# What have you never done? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 28, 2011, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-never-done/587128 "2011-06-28T12:13:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Crawlspace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Crawlspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crawlspace)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2011, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-never-done/587128/61 "2011-06-29T05:00:46Z")
I’ve never lived more than a few miles from the beach (4 different cities). Never been to Disney World or Disneyland, or gone on a real vacation for that matter. I’ve never had a birthday party. I’ve been to the hospital about a dozen times, but I’ve never broken a bone. Never been in a two car collision, though I’ve managed to total 2 cars. Never seen Star Wars, though I have seen Spaceballs, so I think I get the jist. Never had a one night stand, or hooked up with someone I only just met. Never experienced the death of a close family member. Never paid for cable. Never voted. Never had a Rice-Krispie-Treat, or a Snickers bar, or Baby Ruth, or Skittles, etc. Never gone off a diving board. ---
**Author:** ![Anamorphic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/anamorphic/32/3057_2.png) [@Anamorphic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anamorphic)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2011, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-never-done/587128/62 "2011-06-29T05:50:46Z")
I have never… Been inside a Wal-Mart. ---
**Author:** ![Lacunae\_Matata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2011, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-never-done/587128/63 "2011-06-29T05:55:21Z")
I have never: Traveled outside of the continental US. Had poison ivy, stitches, a cast, or surgery. Snow skied. Watched American Idol. Been a bridesmaid. Had a manicure or pedicure. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2011, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-never-done/587128/64 "2011-06-29T13:43:32Z")
> [@Freudian\_Slit](#): > > Well, I’ve never been to m- > > _does a find search through the thread_ > > Damn you, **Bricker**! > > Um, well, insert something witty about juggling cats. https://www.youtube.com/embed/8qbc2J0zZr8?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque SFW and you knew somebody had to post it. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2011, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-never-done/587128/65 "2011-06-29T14:21:26Z")
I have never . . . Had sex with a female. Wanted to have sex with a female. Shot (or even touched) a gun. Sent a text message. Read or watched _Harry Potter._ Read or watched anything by Tolkien. Been to the continents of Asia or Antarctica. Gone on a cruise. Been to Disneyland or Disney World. Skied. Watched a reality show. Watched American Idol. Read _Watership Down._ Deliberately listened to Rap or Hip-Hop. Been to a rock concert more recently than the ‘60s. Shaved my upper lip since 1963. Cheated on my partner. Reading everyone else’s responses, I’m amazed at how many things I’ve done exactly once. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2011, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-never-done/587128/66 "2011-06-29T15:38:45Z")
Similar thread from 2003: > **[Stuff you've never done but everyone else has](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=178966)** > > I’ll start. I’ve never: \[ul\] \[li\]eaten chocolate ice-cream.\[/li\]\[li\]been to Spain.\[/li\]\[li\]held a baby.\[/li\]\[li\]tried Vanilla Coke.\[/li\]\[li\]seen Grease, The Two Towers, The Usual Suspects or The Rocky Horror Picture Show.\[/li\]\[li\]posted in... I’ve never: been to a football game. This includes professional, college, and high school. taken an illegal drug. smoked a cigarette. ridden in a small airplane. watched a reality TV show. cooked. played golf. been scammed or ripped off. been in debt. eaten a tomato. worn cologne. been in a physical fight. had a pet dog. been in a car wreck where I was at fault. been on a cruise. played tennis. owned a motorcycle. been fired. been sick (other than getting the common cold). purchased a new car. made a car payment. contemplated suicide. been depressed. eaten oysters or clams. been to Europe. been skiing. read a Stephen King novel. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2011, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-never-done/587128/67 "2011-06-29T15:56:09Z")
Looking at everyone else’s list, I seem to have done just about all of the genuinely common stuff, aside from TV/movie watching and divorce/infidelity related stuff. Haven’t had a pet dog. Never had a hangover. Never been fired. ---
**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:** [June 29, 2011, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-never-done/587128/68 "2011-06-29T16:35:13Z")
Never Touched a gun of any kind Had a tattoo Been outside US or Canada Voted GOP for president Scuba dived Got in a fistfight Done anal sex (on either end) Listened to a U2 song (happened to mention it cause they were just in my town) Been to Texas Worn plaid pants Grown facial hair more than a few days Worn flip-flops Rollerbladed Cheated on my wife Been inside a synagogue, mosque, or LDS temple Watched Seinfeld, Family Guy, or Futurama Seen any Godfather movie Been to any NFL, NBA, or NHL game in person Seen a live president in person (though I did see JFK on the 1960 campaign trail while my dad held me up) Eaten any fowl but chicken or turkey Been to NYC Been laid off or fired Filed Schedule B Crapped on an airplane ---
**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:** [June 29, 2011, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-never-done/587128/69 "2011-06-29T23:10:09Z")
Never: Took a crap outdoors Called the police on a neighbor Instructed someone to “have a good one” Given or received a wedgie Been in a kayak Screamed Ate an oyster Been to Texas Taken a foreign language class Driven into a ditch Winked at someone Received a massage Asked someone, “How’s it hangin’?” mmm ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2011, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-never-done/587128/70 "2011-06-30T00:27:09Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > Broken a bone. > > Shovelled snow. > > Used hard drugs. > > Picked up someone in a bar. > > Been overseas. > > Held a snake. > > Been arrested. > One trip to Amsterdam and I could change all that… Book those tickets! > [@Anamorphic](#): > > I have never… > > Been inside a Wal-Mart. [http://www.theonion.com/video/hostages-trapped-inside-walmart-insisting-they-nev,20362/](http://www.theonion.com/video/hostages-trapped-inside-walmart-insisting-they-nev,20362/) ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2011, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-never-done/587128/71 "2011-06-30T01:23:21Z")
Flown on an airplane. Drank coffee. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2011, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-never-done/587128/72 "2011-06-30T03:19:49Z")
> [@UncleRojelio](#): > > Jumped out of a perfectly good aircraft. > > Rafted through the Grand Canyon. > > Been to the moon. None of the above as well. In addition, I’ve never gotten a woman pregnant. Not from lack of trying though. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2011, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-never-done/587128/73 "2011-06-30T03:23:39Z")
- I STILL want to go to sleepaway camp, dammit! - I STILL want to have a department store makeover, dammit! - Never had a manicure/pedicure/waxing/facial/or any spa treatments. - Never shopped for or tried on a wedding gown. - Never worn a strapless evening gown. - Never owned a parrot, or any bird, actually. - Never went skinny dipping, nor learned to swim. - Never dyed my hair brown or black. - Never rode on a galloping horse. - Never drove my car faster than 60 MPH (yeah, that was me you were stuck behind) - Never ate that fried grasshopper, when I was offered same. - Never watched The Godfather, the Sopranos, Pretty Woman, Sleepless In Seattle, When Harry Met Sally, or Dexter. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2011, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-never-done/587128/74 "2011-06-30T03:33:04Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > I’m having a very hard time coming up with any\* common\* activity I’ve never done. > > The best I can do: > > I’ve never worked on my own car, not even an oil change. > I’ve never gone hunting. > Never had sex with a (non-human) animal nor ever wanted to > never lied on my resume > never hit another person > never said “I love you” to my father “Never had sex with a (non-human) animal nor ever wanted to”…but I’m guessing that you’ve been thinking about it, huh? Because all those other things ARE relatively common things…Where’d you pull that one outta??? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![AnalogSignal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/analogsignal/32/1085_2.png) [@AnalogSignal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AnalogSignal)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2011, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-never-done/587128/75 "2011-06-30T03:45:17Z")
I have never started a thread on the SDMB. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2011, 3:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-never-done/587128/76 "2011-06-30T03:54:16Z")
-Never rode a motorcycle. -Never found any relief in the slightest from any OTC cough suppressant. -Never been wrong. -Never had sex with a black woman. -Never had dry skin. -Never had anything pierced. ---
**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:** [June 30, 2011, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-never-done/587128/77 "2011-06-30T04:52:42Z")
- never been in jail - never been arrested - never not remembered what happened the night before - never done illegal drugs - never been in a fist fight in my adult life - never had a broken bone (nose doesn’t count, right?) - never had a vehicle stolen - never had the cops called on me - never killed a man just to watch him die - never had a tattoo - never had anything pierced (intentionally, fishhooks don’t count, right?) ---
**Author:** ![Full\_Metal\_Lotus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df705f/32.png) [@Full\_Metal\_Lotus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Full_Metal_Lotus)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2011, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-never-done/587128/78 "2011-06-30T07:08:13Z")
I have never: voted republican … aaaaand that’ s about it… grin FML ---
**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:** [June 30, 2011, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-never-done/587128/79 "2011-06-30T09:47:37Z")
I never: 1. Kept a dollar past sunset (always burned a hole in my pants) 2. Made a school mama happy 3. Blew a second chance mmm ---
**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:** [June 30, 2011, 9:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-have-you-never-done/587128/80 "2011-06-30T09:56:45Z")
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