# Is this abnormal?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-abnormal/100370>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 27, 2002, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-abnormal/100370 "2002-03-27T13:48:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![Beastal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Beastal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beastal)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2002, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-abnormal/100370/1 "2002-03-27T13:48:11Z")

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I am a 19 year old male, and I have never had a headache in my life (I still have no idea what they actually feel like), and I have never had the flu in my life either. Sometimes it will arise in conversation and someone will say to me “you know how sometimes when you get a really bad cold and your muscles ache, you joints ache…”… and I have no idea what they are talking about.

Is this abnormal?

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**Author:** ![UDS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecae2f/32.png) [@UDS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UDS)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2002, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-abnormal/100370/2 "2002-03-27T14:10:50Z")

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Well, it’s unusual. But in your position I’d consider myself lucky, not abnormal.

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**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2002, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-abnormal/100370/3 "2002-03-27T14:26:37Z")

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Have you ever been hurt? Have you ever been in a serious accident where ever one else was injured but you survived without a scratch? Just checking.

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**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2002, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-abnormal/100370/4 "2002-03-27T14:38:05Z")

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> \*Originally posted by ShibbOleth \*  
> \*\*Have you ever been hurt? Have you ever been in a serious accident where ever one else was injured but you survived without a scratch? Just checking. \*\*

Damn! Beat me to the punch.

–Cliffy

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**Author:** ![roadrunner70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@roadrunner70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roadrunner70)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2002, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-abnormal/100370/5 "2002-03-27T14:43:57Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Beastal \*  
> \*\*I am a 19 year old male, and I have never had a headache in my life \*\*

Be patient son, she’s coming… 😃

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**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2002, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-abnormal/100370/6 "2002-03-27T14:46:27Z")

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Hey, Just to give you a head start Elijah is the bad guy! He is not your friend!  
Beware! Beware!

I have heard of a few people who don’t get headaches. Have you ever gotten drunk then hungover? Did you ever meet my ex? You’d probably get one then.

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**Author:** ![Beastal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Beastal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beastal)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2002, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-abnormal/100370/7 "2002-03-27T16:29:05Z")

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> \*Originally posted by superbee \*  
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> Be patient son, she’s coming… 😃 \*\*

Hahaha… gold!