# 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:** 48
**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:** [May 25, 2009, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/941 "2009-05-25T19:26:39Z")
The inbox-clogging email killer or the intestinal-clogging appetite killer? Uh, no on both accounts. Have you ever eaten Black Pudding (the English dish)? ---
**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:** [May 25, 2009, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/942 "2009-05-25T20:56:40Z")
I vaguely remembering having black pudding once on my semester abroad in London. Didn’t make much of an impression on me, I guess. Do you like black cats? ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2009, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/943 "2009-05-25T20:58:02Z")
Small cats are cute, never mind what colour they are. But doggies rule! Do you like small dogs? ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2009, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/944 "2009-05-25T21:29:59Z")
I’m partial to med/large dogs. Can you do a cartwheel? ---
**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:** [May 25, 2009, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/945 "2009-05-25T21:46:32Z")
Probably, but it’s been years. Would you jump on a big trampoline if one were offered? ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2009, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/946 "2009-05-25T21:52:05Z")
Absolutely!!! Are you ticklish? ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2009, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/947 "2009-05-26T01:11:40Z")
Extremely ticklish. Do you like real maple syrup? ---
**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:** [May 26, 2009, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/948 "2009-05-26T03:09:42Z")
Very much so. My wife’s from Vermont, and I’m from Ohio, so we get the good stuff every time. Did you ever see _Super Troopers_, with that great syrup-chugging scene? ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2009, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/949 "2009-05-26T11:48:19Z")
The what? So I guess no. Do you listen to Sigur Ros? ---
**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:** [May 26, 2009, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/950 "2009-05-26T12:54:36Z")
Never heard of him, her or it. :: checks Wiki :: Ah, it’s a band. No, I haven’t. Have you ever been in the Empire State Building? ---
**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:** [May 26, 2009, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/951 "2009-05-26T13:02:57Z")
Yes… I was the only one on top with cellphone service! Unfortunately, nobody answered. :smack: Have you ever been in the Sears Tower? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2009, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/952 "2009-05-26T13:38:53Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Have you ever been in the Sears Tower? I was going to ask "Do you mean the [Willis Tower?"](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sears_Tower), but it looks like the name hasn’t yet officially changed. At any rate, I’ve ridden by the place several times, but never entered the structure. Have you ever been to Wall Drug? ---
**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:** [May 26, 2009, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/953 "2009-05-26T15:41:34Z")
Yes, although CVS and Walgreens are much more common around here. Have you ever had to buy something embarrassing at a drug store? ---
**Author:** ![EpicNonsense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c37758/32.png) [@EpicNonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EpicNonsense)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2009, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/954 "2009-05-27T19:50:14Z")
Nope. Do you drink the equivalent of 8 glasses of water per day? ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2009, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/955 "2009-05-27T21:12:05Z")
Not usually Did you watch the CL-finals tonight? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2009, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/956 "2009-05-28T20:44:02Z")
> [@WormTheRed](#): > > Did you watch the CL-finals tonight? No, I don’t follow Association Football. Do you plan to watch the Scripps National Spelling Bee finals tonight? ---
**Author:** ![EpicNonsense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c37758/32.png) [@EpicNonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EpicNonsense)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/957 "2009-05-29T18:06:23Z")
No. Do you own a TiVo or DVR? ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/958 "2009-05-29T19:01:43Z")
I don’t even own a TV. Going away for the weekend? ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2009, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/959 "2009-05-29T20:33:29Z")
Nope, staying put Ever fallen out of your bed ---
**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:** [May 30, 2009, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/960 "2009-05-30T02:01:25Z")
No, although I’ve come close. Have others complained that you snore? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836.md?page=47) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836.md?page=49)