# Get to know each other... **URL:** \ **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\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![EpicNonsense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c37758/32.png) [@EpicNonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EpicNonsense)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/261 "2009-03-26T14:31:18Z")
If there is a line between love and friendship I’d say we’re right in the middle, but progressively moving up. Do you gamble? ---
**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 26, 2009, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/262 "2009-03-26T14:35:07Z")
Other than the occasional low-stakes bet with friends, no. Any red hair in your family? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/263 "2009-03-26T14:43:00Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Any red hair in your family? No natural redheads, but mom’s sister has a dye job that I’d describe as “flaming orange”. Are you now, or have you ever been, a stamp collector? ---
**Author:** ![EpicNonsense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c37758/32.png) [@EpicNonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EpicNonsense)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/264 "2009-03-26T14:45:11Z")
No… I wish I was though so I can send out this rebate form I have sitting here. Do you collect _anything_? ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/265 "2009-03-26T14:49:11Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Other than the occasional low-stakes bet with friends, no. > > Any red hair in your family? No. Unless you count family by marriage. Ever accidentally been seen nekkid? ---
**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 26, 2009, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/266 "2009-03-26T15:08:40Z")
> [@Kalhoun](#): > > Ever accidentally been seen nekkid? Probably several times _in flagrante delicto_, but I wouldn’t have noticed. Ever streaked? ---
**Author:** ![EpicNonsense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c37758/32.png) [@EpicNonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EpicNonsense)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/267 "2009-03-26T15:36:15Z")
I’ve never streaked… Never been faced with the challenge or temptation of doing so. Ever had a black eye? ---
**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 26, 2009, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/268 "2009-03-26T16:09:02Z")
No. Nor any broken bones. Skipped earlier: Do you collect \*anything? \* ---
**Author:** ![EpicNonsense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c37758/32.png) [@EpicNonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EpicNonsense)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/269 "2009-03-26T16:20:53Z")
Thx for catching that… Nope… I used to. I had about 20 different things from baseball cards, to pogs, to limited edition board games collected (13 years of collecting from age 6) but then mom decided to give them away (possibly sold them) when I moved out at age 19 :rolleyes: - there was no great explanation for this. I doubt I’ll ever become a collector of anything again. Is your hair brown? ---
**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 26, 2009, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/270 "2009-03-26T16:23:03Z")
Yes. And I occasionally collect postage stamps, coins, fridge magnets and restaurant matchbooks. Do you hate the f\*\*\*\*n’ Eagles? ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/271 "2009-03-26T16:27:43Z")
YESSSSSS! I HATE HATE HATE THE F\*\*\*\*N’ EAGLES! Do you know how to play chess? ---
**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 26, 2009, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/272 "2009-03-26T16:41:08Z")
Yes. Quite well, actually, though I’m out of practice. I also hate the effin’ Eagles. Do you watch your college’s sports teams? ---
**Author:** ![Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sleeps_With_Butterflies)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/273 "2009-03-26T17:45:58Z")
Nope. Have you ever been thrown out of a bar or a club? ---
**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 26, 2009, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/274 "2009-03-26T17:53:46Z")
> [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](#): > > Nope. > > Have you ever been thrown out of a bar or a club? Yes. And it was a nightclub I worked in (as a bar back). Wasn’t my fault- my non-drinker friend decided to change his policy vis-a-vis alcohol, and wound up getting very belligerent and breaking a table in the VIP room. Oddly enough, I didn’t get fired. Have you ever made up a cocktail? ---
**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 26, 2009, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/275 "2009-03-26T18:03:31Z")
No, unless you mean pouring a healthy shot of rum in my Christmas eggnog and sprinkling some nutmeg on top. Otherwise wine, beer, and whiskey is the only booze I drink. Do you like BBQ? ---
**Author:** ![EpicNonsense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c37758/32.png) [@EpicNonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EpicNonsense)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/276 "2009-03-26T18:31:13Z")
Oh yes… Used to do this a few times a week. It’s been windy and rainy this past month so not much action for the bbq lately. Do you own a gun(legally)? ---
**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 26, 2009, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/277 "2009-03-26T18:40:34Z")
Nothing more lethal than a Super Soaker. Can you drive a manual? ---
**Author:** ![EpicNonsense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c37758/32.png) [@EpicNonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EpicNonsense)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/278 "2009-03-26T18:43:15Z")
On a tractor, yes. On a car, yes, but not as well. I’ve had maybe 20 mins experience driving manual in a car and several thousand hours driving a tractor. Do you swim well? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/279 "2009-03-26T19:55:12Z")
Well enough to get from point A to point B in a pool or the ocean, but it ain’t pretty. Do you wear shoes at home? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2009, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/280 "2009-03-26T19:57:30Z")
> [@EpicNonsense](#): > > Do you swim well? No. As a matter of fact, I don’t swim at all – I had surgery on my ears when I was in second grade, and the doctor said I shouldn’t attempt to insert earplugs, so I never even took a lesson. I even crossed a prospective college off my list when I learned its prerequisites for graduation included a swimming test. Have you ever attended a college reunion? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836.md?page=15)