# The "I've Never" Game (Game in Progress) **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [November 18, 2008, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ive-never-game-game-in-progress/473226 "2008-11-18T02:07:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 45
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ive-never-game-game-in-progress/473226/881 "2008-12-12T22:12:22Z")
Oh God…I think I’m going to have to avoid the thread until this stomach flu passes…see y’all in 24 hours, I hope! ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Sofis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Sofis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sofis)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ive-never-game-game-in-progress/473226/882 "2008-12-12T22:17:49Z")
I once ate a slimy, disgusting mollusc **that I believe was a non-oyster** (a clam or a mussel or whatever - I’m pretty sure it wasn’t described as an oyster). I do not intend to repeat this experience. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ive-never-game-game-in-progress/473226/883 "2008-12-12T22:19:07Z")
**Nope.** And they just look gross. ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ive-never-game-game-in-progress/473226/884 "2008-12-12T22:34:24Z")
I’ve eaten Mussels and I didn’t like it much, but never an Oyster. So I’ll keep this 'pick. ---
**Author:** ![NAF1138](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/naf1138/32/3245_2.png) [@NAF1138](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NAF1138)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ive-never-game-game-in-progress/473226/885 "2008-12-12T22:59:01Z")
**Yes, yes I have eaten an oyster.** It wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t great. I would do it again, but I don’t know that I would pay for it. ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ive-never-game-game-in-progress/473226/886 "2008-12-12T23:01:57Z")
@WhyNot : yes, raw oysters are still alive. In fact, the best way to ascertain whether the oyster you’re about to gulp down is bad and will give you food poisoning is to pour a few drops of lemon juice on the edge of the goo. If the mucus, I mean oyster instantly retracts, it’s still alive and good to eat. If it doesn’t move, it’s dead, and since you have no idea how long it’s been dead, you’d better not eat it. Or, you could just not eat any of the disgusting things, ever. They taste like semen anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ive-never-game-game-in-progress/473226/887 "2008-12-12T23:02:46Z")
**I’ve eaten some gross things, but never an oyster.** ---
**Author:** ![Sofis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Sofis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sofis)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2008, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ive-never-game-game-in-progress/473226/888 "2008-12-12T23:11:47Z")
> [@Kobal2](#): > > They taste like semen anyway. Now that gives me an idea. Maybe I should save my planned statement for my next turn and go with something less effective but more interesting this time. ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ive-never-game-game-in-progress/473226/889 "2008-12-13T00:34:10Z")
**Yes, I’ve eaten oyster,** and it tastes petty much like semen. But my mom & dad seem to like it, so I ate it with them “every” recent new-years I spent with them (which is quite a few n/y ago). ---
**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:** [December 13, 2008, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ive-never-game-game-in-progress/473226/890 "2008-12-13T00:34:44Z")
\*\*Oysters Rockefeller are delicious. Oysters done with any other preparation are not. \*\* ---
**Author:** ![fisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/da6949/32.png) [@fisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fisha)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ive-never-game-game-in-progress/473226/891 "2008-12-13T00:57:49Z")
Once. I was unimpressed. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ive-never-game-game-in-progress/473226/892 "2008-12-13T01:32:01Z")
**I had raw oysters once. They were… meh.** ---
**Author:** ![AllWalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@AllWalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllWalker)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ive-never-game-game-in-progress/473226/893 "2008-12-13T02:23:44Z")
**Nah.** They never have pearls in them (like in the cartoons) but they don’t try to chomp down on your hand (again, like in cartoons). They are just too boring\* to eat. \*says me, whose toothpick collection is embarassingly large. ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ive-never-game-game-in-progress/473226/894 "2008-12-13T02:53:54Z")
:eek: Am I seriously the only one playing who likes shooters??? If that is so, I must be sure to go out and over-indulge on them soon… ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Sensitive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ive-never-game-game-in-progress/473226/895 "2008-12-13T07:23:30Z")
**Not one for seafood much of the time, but shellfish freak me out** ---
**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:** [December 13, 2008, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ive-never-game-game-in-progress/473226/896 "2008-12-13T16:18:10Z")
**Jragon** , you may post your next Never. ---
**Author:** ![erleichda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/4da419/32.png) [@erleichda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erleichda)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ive-never-game-game-in-progress/473226/897 "2008-12-13T17:46:34Z")
**Yes, I have eaten oysters.** ---
**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:** [December 13, 2008, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ive-never-game-game-in-progress/473226/898 "2008-12-13T17:55:56Z")
oops- wrong thread! ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2008, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ive-never-game-game-in-progress/473226/899 "2008-12-13T20:25:41Z")
Does the game end after round three, or does it keep going until one person is left with all the toothpicks? ---
**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:** [December 13, 2008, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ive-never-game-game-in-progress/473226/900 "2008-12-13T20:28:59Z")
> [@Justin\_Credible](#): > > Does the game end after round three, or does it keep going until one person is left with all the toothpicks? I think it will be over after round 3, but if not, the one with the most toothpicks will win. Minor tweak in the original rules, but I think we’d go on forever if not. 😛 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ive-never-game-game-in-progress/473226.md?page=44) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ive-never-game-game-in-progress/473226.md?page=46)