# 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:** 51
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/1001 "2009-06-04T21:58:22Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Very much, despite occasionally annoying coworkers and bureaucratic BS. > > Have you ever devised a clever response to workplace bureaucratic BS? Not bureaucratic but once my boss was taking a small mistake of mine and blowing it all out of proportion. Once I could get a word in I said, “Well, if you want perfection, you’re gonna hafta pay me better.” He got all huffy and stomped off. A nearby co-worker gave me a thumbs up. I smiled. Which do you prefer, mountains or beach? ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2009, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/1002 "2009-06-04T22:04:31Z")
Beach. Sand and sun, plus a cool breeze from the sea to keep things from getting stifling. Was the most recent event that caused you, literally, to blush, in the past six months? ---
**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:** [June 5, 2009, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/1003 "2009-06-05T01:41:50Z")
Yes. I was praised for something more than I should have been, under the circumstances. Have you been to a museum in the last three months? ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/1004 "2009-06-05T11:53:16Z")
Hmm… gonna have to think… and… no. No museums. Been at sea in the last year? ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/1005 "2009-06-05T13:58:29Z")
> [@WormTheRed](#): > > Hmm… gonna have to think… and… no. No museums. > > Been at sea in the last year? Nope. I’ve only been to the sea once in my life, about 35 years ago. Oops…misread that, but still Nope. Do you enjoy entertaining? ---
**Author:** ![Redwing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/dfb087/32.png) [@Redwing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Redwing)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2009, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/1006 "2009-06-05T14:22:06Z")
> [@Kalhoun](#): > > Do you enjoy entertaining? Love it. Especially when I’m cooking, feeding people, whether a dinner party or a cookout is such a _satisfying_ feeling. Have you stood in the Atlantic and Pacific on the same day? ---
**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:** [June 5, 2009, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/1007 "2009-06-05T15:12:06Z")
No. Years apart. Do you prefer one ocean to another? ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2009, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/1008 "2009-06-06T00:02:03Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > No. Years apart. > > Do you prefer one ocean to another? Yes, I prefer the Pacific Ocean above all others. Home of my beloved Hawaii and lots of other interesting islands. Anything on for the weekend? ---
**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:** [June 6, 2009, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/1009 "2009-06-06T01:24:51Z")
Yes. My eldest sister’s 50th birthday party, which will include a lot of family and friends and ought to be fun. Also, my eldest son’s baseball game, a trip to the library, and my niece and nephew over for a sleepover with our boys. Do you have a sibling at least 50 years old? ---
**Author:** ![EpicNonsense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c37758/32.png) [@EpicNonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EpicNonsense)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2009, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/1010 "2009-06-06T12:12:47Z")
No siblings. Without looking, could you type this question without making any errors? ---
**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:** [June 6, 2009, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/1011 "2009-06-06T13:28:12Z")
> [@EpicNonsense](#): > > No siblings. > > Without looking, could you type this question without making any errors? ::typing with eyes closed :: Without looking ,could you type this sentence without making errors? Uh, almost. Have you ever temporarily lost your vision? ---
**Author:** ![EpicNonsense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c37758/32.png) [@EpicNonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EpicNonsense)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2009, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/1012 "2009-06-06T22:11:42Z")
Never, fortunately. I’d go nuts if I lost my vision. Ever lost use of any other senses? ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2009, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/1013 "2009-06-07T16:10:39Z")
Daily, when I fall asleep 😉 Otherwise no. Do you really enjoy music? ---
**Author:** ![Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Skald\_the\_Rhymer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skald_the_Rhymer)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2009, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/1014 "2009-06-07T20:26:06Z")
> [@WormTheRed](#): > > Daily, when I fall asleep 😉 Otherwise no. > > Do you really enjoy music? Yes. Have you ever kissed a person of the same sex as yourself? ---
**Author:** ![EpicNonsense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c37758/32.png) [@EpicNonsense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EpicNonsense)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2009, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/1015 "2009-06-07T23:07:28Z")
No… Ever had sex with a person within 24 hours of meeting them? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/1016 "2009-06-08T01:17:24Z")
> [@EpicNonsense](#): > > Ever had sex with a person within 24 hours of meeting them? Within 24 hours of first physical (heh!) meeting, but we had been corresponding and phoning for a while before we laid eyes (and other body parts) on each other. Do you often attempt wordplay in your posts? ---
**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:** [June 8, 2009, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/1017 "2009-06-08T02:29:58Z")
Sometimes, but I’m not smart enough to do it often. Did you have a good weekend? ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/1018 "2009-06-08T02:35:18Z")
No, it was beautiful weekend and I didn’t play any golf. I am on the disabled list, elbow. Have you ever come really close to dieing? by car accident or otherwise medical situation? My mother cheated death 4 times before succumbing to a cerebral hemorrage. ---
**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:** [June 8, 2009, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/1019 "2009-06-08T03:01:15Z")
The closest I’ve probably come was last summer, when two of my sons and I were swimming off the Outer Banks and got caught in a rip tide. We had a few anxious moments but made it back to shore safely. It was pretty scary, though. Have you ever been present in the same room for the birth of a child? ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2009, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/1020 "2009-06-08T11:12:36Z")
Other than my own, no. Do you use an electric toothbrush? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836.md?page=50) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836.md?page=52)