# 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:** 8
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2009, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/141 "2009-03-22T22:37:23Z")
I don’t even have kids. Have you ever had a professional manicure? ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2009, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/142 "2009-03-22T23:01:18Z")
Yes. It’s awesome. Ever puke in public? ---
**Author:** ![Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sleeps_With_Butterflies)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2009, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/143 "2009-03-22T23:06:26Z")
Of course I have, I’ve been to college! Have you ever sang at karaoke? ---
**Author:** ![PopeJewish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@PopeJewish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PopeJewish)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2009, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/144 "2009-03-22T23:14:47Z")
of course, I live in Japan! do you wear a tie every day (or for women, a skirt?) ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2009, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/145 "2009-03-22T23:46:30Z")
No. I don’t ever remember wearing a tie, ever, though I’m sure I must have. Do you have any body or facial piercings? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/146 "2009-03-23T00:54:06Z")
> [@Aesiron](#): > > Do you have any body or facial piercings? Nope, just my ears. Do you enjoy reality TV? ---
**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 23, 2009, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/147 "2009-03-23T01:45:54Z")
Nope, hate it. Are you a Trekker? ---
**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 23, 2009, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/148 "2009-03-23T03:49:25Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Nope, hate it. > > Are you a Trekker? I watch the show (well, TNG- don’t like the new ones and can’t watch the old one anymore), but I don’t speak Klingon or own a phaser or anything. Have you slept with anyone remotely famous? ---
**Author:** ![rexnervous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e9c0ed/32.png) [@rexnervous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rexnervous)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/149 "2009-03-23T03:55:09Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Have you slept with anyone remotely famous? Not to my knowledge… Have you ever Googled your own name? ---
**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 23, 2009, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/150 "2009-03-23T03:58:42Z")
> [@rexnervous](#): > > Have you ever Googled your own name? Yup. The first few entries are my one and only Urban Dictionary entry, the standings in a local poker league I play in, my college fraternity’s alumni list, and the WCW Drinking Game. Have you ever checked an SO’s email or text messages on the sly? ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/151 "2009-03-23T12:11:21Z")
No. Do you do your own yardwork? ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/152 "2009-03-23T12:18:54Z")
Yardwork? That imples having a yard, which I don’t Are you a DIY kinda person? ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/153 "2009-03-23T12:28:36Z")
No. I can handle basic stuff involving a screwdriver, but “Contractor Dude” is on my speed dial. Do you create art? ---
**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 23, 2009, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/154 "2009-03-23T13:09:48Z")
There are some people who really like my creative writing, so I’ll say yes. Do you enjoy Baroque music (Bach, Handel, Boyce, Vivaldi, etc.)? ---
**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 23, 2009, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/155 "2009-03-23T13:14:23Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > There are some people who really like my creative writing, so I’ll say yes. > > Do you enjoy Baroque music (Bach, Handel, Boyce, Vivaldi, etc.)? Only Purcell and Vivaldi. Do you eat breakfast? ---
**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 23, 2009, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/156 "2009-03-23T13:19:39Z")
No, usually just have a small glass of OJ as I’m heading out the door. Do you have a picture of a loved one on your desk at work? ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/157 "2009-03-23T13:42:11Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > No, usually just have a small glass of OJ as I’m heading out the door. > > Do you have a picture of a loved one on your desk at work? Because I work from home, I often have my loved one himself on my desk! Have you ever operated heavy equipment? ---
**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 23, 2009, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/158 "2009-03-23T14:36:25Z")
> [@Kalhoun](#): > > Have you ever operated heavy equipment? Heavy equipment, No Regular farm tractor from 30 years ago, Yes Do you consider yourself a good driver? ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2009, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/159 "2009-03-23T14:47:32Z")
> [@J-P\_L](#): > > Do you consider yourself a good driver? Yes, but so does everybody else, so who knows? Is nutrition important to you? ---
**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 23, 2009, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836/160 "2009-03-23T15:12:16Z")
I’d say yes, although I don’t obsess about it. I take a daily multivitamin and maintain my weight. Do you like the feel of warm sand between your toes? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/get-to-know-each-other/489836.md?page=9)