# Never have I ever....

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever/763864>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 25, 2016, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever/763864 "2016-08-25T01:27:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever/763864/41 "2016-08-25T20:02:30Z")

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> [@Doctor\_Jackson](#):
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> Broken a bone while having sex with an ATM

Nice.

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**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever/763864/42 "2016-08-25T20:08:20Z")

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I’ve never menstruated.

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**Author:** ![I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/i_love_me_vol.i/32/521_2.png) [@I\_Love\_Me\_Vol.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_Love_Me_Vol.I)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever/763864/43 "2016-08-25T20:30:10Z")

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Some repeats here…

Seen a Harry Potter movie

Twittered or Tweeted or Twitted

Broken a bone

Gotten a speeding ticket

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**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever/763864/44 "2016-08-25T21:07:30Z")

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Owned or used a credit card.

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**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2016, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever/763864/45 "2016-08-25T21:09:11Z")

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> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#):
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> Driven a stick shift.

Never driven automatic.

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**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2016, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever/763864/46 "2016-08-26T00:29:45Z")

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FWIW, [we did this in 2011](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=635271).

So I’m 49. And I have never…

smoked anything.  
taken a recreational drug (other than alcohol).  
taken a prescription medicine. This includes pain killers.  
been in a vehicle wreck that was my fault.  
had anyone close to me die.  
broken a bone.  
owned an MP3 player.  
been in debt (other than a mortgage).  
been unemployed.  
been to a psychologist or psychiatrist.  
worn a watch.  
been to a beach.  
borrowed money from a friend, parent, or any other relative.  
received a tattoo or piercing.  
been on a cruise.  
eaten a tomato.  
worn jewelry (other than my wedding band).  
had major surgery.  
been downhill skiing.  
been to Mexico.  
been to Arizona, Vermont, South Carolina, Idaho, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, or South Dakota.

Guess I need to get out more. 😃

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**Author:** ![Filbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/filbert/32/3433_2.png) [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2016, 10:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever/763864/47 "2016-08-26T10:15:01Z")

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I have never:  
been to a wedding (aside from working at the reception),  
used a credit card (I’ve technically owned one as my bank kept sending me them unsolicited),  
smoked a cigarette,  
or attended a professional sporting event without being paid to do so.

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**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2016, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever/763864/48 "2016-08-26T11:55:31Z")

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I’ve never been to me.

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**Author:** ![snuffleupagus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e495f1/32.png) [@snuffleupagus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snuffleupagus)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2016, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever/763864/49 "2016-08-28T02:11:52Z")

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Never been camping  
Never been ice skating  
Never seen _Star Wars_  
Never owned a dog

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**Author:** ![krisolov](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/krisolov/32/3724_2.png) [@krisolov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/krisolov)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2016, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever/763864/50 "2016-08-28T02:39:21Z")

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Never seen the Pacific Ocean  
Never been in a fight as an adult  
Never played a casino game beyond slots  
Never been in jail  
Never been in a car wreck that was my fault

Done pretty much all the rest. I feel decadent.

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**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2016, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever/763864/51 "2016-08-28T05:58:02Z")

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I’ve never wiped my butt with a rock.

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**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\
**Post date:** [August 28, 2016, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever/763864/52 "2016-08-28T09:49:44Z")

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Watched a single episode of The Simpsons.  
Watched a single episode of Dallas.  
Texted anyone or anything.  
Caught any kind of bill fish in salt water.  
Driven a tractor/trailer rig.  
Owned or used a smart phone.

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**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2016, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever/763864/53 "2016-08-29T02:35:08Z")

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Met in person/ shook hands with a POTUS or SCJ  
Soloed in a plane.  
Gone sky diving.  
Been in a submarine that submerged with me on it.  
Seen in concert The Beatles, The Stones, Aerosmith, The Eagles, Springsteen, AC/DC, etc, etc.  
Driven an Astin Martin.  
Joined the Mile High Club.  
Won the Lottery.  
Had a Boss who was as loyal to me as I was to him/her.  
Had dinner at Windows on the World.  
Been in Alaska, The UK, Africa, Asia, Australia, or Antartica.  
Grown a plant that won first prize.  
Had a dog.  
Had a motorcycle.

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**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2016, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever/763864/54 "2016-08-29T04:58:56Z")

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Watched any ep of Dallas. I have even left my in-laws’ home because Dallas was about to start.  
Wanted to go rock climbing.  
Stepped out of an airplane while it was flying.

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**Author:** ![Sangahyando](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f14d63/32.png) [@Sangahyando](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sangahyando)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2016, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever/763864/55 "2016-08-29T08:07:50Z")

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Seen _Casablanca_ (am determined to avoid it – personal “baggage”).

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**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2016, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever/763864/56 "2016-08-29T08:17:01Z")

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> [@GargoyleWB](#):
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> Hunted

ditto

> [@AHunter3](#):
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> Never paid to attend a professional sporting event.

ditto

> [@SpoilerVirgin](#):
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> Picked up someone at a bar or party, nor had sex on the first date  
> Seen Caddyshack  
> Played bridge  
> Been in jail  
> Smoked  
> Owned an Apple product  
> Seen a chiropractor

ditto

> [@bibliophage](#):
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> Never gambled for real money and never bought a lottery ticket.

ditto

I have, however, been to me. I was a nice place to visit, but I wouldn’t want to live there.

I haven’t been to paradise.

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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:** [August 29, 2016, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever/763864/57 "2016-08-29T13:10:09Z")

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Never once texted or tweeted. Never had cable tv, been on a cruise, played poker with the guys, or eaten eggplant.

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**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2016, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever/763864/58 "2016-08-29T14:49:12Z")

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> [@Ethilrist](#):
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> Used drugs recreationally.

Me, neither.

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [August 29, 2016, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever/763864/59 "2016-08-29T14:56:22Z")

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[Had sex with a McChicken sandwich.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=803046)  
edited to add: serious answer-Eaten Korean food.

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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:** [August 29, 2016, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/never-have-i-ever/763864/60 "2016-08-29T15:15:57Z")

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> [@](#):
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> What common everyday things have you never done?

If we stick to the OP’s question, I’m having a hard time thinking of anything. Best I could come up with:

Hunted  
changed the oil in my car  
been admitted to a hospital  
watched a soccer game  
Yoga

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