# Have You Ever...?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [February 1, 2018, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941 "2018-02-01T08:37:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2018, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/343 "2018-06-13T19:36:40Z")

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> [@Weast\_Weasel](#):
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> Have you ever laughed so hard, you threw up or coughed on your food/drink?

In the U.S.A.F. back in the late 70’s, high as a kite and full of nachos and cheap beer at a friend’s party…and an HBO Robin Williams concert comes on. 😃

Have you ever sneezed so hard your arms were in pain?

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**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2018, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/344 "2018-06-14T06:27:39Z")

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Whoops, we missed **Annie** ’s question:

> [@Annie-Xmas](#):
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> Ever cry at the news of a celebrity’s death?

I will admit to getting a little misty-eyed when I heard the news of Robin Williams’ death. Same for George Carlin.

> [@Czarcasm](#):
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> Have you ever sneezed so hard your arms were in pain?

Yes. I can sneeze like nobody’s business, thanks to otolaryngology problems and subsequent surgeries I had as a child. When I sneeze, it’s not just my arms, but my whole body that feels it. Some parts are actually pained; my arms might as well be among them.

Have you ever been to a professional sporting event outside your own country?

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**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2018, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/345 "2018-06-14T16:24:37Z")

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[Interrupt for FYI and invite to you’all: **[Thread Games: Have the kind “questions” within threads, and responses, become more personal?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=856802)** (X-post only in “Baker’s Dozen”.)

Carry on.]

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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2018, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/346 "2018-06-14T17:01:45Z")

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No, but I think it would be fun.

HYE watched an entire dance show (e.g. American Bandstand, Soul Train, Dance Fever) from start to finish?

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**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2018, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/347 "2018-06-14T17:04:49Z")

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> [@Cardigan](#):
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> No, but I think it would be fun.
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> HYE watched an entire dance show (e.g. American Bandstand, Soul Train, Dance Fever) from start to finish?

No. There are two things I hate: dancing and watching other people dance.

Have you ever ever ordered coffee from a barista in a bikini?

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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2018, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/348 "2018-06-14T17:08:16Z")

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No, but it sounds fun.

Have you ever taken a bow before an applauding audience?

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [June 14, 2018, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/349 "2018-06-14T17:20:31Z")

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> [@Cardigan](#):
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> No, but it sounds fun.
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> Have you ever taken a bow before an applauding audience?

Yes-When I co-chaired Orycon 30 I was forced at swordpoint(that’s my story and I’m sticking to it) to participate in a sketch at opening ceremonies. I played Capt. Kirk, had my shirt ripped off by alien women, overacted tremendously and bowed to an audience that greatly appreciated that it was over. BTW, if they are rushing for the exit does that count as a standing ovation?

Have you ever done something really stupid for a bar bet?

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**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/350 "2018-06-15T03:48:42Z")

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nm

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**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/351 "2018-06-15T03:59:11Z")

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> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#):
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> A
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> HYE had a broken bone?  
> Have you ever had stitches?

Yeah, both collarbones, and a raft of cracked ribs.  
With six surgeries in the past couple of years , Yeah I’ve had stitches.

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/352 "2018-06-15T04:04:19Z")

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Ahem!! We are missing something from the last poster.

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**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/353 "2018-06-15T04:04:33Z")

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> [@Procrustus](#):
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> No. There are two things I hate: dancing and watching other people dance.
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> Have you ever ever ordered coffee from a barista in a bikini?

Oh sure, like I could ever find a bikini that would fit me…

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**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/354 "2018-06-15T04:25:19Z")

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Hang on. We got a little out of sequence. Checking back, I see that **Czarcasm** ’s question is the current one:

> [@Czarcasm](#):
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> Have you ever done something really stupid for a bar bet?

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**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/355 "2018-06-15T04:45:01Z")

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Well, I’ve done something stupid for a free beer: I do a wicked good impression of they way that a gibbon (an arboreal ape) walks on its hind legs and I walked the length of the bar for a free beer. But then I do enjoy doing my Gibbon walk and educating those who see it in a little anthropology…

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 5:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/356 "2018-06-15T05:44:24Z")

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You gotta ask after you answer, Monkey.  
I will ask for you…

HYE asked a question you didn’t want answered?  
(Lawyer questions don’t count, Spoons)

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**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/357 "2018-06-15T06:39:34Z")

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HYE made love to a partner whose name you could not recall afterwards?

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 6:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/358 "2018-06-15T06:56:11Z")

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No

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**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/359 "2018-06-15T08:56:35Z")

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**Beck** , your question?

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**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2018, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/360 "2018-06-15T13:37:56Z")

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Needs an answer, of course.

HYE: Road on a roller coaster as an Adult?

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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:** [June 15, 2018, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/361 "2018-06-15T15:17:11Z")

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No, never been a fan of roller coasters. Some rides, but not roller coasters.

Unanswered from before: HYE asked a question you didn’t want answered?

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**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2018, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/362 "2018-06-18T06:35:00Z")

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Yes, the question reminds me of the painful breakup with my first boyfriend and asking him why he stopped loving me. So glad I’m not 21 any more.

HYE found something that you had given up for lost? (I did recently, can’t figure out how it reappeared)

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