# Did anyone else...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else/808033>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 2, 2018, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else/808033 "2018-02-02T14:53:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2018, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else/808033/1 "2018-02-02T14:53:39Z")

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… wake up today with a feeling of déja vu?

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2018, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else/808033/2 "2018-02-02T14:54:59Z")

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Yeah. Just like yesterday.

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**Author:** ![watchwolf49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@watchwolf49](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/watchwolf49)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2018, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else/808033/3 "2018-02-02T15:13:56Z")

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I woke up with a feeling of _être vu_ … I’m sure tomorrow will clarify this …

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**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2018, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else/808033/4 "2018-02-02T15:40:29Z")

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I’m more likely to experience _vuja dé_ – the strange, uncanny feeling that this has never happened before.

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**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2018, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else/808033/5 "2018-02-02T15:46:31Z")

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> [@buddha\_david](#):
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> I’m more likely to experience _vuja dé_ – the strange, uncanny feeling that this has never happened before.

That actually has a name: [_jamais vu_](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamais_vu) (“never seen”). There’s also _presque vu_ (“almost seen”).

> [@running coach](#):
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> Yeah. Just like yesterday.

_It was deja vu all over again!_  
-Yogi Berra

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2018, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else/808033/6 "2018-02-02T16:07:02Z")

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I couldn’t play piano yesterday.

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**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2018, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else/808033/7 "2018-02-02T16:43:01Z")

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> [@jasg](#):
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> … wake up today with a feeling of déja vu?

You know, I don’t think [it](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundhog_Day_(film)) was that good of a movie.

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**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2018, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else/808033/8 "2018-02-02T17:38:06Z")

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> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#):
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> I couldn’t play piano yesterday.

And can you today?

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2018, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else/808033/9 "2018-02-02T18:48:13Z")

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> [@k9bfriender](#):
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> And can you today?

Hell, no! Tomorrow, maybe?

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**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:** [February 2, 2018, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else/808033/10 "2018-02-02T19:11:26Z")

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Burpo, you make me laugh!  
I wake up every morning to a new day.

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**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2018, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else/808033/11 "2018-02-02T19:23:33Z")

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> [@gnoitall](#):
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> You know, I don’t think [it](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundhog_Day_(film)) was that good of a movie.

Not a [Stephen King](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It_(novel))fan, huh?

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**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2018, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else/808033/12 "2018-02-02T19:37:27Z")

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[What the…? It’s this thread again?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=550408)

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**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2018, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else/808033/13 "2018-02-02T19:48:35Z")

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No, it’s [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=848421) again.

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2018, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else/808033/14 "2018-02-02T19:58:13Z")

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How long have we been here?

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**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:** [February 2, 2018, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else/808033/15 "2018-02-02T23:12:39Z")

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It’s hard to say. Try again later.

(I am not turning the 8-ball over again)

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**Author:** ![SigMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@SigMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SigMan)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else/808033/16 "2018-02-03T01:23:51Z")

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Every day I’m happy that I woke up. 🆒

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**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:** [February 3, 2018, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else/808033/17 "2018-02-03T02:10:43Z")

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I check the obits every morning to make sure I didn’t die in my sleep.

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else/808033/18 "2018-02-03T02:27:13Z")

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> [@Beckdawrek](#):
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> I check the obits every morning to make sure I didn’t die in my sleep.

That’s the best you can hope for according to some old gambler.

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**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else/808033/19 "2018-02-03T16:10:36Z")

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> [@running\_coach](#):
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> That’s the best you can hope for according to some old gambler.

Yeah, but consider [the source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=if27InJBtEI).

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**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2018, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-anyone-else/808033/20 "2018-02-03T16:32:35Z")

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> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#):
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> How long have we been here?

What’s the first thing you remember?

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