# 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:** 41
**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:** [December 26, 2018, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/803 "2018-12-26T07:05:44Z")
Yes. I volunteer in the school libraries. I go and talk to the kids about a new public library in the area. Sometimes we do crafts or I read to the younger grades. Speaking of libraries, HYE looked into the genealogy room at your local library? ---
**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:** [December 26, 2018, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/805 "2018-12-26T07:49:46Z")
Wut?? ---
**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:** [December 26, 2018, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/806 "2018-12-26T08:01:02Z")
**Beck** , I don’t know if **Chan** looked at the rules of the game. **Chan** , this game is easy. You answer the “Have You Ever” question posed by the last poster (preferably in the affirmative, though “no but close enough” answers are allowed), along with a bit of explanation. Let’s continue: > [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Speaking of libraries, HYE looked into the genealogy room at your local library? No, but a cousin of mine is fascinated by genealogy. Thanks to him, and his reports to us on his findings, we can trace our roots back a few hundred years. Have you ever waited until the 26th (or later) to open a Christmas gift? ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2018, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/807 "2018-12-26T08:43:05Z")
No, I have enough trouble waiting for the 25th. Waiting another day would be problematic. HYE hosted a New Year’s Eve party? ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2018, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/808 "2018-12-26T10:44:57Z")
**Moderator Note** For those who are confused about these: > [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Wut?? > [@Spoons](#): > > **Beck** , I don’t know if **Chan** looked at the rules of the game. HYE spammed the SDMB? Chan: Yes. HYE posted nonsense to a thread to try to evade spam filters? Chan: Yes. HYE had your posts wished away to the cornfield? Chan: Yes. Carry on. ---
**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:** [December 26, 2018, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/809 "2018-12-26T11:12:53Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > HYE hosted a New Year’s Eve party? No, but we had some nice New Year’s Eve parties at my grandparents’ house. At the stroke of midnight, we not only said “Happy New Year”, but “Happy birthday, Uncle Cliff!” (We used to joke that he believed the fireworks were for him.) Have you ever read a Star Trek novel? ---
**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:** [December 26, 2018, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/810 "2018-12-26T16:44:49Z")
Oh, yes, many. My favorites are probably \*Dark Mirror \*by Diane Duane and _Imzadi_ by Peter David. HYE written fanfic? ---
**Author:** ![EscAlaMike](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/escalamike/32/4177_2.png) [@EscAlaMike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EscAlaMike)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2018, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/811 "2018-12-26T17:33:10Z")
Yes, oddly enough, I wrote a Star Trek: TNG short story when I was probably 11 or 12 years old. I still have it. It’s a bit amusing to read it now, but I would be way too embarassed to show it to anyone not related to me. My younger brother got ahold of it at some point and wrote his own “commentary” in the margins. HYE done cosplay? ---
**Author:** ![Alpha\_Twit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alpha_twit/32/265_2.png) [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2018, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/812 "2018-12-26T17:42:16Z")
Yes, sort of. I was at a gaming convention @ Southern Illinois University Carbondale (GO SALUKIS!). My traveling companions just needed a warm body to fill a Red Clearance Troubleshooter costume and I ended up in it for about half a day. HYE played the RPG _Paranoia_? ---
**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:** [December 26, 2018, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/813 "2018-12-26T19:50:15Z")
> [@engineer\_comp\_geek](#): > > **Moderator Note** > > For those who are confused about these: > > HYE spammed the SDMB? Chan: Yes. > HYE posted nonsense to a thread to try to evade spam filters? Chan: Yes. > HYE had your posts wished away to the cornfield? Chan: Yes. > > Carry on. Thank you. ---
**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:** [December 26, 2018, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/814 "2018-12-26T20:18:39Z")
> [@Alpha\_Twit](#): > > HYE played the RPG _Paranoia_? Nope. Had to google it to even know what it was. Have you ever flown somewhere and back 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:** [December 26, 2018, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/815 "2018-12-26T22:37:31Z")
No, fortunately. Air travel is 'way too unpredictable for me ever to try that. HYE been on the Concorde? ---
**Author:** ![backsidejohnny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/backsidejohnny/32/280_2.png) [@backsidejohnny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/backsidejohnny)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2018, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/816 "2018-12-27T20:31:39Z")
No. HYE been in a DeLorean? ---
**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:** [December 27, 2018, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/817 "2018-12-27T20:53:10Z")
Yes, back in the very early eighties cruising with a bud down Hollywood Blvd…which reminds me: HYE been to the original Frederick’s Of Hollywood? ---
**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:** [December 28, 2018, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/818 "2018-12-28T07:27:12Z")
Yes. I was visiting LA with a girl, and she wanted to go to Frederick’s. So we did. That’s all I’ll say about that. Have you ever driven your car to a place three or fewer blocks away? ---
**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:** [December 28, 2018, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/819 "2018-12-28T08:20:40Z")
Yes. Used to pick my MIL up and take her next door to her daughters house. She wasn’t able maneuver her scooter over the gravel road they lived on. I always thought it was stupid, but I did as asked. HYE been wheelchair bound for a length of time? ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2018, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/820 "2018-12-28T08:56:48Z")
Well, I was immobilized, but didn’t have a wheelchair. A few years ago, when I awoke with sudden spinal stenosis, I was unable to be on my feet more than a couple of minutes at a time. Now I have two walkers and I’m up to 5 minutes. Big difference. HYE been on an Alaskan cruise? ---
**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:** [December 28, 2018, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/821 "2018-12-28T12:18:19Z")
Yes. I took my son on a cruise up the inside passage. It was a blast. HYE been on a Caribbean cruise? ---
**Author:** ![Alpha\_Twit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alpha_twit/32/265_2.png) [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2018, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/822 "2018-12-28T13:37:17Z")
I’ve never been on any kind of cruise. Have you refused to watch any of _The Pirate’s of the Caribbean_ movies on general principal? ---
**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:** [December 28, 2018, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/823 "2018-12-28T15:39:14Z")
No, I’ve watched. Not really my thing. I feel you have an opinion to share. HYE compromised your principles in favor of just keeping the peace? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941.md?page=40) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941.md?page=42)