# Get to know each other...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [March 18, 2009, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836 "2009-03-18T02:47:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/221 "2009-03-25T11:47:41Z")

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Nope.

Can you carry a tune?

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**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/222 "2009-03-25T11:56:41Z")

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Yup.

Do you bathe daily?

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/223 "2009-03-25T13:01:00Z")

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Ayup.

Do you get your hair cut more than once a month?

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/224 "2009-03-25T13:26:51Z")

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No. Actually, I’m growing it out at the moment- going back to my longtime “Hugh Grant c. 1995” look.

Have you ever ridden a motorcycle?

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/225 "2009-03-25T13:41:15Z")

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Been a passenger on, yes – piloted myself, no.

Do you like roller coasters?

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**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/226 "2009-03-25T13:48:37Z")

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Wheeeeee! Yeah!

Ever puked after riding on one?

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/227 "2009-03-25T14:44:24Z")

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No. I have the stomach of a concrete elephant.

Ever shaved a body part to please an SO (including your head)?

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/228 "2009-03-25T14:48:39Z")

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Just my legs.

Do you like math puzzles of the sort: “Jane is now six years older than Rachel. In three years, Rachel will be two-thirds of Jane’s age now. How old are they now?”?

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/229 "2009-03-25T15:18:15Z")

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> [@twickster](#):
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> Do you like math puzzles of the sort: “Jane is now six years older than Rachel. In three years, Rachel will be two-thirds of Jane’s age now. How old are they now?”?

Jane is now nine, while Rachel is three.

Since I bothered to solve it, you can figure that my answer to the question is “yes”.

Are you currently wearing shoes?

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**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/230 "2009-03-25T15:19:51Z")

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One. The other foot is tucked up under me, on my office chair.

Do you like mushrooms?

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/231 "2009-03-25T15:20:34Z")

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Yum. I didn’t like cooked ones when I was a kid but now I love all kinds.

Do you like the Papa John’s garlic dipping sauce?

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**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/232 "2009-03-25T15:35:26Z")

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No. Papa John’s is the devil’s playground.

Have you ever paid more than $100 for a meal in a restaurant?

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/233 "2009-03-25T15:41:24Z")

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God no.

Have you put away your winter coat yet?

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/234 "2009-03-25T15:47:06Z")

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Not a chance. With the weather around here, I could need it as late as May.

Have you had a cellphone for longer than five years?

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**Author:** ![EpicNonsense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c37758/32.png) [@EpicNonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EpicNonsense)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/235 "2009-03-25T17:49:23Z")

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Nope… Usually get a new phone every year.

Ever traveled outside of your country?

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/236 "2009-03-25T18:17:04Z")

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Yes. Canada, the UK, the Bahamas, and France (a long weekend in Paris).

Do you like to travel?

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**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/237 "2009-03-25T19:52:14Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> Yes. Canada, the UK, the Bahamas, and France (a long weekend in Paris).
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> Do you like to travel?

Love it. I’m leaving for Mexico City for four days tomorrow, and NYC in about a month and a half.

Did you get good grades in high school?

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**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/238 "2009-03-25T19:57:57Z")

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Yes. Effortless Bs and As for the most part.

Have you ever dyed your hair a “non-human” color?

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/239 "2009-03-25T20:11:24Z")

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No. It’s getting grayer all on its own.

Do you have big feet?

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**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2009, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/240 "2009-03-25T20:53:47Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> No. It’s getting grayer all on its own.
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> Do you have big feet?

US men’s size 12, so yeah.

Do you regularly wear flip-flops or sandals?

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