# 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:** 32
**Author:** ![Amber\_in\_Treasury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc79bd/32.png) [@Amber\_in\_Treasury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amber_in_Treasury)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2009, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/621 "2009-04-13T22:13:01Z")
Hmm, none that I can think of. Walked into any lampposts lately? ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2009, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/622 "2009-04-13T22:24:00Z")
Nope. Ever seen the inside of a police car? ---
**Author:** ![Amber\_in\_Treasury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc79bd/32.png) [@Amber\_in\_Treasury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amber_in_Treasury)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2009, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/623 "2009-04-13T22:34:54Z")
Yes. Have you ever pied or fish-slapped anyone? ---
**Author:** ![EpicNonsense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c37758/32.png) [@EpicNonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EpicNonsense)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2009, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/624 "2009-04-14T12:05:33Z")
Nope… Ever shot (or been shot with) a paintball gun? ---
**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 14, 2009, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/625 "2009-04-14T13:32:28Z")
Yes to both. My marker is broken now, though ☹ Ever been shot or stabbed? ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2009, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/626 "2009-04-14T14:01:48Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Ever been shot or stabbed? No, but I’ve been shot at and missed. Are you proficient with the use of any sort of weapon? ---
**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 14, 2009, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/627 "2009-04-14T14:12:50Z")
Only the epee, if you count that. Were you a child prodigy of any sort? ---
**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 14, 2009, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/628 "2009-04-14T14:22:14Z")
Not unless you count being able to beat _anyone_ at Stratego, and liking blue cheese far earlier than my mom expected. Do you like blue cheese? ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2009, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/629 "2009-04-14T14:56:33Z")
I’ve yet to find a cheese I don’t like. Ever eaten shark? ---
**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 14, 2009, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/630 "2009-04-14T14:58:35Z")
Yes. Neither loved it nor hated it; I prefer salmon. Are you listening to the radio now? ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2009, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/631 "2009-04-14T15:06:25Z")
I’m enjoying the sound of silence… with a touch of computer fan. Read any good books lately? ---
**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 14, 2009, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/632 "2009-04-14T15:19:00Z")
Iain M. Banks’ _Matter_- not his best work by a long stretch, but still decent. Would you fight for your right to party? ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2009, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/633 "2009-04-14T15:19:02Z")
> [@WormTheRed](#): > > Read any good books lately? Yes, I just finished Neil Gaiman’s _The Graveyard Book_. Have you read it? ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2009, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/634 "2009-04-14T15:25:47Z")
Nope. But now I have two more books on my to-check-out-list. The Transformers movies, yes (cool) or no (not cool)? ---
**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 14, 2009, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/635 "2009-04-14T15:26:33Z")
No, I would not fight for my right to party. No, I have not read Neil Gaiman’s _The Graveyard Book_ (or any other Gaiman book, for that matter). Haven’t seen _Transformers_. No opinion. Have you ever been asked to write a recommendation letter? ---
**Author:** ![Amber\_in\_Treasury](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc79bd/32.png) [@Amber\_in\_Treasury](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amber_in_Treasury)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2009, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/636 "2009-04-14T15:52:45Z")
Nope. Do you like rollercoasters? ---
**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 14, 2009, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/637 "2009-04-14T15:58:37Z")
Yes! I live in Orlando for a reason 🙂 Have you visited more than one country besides your own? ---
**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 14, 2009, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/638 "2009-04-14T18:23:03Z")
Yes: Canada, Bahamas, Great Britain and France. Were you glad to hear that the SEALs shot the pirates and rescued the freighter captain? ---
**Author:** ![wonderlust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonderlust/32/7237_2.png) [@wonderlust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonderlust)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2009, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/639 "2009-04-14T19:34:42Z")
I was glad to hear that the captain was rescued. Do you have an alltime favorite book? ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2009, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/640 "2009-04-14T19:39:20Z")
> [@](#): > > Do you have an alltime favorite book? No. (Forgive me if this has been asked, I’m new to the thread.) Have you ever flunked a college class? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836.md?page=31) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836.md?page=33)