# True or false **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [February 24, 2018, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-or-false/809507 "2018-02-24T23:42:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 77
**Author:** ![Alpha\_Twit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alpha_twit/32/265_2.png) [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2018, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-or-false/809507/1521 "2018-11-28T16:09:06Z")
False, in fact, I always considered it slightly creepy. TNP agrees with me that the Hershey’s Kiss [Christmas Bell](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HtSLF4vlrk) commercial is just annoying. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2018, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-or-false/809507/1522 "2018-11-28T17:21:35Z")
Well, I like it, but I love all things Christmas. I do think they may have dragged it out a few too many times, but as long as it sells… The Next Poster has received an orange in his/her stocking at some point in time. ---
**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:** [November 28, 2018, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-or-false/809507/1523 "2018-11-28T17:48:11Z")
I’ve got oranges on more than one occasion. TNP prefers peanuts to almonds ---
**Author:** ![edspellman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/58956e/32.png) [@edspellman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edspellman)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2018, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-or-false/809507/1524 "2018-11-28T21:55:35Z")
True. I’m not a peanut fan but will eat the occasional peanut M&M, eat them in Asian food, that’s about it. But eat handfuls of almonds, no thanks. TNP prefers grape jam to orange marmalade. ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2018, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-or-false/809507/1525 "2018-11-28T23:49:27Z")
True TNP likes peanut butter and jelly on toast. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2018, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-or-false/809507/1526 "2018-11-28T23:54:57Z")
True. Great breakfast with a cup of coffee. TNP has never lived on a dirt road. ---
**Author:** ![edspellman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/58956e/32.png) [@edspellman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edspellman)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-or-false/809507/1527 "2018-11-29T05:43:50Z")
True. (My wife recalls that a nearby crosstreet to her road, on Staten Island, used to be a dirt road, when she was younger. Not my experience in Jersey.) TNP has lived (not vacation) in a beachfront house or a houseboat. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-or-false/809507/1528 "2018-11-29T17:13:59Z")
False. Not even close. TNP has, this holiday season, already sung at least a portion of a holiday song aloud. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-or-false/809507/1529 "2018-11-29T17:26:07Z")
True. The store I work in is now opened Saturday nights from 6 to 11 p.m. When we opened the door last Saturday night, about a hundred people came in. A co-worker made a joke about “crazy holiday shoppers,” and I sang the entire song [The Holi-Daze](https://www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.php?thread=915711). The co-worker (and everyone listening) loved it! > [@](#): > > It’s that time of year again > That’s meant for peace and joy > But then your relatives descend like locusts > And people beat up strangers for a toy > > The season turns into a stressful nightmare > For every girl and guy > But we never let it get to us > Let us tell you why… > > We’re drinking our way through the holi-daze! > It’s a wonderful way to survive > When you’re losing your grip and it’s time to get ripped, > Somewhere in the world, it’s always after 5:00! > > We’re drinking our way through the holi-daze! > Pouring beer and vodka and wine > We’re drowning in cheer this time of the year > From Hanukkah to Auld Lang Syne! TNP has lived through at least one major hurricane ---
**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:** [November 29, 2018, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-or-false/809507/1530 "2018-11-29T17:26:54Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > True. The store I work in is now opened Saturday nights from 6 to 11 p.m. When we opened the door last Saturday night, about a hundred people came in. A co-worker made a joke about “crazy holiday shoppers,” and I sang the entire song [The Holi-Daze](https://www.broadwayworld.com/board/readmessage.php?thread=915711). > > Bill loved it! You left out TNP part. The thread will die here if you don’t come back. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-or-false/809507/1531 "2018-11-29T17:29:13Z")
I added an edit: TNP has lived through at least one major hurricane ---
**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:** [November 29, 2018, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-or-false/809507/1532 "2018-11-29T17:31:56Z")
> [@Annie-Xmas](#): > > I added an edit: TNP has lived through at least one major hurricane Thanks! and False. Never been close to a big one. TNP has been close to a tornado at least once. Real close. ---
**Author:** ![edspellman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/58956e/32.png) [@edspellman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edspellman)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2018, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-or-false/809507/1533 "2018-11-29T20:00:20Z")
False. Storms with high winds and rain but no tornado. TNP has been in a blizzard. ---
**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:** [November 30, 2018, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-or-false/809507/1534 "2018-11-30T13:54:26Z")
I had front row seats to the great blizzards of [1967](https://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/climate-weather/storms/10-biggest-snowstorms10.htm) and [1978](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Blizzard_of_1978) TNP has owned their own pair of roller skates ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2018, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-or-false/809507/1535 "2018-11-30T16:11:01Z")
True, a cousin handed down a much-used pair to me when I was about ten years old. Unfortunately, after being banned from the hardwood floors in the house, the only “paved” place to use them was our 8’ long front porch. The driveway, other walkways, and the road were all gravel. Fortunately there was a large azalea bush to cushion my frequent falls off the edge. None of these fancy roller blades you young’uns use either - they were real roller skates with a key! TNP has owned a surfboard. ---
**Author:** ![Alpha\_Twit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alpha_twit/32/265_2.png) [@Alpha\_Twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alpha_Twit)\ **Post date:** [November 30, 2018, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-or-false/809507/1536 "2018-11-30T23:08:41Z")
Yes, oddly enough. I bought it from a yard sale for $10 (negotiated down from $20). I made precisely one attempt to stand on it while I was in a swimming pool. I had all the grace of a drunken duck and I think I sprained my face in the attempt. Took it home with me, used a jigsaw to cut a shark bite shaped notch into it and turned it into wall art. I ended up selling it for $20 when I moved out. TNP has never swam in the ocean. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2018, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-or-false/809507/1537 "2018-12-01T16:41:23Z")
False. I’ve done both the Atlantic and Pacific. TNP has had a choking-on-food/coughing/sputtering/went-down-the-wrong-pipe episode in a public place. ---
**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2018, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-or-false/809507/1538 "2018-12-03T13:04:39Z")
True, I somehow inhaled some cole slaw at a barbecue restaurant. My FIL actually got up from his chair to help/give me the Heimlich maneuver but the slaw dislodged itself before he got that far. Lesson learned: don’t eat stupid side dishes when there’s good brisket on the table! TNP at least occasionally makes barbecue on his own smoker. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2018, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-or-false/809507/1539 "2018-12-11T15:46:52Z")
False; I don’t own a smoker. I do use barbecue sauce on chicken I bake. The next player has an unused gift card in their wallet. ---
**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:** [December 11, 2018, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-or-false/809507/1540 "2018-12-11T15:58:41Z")
True, but I’ll get around to using it any year now. TNP would rather dust the house than do dishes [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-or-false/809507.md?page=76) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-or-false/809507.md?page=78)