# What are some common activities that you have never engaged in? (and let's select a thread winner) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 30, 2017, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-common-activities-that-you-have-never-engaged-in-and-lets-select-a-thread-winner/783338 "2017-03-30T11:04:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [March 30, 2017, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-common-activities-that-you-have-never-engaged-in-and-lets-select-a-thread-winner/783338/1 "2017-03-30T11:04:56Z")
A character on Everybody Loves Raymond claims he has never eaten a muffin. What is the commonest activity that you have never done? I have never: [ul] [li]Water skied[/li][li]Snow skied[/li][li]Ridden a horse[/li][li]Been fired[/li][li]Been to the prom (or any school dance)[/li][/ul] How about you? Have you never eaten a muffin? Have you never been mellow? Let’s anoint a thread winner; mine don’t seem common enough. mmm ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-common-activities-that-you-have-never-engaged-in-and-lets-select-a-thread-winner/783338/2 "2017-03-30T12:02:49Z")
Tweet. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-common-activities-that-you-have-never-engaged-in-and-lets-select-a-thread-winner/783338/3 "2017-03-30T12:06:43Z")
I’ve never: -had sex with a man -fired a gun -spoken Mandarin -given birth But the most common thing that a lot of people have done that I haven’t is this: -Lived before 1974. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 12:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-common-activities-that-you-have-never-engaged-in-and-lets-select-a-thread-winner/783338/4 "2017-03-30T12:27:19Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > But the most common thing that a lot of people have done that I haven’t is this: > -Lived before 1974. Looks like [57 percent](http://flowingdata.com/2016/05/10/who-is-older-and-younger-than-you/) of people haven’t done that. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-common-activities-that-you-have-never-engaged-in-and-lets-select-a-thread-winner/783338/5 "2017-03-30T12:28:16Z")
Never eaten lobster Never eaten sushi Never owned a pet bird Never traveled outside the US borders ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-common-activities-that-you-have-never-engaged-in-and-lets-select-a-thread-winner/783338/6 "2017-03-30T12:31:17Z")
Never have I ever: - Played golf (won’t be caught dead - can’t stand the thought even) - Been to Vegas (not a gambler so…) - Read the bible (tried but found it unbearable) - Had a McFish Fillet (ugh…) ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-common-activities-that-you-have-never-engaged-in-and-lets-select-a-thread-winner/783338/7 "2017-03-30T12:31:42Z")
Never changed a diaper or fed a baby. Maybe these are only “common” activities for women. (I am a woman.) ---
**Author:** ![jtur88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jtur88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jtur88)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-common-activities-that-you-have-never-engaged-in-and-lets-select-a-thread-winner/783338/8 "2017-03-30T12:32:54Z")
Of the five things on the OPs list, getting fired is the only thing I HAVE done. I’ve never texted, nor held in my hand a device capable of texting. I’ve never been to a funeral. Although I’ve probably outlived more than half the people I’ve ever known. I don’t think I’ve ever opened a bottle of water. I’ve never consumed anything sold by Starbucks or any similar enterprise. ---
**Author:** ![sandra\_nz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-common-activities-that-you-have-never-engaged-in-and-lets-select-a-thread-winner/783338/9 "2017-03-30T12:33:01Z")
I have never had a cup of coffee. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 12:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-common-activities-that-you-have-never-engaged-in-and-lets-select-a-thread-winner/783338/10 "2017-03-30T12:33:23Z")
> [@kayT](#): > > Never changed a diaper or fed a baby. > > Maybe these are only “common” activities for women. (I am a woman.) Dads would like a word with you… :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 12:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-common-activities-that-you-have-never-engaged-in-and-lets-select-a-thread-winner/783338/11 "2017-03-30T12:39:37Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > [li]Been fired[/li] > [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > -had sex with a man > […] > -spoken Mandarin > -given birth Of all the examples so far these are the only ones I haven’t done. And I’m not sure about the “been fired” because someone fired me by mistake once only to have their manager re-hire me a couple days later, and I did get laid off once when the contract I was on needed fewer people. ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-common-activities-that-you-have-never-engaged-in-and-lets-select-a-thread-winner/783338/12 "2017-03-30T12:40:03Z")
> [@sandra\_nz](#): > > I have never had a cup of coffee. aaand - **sandra** races into the lead! I have never: - Gone fishing - Seen ‘The Sound of Music’ - Owned a dog ---
**Author:** ![The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_stainless_steel_rat/32/5727_2.png) [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Stainless_Steel_Rat)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-common-activities-that-you-have-never-engaged-in-and-lets-select-a-thread-winner/783338/13 "2017-03-30T12:44:38Z")
- I have never eaten pizza. - I have never sky-dived or bungee-jumped (albeit, most folks haven’t) - I have never married. ---
**Author:** ![Gus\_Gusterson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85f322/32.png) [@Gus\_Gusterson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gus_Gusterson)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-common-activities-that-you-have-never-engaged-in-and-lets-select-a-thread-winner/783338/14 "2017-03-30T12:49:30Z")
I have never lived in a house which wasn’t owned by a person to whom I’m related. [I have lived in five houses with four different owners. I have owned two of the houses.] ---
**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-common-activities-that-you-have-never-engaged-in-and-lets-select-a-thread-winner/783338/15 "2017-03-30T12:51:55Z")
Drink beer, in spite of appearances. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-common-activities-that-you-have-never-engaged-in-and-lets-select-a-thread-winner/783338/16 "2017-03-30T12:52:22Z")
Smoked a cigarette. Or, at least, not one with tobacco in it. Ordered coffee at Starbucks. Or anywhere else, for that matter. ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-common-activities-that-you-have-never-engaged-in-and-lets-select-a-thread-winner/783338/17 "2017-03-30T12:56:03Z")
> [@sandra\_nz](#): > > I have never had a cup of coffee. > [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > I have never eaten pizza. > [@Ale](#): > > Drink beer, in spite of appearances. Looks like we have three front runners now. Though plenty of people haven’t had beer before. I’ve tried coffee a time or two and hated it. ---
**Author:** ![Azeotrope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/0ea827/32.png) [@Azeotrope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azeotrope)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-common-activities-that-you-have-never-engaged-in-and-lets-select-a-thread-winner/783338/18 "2017-03-30T13:00:02Z")
Never had sex. Never flown on an airplane. Never broken a bone. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-common-activities-that-you-have-never-engaged-in-and-lets-select-a-thread-winner/783338/19 "2017-03-30T13:07:07Z")
never been arrested never had a broken bone never smoked anything ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-common-activities-that-you-have-never-engaged-in-and-lets-select-a-thread-winner/783338/20 "2017-03-30T13:46:11Z")
Never rolled a joint. Never eaten seafood. Never seen ‘Titanic.’ Never traveled outside US or Canada. Never seen the Grand Canyon. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-common-activities-that-you-have-never-engaged-in-and-lets-select-a-thread-winner/783338.md?page=2)