# 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:** 59
**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:** [August 14, 2019, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/1164 "2019-08-14T21:39:24Z")
Yes, I have sung [sic] on stage… many times, in our local Gay Men’s Chorus. And danced too (we have a professional choreographer). HYE acted on stage? ---
**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:** [August 15, 2019, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/1165 "2019-08-15T04:36:38Z")
Yes, in both high school and college (including leading roles in _Charley’s Aunt_ and _The Seagull_). HYE seen a Chekhov play? ---
**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:** [August 15, 2019, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/1166 "2019-08-15T11:13:08Z")
Yes, I’ve seen _The Cherry Orchard_ and _Uncle Vanya._ Didn’t like them as much as Ibsen. HYE seen a Gilbert & Sullivan operetta (live or otherwise)? ---
**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:** [August 15, 2019, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/1167 "2019-08-15T12:40:10Z")
Yes, I saw a production of ‘Pirates’ on DVD HYE picked fruit fresh off the tree or bush and eaten it? ---
**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:** [August 15, 2019, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/1168 "2019-08-15T13:54:57Z")
Yes, apples, peaches and lots of blackberries. HYE caught a butterfly in a net? ---
**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:** [August 15, 2019, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/1169 "2019-08-15T17:25:11Z")
No, but I’ve seen many fly by or light on nearby bushes and plants. HYE seen the underside of a gecko’s foot?: [Gecko - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gecko#/media/File:Gecko_foot_on_glass.JPG) ---
**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:** [August 15, 2019, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/1170 "2019-08-15T21:08:07Z")
Yes, I’ve seen similar photos. They are amazing creatures. When I was on Maui, a gecko shared my hotel room with me. Have you ever gone out to walk/play in the rain, just for fun? ---
**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:** [August 15, 2019, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/1171 "2019-08-15T23:17:12Z")
Yes. Back when I was in high school, my friends and I would play a game of football on rainy days. We used the high school field, where grass had difficulty growing due to use by the school teams and gym classes, so things got pretty muddy in the rain. These “Mud Bowls,” as we came to call them were great fun, but I don’t think our parents liked them much. Have you ever received an upgrade on an aircraft or hotel room, or when renting a car? ---
**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:** [August 16, 2019, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/1172 "2019-08-16T04:02:00Z")
Aircraft, no, but yes as to hotel rooms and car rentals. Not often, but it’s happened. HYE had to fly with an unhappy small child? ---
**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:** [August 19, 2019, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/1173 "2019-08-19T06:07:50Z")
I recall being on a flight from London (LHR) to Toronto (YYZ) that had a screaming baby. Thing is, that Baby didn’t scream when Dad was walking and carrying it. The minute Dad sat down, Baby screamed again, and wouldn’t stop until Dad got up, carrying Baby, and started walking. Poor Dad; he pretty much walked from London to Toronto, up one aisle of the 747, and down the other, over and over, just to keep Baby quiet. Have you ever toured a commissioned Navy ship (any Navy)? ---
**Author:** ![atimnie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atimnie/32/11_2.png) [@atimnie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atimnie)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2019, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/1174 "2019-09-03T03:17:19Z")
No, but I did tour a decommissioned sub at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, back when it was still free admission. Have you ever visited a house you grew up in years later? ---
**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:** [September 3, 2019, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/1175 "2019-09-03T09:52:06Z")
Yes, in fact 32 years after leaving home, I moved back to help take care of my parents. Now they’re gone but I’m still here, with my husband. Have you ever lived in a house with a picket fence? ---
**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:** [September 3, 2019, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/1176 "2019-09-03T13:38:39Z")
No, but I lived in a house that had a stockade fence with one side painted white. Have you ever canned veggies grown in your own garden? ---
**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:** [September 3, 2019, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/1177 "2019-09-03T13:48:20Z")
Oh yes, many many times as a kid… including jams and jellies. HYE grown your own pumpkin? ---
**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:** [September 9, 2019, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/1178 "2019-09-09T20:55:54Z")
No, but my neighbour grew pumpkins for years. It was fun to look over the fence and watch them grow over the summer. Have you ever grown peppers of any kind? ---
**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:** [September 10, 2019, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/1179 "2019-09-10T00:01:50Z")
Yes.100s maybe 1000s of peppers. My location is particularly well suited to pepper cultivating. Have you ever made pepper sauce? ---
**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:** [September 15, 2019, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/1180 "2019-09-15T07:45:57Z")
No, but I will ask a friend who does do that sort of preserving if she can make me a jar, out of the peppers that I grow. They’re plenty hot, and so far, I only use them in chili. Have you ever been inside a media office or studio (newspaper, TV station, radio station, or similar)? ---
**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:** [September 15, 2019, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/1181 "2019-09-15T13:04:12Z")
I’ve been inside TV stations. As a kid, I was on TV a few times, playing violin, both as a soloist and part of ensembles. I was also on a local spelling bee. And since 1995, I’ve sung in our local Gay Men’s Chorus on TV many times. I’ve also been inside the offices of the _New York Times._ Was offered a job there, which I turned down. Have you ever cut down a full-size tree? ---
**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:** [September 15, 2019, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/1182 "2019-09-15T13:45:31Z")
Many, many times. The first house I bought was on a plot of unimproved land. I took down dozens of trees (mostly locusts), burned the small limbs and stacked the rest. When I finished the last tree I could fell safely, I hired a guy to take down the last few remaining. HYE water skied ---
**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:** [September 15, 2019, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941/1183 "2019-09-15T16:21:00Z")
Many, many times. Almost daily as a teenager (during the summer) . It’s been awhile though. At least 15 years Have you ever had a doghouse on your property? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941.md?page=58) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-you-ever/807941.md?page=60)