# Never Have I Ever! **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 26, 2009, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever/501075 "2009-06-26T15:40:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 20
**Author:** ![Kingspades](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecae2f/32.png) [@Kingspades](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kingspades)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2009, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever/501075/381 "2009-07-22T20:33:06Z")
My birthday’s in May, so it’s toward the end of the schoolyear, but often a school day. I used to try to always take my birthday off from work, but vacation days are always spoken for lately (I’d rather spend a week at the beach anyhoo). **School & work for this birthday boy**. My thumb is brown, crisp and wilted; ain’t nothin’ green about it. And yet hope springs eternal. **I’ve killed some houseplants in my day**. ---
**Author:** ![tesseract](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bb73d2/32.png) [@tesseract](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tesseract)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2009, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever/501075/382 "2009-07-22T23:11:04Z")
Catching up: \*\*I have been to Vegas. I have met 3 of 4 of my grandparents. I have shopped at Wal-Mart. I have owned a houseplant. I have gone to school and work on my birthday. \*\* ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2009, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever/501075/383 "2009-07-23T02:32:15Z")
> [@WormTheRed](#): > > **Never Have I Ever worked or attended school on my birthday** > > **Never Have I Ever owned a houseplant** **I’ve been to both work & school on my birthday. One year I did BOTH school & work on my birthday.** **Funny enough, I just watered my houseplants before sitting down to look up this thread. (A few of my plants are in terminal condition just now. ☹** ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2009, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever/501075/384 "2009-07-23T03:11:34Z")
\*\*Worked and went to school on several birthdays. Despite majoring in horticulture, I can’t manage to keep a houseplant alive. I forget about them.\*\* ---
**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:** [July 23, 2009, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever/501075/385 "2009-07-23T15:16:48Z")
Jeez. I do everything you all mention. I think working or going to school on a birthday was one of the items last time we played, wasn’t it? \*\*Worked/schooled on my birthday. Have maintained a veritable forest of house plants over the years.\*\* ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2009, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever/501075/386 "2009-07-23T22:00:50Z")
Yep, I’m a youngin. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever/501075/387 "2009-07-24T14:03:14Z")
\*\*I have attended work/school most years on my birthday. I love houseplants, and currently have five\*\*. ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever/501075/388 "2009-07-24T14:39:58Z")
OK people, I’m gonna start blasting out 3 statements at a time now: **Ellen Cherry** says: **Never HAve I Ever seen the TV-show American Idol** **Which I have done, several times, but never by choice.** **Avarie537** says: **Never Have I Ever recieved a ticket/citation** **Check on that too. No way you can live in d/t Reykjavik, have a car and not get a ticket from time to time.** And **Kingspades** says: **Never have I ever been without a living great-grandparent.** (If you have any grandparents left alive now = green, none alive = red) **I’ve got two left!** ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever/501075/389 "2009-07-24T14:55:11Z")
**I have seen American Idol I have recieved a traffic citation. and I have have been without any grandparents and great grandparents.** but are you talking about Grandparents or Great-Grandparents? All my great grandparents were dead before I was born. Both Grandfathers were dead before I was born. My maternal grandmother died when I was 9. My paternal grandmother died when I was 21. My mother died when I was 24. 24 yrs later, my Dad is doing very well at age 88. ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever/501075/390 "2009-07-24T14:57:55Z")
I misread it as grandparents… guess I’ll have to change my answer ☹ ---
**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:** [July 24, 2009, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever/501075/391 "2009-07-24T15:11:01Z")
**Never Have I Ever seen the TV-show American Idol** **Never Have I Ever recieved a ticket/citation** And **Kingspades** says: **Never have I ever been without a living great-grandparent.** American Idol- **watched the auditions once.** Tickets: **Guilty as charged.** Great-grandparents… Coincidence, yes!!! Well, since I never met my grandparents (died long before I was born- my paternal gradfather was born 100 years exactly before me!), \*\*I never ever met my great-grandparents \*\* ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever/501075/392 "2009-07-24T15:17:34Z")
**I’ve watched “American Idol” exactly once.** **I’ve got a citation once for carrying an open container (beer can) in a public park.** Never got a traffic ticket though. **All my grandparents are gone.** ---
**Author:** ![runcible\_spoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9fc29f/32.png) [@runcible\_spoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/runcible_spoon)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever/501075/393 "2009-07-24T15:17:35Z")
\*\*I’ve never seen American Idol either (nor harbor any desire to) And I’ve never gotten a ticket (no car, remember?) But, I’ve been without great-grandparents. Actually, I’m relatively sure I’ve never had a living great-grandparent, unless there was some overlap as a tot\*\* ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever/501075/394 "2009-07-24T15:23:45Z")
> [@The New and Improved Superman](#): > > **I’ve watched “American Idol” exactly once.** > > **I’ve got a citation once for carrying an open container (beer can) in a public park.** Never got a traffic ticket though. > > **All my grandparents are gone.** Did you miss these two: Mahaloth - Never worked or attended school on my birthday Notfrommensa - Never owned a house plant Or did I miss your answers? ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever/501075/395 "2009-07-24T15:41:30Z")
> [@WormTheRed](#): > > Did you miss these two: > > Mahaloth - Never worked or attended school on my birthday > Notfrommensa - Never owned a house plant > Or did I miss your answers? Psssst…Wormie, check out post 383. ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever/501075/396 "2009-07-24T16:15:17Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Psssst…Wormie, check out post 383. Sorry, Super! I missed them completely! ---
**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:** [July 24, 2009, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever/501075/397 "2009-07-24T16:24:23Z")
**I’ve watched “American Idol” several times,** but my wife and eldest son are much bigger fans than me. **I have received some traffic tickets.** **All of my grandparents are gone, alas.** ---
**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:** [July 24, 2009, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever/501075/398 "2009-07-24T16:28:24Z")
\*\*I have seen a couple episodes of American Idolt. I have received several traffic tickets. I am currently without living great-grandparents.\*\* ---
**Author:** ![Kingspades](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecae2f/32.png) [@Kingspades](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kingspades)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2009, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever/501075/399 "2009-07-24T16:57:33Z")
**I watched a few episodes of “American Idol” back in its first season**. **SeptemberDay** ’s always been more fond of it than I have. It’s been a very long time, **but I have received a couple of tickets**. One was for rear-ending someone at the end of an interstate off-ramp twelve years ago. We’d both already come to a stop and the car ahead of me started to pull out into traffic. I was looking over my shoulder to see if I could merge in as well and thus didn’t see that the car ahead had stopped suddenly. The other was six years ago when I was working as a courier. I parked for four minutes in a fire line to make a delivery and was nailed during those four minutes. My family lives a long time. I knew all four of my great-grandmothers and one of my great-grandfathers: Dad’s dad’s dad. Now at age 33 I have one great left: Mom’s mom’s mom, who is 102, completely out of her mind and strong as an ox. ---
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2009, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever/501075/400 "2009-07-25T03:52:42Z")
_sigh_ Bye worms. \*\*I have seen a few episodes of Idol. I’ve gotten a speeding ticket. My great-grandparents are long dead. I only knew my Granny’s mother and she died when I was 3 or 4.\*\* [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever/501075.md?page=19) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever/501075.md?page=21)