# Have You Ever...? **URL:** \ **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\ **Page:** 22
**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:** [July 7, 2018, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/423 "2018-07-07T13:04:40Z")
[😕 “filker”? – the definition is right there, but …?] ---
**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:** [July 8, 2018, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/424 "2018-07-08T06:29:24Z")
> [@gkster](#): > > Have you ever witnessed a crime? Yes, a few. Mostly bar fights, but police were called, and the fighters were escorted out in handcuffs. Criminal charges followed. Have you ever adopted a stray animal? ---
**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:** [July 8, 2018, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/425 "2018-07-08T06:55:22Z")
Many, my best story is the just ran over ( by car) cat. I stopped to help, and he died in my arms. I took him home and buried him in my flower bed. I even have a little stone with his name ‘Freeway Ghost’ painted on it. Best cat I ever owned. Have you ever sat on or rode on an Elephant? ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2018, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/426 "2018-07-08T13:52:36Z")
No, but my grandson has (on a trip to the circus). Have You Ever climbed to the top of a mountain? ---
**Author:** ![Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heffalump_and_roo/32/7691_2.png) [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2018, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/427 "2018-07-08T14:53:38Z")
Yes. It wasn’t a super high mountain and there were walkways to get to the top, but I got to the top. The view was beautiful. Have you ever gone skinny dipping (on a beautiful moon filled night for bonus points)? ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2018, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/428 "2018-07-08T15:19:14Z")
Yes, and there aren’t enough bonus points in the world to cover it! We were three couples, had to walk along a railroad trestle to get to a wide spot in the river with a grassy bank, did some general teenage goofy stuff, and then separated by couples to have a private swim. All done on a spur of the moment decision while just driving around. That night could be the basis for a great '70s coming-of-age movie, if you know what I mean 🙂 Have you ever ridden in a cart(or other wheeled conveyance) pulled by an animal other than a horse? ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2018, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/429 "2018-07-10T13:47:54Z")
No. Have you ever memorized a poem for school? ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2018, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/430 "2018-07-10T13:52:53Z")
Yes. The Raven. Have you ever almost been hit by a car because the driver was breaking the law? ---
**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:** [July 10, 2018, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/431 "2018-07-10T15:48:58Z")
Yes, several times, both as a pedestrian and as a driver. Mostly idjits running red lights or not being careful as they made turns. Never hit yet, fortunately (knock on wood). HYE seen a vehicle get crushed in a junkyard? ---
**Author:** ![CharmaChameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@CharmaChameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CharmaChameleon)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2018, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/432 "2018-07-11T04:27:19Z")
Nope. It was a fine car, but it was a total wreck. HYE watched a sunset less than an hour before the first full moon of the cycle became evident? ---
**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:** [July 11, 2018, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/433 "2018-07-11T19:14:19Z")
Yes, vacationing on a small island in the Philippines we saw a magnificent sunset and then a beautiful full moon. Have you ever seen the Grand Canyon? (Is it worth the trip from the East Coast? My dad saw it as a young man on a train from CA to the Midwest and said that it was one of the most impressive sights of his life) ---
**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:** [July 12, 2018, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/434 "2018-07-12T13:59:56Z")
Only from an airplane at 10,00 feet, so that’s not really seeing it. HYE broken something valuable that was borrowed? ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2018, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/435 "2018-07-13T15:11:36Z")
No. Have you ever made a gift for someone? ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2018, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/436 "2018-07-13T16:57:40Z")
Yes, many times, for Madame P. and for friends and family. Most of them were appreciated. Have You Ever mowed a lawn with a non-motorized push mower? ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2018, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/437 "2018-07-13T17:41:11Z")
Yes, I have. Once. I have never been so tired in my life as I was afterward. Have you ever seen all the Best Picture nominated movies for a year before the Oscars broadcast? ---
**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:** [July 13, 2018, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/438 "2018-07-13T17:50:18Z")
No, not even close. Have you ever walked on stilts? ---
**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:** [July 13, 2018, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/439 "2018-07-13T19:02:44Z")
Yes, when I was a kid, my dad made a set for my sisters and me. I was never very good at walking on them, though. Yes, **gkster** , yes, a thousand times yes: if you ever have the chance to see the Grand Canyon in person, you should. Even the most awesome photographs don’t nearly do it justice. It really is spectacular! Have you ever given travel advice to another Doper? ---
**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:** [July 14, 2018, 5:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/440 "2018-07-14T05:35:59Z")
Yes. Another Doper once asked about Waterton Lakes National Park. Since it’s not far from me, and I’m there a few times a year, I gladly advised on accommodations, things to do and see, and so on. Have you ever visited a national park outside your own country? ---
**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:** [July 14, 2018, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/441 "2018-07-14T14:19:19Z")
Yes, at least 2 dozen, (I didn’t expect it would be so many) in England, Scotland, Canada, Mexico, Japan, the Philippines and Israel. Oddly enough, the first park I thought of, Algonquin Park in Ontario, is not a national park (it’s provincial) while there’s another in Ontario, Rouge, that I’ve visited several times without knowing that it’s recently been declared a national park. (Thanks Elendil’s Heir, the Grand Canyon is now on my list of must-sees) HYE trapped any animal, for whatever reason? (we’re looking at our town’s Trap-Neuter-Return feral cat program) ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2018, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/442 "2018-07-14T14:29:11Z")
Yes, when I was about 12 or 13 I decided to make myself rich by trapping muskrats for fun and profit. That lasted maybe two months. Since then I trapped a few possums where I used to work because they kept getting into the warehouse and set off the motion-detector alarms. Have you ever skinned a mammal? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941.md?page=21) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941.md?page=23)