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Never did it, not even once
07-25-2013, 08:18 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: yonder
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Never did it, not even once
I was listening to a sports talk radio show host the other day and he mentioned that he has never eaten a waffle.
So, the question is: what have you never done that is quite common and simple and accessible to most other people? Let's use the forum members as our universe as we refer to "most other people".
I will go first:
I have never ironed anything.
I have never seen (let alone tasted) spam (the kind people eat).
One person I asked said she had never jumped off of a diving board (but, had jumped off of the side of pool. And, yes, she knows how to swim).
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07-25-2013, 08:42 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 35,712
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I have never:
1) watched a ball game in a stadium or a court. Not even in HS. On TV, yes, for about 2 minutes at a time.
2) played a card game (do not even know how).
3) played roulette, or any game in a casino. Got bored with slot machines after losing about $10 worth one time.
4) smoked pot or anything other than cigarettes. Quit the latter a long time ago.
5) run in a marathon, or participated in any rally. I like to hike or do physical activities alone.
6) been to any concert. Well, there were a couple of times, in my teens.
7) hunted, though I have several guns and like target shooting.
8) owned a dog. Actually, I did once, but it ran away after 2 months. So I stayed with indoor cats.
9) attempted to play golf.
I will think of some more...
10) been to a strip club.
11) hired anyone to mow my lawn, or to clean my home.
12) eaten a raw oyster. Must be grilled first. Never a mackerel, though I eat sardine regularly.
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07-25-2013, 08:44 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Kansas City
Posts: 222
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I've never mowed a lawn, and boy do I never hope to start
I've never watched a boxing match.
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07-25-2013, 08:44 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 2,929
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I have never had a cup of coffee. Tried one sip once, decades ago, and couldn't stand it.
I have never parallel parked a car.
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07-25-2013, 08:56 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Columbus
Posts: 1,118
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Never parachuted out of a plane, played cards in a casino or bungee jumped.
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Ohio REFI PE ENG and Investor as of 2016
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07-25-2013, 09:26 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 728
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Never put on false eye lashes, never done those gel nails, never had liposuction which is why I never worn a bikini!
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07-25-2013, 09:38 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 71
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I have never used an ATM or a cell phone. I didn't want such easy access to my money, and now it is embarrassing, frankly, that I don't know how to do such a basic task.
As for the cell phone, I was (am) too cheap and frankly I do not have enough to say to spend every minute walking anywhere and standing in any line, on the phone. That seems to be the necessity of the cell phone. Constant talking.
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07-25-2013, 10:00 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: May 2008
Location: No fixed abode
Posts: 8,765
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Never smoked a cigarette or had a cup of coffee. Skipped the gateway drugs completely.
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"Good judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from bad judgement." - Anonymous (not Will Rogers or Sam Clemens)
DW and I - FIREd at 50 (7/06), living off assets
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07-25-2013, 10:05 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 6,181
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I've never been to Spain. But I kinda like the music.
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FIREd date: June 26, 2018 - "This Happy Feeling, Going Round and Round!" (GQ)
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07-25-2013, 10:11 PM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 67
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...never inhaled....
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Don't sweat the petty stuff.
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07-25-2013, 10:18 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: New Orleans
Posts: 47,500
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I have never....
1. been to a strip club.
2. been to a bar alone, and almost never when not alone. Although New Orleans is home of the "drive through daiquiri" shops, I have never tried a daiquiri, drive through or not.
3. seen a "mosh pit" in real life.
4. had any part of my body pierced, even my ears. Likewise, I have never been tattooed.
5. had a pedicure.
6. been to a "Black Friday" sale
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07-25-2013, 10:20 PM
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Moderator Emeritus
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Conroe, Texas
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The more I think about this, the more I think I have done just about everything..... Well, I guess I have never been in the Peace Corps.
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07-25-2013, 10:34 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jul 2006
Posts: 11,401
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I have never...
1. Smoked anything
2. Used any illegal drug
3. Flown a plane (though I've flown in many a plane)
4. Been to India, Africa, Australia or New Zealand
5. Been admitted to a hospital as a patient (and want to avoid same as long as possible)
6. Had a camping vacation
I'm sure I could think up many more.
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07-25-2013, 10:43 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 576
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Sex-texting or run for political office.
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07-25-2013, 11:19 PM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: yonder
Posts: 2,851
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Like Oh Frug Alone, I've never used an ATM.
I have never been to a strip club.
I've never personally changed the oil in my car.
I've never eaten at Jack-in-the-Box.
I've never been on the roof of a house.
And, with much regret, I've never had a one night stand.
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07-25-2013, 11:21 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jul 2008
Posts: 35,712
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How can someone never have coffee?
Up until recently, I could have said I never had a shot of Tequila by itself and not in a Margarita.
That was corrected, and man, I had been missing out... Oh well, better late than never.
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07-25-2013, 11:26 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 759
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Never broke a bone and hope I never do.
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07-25-2013, 11:29 PM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 759
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These two:
Quote:
Originally Posted by redduck
Like Oh Frug Alone, I've never used an ATM.
I have never been to a strip club.
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Could result in this one:
Quote:
And, with much regret, I've never had a one night stand.
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07-25-2013, 11:46 PM
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Give me a museum and I'll fill it. (Picasso) Give me a forum ...
Join Date: Jul 2008
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There redduck!
That's one way to rectify your regret, and kill 3 birds with one stone in one night.
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07-26-2013, 03:41 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: May 2011
Location: St. Paul
Posts: 1,847
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I have never had a cell phone or any type of Apple product.
I have never had a massage, manicure, or pedicure.
I have never owned an automatic drive car, only manual .
Although I've travelled many, many times to Europe and other parts of the U.S., I have never been to either New York City or Los Angeles.
I never ate an oyster until last week--does Oysters Rockafeller count? It was ok.
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