# You're a ghost... now what? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 17, 2024, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-ghost-now-what/1004394 "2024-07-17T18:49:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Sylvanz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Sylvanz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylvanz)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2024, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-ghost-now-what/1004394/21 "2024-07-17T20:33:51Z")
I will: Oh MY! ---
**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:** [July 17, 2024, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-ghost-now-what/1004394/22 "2024-07-17T20:37:54Z")
Exactly. My cats see them all the time. Now I get to drive them crazy as they drove me in life. Boo! ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2024, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-ghost-now-what/1004394/23 "2024-07-17T21:01:50Z")
> [@Cheesesteak](#): > > Maybe wait for some rich guy to make a trip down there and tag along. Whales come up for air and hang out, I could live with that . . . even if I’m not alive! I’m also going into Yellowstone and go into those areas people are not allowed. Like the Grand Prismatic Spring. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2024, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-ghost-now-what/1004394/24 "2024-07-17T21:12:06Z")
> [@Cheesesteak](#): > > Where do you go, what do you do? I’d work at finding a way to break my lingering connection to this corporeal world and move on the realm I should be entering. I don’t belong here anymore; I want to move on. ---
**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:** [July 17, 2024, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-ghost-now-what/1004394/25 "2024-07-17T22:01:20Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Do you really want your mom to see you picking your nose, wiping your ass or jerking off? That’s some dedicated Multi-Tasking! ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2024, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-ghost-now-what/1004394/26 "2024-07-17T22:16:05Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/6nSKkwzwdW4/hqdefault.jpg "George Takei Oh My") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nSKkwzwdW4) ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2024, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-ghost-now-what/1004394/27 "2024-07-17T22:30:09Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > At what speed? Travelling where ever you want doesn’t mean much if you are travelling at walking speed What, are you in a hurry to get somewhere? You’re dead. You have all the time in the world. Personally, I’d love the opportunity to spend centuries walking the Earth, seeing the sights. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2024, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-ghost-now-what/1004394/28 "2024-07-17T22:50:14Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > What, are you in a hurry to get somewhere? You’re dead. You have all the time in the world. One day the world will end. The sun will go nova, the earth turn to a cinder. And you’ll still be here. Do ghosts outlive the universe? 10^150 years is a mighty long time. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2024, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-ghost-now-what/1004394/29 "2024-07-17T22:51:10Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > That’s some dedicated Multi-Tasking! Riker: One at a time, or all at once? ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-ghost-now-what/1004394/30 "2024-07-18T00:08:48Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > What, are you in a hurry to get somewhere? You’re dead. Only mostly dead. There’s a big difference. ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-ghost-now-what/1004394/31 "2024-07-18T00:16:25Z")
So if you go through walls do you also go through floors? When does wall become floor? What about stairs? What if you fall down a well? ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-ghost-now-what/1004394/32 "2024-07-18T00:20:04Z")
If you fall down a well, Ghost Lassie will run for help. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-ghost-now-what/1004394/33 "2024-07-18T00:22:18Z")
> [@Alessan](#): > > What, are you in a hurry to get somewhere? You’re dead. You have all the time in the world. Walked from Tacoma to Portland many years ago and, believe me, “The journey is half the fun” loses it’s luster about 30 miles out. ---
**Author:** ![Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/q.q.switcheroo/32/5713_2.png) [@Q.Q.Switcheroo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.Q.Switcheroo)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-ghost-now-what/1004394/34 "2024-07-18T00:22:20Z")
> [@alphaboi867](#): > > When does wall become floor? When it leaves the room. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 1:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-ghost-now-what/1004394/35 "2024-07-18T01:50:30Z")
> [@Jasmine](#): > > I’d work at finding a way to break my lingering connection to this corporeal world and move on the realm I should be entering. I don’t belong here anymore; I want to move on. This. I’d try to figure out how to get into Heaven so I can slowly stroll around listening to harp music. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-ghost-now-what/1004394/36 "2024-07-18T02:02:16Z")
What a coincidence-That is the exact same reason I would use _not_ to move on to Heaven. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-ghost-now-what/1004394/37 "2024-07-18T02:11:04Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > I’d set out to figure a way _to_ affect things to haunt people. > Not to be mean, just so they can feel my presence and know I’m watching. > > I’d find a comfortable place to stay. Isn’t there already a ghost in the corner of your bedroom? Would you have to pick another corner, or can you overlap? Which would annoy the cats more? ---
**Author:** ![Odesio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/odesio/32/20003_2.png) [@Odesio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odesio)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-ghost-now-what/1004394/38 "2024-07-18T02:47:17Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > At what speed? Travelling where ever you want doesn’t mean much if you are travelling at walking speed You might have an eternity. Why the rush? ---
**Author:** ![Civil\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d78d45/32.png) [@Civil\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Civil_Guy)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-ghost-now-what/1004394/39 "2024-07-18T02:50:02Z")
I think my main concern would be the boredom thing, and how to avoid it. Maybe hang around a few campuses and audit a few classes. I’ve traveled some by myself, so I could handle that, I expect. It might be fun to see some of the exotic places where I’d otherwise be too chicken to risk my corpus. I roughly know where the Darien Gap is – might be fun to see what’s going on there. Nah, I’ll skip the Arctic, Antarctic, Mount Everest. The Marianas Trench, even if I could figure out ‘how’. I don’t doubt they’ve all got their own great majesty; it’s more like I just know that I couldn’t appreciate them enough. Wait, I’ve got a big question. Can I interact with other ghosts? If so, that opens up a whole bunch of socializing opportunities. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-a-ghost-now-what/1004394/40 "2024-07-18T02:52:07Z")
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