# Never have I ever \[Game in Progress\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [April 8, 2009, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever-game-in-progress/492454 "2009-04-08T23:37:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 19
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2009, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever-game-in-progress/492454/361 "2009-04-29T14:50:49Z")
subtle squidsheet there, Wormie. šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2009, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever-game-in-progress/492454/362 "2009-04-29T14:53:03Z")
**Iā€™ve been in a relationship that lasted longer than three months.** ---
**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2009, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever-game-in-progress/492454/363 "2009-04-29T14:56:09Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > subtle squidsheet there, Wormie. > > šŸ˜‰ At least he didnā€™t black us out ā€¦ or delete us from existence entirely! _sob_ Well, weā€™re just wild ā€˜nā€™ crazy gals, **ITD** ā€¦ weā€™ve done it _all_. ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2009, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever-game-in-progress/492454/364 "2009-04-29T15:38:57Z")
**Iā€™ve been in two that lasted longer than three months. My (former) marriage, and my current relationship.** ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2009, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever-game-in-progress/492454/365 "2009-04-29T16:49:20Z")
> [@Ellen\_Cherry](#): > > At least he didnā€™t black us out ā€¦ or delete us from existence entirely! _sob_ > > Well, weā€™re just wild ā€˜nā€™ crazy gals, **ITD** ā€¦ weā€™ve done it _all_. Youā€™re right-- we are! We should wear our elimination with pride! or something like that. ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2009, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever-game-in-progress/492454/366 "2009-04-29T16:50:51Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > Youā€™re right-- we are! We should wear our elimination with pride! > or something like that. Whatever floats your boat galsā€¦ whatever floats your boat šŸ™‚ ---
**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:** [April 29, 2009, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever-game-in-progress/492454/367 "2009-04-29T17:02:26Z")
**Iā€™ve been in several relationships that lasted longer than three months.** ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2009, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever-game-in-progress/492454/368 "2009-04-29T17:27:37Z")
Iā€™ve never been in a relationship that lasted longer than three months. Though not for lack of trying. And since **Worm** was wondering, Iā€™m exactly 32 years old. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2009, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever-game-in-progress/492454/369 "2009-04-29T18:11:19Z")
Iā€™ve been married to the same wonderful woman for two months shy of 38 years. Does ā€œmarriageā€ count as a relationship? šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2009, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever-game-in-progress/492454/370 "2009-04-29T18:17:28Z")
> [@WormTheRed](#): > > By ā€œgain no pointsā€ I mean that even if everyone answers yes to my statements, I still donā€™t get any. > > All squids will be thrown out into the sea, be abandonded, left to fend for themselves, and so on. > > Hence, the only advantage will be that the earlier you go, the surer you are of making your awesome third round statement. Hmmm. I protest this scorekeeping, as inherently unfairā€¦ not to say silly. Since I go in 10th place, seems to me that I donā€™t need to (get to) make a third round statement at all, regardless of earlier outcome. Also, since people drop out in mid-round 2, they have no points left to give those whose turn is later in the round. That is, the people who went first were able to get squids from the late lamented **Ivory** and **Ellen** , but since Iā€™m last, I had no such points from them second round. Live and learn. Next time this game is offered, if I donā€™t have an early position, I ainā€™t playing. Iā€™m not happy with games where the person who makes the first play, wins. Borrrrrrring. A more fair and reasonable scoring system would be to (1) allow people to go negative, (2) give positive points for round 3, and (3) just track total points at end of game rather than having people drop out. ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2009, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever-game-in-progress/492454/371 "2009-04-29T18:49:07Z")
Protest duly noted, I agree with it, and it should be given due consideration for next time. Itā€™s the same way it was played last time and I just didnā€™t think that much about changing the rules with regards to that. [bold]Chronos[/bold]. No offence meant with my question, just wondering. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2009, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever-game-in-progress/492454/372 "2009-04-29T20:09:07Z")
Oh, none taken. Iā€™ve just led a very sheltered life in some ways. ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2009, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever-game-in-progress/492454/373 "2009-04-29T23:24:25Z")
Ok, letā€™s keep going. Still with the original rules. Next game, letā€™s use \*\*CKā€™s \*\*suggestions as it makes things a lot fairer! But now onto **Mahaloth** : **Never have I ever believed in Santa, even as a small child.** **And I must say the same.** Icelandic christmas customs didnā€™t really include a Saint Nick wearing red. So I just got my gifts from the ordinary places šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2009, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever-game-in-progress/492454/374 "2009-04-30T00:28:05Z")
It looks like Iā€™m the third to fall after the last question. ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2009, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever-game-in-progress/492454/375 "2009-04-30T01:28:10Z")
Being Jewish, no, I never believed in Santaā€¦ nor ever had any parent try to tell me otherwise. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2009, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever-game-in-progress/492454/376 "2009-04-30T01:44:20Z")
I wish I could answer that one- Also Jewish, no Santa. In fact, i used to tell teh mall Santas that I didnā€™t believe in them. ---
**Author:** ![kittenblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba8739/32.png) [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2009, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever-game-in-progress/492454/377 "2009-04-30T02:25:01Z")
\*\*Iā€™ve somehow managed to be in a couple relationships that lasted more than 3 months I fervently believed in Santa for a while\*\* Is there a link to the last time the game was played that might explain what all these numbers mean in the squidsheet? I canā€™t figure the logic or the pattern. Are high scores better than low scores? How does the number of squids correspond to the numbers in each box, and the different colors? Am I the only girl left? Are you targeting the girls for elimination? Why are people getting eliminated? ---
**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:** [April 30, 2009, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever-game-in-progress/492454/378 "2009-04-30T02:29:17Z")
\*\* Yes, I believed in Santa when I was a little kid. \*\* Donā€™t recall exactly when I stopped believing. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2009, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever-game-in-progress/492454/379 "2009-04-30T02:35:32Z")
As a kid, I had solid empirical proof of the existence of the Tooth Fairy, and I figured if she existed, Santa was a lot more plausible than her anyway. Go free, my little squiddies! Swim out to deep waters, and be happy! ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2009, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever-game-in-progress/492454/380 "2009-04-30T03:51:03Z")
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