# Stuff that never happens to you. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 25, 2010, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-that-never-happens-to-you/547913 "2010-07-25T02:44:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2010, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-that-never-happens-to-you/547913/21 "2010-07-26T14:59:27Z")
> [@NetTrekker](#): > > I hear a lot about how stress wears people down and makes them susceptible to physical illness. Even though I can fairly easily get pretty stressed, especially from work pressure, I do not tend to get sick very often from it. If/when I am extremely stressed and experience physical symptoms, it’s usually a sore throat. If stress/worry/anxiety causes things like migraines, ulcers and heart disease, thankfully it hasn’t happened to me so far. I’ll go one step farther and say I’ve never been stressed at all. I don’t even know what stress feels like. Often I find myself going for positions that are fast-paced and generally perceived as stressful (I like being busy), and during interviews, I have a hard time answering questions about how well I handle stress without sounding completely full of shit. The answer is I don’t. Stress is not something that I experience. This doesn’t mean I’ve not been in what others would consider stressful situations, or that I don’t understand or appreciate high pressure, just that I don’t get stressed about it. Quarter and year end around here, everybody loses their shit, and I’m the only one who’s like, “Hey, what’s everybody so up in arms about?” It’s not that I don’t care either, because I do, I just feel fine instead of stressed. And it’s not just my work life, either. I don’t experience stress in my personal life either, at all. I’m pretty sure that means I have some form of autism, or something. > [@Hades](#): > > I hear some babies and see some phones when out at the movies, but they’ve \*\*\*never \*\*\*been obnoxious enough that it detracts from the theater experience. Lucky duck. I’ve actually had to get out of my seat and tell kids to shut up. I haven’t had to do this in years (my best guess is this has a lot to do with where I live[d]), and last time I did, a stranger seated near me leaned over and said “Thank you.” That felt nice, because it confirmed in my mind that it wasn’t just me being a cranky old battle axe. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2010, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-that-never-happens-to-you/547913/22 "2010-07-26T15:03:30Z")
> [@Hampshire](#): > > I remember someone on these boards asking if the “Item getting stuck in a vending machine” scenario was real or just something made up in the movies. > They said in their entire lifetime they had never had something get stuck nor seen anybody get an item stuck. > That blew my mind. I’ve never had an item get stuck in a vending machine, either. I’ve also never been in a “real” fight (a couple scuffles in elementary school, but that’s it. Nothing as an adult or even a teenager.) Realted to the above, I was never the victim of bullying post elementary school, nor did I know or see anyone who was. When I was a kid, there was a couple of other kids who bullied pretty much everyone (hence the couple scuffles,) but once we all got to junior high and high school, I guess they realized it was stupid? I don’t remember anything beyond the occasional name-calling when I was a teen, and that was sporadic, and never to me. Certainly no one getting shoved into lockers, or getting wedgies or swirlies, or even merciless verbal tauniting. I always assumed the type of bullying you saw in TV and movies was made-up for the sake of the plot, and no one really had that done to them. Then I heard about it really happening to people, and not just “back in the day”, but to people my own age (I went to highschool in the late 90’s.) Weird. I mean…the teachers’ didn’t stop the bullies? Or give them suspensions after the fact or something? How could they get away with actual physical violence? Baffling… ---
**Author:** ![Angel\_of\_Doubt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7cd45c/32.png) [@Angel\_of\_Doubt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_of_Doubt)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2010, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-that-never-happens-to-you/547913/23 "2010-07-26T20:58:03Z")
I’ve never had the traditional “will you marry me?” proposal (although I’ve been married) Waah!!! Oh well. ---
**Author:** ![Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sleeps_With_Butterflies)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2010, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-that-never-happens-to-you/547913/24 "2010-07-26T22:15:26Z")
I’ve seen workplace bullying mentioned a few times on the board and I’ve never witnessed anything like that. Naturally I’ve worked in places where there are people who don’t like one another, but I’ve never seen actual bullying happen in a workplace. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2010, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-that-never-happens-to-you/547913/25 "2010-07-26T22:27:47Z")
I’ve never been in a romantic relationship on Valentine’s Day. I’m not sure whether I should be disappointed or relieved. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2010, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-that-never-happens-to-you/547913/26 "2010-07-26T22:30:17Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > > [@NetTrekker](#): > > > > I hear a lot about how stress wears people down and makes them susceptible to physical illness. Even though I can fairly easily get pretty stressed, especially from work pressure, I do not tend to get sick very often from it. If/when I am extremely stressed and experience physical symptoms, it’s usually a sore throat. If stress/worry/anxiety causes things like migraines, ulcers and heart disease, thankfully it hasn’t happened to me so far. > > I’ll go one step farther and say I’ve never been stressed at all. I don’t even know what stress feels like. Often I find myself going for positions that are fast-paced and generally perceived as stressful (I like being busy), and during interviews, I have a hard time answering questions about how well I handle stress without sounding completely full of shit. The answer is I don’t. Stress is not something that I experience. This doesn’t mean I’ve not been in what others would consider stressful situations, or that I don’t understand or appreciate high pressure, just that I don’t get stressed about it. Quarter and year end around here, everybody loses their shit, and I’m the only one who’s like, “Hey, what’s everybody so up in arms about?” It’s not that I don’t care either, because I do, I just feel fine instead of stressed. > > And it’s not just my work life, either. I don’t experience stress in my personal life either, at all. I’m pretty sure that means I have some form of autism, or something. I hate stress so much. I’m like you, I don’t experience it but that’s a pretty big problem. Stressed out assholes always think less of you when you’re not showing signs of stress. Apparently, it means you don’t care enough. ---
**Author:** ![longPath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bb73d2/32.png) [@longPath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/longPath)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2010, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-that-never-happens-to-you/547913/27 "2010-07-26T22:39:50Z")
I have been a TV repair guy for nearly 20 years. Mostly I do house calls. I have never had a client offer sexual favours in trade. ---
**Author:** ![descamisado](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@descamisado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/descamisado)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2010, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-that-never-happens-to-you/547913/28 "2010-07-26T22:41:24Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > > [@Sunspace](#): > > > > > [@FriarTed](#): > > > > > > I never wait on two lovely shapely ladies at work. They never say “You’re cute. Wanna party?” I never look at the lack of any other business, think “Why not?” and shut the store down, and we never go off to have wild monkey sex that would make Caligula blush. > > > > > > Is it because I’m not cute enough? > > > > I think the “Friar” title might be a little off-putting. 🙂 > > You can imagine how much worse I’m doing. I’m doing alright. ---
**Author:** ![Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bb73d2/32.png) [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sleeps_With_Butterflies)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2010, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-that-never-happens-to-you/547913/29 "2010-07-26T22:54:09Z")
> [@longPath](#): > > I have been a TV repair guy for nearly 20 years. Mostly I do house calls. I have never had a client offer sexual favours in trade. Tell the absolute truth… if someone offered you to take it out in trade and they were reasonably attractive, would you? ---
**Author:** ![Algher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Algher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Algher)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2010, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-that-never-happens-to-you/547913/30 "2010-07-26T22:55:34Z")
> [@longPath](#): > > I have been a TV repair guy for nearly 20 years. Mostly I do house calls. I have never had a client offer sexual favours in trade. Graduate School Admissions Officer for 5 years with a private office and the real decision making power was in my pen. Not once did I have a potential student make me an offer. ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2010, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-that-never-happens-to-you/547913/31 "2010-07-26T23:16:02Z")
My life is one endless parade of extremely improbably events and I have never figured out why. If you can name it, it probably really happened to me in some version. I even won the equivalent of a large lottery and once found myself at school in my underwear. I never had anyone cheat on me though and I never have either. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2010, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-that-never-happens-to-you/547913/32 "2010-07-26T23:19:38Z")
Something similar to this scene from **Monkey Business** Groucho: Are you the floorwalker? I want to register a complaint. Captain: What’s the matter? - Groucho: Matter enough. You know who sneaked into my stateroom at 3 a.m.? Captain: Who did that? - Groucho: Nobody, and that’s my complaint. I’m young. I want gaiety, laughter, ha-cha-cha. I wanna dance. [Singing] I wanna dance till the cows come home Never been hit on by anyone I’d want to hit back, if you know what I mean and I think you do. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2010, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-that-never-happens-to-you/547913/33 "2010-07-26T23:23:07Z")
> [@Askance](#): > > Despite travelling at least once a year over 35 years - so I’d guess something like 200-300 flights - I have never had an airline lose or significantly damage any item of my luggage, nor that of anyone travelling with me. Nothing. Same here. Twice the luggage was delayed on the way home, and they brought it, though they knew where it was so no problems. Only once did it get delayed when I was not heading home, and that was when the flight I was supposed to be on got cancelled, and I hopped on another one with seconds to spare. And the luggage arrived that night - late, but that night. That’e over about 40 years of flying. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2010, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-that-never-happens-to-you/547913/34 "2010-07-26T23:36:05Z")
> [@longPath](#): > > I have been a TV repair guy for nearly 20 years. Mostly I do house calls. I have never had a client offer sexual favours in trade. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![InterestedObserver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@InterestedObserver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InterestedObserver)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2010, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-that-never-happens-to-you/547913/35 "2010-07-26T23:57:48Z")
I’ve never had any significant issues with my mail delivery OR with the SS survivor benefits I (as a widow) and my kids get. But I hear ALL THE TIME about how awful these “government run, socialist programs” are…Hmmm. (even from my own mother, who is on SS and Medicare and has no complaints about HER benefits…but she buys into the whole theory 😕) I can still mail a letter for, what is it now? 50 cents or so? and I have NEVER not had something arrive or not gotten something sent to me via the USPS. Never. What a deal, imo. Check the rates of the private sector services. And our benefits (the money my late husband paid in over his working life, lest any interpret it as “welfare”) arrive on time every month. Never had a problem. Very efficient, imo. About the only things I can think of. I HAVE witnessed loud, rude people and/or their children in movie theaters, people trying to touch my pregnant belly, and any number of other common complaints. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Woo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7c8e57/32.png) [@Dr.Woo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Woo)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-that-never-happens-to-you/547913/36 "2010-07-27T00:27:03Z")
I’ve never been called for jury duty. I’ve had a driver’s license since 1969 (most of the time in the same state), been registered to vote since 1972, own a house, have a automobile registered, all that stuff. They must somehow know I’d be a shitty jury member. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-that-never-happens-to-you/547913/37 "2010-07-27T01:54:04Z")
> [@Silver\_Fire](#): > > > [@longPath](#): > > > > I have been a TV repair guy for nearly 20 years. Mostly I do house calls. I have never had a client offer sexual favours in trade. > > ☹ Yeah, you must not have ever repaired Silver Fire’s TVs. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-that-never-happens-to-you/547913/38 "2010-07-27T02:04:14Z")
If you weren’t married I’d give you a “TV” to “repair”. I was just wondering with a friend the other day if those things actually happen to pizza delivery guys, package delivery guys, repairmen, etc. We decided probably not. I have also never been called for jury duty. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-that-never-happens-to-you/547913/39 "2010-07-27T02:42:01Z")
> [@tr0psn4j](#): > > I hate stress so much. I’m like you, I don’t experience it but that’s a pretty big problem. Stressed out assholes always think less of you when you’re not showing signs of stress. Apparently, it means you don’t care enough. Soul brother! _Fist Pump_ Anecdote Zone: So in the middle of some super urgent thing, this one frenetic woman became downright snippy with me when my response to her hyper-stressed lunacy was a laid back “Okay.” She said something along the lines of, “This needs to happen now is what I’m trying to impress upon you.” Is what she’s trying to impress upon me! As if I didn’t understand the immediacy because I wasn’t losing my shit like she was. My response was something like “I’ll do what I can, and if they give us what we want, they give us what we want, and if they don’t, they don’t.” In hindsight, that kind of response may have seemed flippant, and perhaps confirmed the suspicions she had about me not taking things seriously. As a saving grace, I got what we needed before the deadline. Not by some sheer coincidence, mind you, but because I busted my ass. I guess my lack of apparent stress meant she needed to “impress upon” me the urgency. So fast forward to maybe a few months later. Long story short, this same fuckface was forced to come into direct and involved contact with the work I do, and marveled at how much I do in how little time. She asked me some annoying and asinine question regarding whether or not my work was always this hectic and complex, with such unreasonably tight deadlines. Yes. Yes, it is. I somehow manage to have its seriousness “impressed upon” me without her help, and do far more then she admittedly could without help. It was nice to see her eat her words, but it’s still annoying that for some, you’re not perceived as serious unless you’re a panicky maniac. But then, it’s even nicer to know that those types of morons aren’t the people who affect anything I need. ---
**Author:** ![longPath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bb73d2/32.png) [@longPath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/longPath)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2010, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-that-never-happens-to-you/547913/40 "2010-07-27T03:10:58Z")
> [@Sleeps\_With\_Butterflies](#): > > > [@longPath](#): > > > > I have been a TV repair guy for nearly 20 years. Mostly I do house calls. I have never had a client offer sexual favours in trade. > > Tell the absolute truth… if someone offered you to take it out in trade and they were reasonably attractive, would you? I’d run the other way soo fast. Or maybe I’d steal a kiss and we’d dqnce until dawn or until your husband came home. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-that-never-happens-to-you/547913.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-that-never-happens-to-you/547913.md?page=3)