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Walk out a door, slap all my pockets: keys, phone, wallet.

tomcooks 7y ago
Eeee macarena - ay!
jorvi 7y ago
Strangely enough this is a very gendered thing, to the point where multiple women have pointed it out to me as the 'male 3-tap', and there isn't an equivalent 'purse shake' or likewise.
- Moru 7y ago
  No, they have the "where's my keys?"-rummaging-thru-purse. :-)
thomk 7y ago
I do this as well. I wonder if anyone else has made this mistake. The habit of the 3 tap has become so subconscious to me that if I have to remember another object, like tickets to a show or something I'm bringing to someone, I will then do the 3 tap and forget my phone.
retSava 7y ago
Yeah, same here. In fact, I do this very often and as soon as I get on or off a bus. Don't know if I started this as a conscious thing or not, but now it's completely automatic. Once I slapped my pockets after leaving a bus and felt a missing wallet at the same time the bus took off. That was a horrible feeling, like getting shaken out of a dream or something, I became hyper aware of the present. Until I realized I for once put the wallet in my breast pocket since it was crowded :)
msoucy 7y ago
My boyfriend has a more amusing (and slightly inappropriate) version of this, but oddly enough doesn't mention keys or phone in his version.
- olyjohn 7y ago
  Does it involve spectacles and testicles?
- paypalcust83 7y ago
  Junk checking is important; gotta make sure the bits didn't teleport away.
Tobani 7y ago
Me: CRAP WHERE IS MY PHONE? Also me: Honey, hold this. < hands phone to wife > Continues to rummage through all pockets looking for my phone.
- jedimastert 7y ago
  I've absolutely done the following: Walk out of office door. Lock office door. Immediately panic that I've just locked my keys in the office. Unlock door. Search a surprisingly long time for said keys. Sigh disappointely when I realize what just happened.
  - raducu 7y ago
    Yeah, but have you ever taken a final test, finish it early, go to the front desk, return to proof read it, place the paper in your back pack and just walk out, without submitting your test?
  - paypalcust83 7y ago
    I'm thankful the driver's side of my VW van doesn't allow locking the door without closing it first. Unfortunately, the sliding door and passenger's side allow locking while open, so I'm always worried about locking my keys in when locking them even though I have 2 sets of spares.
- paypalcust83 7y ago
  Me: Where are my sunglasses? (Rummages through all vehicles, drawers, closets, trash, dirty clothes, and attic storage.) (Starts digging up the yard and opening up the walls.) (Finally looks up.) Me: Oh
dwd 7y ago
I always wonder if in those situations where you find yourself rechecking it is related to this: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-walking-through-doorway-makes-you-forget/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-walking-throu...

Eeee macarena - ay!

Strangely enough this is a very gendered thing, to the point where multiple women have pointed it out to me as the 'male 3-tap', and there isn't an equivalent 'purse shake' or likewise.

Moru 7y ago
No, they have the "where's my keys?"-rummaging-thru-purse. :-)

thomk 7y ago

I do this as well. I wonder if anyone else has made this mistake. The habit of the 3 tap has become so subconscious to me that if I have to remember another object, like tickets to a show or something I'm bringing to someone, I will then do the 3 tap and forget my phone.

retSava 7y ago

Yeah, same here. In fact, I do this very often and as soon as I get on or off a bus. Don't know if I started this as a conscious thing or not, but now it's completely automatic. Once I slapped my pockets after leaving a bus and felt a missing wallet at the same time the bus took off. That was a horrible feeling, like getting shaken out of a dream or something, I became hyper aware of the present. Until I realized I for once put the wallet in my breast pocket since it was crowded :)

msoucy 7y ago

My boyfriend has a more amusing (and slightly inappropriate) version of this, but oddly enough doesn't mention keys or phone in his version.

olyjohn 7y ago
Does it involve spectacles and testicles?
paypalcust83 7y ago
Junk checking is important; gotta make sure the bits didn't teleport away.

Tobani 7y ago

Me: CRAP WHERE IS MY PHONE? Also me: Honey, hold this. < hands phone to wife > Continues to rummage through all pockets looking for my phone.

jedimastert 7y ago
I've absolutely done the following: Walk out of office door. Lock office door. Immediately panic that I've just locked my keys in the office. Unlock door. Search a surprisingly long time for said keys. Sigh disappointely when I realize what just happened.
- raducu 7y ago
  Yeah, but have you ever taken a final test, finish it early, go to the front desk, return to proof read it, place the paper in your back pack and just walk out, without submitting your test?
- paypalcust83 7y ago
  I'm thankful the driver's side of my VW van doesn't allow locking the door without closing it first. Unfortunately, the sliding door and passenger's side allow locking while open, so I'm always worried about locking my keys in when locking them even though I have 2 sets of spares.
paypalcust83 7y ago
Me: Where are my sunglasses? (Rummages through all vehicles, drawers, closets, trash, dirty clothes, and attic storage.) (Starts digging up the yard and opening up the walls.) (Finally looks up.) Me: Oh

dwd 7y ago

I always wonder if in those situations where you find yourself rechecking it is related to this: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-walking-through-doorway-makes-you-forget/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-walking-throu...