# I Have, I Have Never

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**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [May 31, 2019, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-i-have-never/834837 "2019-05-31T17:43:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Post date:** [June 19, 2019, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-i-have-never/834837/221 "2019-06-19T18:09:09Z")

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True and True (one of the few times I have ever been in a church was for an Easter service. 1978 I believe)

I have flown a kite within the last year and you have not.

I have never been to South America and you have.

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**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:** [June 19, 2019, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-i-have-never/834837/222 "2019-06-19T18:28:05Z")

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True and True.

I have swum in the Mediterranean and you have not.

I don’t have a younger sibling and you do.

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**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2019, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-i-have-never/834837/223 "2019-06-19T21:08:19Z")

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> [@panache45](#):
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> True and True.
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> I have swum in the Mediterranean and you have not.
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> I don’t have a younger sibling and you do.

True and true.

I have walked on the roof of my house and you have not (walked on the roof of yours).

I do not wear house slippers and you do.

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**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:** [June 19, 2019, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-i-have-never/834837/224 "2019-06-19T21:16:53Z")

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True and true.

I have won a raffle, and you have not.

I have not won a lottery, and you have.

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**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:** [June 20, 2019, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-i-have-never/834837/225 "2019-06-20T05:28:33Z")

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True and false.

I have owned a stick shift car and you have not.

I have never gone fishing and you have.

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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 20, 2019, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-i-have-never/834837/226 "2019-06-20T05:39:21Z")

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True and true.

I hate driving stick, and you do not.

I don’t really care for fishing, either, and you do.

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**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\
**Post date:** [June 20, 2019, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-i-have-never/834837/227 "2019-06-20T12:41:20Z")

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true and true

I received an email from Rodney Dangerfield, and you have not.

I have never seen Barbra Streisand perform live, and you have.

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**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:** [June 20, 2019, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-i-have-never/834837/228 "2019-06-20T13:57:34Z")

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True and true.

I have played violin, viola and cello, and you have not.

I have never played string bass, and you have.

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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 20, 2019, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-i-have-never/834837/229 "2019-06-20T13:58:14Z")

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True and false.

I will be having dinner at a seafood restaurant tonight, and you will not.

I have never been to Boise, Idaho, and you have.

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**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:** [June 20, 2019, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-i-have-never/834837/230 "2019-06-20T15:19:45Z")

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True and false.

I have dressed as a pregnant nun, and you haven’t.

I have never been to a rap concert, and you have.

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**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-i-have-never/834837/231 "2019-06-21T01:24:51Z")

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> [@panache45](#):
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> True and false.
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> I have dressed as a pregnant nun, and you haven’t.
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> I have never been to a rap concert, and you have.

True and false.

I have been on more than five cruises and you have not.

I have never taken a foreign language class and you have.

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**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:** [June 21, 2019, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-i-have-never/834837/232 "2019-06-21T09:36:05Z")

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True and true.

I have worn bifocals and you have not.

I have never drunk scotch and you have.

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**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:** [June 21, 2019, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-i-have-never/834837/233 "2019-06-21T14:03:42Z")

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False and false.

I have knit something as a gift, and you have not.

I have never crocheted anything, and you have.

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**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-i-have-never/834837/234 "2019-06-21T14:12:03Z")

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true and false (there’s a difference between “knit” and “crochet”?)

I’ve eaten gator jumbo and you have not.

I’ve never eaten frog legs and you have.

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**Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-i-have-never/834837/235 "2019-06-21T14:28:14Z")

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> [@Knowed\_Out](#):
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> true and false (there’s a difference between “knit” and “crochet”?)
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> I’ve eaten gator jumbo and you have not.
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> I’ve never eaten frog legs and you have.

Yes, there’s a difference. The former is done with knitting needles, the latter with a crochet hook.

True (though I have eaten gator pate’) and false.

I’ve seen all of the Marx Brothers movies, and you haven’t.

I haven’t seen all of the MCU movies, and you have.

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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 21, 2019, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-i-have-never/834837/236 "2019-06-21T16:49:32Z")

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True. I can’t think of any I have watched, but it’s possible I have seen one or more long ago. There is no way I have seen all of them. And False. I had to google “MCU” to realize I have seen some of them.

I have successfully trapped rats in my residence and you have not.

I have never sang on stage, and you have.

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**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:** [June 21, 2019, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-i-have-never/834837/237 "2019-06-21T16:52:00Z")

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True and true (and it’s “sung”).

I went to my Senior Prom with someone NOT of my preferred gender and you did not.

I have never eaten brains (e.g. calf brains) and you have.

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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 21, 2019, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-i-have-never/834837/238 "2019-06-21T16:58:31Z")

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> [@panache45](#):
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> True and true (and it’s “sung”).

Apologies. I should have learned when you wrote “swum” upthread and I had to look it up to be sure you were correct. (And you were)

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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 21, 2019, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-i-have-never/834837/239 "2019-06-21T17:33:16Z")

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True and true.

I have a favorite NASA astronaut, and you do not.

I have never read a book on a Kindle or similar gadget, and you have.

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**Post date:** [June 21, 2019, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-i-have-never/834837/240 "2019-06-21T17:36:19Z")

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True and false.

I have never eaten at a fast food chain and you have.  
I have played a church organ and you have not.

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