01-07T16:37:30Z")
My Saudi keys has: A Volvo alarm fob A key for the Volvo A key for the apartment A (civilian replacement) dog tag with my name SSAN and ‘Penicillin Allergy’ A black (civilian dog tag) ‘If you are recovering my body f\*ck you’ I want to get one last laugh in. ---
**Author:** ![feppytweed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/feppytweed/32/4280_2.png) [@feppytweed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/feppytweed)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2007, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-key-chain/387026/30 "2007-01-07T16:58:41Z")
Car Key Remote car unlocker P.O. Box Key Lock box Key Room Key ---
**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:** [January 7, 2007, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-key-chain/387026/31 "2007-01-07T17:15:54Z")
[QUOTE=LSLGuy] 4 keys. And that’s 3 too many in my view. The idea of a passle of crap attached to a key ring/chain is absurd. [/QUOTE] I agree. I wish everything in my life could be coded to one opener, preferably a card of some sort. Barring that, I have two house keys (different locks), an office key, a filing cabinet key that I’m thinking of hiding in my office, the car key, and, since it’s winter, the remote starter fob, which is really clunky. ---
**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2007, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-key-chain/387026/32 "2007-01-07T18:40:58Z")
house key car key mail box key car fob small gym membership card thingie a metal ‘coin’ with my blood and rh type from Blood Bank of the Redwoods ---
**Author:** ![Jayn\_Newell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jayn\_Newell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jayn_Newell)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2007, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-key-chain/387026/33 "2007-01-07T19:19:16Z")
House key to my parent’s place, dorm room key, a white card (to let me into the dorms) and my pants. (Okay, so my keychain is on my pants and not the other way around.) ---
**Author:** ![brianjedi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2007, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-key-chain/387026/34 "2007-01-07T19:23:35Z")
Since I pared it down recently: 1 car key 1 apartment key 1 mailbox key 1 key to parent’s house 1 Kroger discount card All on my UK logo keychain. Before I cut it down, I also had the ignition and door keys to my old truck on there, along with an eagle’s head medallion keychain I got as a gift while in high school. ---
**Author:** ![Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Lord\_Il\_Palazzo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Il_Palazzo)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2007, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-key-chain/387026/35 "2007-01-07T19:35:56Z")
My key chain holds, the key to the back door of my family’s house (we rarely use the front door,) the key to my dorm room and the key to my bike lock. The key chain itself is a red plastic circle. On one side, is [this design](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7a/Transmutation_circle.png) in white while the other is [this symbol](http://www.livejournal.com/userpic/33872839/633835) in black with the words “FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST” under it. ---
**Author:** ![Hometownboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/5e9695/32.png) [@Hometownboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hometownboy)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2007, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-key-chain/387026/36 "2007-01-07T22:35:21Z")
[QUOTE=Ignatz] Keys to: my house my storage locer padlocks post office box office building office door office yard gate padlock my Frod my lock box (for “important papers” file cabinet (4-drawer, legal-size) desk drawer my late Mom’s house 900 miles away which I sold 12 years ago 3 locks of which I have absolutely no memory One remote clicker for my Frod Plastic frequent flyer discount Orwellian snooper cards for: Staples Hallmark CVS Lowe’s Foods Books-A-Million Food Lion Office Depot My Frod dealer’s towing service And only twice in my memeory has the weight of the mess turned off the ignition key of my car while I was driving it, leaving me wondering WTF, until I jiggled it. Do I win? [/QUOTE] So far **Ignatz** holds the lead. And, for the record, I’m **really** not going to arm wrestle someone who (a) packs such a heavy-duty keychain and (b) chucks bricks at Krazy Kat. ---
**Author:** ![Cunctator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/43a26b/32.png) [@Cunctator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cunctator)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2007, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-key-chain/387026/37 "2007-01-07T22:42:15Z")
Four keys: (two for my house; one for my letterbox; one for my parents’ house) A St John Ambulance face shield should I ever have to give first aid mouth-to-mouth ---
**Author:** ![brianjedi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@brianjedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brianjedi)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2007, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-key-chain/387026/38 "2007-01-07T23:13:25Z")
[QUOTE=Ignatz] Keys to: my house my storage locer padlocks post office box office building office door office yard gate padlock my Frod my lock box (for “important papers” file cabinet (4-drawer, legal-size) desk drawer my late Mom’s house 900 miles away which I sold 12 years ago 3 locks of which I have absolutely no memory One remote clicker for my Frod Plastic frequent flyer discount Orwellian snooper cards for: Staples Hallmark CVS Lowe’s Foods Books-A-Million Food Lion Office Depot My Frod dealer’s towing service And only twice in my memeory has the weight of the mess turned off the ignition key of my car while I was driving it, leaving me wondering WTF, until I jiggled it. Do I win? [/QUOTE] Are you a janitor by any chance? ---
**Author:** ![nashiitashii](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7c8e57/32.png) [@nashiitashii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nashiitashii)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2007, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-key-chain/387026/39 "2007-01-07T23:14:05Z")
I sort my keys on three rings that are on a blue carabiner. ring #1: Home key to my mother’s house antique skeleton key random bike lock key ring #2: Car car remote (buttons for lock, unlock, and trunk open functions. Nope, no panic button.) key to the doors/trunk ignition key some random key that probably opens my neighbor’s front door (he sold me the car.) ring #3: convenience 128mb Lexar Jump Drive 11 different scanner cards that fit on a key chain (listed below): GNC my current residence’s library system Borders Men’s WearHouse (the fiance’s sizes are programmed onto the fob’s bar code) my last residence’s library system Petsmart CVS Albertson’s Books A Million Winn Dixie Petco I have too many of those “scanner” fobs. ---
**Author:** ![dangermom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e274bd/32.png) [@dangermom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dangermom)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2007, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-key-chain/387026/40 "2007-01-08T00:40:40Z")
I have 5 or 6 keys 3 tags for the gym (me and two kids) one tag for the supermarket a tiny LED flashlight a Lego Darth Vader keychain; his cape is torn I used to have a really nice Pope keychain, but it broke. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-key-chain/387026.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-key-chain/387026.md?page=3)