# 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:** 2
**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, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-common-activities-that-you-have-never-engaged-in-and-lets-select-a-thread-winner/783338/21 "2017-03-30T13:50:26Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > Looks like [57 percent](http://flowingdata.com/2016/05/10/who-is-older-and-younger-than-you/) of people haven’t done that. [Count the dead](http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-16870579); if 107 billion people have lived, most of those folks were alive before 1974. (Yes, this is me trying to break the question. Sorry, I can’t help myself). ---
**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, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-common-activities-that-you-have-never-engaged-in-and-lets-select-a-thread-winner/783338/22 "2017-03-30T13:53:19Z")
And in the true spirit of breaking the question, I’ve got the winning, trivial answer. Weirdly, there’s something that I can list that will completely and totally win, and although it’s the most common thing that others have done that I haven’t and nobody can even theoretically beat it, y’all have all an identical answer. Most common thing I’ve never done that others have? Be someone other than me. Okay, that’s out of my system. Thanks for your patience, back to real answers :). ---
**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:** [March 30, 2017, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-common-activities-that-you-have-never-engaged-in-and-lets-select-a-thread-winner/783338/23 "2017-03-30T13:57:20Z")
I’ve never: - owned or used a credit card - owned a suit (I’m male) - been to an English speaking country ---
**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-common-activities-that-you-have-never-engaged-in-and-lets-select-a-thread-winner/783338/24 "2017-03-30T14:00:01Z")
I have never Ridden a motor cycle ( only as a passenger) Snow skied Texted Played a video game I could almost say looked up porn when someone wasn’t just showing me something but I have on just a few occassions. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-common-activities-that-you-have-never-engaged-in-and-lets-select-a-thread-winner/783338/25 "2017-03-30T14:11:22Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > Most common thing I’ve never done that others have? Be someone other than me. Never dressed up for Halloween? I’ve never had a cup of coffee & never used a debit card. ---
**Author:** ![AngeloftheNorth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/angelofthenorth/32/19559_2.png) [@AngeloftheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngeloftheNorth)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-common-activities-that-you-have-never-engaged-in-and-lets-select-a-thread-winner/783338/26 "2017-03-30T14:11:25Z")
I have never used an umbrella in the rain as an adult. (Pretty sure my mom made me do it when I was a child.) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-common-activities-that-you-have-never-engaged-in-and-lets-select-a-thread-winner/783338/27 "2017-03-30T14:14:29Z")
Never: Drank a cup of coffee. I tried a spoonful once and nearly barfed. Been outside the US or Canada Skied, either water or snow. Been arrested. Tweeted. Eaten ham, lamb, or spam. Smoked a cigarette. Picked up a gun, much less fired, and certainly never hunted. Ridden a horse. Been to a pro sports event other than MLB. Watched a James Bond Movie. Voted for a Republican for president. Grown any facial hair (it would be a crime to cover up such a face) Hit on a waitress. Worn sandals. ---
**Author:** ![Fleetwood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fleetwood/32/271_2.png) [@Fleetwood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fleetwood)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-common-activities-that-you-have-never-engaged-in-and-lets-select-a-thread-winner/783338/28 "2017-03-30T14:17:53Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > 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 > [@HoneyBadgerDC](#): > > I have never > Ridden a motor cycle ( only as a passenger) > **Snow skied** > Texted > Played a video game > I could almost say looked up porn when someone wasn’t just showing me something but I have on just a few occassions. There are two types of skiing. Skiing and water skiing. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-common-activities-that-you-have-never-engaged-in-and-lets-select-a-thread-winner/783338/29 "2017-03-30T14:22:23Z")
Lived in extreme poverty ---
**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-common-activities-that-you-have-never-engaged-in-and-lets-select-a-thread-winner/783338/30 "2017-03-30T14:54:56Z")
I have never seen a _Star Wars_ movie. I have never seen a Disney movie except _Fantasia_. . . . deprived childhood. ---
**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:** [March 30, 2017, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-common-activities-that-you-have-never-engaged-in-and-lets-select-a-thread-winner/783338/31 "2017-03-30T15:05:07Z")
Almost 60 and have never swam. ---
**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, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-common-activities-that-you-have-never-engaged-in-and-lets-select-a-thread-winner/783338/32 "2017-03-30T15:34:31Z")
> [@The\_Stainless\_Steel\_Rat](#): > > - I have never eaten pizza… This may be the winner. I get someone never having had coffee or beer. But _pizza_? That’s muffin territory! mmm ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-common-activities-that-you-have-never-engaged-in-and-lets-select-a-thread-winner/783338/33 "2017-03-30T15:37:39Z")
Never owned a smart phone - I carry a pretty basic flip phone. Never went skiing, either on water or snow. Never used recreational drugs, never smoked pot. Never did shots, jello or otherwise. Never asked to be a bridesmaid or maid of honor - not even in any of my sisters’ weddings. YAY! ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-common-activities-that-you-have-never-engaged-in-and-lets-select-a-thread-winner/783338/34 "2017-03-30T15:43:19Z")
_Well, I never had sex in a hurricane Ran around naked in the pouring rain Never been to New Guinea or built an igloo But that don’t mean that I wouldn’t like to_ “Whole Lotta Things” - Southern Culture On The Skids ---
**Author:** ![somepumpkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7feea3/32.png) [@somepumpkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/somepumpkin)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-common-activities-that-you-have-never-engaged-in-and-lets-select-a-thread-winner/783338/35 "2017-03-30T15:45:56Z")
_Well, I’ve never been to Spain…_ ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-common-activities-that-you-have-never-engaged-in-and-lets-select-a-thread-winner/783338/36 "2017-03-30T15:45:56Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > Looks like [57 percent](http://flowingdata.com/2016/05/10/who-is-older-and-younger-than-you/) of people haven’t done that. Ugh, holy shit. I found a link that measures your age relative to world population. I’m in my late 30s but I’m older than 60% of the planet, only 40% are older than me. When the fuck did that happen. Even in the US, there are more people younger than me than older than me. Those sites should be called instant midlife crisis calculators. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-common-activities-that-you-have-never-engaged-in-and-lets-select-a-thread-winner/783338/37 "2017-03-30T15:47:23Z")
At age 70, I’ve never been to a funeral; this includes for my parents and siblings. ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-common-activities-that-you-have-never-engaged-in-and-lets-select-a-thread-winner/783338/38 "2017-03-30T15:58:21Z")
[OVERREACTION]Y’all are a bunch of freaks. And here I thought we were all in SDMB discussing things from a somewhat common set of experiences…never drank coffee??? How can I even try to discuss something rationally with someone who has never drank coffee? That’s like saying you’ve never gone to the bathroom!!![/OVERREACTION] Not me (lord knows, not me!), but I know someone who has never masturbated. ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2017, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-common-activities-that-you-have-never-engaged-in-and-lets-select-a-thread-winner/783338/39 "2017-03-30T16:01:33Z")
- went to any school dances - went to any games of any sport for my schools’ teams - broken a bone ---
**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:** [March 30, 2017, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-some-common-activities-that-you-have-never-engaged-in-and-lets-select-a-thread-winner/783338/40 "2017-03-30T16:10:15Z")
> [@Icarus](#): > > [OVERREACTION]Y’all are a bunch of freaks. And here I thought we were all in SDMB discussing things from a somewhat common set of experiences…never drank coffee??? How can I even try to discuss something rationally with someone who has never drank coffee? That’s like saying you’ve never gone to the bathroom!!![/OVERREACTION] > > Not me (lord knows, not me!), but I know someone who has never masturbated. Was this person born without hands and/or any erogenous zones at all? [Previous 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=1) [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=3)