Things I've Never Done
Quote: zippyboyOh Bob, you left out...
Never been humble
Never been wrong
Never caved to a woman's needs
Never voted Democrat
Bod has admitted he voted for Obama first term.
Maybe, people commit suicide mostly because they never really found themselves, couldn't face up to things, and then made a last-ditch attempt to even the score.
How about, never really made a real contribution to any major area of study, or another human being, etc, even though I was on a lot of cool television, was a famous politician, or another average Joe, etc? And then saying, I can live with that.
1. Been to North Dakota (the only state I'm missing)
2. Ridden a penny farthing (thinking seriously about changing that)
3. Caught a large fish
4. Been to an NBA game
5. Seen George H.W. Bush
6. Done any drugs that would impress anybody
7. Been to the Green Door
8. Seen a midnight showing of the Rocky Horror Picture Show
9. Surfed (tried once but never got far)
10. Done a half Ironman triathlon or more
I have shot at a living thing (and hit it) and went skydiving.
I know there's enough guys (and gals) from this forum who would also like it.
Who's all in? I definitely think we should set it up.
"6. Done any drugs that would impress anybody" And it never should impress anyone. Crack(drugs) is wack.
train. It looks like a cool way to travel,
it's probably a disappointment like most
things are.
I've done white water rafting, and it was pretty awesome. I'd definitely be game if I was around town.Quote: AxelWolfI have never been white water river rafting and I know I would enjoy it tremendously.
I know there's enough guys (and gals) from this forum who would also like it.
Who's all in? I definitely think we should set it up...
Also: White Water Rafting is what Axel sends to his male lovers in the evening to invite them over... kind of like a "u up?" text.
Wow, I can't believe you've never been to an NBA game, not even one! lol have you ever bet on NBA games? Would be a mild chuckle if you've been on a sport you've never attended in person =P.Quote: WizardHere are some more:
1. Been to North Dakota (the only state I'm missing)
2. Ridden a penny farthing (thinking seriously about changing that)
3. Caught a large fish
4. Been to an NBA game
5. Seen George H.W. Bush
6. Done any drugs that would impress anybody
7. Been to the Green Door
8. Seen a midnight showing of the Rocky Horror Picture Show
9. Surfed (tried once but never got far)
10. Done a half Ironman triathlon or more
I have shot at a living thing (and hit it) and went skydiving.
Also, had to google Penny Farthing. In the dark, I would have taken the YES that you had ridden one of those!
Quote: AxelWolfI have never been white water river rafting and I know I would enjoy it tremendously.
I know there's enough guys (and gals) from this forum who would also like it.
Who's all in? I definitely think we should set it up.
It is great! I've done three multi-day white water trips. I'm planning to do the second half of the Grand Canyon the summer of 2020. Are you interested. The dates for 2020 should be announced in the fall sometime. There are a limited number of permits so you have to sign up quickly once a guide service takes reservations. I'm a repeat customer with Oars and they will give me first dibs for 2020 and anyone in my party.
Quote: EvenBobNever ridden a train. Not even a subway
train. It looks like a cool way to travel,
it's probably a disappointment like most
things are.
It's not a disappointment at all. The same trip would get boring after a while but often nothing can beat the convenience in many situations, especially in Europe. I recently broke my long distance train record with my high speed trip from Zurich to Paris.
Quote: RomesNot even once?
Oh, which quote to go with... similar to poker if you don't get your hand caught in the cookie jar every now and then, you're not playing right =).Quote: WizardI've never:
1. Been to a school dance (no big surprise there).
2. Never cheated in board game. ...
I think I should also go with my brothers motto: If you're not cheating, you're not trying.
Things I've Never:
1) Been to Europe/Japan/China/Australia (all on the bucket list)
2) Had an instagram or twitter account.
3) Had a 3 some with 2 women.
4) Bet more than $1k on a single hand of anything
5) Never played in a WSOP event (another bucket list)
There is a new monopoly called cheaters edition. Is it cheating if it is part of the game?
In my opinion, no... since you're following what's allowed in the rules. Cheating, by my definition, is doing something that is forbidden by the rules.Quote: GWAE...There is a new monopoly called cheaters edition. Is it cheating if it is part of the game?
Quote: EvenBobNever ridden a train. Not even a subway
train. It looks like a cool way to travel,
it's probably a disappointment like most
things are.
Absolutely positively the coolest thing I ever did was get to ride in the locomotive and blow the whistle at the crossings. I was 38 at the time but felt like I did as an 8 year-old playing with my Lionel trains.
Sorry EB, but there is nothing disappointing about trains and I totally agree with Sheldon
Forty years ago, I had two young engineers working for me, and they occasionally went sky diving at a local air field. I once made the quip to them that, "I could never see the point of jumping out of a perfectly good airplane." The reply I got was, "You haven't seen the plane they use."Quote: beachbumbabsI have never
Jumped from a perfectly good airplane.
Eight or ten years ago, I attended a stand-up comedy night at a local venue. One of the performers was a female who was doing a routine questioning just why there was such interest in a guy having sex with two girls on the same outing. She was going on and on with the Why would a guy want the second girl there?Quote: TigerWuI can barely get one woman at a time to sleep with me.
I can't imagine the logistics involved in sleeping with two or more women at the same time.
Being overly impulsive at the time, I couldn't hold back my comment (from the front row): "Need the help."
I later had to apologize to her, because I had stomped all over her punch line and messed up the routine. Some people just have no manners at all.
Saving the best(?) for last I guess.
I've only ever seen the first half of the movie Casino.Quote: AxelWolfI have yet to watch the Godfather. I have no clue why since I love Mob and gangster movies.
Saving the best(?) for last I guess.
Quote: AxelWolfI have never been white water river rafting and I know I would enjoy it tremendously.
I know there's enough guys (and gals) from this forum who would also like it.
Who's all in? I definitely think we should set it up.
"6. Done any drugs that would impress anybody" And it never should impress anyone. Crack(drugs) is wack.
I will absolutely go white water rafting with you any time. I have gone many times, and it's a total blast. You would love it, especially a route that has both cruising along drinking and white water sections.
Quote: AxelWolfYou have to make them think it is their Idea and let them initiate it.
Again, I have incredible trouble doing that with just ONE woman... how on earth would I trick TWO women into doing that at the same time?
Quote: AxelWolfI have yet to watch the Godfather. I have no clue why since I love Mob and gangster movies.
I think Godfather is one of the most overrated films of all time. I found it to be excruciatingly boring. Goodfellas is THE mob movie in my book.
Quote: AxelWolfI have yet to watch the Godfather.
Seen it 10 times at least, again last month.
There is nothing like it, one of the few films
to get a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Godfather II is equally as good, better in
many ways. Would cost a fortune to make
them now. The Mafia learned how to be
the Mafia from the Godfather films.
Quote: beachbumbabsI will absolutely go white water rafting with you any time. I have gone many times, and it's a total blast. You would love it, especially a route that has both cruising along drinking and white water sections.
I will keep you in mind for any future trips. The Grand Canyon is great for lots of relaxing on the river with a rapid every so often. Others, like the Middle Fork in Idaho kept you busy paddling for hours at a time so were not so relaxing on the river, if that's what you're looking for.
I did the Metroliner between NY and DC a couple times. Very convenient, but not very thrilling.
I did a bit of light white water tubing thirty plus years ago. I'd be up for some Grand Canyon rafting, if they don't have weight restrictions.
Since I know we both really liked Hell on Wheels (I don't know why that was not more popular and well known), I will take this under advisement.Quote: EvenBobSeen it 10 times at least, again last month.
There is nothing like it, one of the few films
to get a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
Godfather II is equally as good, better in
many ways. Would cost a fortune to make
them now. The Mafia learned how to be
the Mafia from the Godfather films.
Quote: RomesIn my opinion, no... since you're following what's allowed in the rules. Cheating, by my definition, is doing something that is forbidden by the rules.
So if you don't cheat when playing is that cheating or playing the game poorly.
Your own Oars? Can I opt out of rowing?Quote: WizardI'm a repeat customer with Oars and they will give me first dibs for 2020 and anyone in my party.
I'm not sure that I have ever planned anything a year or more in advance.
Link?
Quote: TigerWuAgain, I have incredible trouble doing that with just ONE woman... how on earth would I trick TWO women into doing that at the same time?
I think Godfather is one of the most overrated films of all time. I found it to be excruciatingly boring. Goodfellas is THE mob movie in my book.
You have evanbob lauding Godfather as the world's greatest movie, and TigerWu claiming it was boring. There are definitely different schools of thought about what makes a great mafia movie (if stories about Mafia movies are even "your thing").
I personally am very partial to The Godfather and disliked both Goodfellas and Casino. I liked Bronx Tale, and disliked the Sopranos.
Incidentally Peoples lists of "nevers" speaks volumes about their values and personality.
Quote: WizardI love Risk. I played thousands of times in my younger days. It would probably not come as a surprise that I loved to take Australia, bide my time there for about two hours while I built up an enormous army in Siam. Then wait for the two biggest alpha males to go at it and then conquer what was left of the world with little resistance. Many wanted to add a connection between Peru and Eastern Australia, to prevent me from doing this, but I always opposed it, of course.
I never broke a treaty because I would like to think I'm a man of my word. Even in board games. If I make a deal, you can count on me keeping my end. I have not played Risk in at least 30 years so maybe I would revisit that policy today. Much like the cooperation game, lying is specifically allowed in Risk.
Not trying to minimize your strategic prowess, Wizard, but that whole "conquer Australia, build up, and go on the offensive after everyone else has beat up on each other" strategy is pretty well known. People were using that tactic back in 6th grade. It happens to be a very valid strategy, but among my peer group, we tried to keep it in check by having multiple players place starting armies in the four territories that make up Australia. It became a bit of "slug it out for Australia" competition. Interestingly, Die influence/rhythm rolling and the game of Risk make good bedfellows:)
Quote: mainframeNot trying to minimize your strategic prowess, Wizard, but that whole "conquer Australia, build up, and go on the offensive after everyone else has beat up on each other" strategy is pretty well known.
I know. It took my group of buddies back then surprisingly long to see what I was doing. I also didn't do the Australia strategy every game, maybe half the time. We dealt cards at the beginning and if I had a lot in North America, I would go for that. South America is a dead end, with no access to extra cards in Asia, and usually eventually gets conquered by North America, so that is generally a bad strategy. Europe is tough to hold. Try to take that and you'll get trouble from just about every border. Africa is also too centrally located and tough to maintain with only three continental points. Anyway, back to the topic at hand, one guy got to the point where he said if I put a single extra army in Australia he would have a single mission to take me out the entire game. He did as promised too.
Never done?
Ate a Big Mac or Whopper
Drank coffee
Punched a man who didn't deserve it
Disappointed my mama
Ordered anything from Amazon
liked Led Zeppelin or AC/DC
Accidentally shot anything
Seen Star Wars
found out why kids love the taste of Cinnamon Toast Crunch
How aren’t you even curious?
Quote: FaceNever done?
Ate a Big Mac or Whopper
Drank coffee
Punched a man who didn't deserve it
Disappointed my mama
Ordered anything from Amazon
liked Led Zeppelin or AC/DC
Accidentally shot anything
Seen Star Wars
found out why kids love the taste of Cinnamon Toast Crunch
I've done all those things, except the
toast. The gun thing is, I discharged
a handgun accidentally in the house
and put a hole in the wall. Does that
count?
Quote: EvenBobI've done all those things, except the
toast. The gun thing is, I discharged
a handgun accidentally in the house
and put a hole in the wall. Does that
count?
Negligently*
Quote: TumblingBonesJust out of curiosity, any of you Risk aficionados ever play Diplomacy, sometime referred to as The Most Evil Board Game Ever Made?
No but everyone tells me I would love that game. I hear it can take days to get through a game, off and on. Once you're married with children you just don't have the luxury for six-hour games any longer.
Quote: AxelWolfYour own Oars? Can I opt out of rowing?
I'm not sure that I have ever planned anything a year or more in advance.
Link?
Oars is a company that mostly does guided rafting trips. The Grand Canyon needs to be planned about two years out.
Quote: FaceI've been laughing at EB's old-man sensibilities for days now. And it just struck me...I've never owned a (road legal) Jap car, either! WTF is wrong with me? I agree with whomever said they're the best. If I can ever get my truck situation settled, I'd love to get a Gen5 Civic for A to B. And once that's settled, maybe the dream of a choice Datsun 510...
Never done?
Ate a Big Mac or Whopper
Drank coffee
Punched a man who didn't deserve it
Disappointed my mama
Ordered anything from Amazon
liked Led Zeppelin or AC/DC
Accidentally shot anything
Seen Star Wars
found out why kids love the taste of Cinnamon Toast Crunch
What the F is wrong with you.
I did all of this today.
I had coffee for breakfast, whopper for lunch, ordered a new cell phone charger from amazon, watched part of star wars (kids had it on when I got home like they do nearly everyday), bought 4 large boxes of cinnamon toast crunch from sams club. I also bought cinnamon toast crunch bites or something. They are like donuts with filling I think. And I probably disappointed my mother today. I would assume that anyways.
Quote: gamerfreakNever drank coffee?
How aren’t you even curious?
About what? I know what it tastes like. It's kinda like smoke, or something that has been caramelized just to the point of burning. I enjoy the smell, and find hints of flavor in certain items to be pleasurable. But full strength just doesn't sound appealing. And it's a thin liquid, identical to water. Thin liquids are meant to quench, not sate. Coffee, tea,... it's all wrong.
ETA:
Quote: GWAEWhat the F is wrong with you.
I did all of this today.
HA! XD
Quote: gamerfreak
Negligently*
Nope, it was totally by accident. I'm
never negligent with guns. I had it
pointed at bottom of a wall and
my finger slipped off the guard
and pulled the trigger. Old gun,
no safety. Scared the bejesus out
of me.
My white water canoeing was a two day adventure in a 2-man canoe. We learned almost immediately that if both of you lean over the canoe on the same side to paddle it, that you will be inhaling water in the next moment. LOL, it was a real shock.
Off the top of my head, I think that Face's list had my top two: Never had a Big Mac/Whopper and Never drank coffee.
That EvenBeat EvenBob's list - which had some unusual entries.
Quote: gordonm888I've never tweeted.
I've never streaked.
I've never baked bread.
I've never ridden a motorcycle.
I've never been to Alaska nor Hawaii.
I've never authored an entry on the OEIS (On-line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences).
The most surprising thing on your list (since you asked) is the last one. You seem to have the talent and skills, and apparently the interest, to author. So get to it and cross it off your bucket list.
I've done everything else on your list. Got any more? You have some catching up to do...lol.
Most surprised overall by Face never having had coffee. He's put nearly every other active chemistry possible through his body (according to his stories here and DT). How he's avoided coffee, I can't imagine, except by sheer force of will.
Quote: gordonm888I have been white water rafting over a dozen times -mostly on the Ocoee river - which has class 5 rapids. When the Olympics were hosted by Atlant, the Ocoee was where they held the kayaking event. I have also "white water canoed" down the Hiawasee River (rapids are only up to class 3.) I have never kayaked, though.
My white water canoeing was a two day adventure in a 2-man canoe. We learned almost immediately that if both of you lean over the canoe on the same side to paddle it, that you will be inhaling water in the next moment. LOL, it was a real shock.
Yeah, your part of TN/NC/SC/GA had some of the best in the country. Been on the Ocoee and Nantahala both a couple times. The Arkansas has some good stretches. And some streams down to the Columbia, up in the Cascades, are pretty good, though pretty steep.
Craziest whitewater I ever did was on Bonaire. Cruise ship excursion. Booked it myself. Hah.
Bunch of teenagers ran the concession. They drove us up the side of their mountain in a bus, threw us in the river on individual tubes, and leap-frogged each other down sections of the river. No helmets, no steering, think we had life jackets. They would send a couple downriver, let us go 2 minutes later, and we'd wash down a section, maybe 400-500 yds where they had a rope stretched to gather us like donuts on the fry line. HOT NOW, yep. Repeat all the way down.
Completely unspoiled river, rushing rapids, not groomed for bad rocks or sharp edges, much steeper than Appalacian runs. People got slammed, cut, knocked around something fierce. It was great, personally, but way too tough on most that went. I did wish I had a helmet though. Slapped my head on the bottom a couple times getting tumbled, but nothing too tough.
Whitewater canoeing is great in a different way. Did a little with the Girl Scouts, then went to learn how to teach the (Boy Scout) badge at BSA Natl camp outside Austin. The instructors there were the guys who wrote the book on it. Awesome skills.
I got to run the Arkansas with them the next spring, when it was expert only. We had 4 canoes to start, but one of them hit wrong and broke the boat in half. One piece plus bowsman went sailing by, the other half plus sternsman got caught in the crease and we had to work back upriver to get him out of there. Would not have believed you could tear an aluminum boat until I saw it.
Anyway. Great sport. And even fat old folks like I've become can manage a great time doing it.
Quote: beachbumbabsI have never
Jumped from a perfectly good airplane.
Visited Vermont or Maine.
Eaten a bug on purpose (like deep fried crickets). RIP Anthony Bourdain.
Tried snowboarding.
Petted a shark.
Shaved my head.
Huffed paint on purpose (got very high by accident once, though, painting a set until 4am. Whew!)
Been to Asia.
Shot at something living.
Owned a cat.
Well, I've done 5 of yours. And I've petted a manatee (but not a shark.) And about 1/2 of the Wiz's first list.
I have a friend who once said that the only plane he would parachute out of would be a 747. . . because its was (at that time) the only plane large enough to hold enough people to push him out.
Quote: gordonm888Never had a Big Mac/Whopper .
I haven't had either of those
since the 60's. Not a big fast
food fan.
as a beverage. It tastes disgusting.
But so does hard liquor and I
learned to love that. I never saw
the point to coffee, I don't like
stimulants. Coffee is expensive,
a pain to make, people are always
bitching about it, I just never saw
it as anything but a pain in the ass.
My wife drinks it like a religion and
drives me nuts with it. When we
eat out she either never has enough
and has trouble getting more, or it's
cold, or it's bad, or she doesn't have
enough cream. With coffee it's always
one or many of the above. Screw that.
Quote: EvenBobCoffee is expensive,
a pain to make,
Haha... Dude, what kind of coffee are you making that is an expensive pain to make?
Quote: TigerWuHaha... Dude, what kind of coffee are you making that is an expensive pain to make?
All I drink is well water, out of my tap.
Anything more than that is an expensive
waste of time. I don't even drink bottled
water, why would I ever pay for water.
How about the number sequence that connects them all?Quote: beachbumbabsThe most surprising thing on your list (since you asked) is the last one. You seem to have the talent and skills, and apparently the interest, to author. So get to it and cross it off your bucket list.
Quote: beachbumbabs
Most surprised overall by Face never having had coffee. He's put nearly every other active chemistry possible through his body (according to his stories here and DT). How he's avoided coffee, I can't imagine, except by sheer force of will.
No will whatsoever. I just never saw the point. I grew up on caffeinated beverages, can't recall any sort of recognizable change in my mood. Even at my age now I go months at a time without such things and then bang down a few sody pops one random day and don't notice a change. Migraine pills jacked with caffeine, I don't get what it's supposed to do. I mean, I get the medicine. I just don't get the hype.
I've a Timmy Ho's very close to me. I don't mean at home, I mean period. It's like law here there has to be one in every town, village, hamlet, and unincorporated territory. It might even be a violation to have land existing outside of 7 min away from one. I find them to be kind of disturbing. Entire traffic patterns have been rearranged to account for the never ending horde constantly circling the building. It's f#$%ing creepy. Don't want no part of it, as it'll dip into my time spent circling the smoke shop =p
And let's be real. I don't need to be amped up any more than I come fresh out the box. And in the rare times I do, ain't no $1.75 gonna fix me up proper. Anything that's gonna register is gonna need that decimal moved two steps to the right =p
Quote: 1MatterToMotionHow about the number sequence that connects them all?
That is the great thing about the OEIS - you can work out the start of a number sequence according to some crazy rules or geometrical concept and then search to see whether those numbers occur in some other sequence generated in some other way and think about the connections. It is a type of research capability that could not be practical without the internet.
Quote: beachbumbabsThe most surprising thing on your list (since you asked) is the last one. You seem to have the talent and skills, and apparently the interest, to author. So get to it and cross it off your bucket list.
Thanks for kind words. I actually do have a sequence in mind that I think has an original twist, but I don't think there is anything fundamentally exciting about it. I guess I'll submit it eventually. I just want to do something better, more important. Don't we all?
Hah. Never done that.Quote: gordonm888I just want to do something better, more important. Don't we all?
Quote: onenickelmiracleNever had a manicure, never gave a facial nor made a baby
I've done one of these things. It's a good way to avoid doing another one of them.
