# 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:** 22
**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:** [April 3, 2009, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/421 "2009-04-03T14:38:20Z")
Yes. Glass, plastics, newspaper and printer paper, pretty faithfully. Do you like country music? ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2009, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/422 "2009-04-03T15:20:57Z")
Some of it yes (to the dismay of most people I know) Like Björk? ---
**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:** [April 3, 2009, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/423 "2009-04-03T15:25:00Z")
I like _Play Dead_ and _Army of Me_, and I like that she doesn’t take any crap from anybody. Can you wiggle your ears? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2009, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/424 "2009-04-03T17:25:53Z")
No. Nor do I want to. Do you still have any of your books from when you were a kid? ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2009, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/425 "2009-04-03T18:04:19Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > No. Nor do I want to. > > Do you still have any of your books from when you were a kid? No, but I remember when I had “Olaf Reads” and my brother drew a face in the “O” and I narc’d him out. I wish I still had that book. Can you walk 2 miles without resting? ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2009, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/426 "2009-04-03T18:20:20Z")
> [@Kalhoun](#): > > No, but I remember when I had “Olaf Reads” and my brother drew a face in the “O” and I narc’d him out. I wish I still had that book. > > Can you walk 2 miles without resting? I run at least twice that without resting nearly every day. 😃 Do you like boxing (watching or participating)? ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2009, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/427 "2009-04-03T19:32:37Z")
Yes! Even though todays fighters aren’t as cool as the ones before ☹ Ever tried any tobacco products other than cigarettes? ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2009, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/428 "2009-04-03T19:40:09Z")
> [@WormTheRed](#): > > Yes! Even though todays fighters aren’t as cool as the ones before ☹ > > Ever tried any tobacco products other than cigarettes? Yes. I was underwhelmed. Can you do the Charleston? ---
**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:** [April 3, 2009, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/429 "2009-04-03T21:24:18Z")
Nope. Nor have I yearned to do so. Do you read and finish at least one book every two weeks, on average? ---
**Author:** ![EpicNonsense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c37758/32.png) [@EpicNonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EpicNonsense)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2009, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/430 "2009-04-04T02:25:21Z")
To make a long answer short, I don’t enjoy reading much… Are you an avid user of any social bookmarking sites? ---
**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:** [April 4, 2009, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/431 "2009-04-04T04:52:30Z")
No. Have you read _The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen: Black Dossier_? And will you explain the ending to me? ---
**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:** [April 4, 2009, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/432 "2009-04-04T05:45:59Z")
Er…no. And no. Have you read _The Satanic Verses_? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2009, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/433 "2009-04-04T13:29:22Z")
Nope. Do you go to the dentist for regular checkups? ---
**Author:** ![A\_Spoonful\_of\_Awesome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@A\_Spoonful\_of\_Awesome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Spoonful_of_Awesome)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2009, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/434 "2009-04-04T13:35:34Z")
Nope. Not unless my teeth are falling out and even then, it’s iffy. Have you ever been to India? ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2009, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/435 "2009-04-04T13:37:19Z")
Nope - never been east of Greece. Do you own your place of living? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2009, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/436 "2009-04-04T13:38:08Z")
> [@A\_Spoonful\_of\_Awesome](#): > > Have you ever been to India? No, I’ve never been to any part of the Eastern Hemisphere. Do you have any living grandparents? ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2009, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/437 "2009-04-04T14:38:14Z")
Two grandmothers left. Hopefully for a very long time - I’m very fond of both. Do you have a blog or personnal website of any kind ? ---
**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:** [April 4, 2009, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/438 "2009-04-04T15:47:59Z")
Myspace and Facebook. I had an actual website-website but I took it down because there was too much compromising information about my friends on it. Has anyone (including you) ever taken a picture of you nude? ---
**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:** [April 4, 2009, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/439 "2009-04-04T17:25:48Z")
Not since infancy. Skipped earlier: Do you own your place of living? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2009, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/440 "2009-04-04T17:34:42Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Skipped earlier: Do you own your place of living? No, I live in an apartment that takes up the back of the first floor of what was once a fairly large single-family house. Have you gotten a haircut recently? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836.md?page=21) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836.md?page=23)