# I Have, I Have Never

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-i-have-never/834837>\
**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\
**Page:** 32

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**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:** [September 19, 2019, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-i-have-never/834837/621 "2019-09-19T13:14:22Z")

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True and true(but it’s been years).

I have read every original(Gardner) Perry Mason story and you have not.

I have never shot a deer and you have.

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**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 19, 2019, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-i-have-never/834837/622 "2019-09-19T14:40:32Z")

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True and false.

I can recite the alphabet in reverse order in less than ten seconds, and you can’t.

I can’t hold a note for more than ten seconds, and you can.

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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:** [September 20, 2019, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-i-have-never/834837/623 "2019-09-20T05:47:24Z")

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True and true.

I can spell antidisestablishmentarianism in less than ten seconds, and you can’t.

I have never held a gun and you have.

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**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:** [September 21, 2019, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-i-have-never/834837/624 "2019-09-21T13:56:54Z")

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False - that’s a cinch, and true.

I got thirteen inches of rain this week, and you did not.

I have never had my house flooded, and you have.

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**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:** [September 21, 2019, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-i-have-never/834837/625 "2019-09-21T14:03:09Z")

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True and true

I’ve seen the Eagles in concert and you have not.

I’ve never been part of a TV studio audience 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:** [September 21, 2019, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-i-have-never/834837/626 "2019-09-21T14:30:41Z")

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True and true.

I have played the kazoo in a concert, and you have not.

I have not played the trumpet in a concert, and you have.

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**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 21, 2019, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-i-have-never/834837/627 "2019-09-21T14:34:40Z")

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True and false

I have memorized the soliloquy from Hamlet, and you have not.

I have never starred in a school play, 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:** [September 21, 2019, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-i-have-never/834837/628 "2019-09-21T19:32:12Z")

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False and true.

I have tap danced on stage and you have not.

I have never been in a fire 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:** [September 22, 2019, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-i-have-never/834837/629 "2019-09-22T13:45:01Z")

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False and false.

I have taken yoga classes and you have not.

I have never done a handstand, and you have.

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**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 22, 2019, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-i-have-never/834837/630 "2019-09-22T15:22:28Z")

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True and false

I can recite the contents of various lists, including the 7 deadly sins, 7 virtues, 6 journalistic questions, 7 dwarves, 7 castaways on Gilligan’s Island, and their real names, etc, and you can’t.

I have never lost a game of Trivial Pursuit, 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:** [September 23, 2019, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-i-have-never/834837/631 "2019-09-23T00:32:18Z")

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True and true.

I have exhibited and sold my art in a gallery and you have not.

I have never saved anyone’s life 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:** [September 30, 2019, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-i-have-never/834837/632 "2019-09-30T17:35:34Z")

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True and (possibly) true. (Long story)

I have helped move furniture in the past week, and you have not.

I have never played bridge, and you have.

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**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 30, 2019, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-i-have-never/834837/633 "2019-09-30T18:37:05Z")

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True and true

I have already gotten my flu shot this year and you have not

I have not had blood drawn in the last six months 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:** [September 30, 2019, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-i-have-never/834837/634 "2019-09-30T23:48:14Z")

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False and true.

I have had a complete physical exam in the past week, and you have not.

I have not eaten jelly or preserves in the past year, 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:** [October 3, 2019, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-i-have-never/834837/635 "2019-10-03T19:43:33Z")

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True and false.

I have been called “Mom” by toddlers who weren’t mine, and you have not.

I have not eaten a doughnut in the past year, and you have.

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**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:** [October 3, 2019, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-i-have-never/834837/636 "2019-10-03T20:10:11Z")

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True and true

I have made home made coffee syrups, and you have not.

I have never made jams or preserves, 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:** [October 3, 2019, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-i-have-never/834837/637 "2019-10-03T20:42:39Z")

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True and true.

I have grown eggplants and you have not.

I have never learned to do my work from another person, and you have.

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**Author:** ![thorny\_locust](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thorny_locust/32/431_2.png) [@thorny\_locust](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thorny_locust)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2019, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-i-have-never/834837/638 "2019-10-04T12:22:31Z")

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False, and partially true. (A whole batch of different people, not all of them in person; plus trial and error.)

I have been in a house for sale that caught fire while the realtor showed it to me, and you have not.

I have never binge watched a TV show\*, and you have.

(though I have an appointment to do so this winter, so I’d better get that one in while it’s true)

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**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:** [October 4, 2019, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-i-have-never/834837/639 "2019-10-04T12:39:37Z")

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True and true

I have claimed curbside treasures during my community’s ‘junk pickup day’ and you have not

I have never worn a clown costume 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:** [October 4, 2019, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-i-have-never/834837/640 "2019-10-04T13:11:49Z")

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False and true.

I have carved a pumpkin and lit a candle inside it, and you have not.

I have not been in a car accident in 38 years, and you have.

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