# Get to know each other...

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836>\
**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\
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**Author:** ![J-P\_L](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/j-p_l/32/3156_2.png) [@J-P\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/J-P_L)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/81 "2009-03-19T19:17:43Z")

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> [@Jeff](#):
>
> Shouldn’t you be working instead of reading this?

```
 I'm retired.

What's your line of work?

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**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 19, 2009, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/82 "2009-03-19T19:42:37Z")

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Paralegal.

Heavy metal: yea or nay?

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**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/83 "2009-03-19T19:45:27Z")

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> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#):
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> Heavy metal: yea or nay?

Nay.

Have you seen any of the NCAA tournament games today?

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**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, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/84 "2009-03-19T20:52:58Z")

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No.

Do you care much about the NCAA tournament?

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**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 19, 2009, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/85 "2009-03-19T20:56:39Z")

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No.

Can you tell a “pick and roll” from “picking your nose”?

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**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, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/86 "2009-03-19T21:02:51Z")

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No. I don’t even know what that means.

Are your taxes too high?

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**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2009, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/87 "2009-03-19T21:15:52Z")

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Yes

Have you ever mooned out a car window?

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/88 "2009-03-20T00:39:33Z")

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No.

Do you wear glasses or contacts?

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**Author:** ![EpicNonsense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c37758/32.png) [@EpicNonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EpicNonsense)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/89 "2009-03-20T01:30:03Z")

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Nope. Perfect vision. _Knocks on wood_

Ever been involved in a serious car accident?

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**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 20, 2009, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/90 "2009-03-20T03:17:07Z")

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No. Got knocked around when an old guy sideswiped my car once, but was uninjured.

Do you own more than three hats?

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**Author:** ![EpicNonsense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c37758/32.png) [@EpicNonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EpicNonsense)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/91 "2009-03-20T04:36:04Z")

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Yes… 10 or so… I like variety.

Do you wear sunglasses often?

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**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/92 "2009-03-20T05:46:10Z")

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Yes (whenever it’s daylight, but never indoors and not when I’m talking to an unglassed person)

If all your past deeds were suddenly made known, would you spend more than a year in jail?  
(~think carefully ye casual drug users~)

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**Author:** ![EpicNonsense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c37758/32.png) [@EpicNonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EpicNonsense)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/93 "2009-03-20T06:35:29Z")

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I don’t remember…

Ever been arrested?

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**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 11:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/94 "2009-03-20T11:00:35Z")

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Yes - but only for being “stupid while drunk” in College

Ever had black-outs due to drinking too much?

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**Author:** ![EpicNonsense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c37758/32.png) [@EpicNonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EpicNonsense)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/95 "2009-03-20T11:23:12Z")

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I’ve blacked-out once… Hey, I had to know what my limit was…

Ever been apart of a natural disaster?

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**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:** [March 20, 2009, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/96 "2009-03-20T12:15:07Z")

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Besides my own life, no.

Are you, or have you ever been a Communist ?

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**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/97 "2009-03-20T12:31:14Z")

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No. I may be a liar, a pig, an idiot, a communist, but I am not a porn star.

Ever seen Led Zeppelin in concert?

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**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/98 "2009-03-20T12:53:46Z")

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Nope

Ever french kissed someone of the same sex? (if you’re straight, and opposite if you’re gay)

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**Author:** ![EpicNonsense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c37758/32.png) [@EpicNonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EpicNonsense)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2009, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/99 "2009-03-20T12:54:40Z")

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No.

Are you right-handed?

Edit: Whew… Good thing it was Led Zepellin and not someone else.

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**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 20, 2009, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/100 "2009-03-20T12:57:40Z")

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Yes.

Have you ever ridden a horse?

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