# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/41 "2009-03-18T18:38:24Z")
Yes, just the other week I gave a drunk guy a lift home having found him sleeping on the pavement. What do you call the strip of grass between the pavement and the road? ETA: Oops, too slow - disregard my question. ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/42 "2009-03-18T18:42:40Z")
> [@Dead\_Cat](#): > > Yes, just the other week I gave a drunk guy a lift home having found him sleeping on the pavement. > > What do you call the strip of grass between the pavement and the road? I call it the parkway. Have you ever pretended you weren’t home when someone came to your door, even if you knew the person knew you were there? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/43 "2009-03-18T19:14:22Z")
> [@Kalhoun](#): > > Have you ever pretended you weren’t home when someone came to your door, even if you knew the person knew you were there? No – I am, however, notorious for screening my phone calls. (“twicks – pick up. Seriously.”) Has anyone ever thrown a surprise party for you? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/44 "2009-03-18T19:59:01Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Has anyone ever thrown a surprise party for you? No. ☹ Do you like the TV show Battlestar Galacitca(the new one)? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/45 "2009-03-18T22:03:59Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > Do you like the TV show Battlestar Galactica(the new one)? I’ve never seen it. Since it was skipped: Do you like peppermint? ---
**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 18, 2009, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/46 "2009-03-18T22:06:59Z")
Yes. Yes, I do! 😃 Have you ever been sexually aroused in an elevator? ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/47 "2009-03-18T22:08:55Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Yes. Yes, I do! 😃 > > Have you ever been sexually aroused in an elevator? Not that I can remember. Have you ever served on a jury? ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/48 "2009-03-18T22:09:32Z")
No. Had to phone in several times. Have you memorized any bible verses? ---
**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 18, 2009, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/49 "2009-03-18T22:10:23Z")
Yes, short ones. Do you have a Bible in the same room with you as you read this? ---
**Author:** ![Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ed655f/32.png) [@Crown\_Prince\_of\_Irony](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crown_Prince_of_Irony)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/50 "2009-03-18T22:23:25Z")
No. Have you read all seven Harry Potter books? ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2009, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/51 "2009-03-18T22:49:41Z")
Yes Do you use public transportation? ---
**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 19, 2009, 12:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/52 "2009-03-19T00:42:06Z")
No. Too crowded, and inconvenient timing. Do you sing in the shower? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/53 "2009-03-19T02:04:27Z")
Very, very rarely. Have you ever had a pet other than a cat or dog? ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/54 "2009-03-19T02:24:56Z")
Yes Have you visited a National Park? ---
**Author:** ![EpicNonsense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c37758/32.png) [@EpicNonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EpicNonsense)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/55 "2009-03-19T02:28:31Z")
Never… But I really would like to some day… Ever gone skinny dipping? ---
**Author:** ![Ichini\_Sanshigo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d9b06d/32.png) [@Ichini\_Sanshigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ichini_Sanshigo)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/56 "2009-03-19T02:54:39Z")
No. I don’t really know how to swim. Do you read webcomics? ---
**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 19, 2009, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/57 "2009-03-19T03:44:09Z")
Also rarely. Do you have any irrational fears? ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/58 "2009-03-19T05:20:26Z")
No. Have you seen a rock concert in the last year? ---
**Author:** ![EpicNonsense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c37758/32.png) [@EpicNonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EpicNonsense)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/59 "2009-03-19T10:18:27Z")
Haven’t seen a rock concert in over 5 years… Do you like beer? ---
**Author:** ![Renee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/renee/32/287_2.png) [@Renee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Renee)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/60 "2009-03-19T10:42:32Z")
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