# Without warning, your spouse/SO says you need to go on the run, or risk death. What do you do?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 25, 2012, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/without-warning-your-spouse-so-says-you-need-to-go-on-the-run-or-risk-death-what-do-you-do/629348 "2012-07-25T16:07:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![GusNSpot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gusnspot/32/436_2.png) [@GusNSpot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GusNSpot)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2012, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/without-warning-your-spouse-so-says-you-need-to-go-on-the-run-or-risk-death-what-do-you-do/629348/101 "2012-07-27T15:43:35Z")

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> [@August\_West](#):
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> I’m grabbing the ‘GO’ bag and heading out the door.
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> My wife doesn’t even have to be home to do this. If I get home and see a certain word on the fridge notepad, I know she’s already gone and where to meet her.

Good plan IMO…

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**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2012, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/without-warning-your-spouse-so-says-you-need-to-go-on-the-run-or-risk-death-what-do-you-do/629348/102 "2012-07-27T16:03:32Z")

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> [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](#):
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> I am adding that to the list of reasons I refuse to get a Kindle.

Don’t let that stop you–I just read an article yesterday saying that they’re phasing out this feature (the 3G connection/crude web browser) very soon.

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**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2012, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/without-warning-your-spouse-so-says-you-need-to-go-on-the-run-or-risk-death-what-do-you-do/629348/103 "2012-07-27T16:05:06Z")

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> [@Infovore](#):
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> Don’t let that stop you–I just read an article yesterday saying that they’re phasing out this feature (the 3G connection/crude web browser) very soon.

There are still other reasons.

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