# 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:** 23
**Author:** ![Mr\_Zox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Mr\_Zox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Zox)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2018, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/443 "2018-07-14T21:38:58Z")
Nope. Have you ever gone white-water rafting? (not canoe, not kayak, etc.; raft) ---
**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, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/444 "2018-07-14T23:54:04Z")
**Looks like it’s time for a reminder of the thread rules (below). To summarize, plain “No” answers aren’t acceptable.** > [@Spoons](#): > > As the OP who has been following the thread, I’ll modify things a bit to allow for “no, but I’ve done something close enough.” > > For example, “Have you ever milked a goat?” could (IMHO) be adequately answered by, “No, but I raised goats on my Dad’s farm and won prizes for them at the county fair.” That’s fine, and it displays a knowledge of caring for goats; close enough. But if the answer was, “No, but I’m a breeder of purebred cocker spaniels,” that would be unacceptable, as it has no bearing on the question involving goats. > > My intention in asking for “Yes” things that normal people would reasonably have done, was to avoid game-killers like “Have you ever walked on the Moon?” or “Have you ever flown like Superman?” or similar. Let’s keep it to experiences that normal people could reasonably have experienced, or close enough. > > Of course, if we were to be joined by a poster who did claim to walk on the Moon, and that poster turned out to be Buzz Aldrin in real life, I don’t think we could argue with that. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![CharmaChameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@CharmaChameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CharmaChameleon)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2018, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/445 "2018-07-15T00:14:11Z")
(Noted, gkster. So I’ll go with Mr. Zox’s question.) No. I have skinned a good number of game fish, though; it was never particularly enjoyable, but cooking and eating them was almost always. HYE had at least one toenail removed (for example to mitigate “toenail fungus” or such) from each foot during the same surgery? ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2018, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/446 "2018-07-15T04:44:34Z")
No, but I _have_ accidentally broken off an entire toenail. It was late at night, I was walking barefoot, and my left pinkie toe caught the stand of a fan. OUCH. Have you ever watched the Star Wars films in Machete Order (IV, V, II, III, VI)? ---
**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 16, 2018, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/447 "2018-07-16T14:28:54Z")
No. Have you ever written fan fiction (regardless of whether you published it or not)? ---
**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 16, 2018, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/448 "2018-07-16T16:29:04Z")
> [@gkster](#): > > …(Thanks Elendil’s Heir, the Grand Canyon is now on my list of must-sees)… Excellent! Please PM me once you’ve seen it. > [@Dendarii\_Dame](#): > > No… Please have another look at post 442. Yes, I have written fanfic for _Star Trek_, Sherlock Holmes and _LOTR_. Always fun, even if not great literature. You read more than five works of fanfic? ---
**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:** [July 16, 2018, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/449 "2018-07-16T16:51:46Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Excellent! Please PM me once you’ve seen it. > Please have another look at post 442. > > Yes, I have written fanfic for _Star Trek_, Sherlock Holmes and _LOTR_. Always fun, even if not great literature. > > You read more than five works of fanfic? Yes. If I haven’t read every single _Pretender_ fanfic out there, it isn’t for lack of trying. Have you ever been mentioned in someone else’s fiction by name? ---
**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 16, 2018, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/450 "2018-07-16T18:03:47Z")
Yes, I was mentioned in a syndicated fictional TV show. HYE eaten more than three hot dogs in one sitting? ---
**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 16, 2018, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/451 "2018-07-16T19:53:14Z")
Possibly four, but I don’t have a specific recollection of doing so and wouldn’t swear to it. HYE sneaked food or drinks into a movie theater? Or better yet, alcohol? ---
**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 16, 2018, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/452 "2018-07-16T21:31:42Z")
Yes for food. I never took alcohol, but my friend would, and he was glad to share with us. Have you ever done your own oil change on your car? ---
**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:** [July 16, 2018, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/453 "2018-07-16T22:02:53Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Yes for food. I never took alcohol, but my friend would, and he was glad to share with us. > > Have you ever done your own oil change on your car? Never. Tried it once on a power washer, and the damn thing never worked again. HYE refrained from responding to one of these threads because–although you wanted to answer the question–couldn’t come up with a good one to add at the end? ---
**Author:** ![Mr\_Zox](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Mr\_Zox](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Zox)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2018, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/454 "2018-07-16T22:47:00Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > HYE refrained from responding to one of these threads because–although you wanted to answer the question–couldn’t come up with a good one to add at the end? Yes, depending on just what you mean by “one of these threads”. If that included “Baker’s Dozen” then I only too often find the current “topic” is something I know nothing about. HYE thrown out food because it wasn’t what you thought it would be, based on its name? ---
**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:** [July 17, 2018, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/455 "2018-07-17T15:33:00Z")
I went to a truck stop back in Jersey(My Beloved’s family reunion) and ordered the “Rueben”. What I got 45 minutes later was cold roast beef, lettuce that smelled like it had been marinated in piss, a dab of catsup, all served on un-grilled white bread. I asked the waitress for a bag, put the “Rueben” in the bag and handed it back to her saying “Would you mind throwing this away for me?”. Have you ever gotten a pleasant surprise at a restaurant? ---
**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 17, 2018, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/456 "2018-07-17T15:46:27Z")
Yes, palate cleansers or _amuse-bouches_ that I didn’t expect at some very nice restaurants. Have you ever paid more than $50 for a glass of wine? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2018, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/457 "2018-07-17T15:55:24Z")
Yes, a couple of times. I have also paid that much for a glass of beer (Utopias) Have you ever danced to a Cajun waltz? ---
**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 17, 2018, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/458 "2018-07-17T16:40:39Z")
Yes, Cajun/Zydeco is pretty popular here in Southeast Texas. Have you ever had homemade boudain? ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2018, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/459 "2018-07-17T17:13:57Z")
Yes! In NOLA at JazzFest where we hung out at the Cajun/Zydeco stage. Have you ever eaten food so spicy you couldn’t finish it? ---
**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 17, 2018, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/460 "2018-07-17T17:14:26Z")
No, in fact I just looked it up: [Boudin - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boudin) ETA: Also no. I like things spicy. I can conceive of food being so spicy I couldn’t finish it, but have never actually tasted any. HYE read a John Irving novel? ---
**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 17, 2018, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/461 "2018-07-17T17:23:07Z")
_The World According to Garp_ and _The Hotel New Hampshire_, but I wasn’t really impressed by either. Have You Ever ducked, covered and rolled? ---
**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 18, 2018, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/462 "2018-07-18T05:01:16Z")
Not as a drill, but I’ve taken cover in air raid shelters during air raid alerts in Israel in the Yom Kippur war. Have you ever tried a recipe that didn’t work? (I’m usually a good cook but the Quaker Oats meatloaf recipe defeated me; it turned out slimy :eek:) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941.md?page=22) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941.md?page=24)