Things I've Never Done

Never eaten sushi (ick)

Never did LSD, or any psychedelic drug

Never ridden a roller coaster

Quote: EvenBob

Never eaten sushi (ick)

Don't like rice?

Quote: TigerWu

Don't like rice?

Who cares about rice. Ever read the
potential parasites that are in raw
fish? And they discover more all the
time, now there's a tapeworm in
raw salmon. No thanks..

Quote: EvenBob

Who cares about rice. Ever read the
potential parasites that are in raw
fish? And they discover more all the
time, now there's a tapeworm in
raw salmon. No thanks..

So it's raw fish you don't like, not sushi.

"Sushi" is a dish made from a specific breed of rice, specially prepared with rice vinegar. It has nothing to do with raw fish.

Most sushi is not served with raw fish as an ingredient. Not in America, anyway. In fact, one of the most popular sushi rolls in America is the California Roll, which doesn't have any fish at all. It's strictly rice and vegetables. Many other sushi rolls have COOKED fish as an ingredient.

Quote: TigerWu

So it's raw fish you don't like, not sushi.

Definition of sushi. : cold rice dressed with vinegar, formed into any of various shapes, garnished with bits of raw seafood

And there you have it. I don't eat
rice anyway, not for 25 years, way
too many carbs, I bloat up like a
blowfish.

Quote: EvenBob

Definition of sushi. : cold rice dressed with vinegar, formed into any of various shapes, garnished with bits of raw seafood

Nope.

Raw fish is not a required ingredient in sushi.

You know, it's okay to admit you're wrong every once in a while, EvenBob.

Quote:

And there you have it. I don't eat
rice anyway, not for 25 years, way
too many carbs, I bloat up like a
blowfish.

Okay, so you DON'T like rice.

Here's a running list so far of what some individuals on this thread have never done*. So far there are 75 (including one I don't understand.) How many of these have you done?

*I've left out items that were duplicative, sexual, drug-related, violent,overly nerdy or statements of preference. I've reorganized and may have reworded a few.

Never been to
1. Alaska
2. Hawaii
3. North Dakota
4. Maine
5. Anywhere outside of North America
6. Europe
7. Asia
8. Africa
9. Australia
Never
10. Taken a selfie
11. Owned a smart phone
12. Sent a text
13. Tweeted
14. Owned an Apple product
15. Had an instagram account
16. Ordered anything from Amazon
Never
17. Snowboarded
18. Surfed
19. Water-skiied for more than 2 seconds
20. Ridden a penny farthing (velocipede bicycle)
21. Ridden a motorcycle
22. Ridden a unicycle
23. Ridden a roller coaster
24. Gone white water river rafting
25. Ridden a train
26. Jumped from a plane
27. Flown a plane
28. Owned a Japanese Car
Never
29. Shot at something living
30. Caught a large fish
31. Made money by fly-fishing
32. Petted a shark
33. Streaked
34. Done a half Iron Man Triathlon or more
35. Done a chin-up
Never
36. Played a slot since 2001
37. Played Craps
38. Played Roulette (in a casino)
39. Played Baccarat (in a casino)
40. Learned Basic Strategy for Blackjack
41. Bet more than $1k on a single hand of anything
42. Played in a WSOP poker tournament
43. Bet on the Horses at a horsetrack
44. Placed a bet at a Vegas sportsbook
45. Lost a bet to a British sportsbook
46. Paid more than $60 for a meal in Vegas
47. Owned a small (or larger) casino
Never
48. Drank Coffee
49. Eaten a Big Mac or Whopper
50. Put ketchup on my French Fries
51. Eaten Cinnamon Toast Crunch
52. Eaten a smore
53. Eaten sushi
54. Eaten a bug deliberately (like deep fried crickets)
55. Baked bread
Never seen
56. Casino (the entire movie)
57. The Godfather
58. Star Wars
59. A midnight showing of the Rocky Horror Picture Show
Never
60. Been arrested
61. Been fired (or laid off)
62. Owned a cat
63. Line danced
64. Made a baby
65. Been to a school dance
66. Had a manicure
67. Shaved my head
68. Made money as an artist
69. Had a speaking part in a play/musical.
70. Been asked to take a drug test
71. Attended an NBA game
72. Competed in a chess tournament
73. Finished the Sunday NYT crossword without looking up at least one answer
74. Seen George H.W. Bush
75. Been to the Green Door (what does this mean?)

I have done 37 -almost exactly half. I though it would be more.

Quote: TigerWu

Okay, so you DON'T like rice.

I love rice, but it's pure carb and makes
me fat. Even the smell of sushi is off
putting, it stinks.

Never taken dance lessons

Never learned to play a musical instrument

Never dated a woman outside my race

I've also done 37. While I'm curious what the min/max/avg turns out to be, I'm also wondering which item will turn out to be the one the fewest number of folks have done. If I was a betting man I would put my money on "Never been to North Dakota".

From your list, I have done 49. Plus all 3 of Bob's addition. (In my case, a man.)

Pretty sure The Green Door Wiz is referring to is a live sex club, I think perhaps in San Francisco. It was immortalized in a famous porn movie, "Behind the Green Door" in the early '70s. Might be a fictional club, maybe was real, maybe was opened to capitalize on the fame of the porno. Doubt it still exists, but maybe, underground. There's some very rough stuff being filmed legally up there, but I don't think live sex shows are legal in the US.

The final scene, with multiple people, is probably worth watching some day. It's almost guaranteed to make you turned on and squeamish at the same time, because it concentrates as closely on the voyeur audience as it does on the sex show (which is xxx). It was shocking in its day, probably tame now.

Part of the fuss was the woman who played the ingenue was nationally known as the Ivory Snow girl ("99 and 44/100% pure!") In a multi - ad campaign, then went and made that. Look up Marilyn Chambers sometime.

Quote: beachbumbabs

It was immortalized in a famous porn movie, "Behind the Green Door" in the early '70s.

I remember those movies in the 70's.
The biggest societal change is, now
the women in porn are absolutely
gorgeous compared to the women
in the 70's. Today porn can be a career
enhancer, in the 70's it was a career
killer. Also, today's generation was not
raised to think sex is evil and bad. Bless
their hearts..

22. I don't get out much lol

Quote: EvenBob

Definition of sushi. : cold rice dressed with vinegar, formed into any of various shapes, garnished with bits of raw seafood

And there you have it. I don't eat
rice anyway, not for 25 years, way
too many carbs, I bloat up like a
blowfish.

You see. Even when he is totally wrong, he is still right. What a gift.

Quote: Face

22. I don't get out much lol

Yeah, but the converse, for you, would include dozens of things I've never done. It's the list, not you.

I've never, for example,

Fixed a boat engine
Changed out a truck engine
Done bodywork
Raced a car on a competitive track
Gone fishing in NY
Sailed my own boat on the Caribbean
Built an aquarium
Welded anything, ever
Dug a fish pond
Dropped a trailer off a truck
Worked security in a casino
Refereed a competitive sport for money
Played hockey

Which are all things that come to mind thinking about your threads on DT and here. Probably lots of others if I dug into it.

In other words, you're unique.

Green Door is in Vegas. It's in the same shopping center that Lotus of Siam was in until last year.

Quote: beachbumbabs

In other words, you're unique.

You’re not telling him anything Mr. Rogers didn’t already tell him every morning for years

Quote: billryan

Green Door is in Vegas. It's in the same shopping center that Lotus of Siam was in until last year.

Thanks. Learn something new every day. I liked Lotus of Siam...a little strange to think of this in that space.

I guess the case could be made that in some way, having a voyeur room and having to pay to enter the club would qualify as a commercial sex show. Maybe not.

I would have to think they have paid employees who mingle and make themselves available, but maybe not, at least for licensing such a place. Might be a very fine line being drawn. Maybe they can pay performers to be with each other up to some point.

No question in my mind the franchise is designed to capitalize on the movie.

Quote: michael99000

You’re not telling him anything Mr. Rogers didn’t already tell him every morning for years

Nothing wrong with a little affirmation you weren't expecting. It can be a friendly neighborhood around here, too.

checking those that fit with an x as "no have not done that/ been there". A 'y' for yes if I have

TLDR: 29 I have done if I counted right

1. Alaska.... x... which has disappointed a niece
2. Hawaii.... y .... many moons ago
3. North Dakota.... x
4. Maine.... y .... you gotta go if you like seafood
5. Anywhere outside of North America.... x .... Bahamas are in north america I guess
6. Europe.... x
7. Asia.... x
8. Africa.... x
9. Australia.... x
Never
10. Taken a selfie.... x .....and don't plan to
11. Owned a smart phone.... x.....and don't plan to
12. Sent a text.... y
13. Tweeted.... x .....and don't plan to
14. Owned an Apple product.... x
15. Had an instagram account.... x
16. Ordered anything from Amazon.... y Really?
Never
17. Snowboarded.... x
18. Surfed.... x
19. Water-skiied for more than 2 seconds.... x ... long story
20. Ridden a penny farthing (velocipede bicycle).... x
21. Ridden a motorcycle.... y
22. Ridden a unicycle.... x
23. Ridden a roller coaster.... y
24. Gone white water river rafting.... y
25. Ridden a train.... y
26. Jumped from a plane.... x
27. Flown a plane.... x
28. Owned a Japanese Car.... y
Never
29. Shot at something living.... y ...if that counts against a guy in the afterlife I'm in trouble
30. Caught a large fish.... y ... by my own defintion
31. Made money by fly-fishing.... x
32. Petted a shark.... x
33. Streaked.... x
34. Done a half Iron Man Triathlon or more.... x
35. Done a chin-up.... y not sure I ever did 2 in a row
Never
36. Played a slot since 2001.... y
37. Played Craps.... y
38. Played Roulette (in a casino).... x
39. Played Baccarat (in a casino).... y
40. Learned Basic Strategy for Blackjack.... y
41. Bet more than $1k on a single hand of anything.... x
42. Played in a WSOP poker tournament.... x
43. Bet on the Horses at a horsetrack.... y
44. Placed a bet at a Vegas sportsbook.... y
45. Lost a bet to a British sportsbook.... x
46. Paid more than $60 for a meal in Vegas.... y
47. Owned a small (or larger) casino.... x
Never
48. Drank Coffee.... y
49. Eaten a Big Mac or Whopper.... y
50. Put ketchup on my French Fries.... y
51. Eaten Cinnamon Toast Crunch.... x.....and don't plan to
52. Eaten a smore.... x.....and don't plan to
53. Eaten sushi.... y
54. Eaten a bug deliberately (like deep fried crickets).... x
55. Baked bread.... y
Never seen
56. Casino (the entire movie).... y
57. The Godfather.... x
58. Star Wars.... x
59. A midnight showing of the Rocky Horror Picture Show.... x
Never
60. Been arrested.... x
61. Been fired (or laid off).... y
62. Owned a cat.... y
63. Line danced.... x
64. Made a baby.... x.....and don't plan to
65. Been to a school dance.... y
66. Had a manicure.... x
67. Shaved my head.... x
68. Made money as an artist.... x
69. Had a speaking part in a play/musical..... x
70. Been asked to take a drug test.... y
71. Attended an NBA game.... y
72. Competed in a chess tournament.... x
73. Finished the Sunday NYT crossword without looking up at least one answer.... x
74. Seen George H.W. Bush.... x
75. Been to the Green Door (what does this mean?).... x I guess

Quote: TigerWu

So it's raw fish you don't like, not sushi.

"Sushi" is a dish made from a specific breed of rice, specially prepared with rice vinegar. It has nothing to do with raw fish.

Most sushi is not served with raw fish as an ingredient. Not in America, anyway. In fact, one of the most popular sushi rolls in America is the California Roll, which doesn't have any fish at all. It's strictly rice and vegetables. Many other sushi rolls have COOKED fish as an ingredient.

Sushi SUCKS, period. I have NEVER eaten it but I know it sucks no matter how it's prepared. Never ate cow sh*t, but I know it sucks.

Its my new Wife's favorite thing to eat.
(I hate all seafood, other than shrimp)

Tied with her favorite thing (Sushi)is Coffee. I can't stand coffee.

Quote: AxelWolf

Sushi SUCKS, period. I have NEVER eaten it but I know it sucks no matter how it's prepared. Never ate cow sh*t, but I know it sucks.

Exactly! It literally stinks, yuck.

Quote: AxelWolf

Sushi SUCKS, period. I have NEVER eaten it but I know it sucks no matter how it's prepared. Never ate cow sh*t, but I know it sucks.

Its my new Wife's favorite thing to eat.
(I hate all seafood, other than shrimp)

Tied with her favorite thing (Sushi)is Coffee. I can't stand coffee.

Wait you got married? And I wasnt invited? I am saddened.

I have never
Bowled a 300 game
Shot a bow and arrow
Never went scuba diving
Sat in first class on a plane (out of about 50 flights)
Never had a perfect tree while drag racing

Quote: AxelWolf

Sushi SUCKS, period. I have NEVER eaten it but I know it sucks no matter how it's prepared. Never ate cow sh*t, but I know it sucks.

Its my new Wife's favorite thing to eat.
(I hate all seafood, other than shrimp)

Tied with her favorite thing (Sushi)is Coffee. I can't stand coffee.

Congrats!!

Was there a sushi bar at the cocktail hour ?

Quote: GWAE

Wait you got married? And I wasnt invited? I am saddened.

I Absoulutty would have invited you, if I knew you could make it(NO RUG RATS,J/K).

I explained the situation in another thread. I apologized for this (to special people like you). It was just supposed to be a few people, 10 at most. That didn't happen, It got to the point where we couldn't accommodate any more people. She said, "STOP inviting people!"
I mainly kept it to people here in Vegas for that reason. I didn't want to invite people from out of state and have them feel obligated to come. Not to mention, Being that we had a 1k gift min, I didn't think your cheap ass would be up for that 😁

Quote: GWAE

Wait you got married?

We all make mistakes. He'll find out..

Quote: michael99000

Congrats!!

Was there a sushi bar at the cocktail hour ?

There wasn't even sushi after words (-;. We invited peoples back to the house for the "reception" and a Poker game broke out after a while.

I think we went to bed about 3:30 and a few of my guests locked up and left at 4:30 while we were sleeping.

I'm missing some plastic china.

Quote: EvenBob

We all make mistakes. He'll find out..

Ya, everyone told me getting married was a mistake and it unsually leads to her going AWOL.

I said, "Ya, I know" 😂

We are hoping it leads to living in separate states like YOU and your supposed wife.

I'll be sure to get some marriage advice from you.

Trying to think of stuff that doesn't apply to 95% of the population.

Sung karaoke.

Been fixed up.

Been in a fight post middle school.

Run more than 1 mile.

Quote: AxelWolf

I Absoulutty would have invited you, if I knew you could make it(NO RUG RATS,J/K).

I explained the situation in another thread. I apologized for this (to special people like you). It was just supposed to be a few people, 10 at most. That didn't happen, It got to the point where we couldn't accommodate any more people. She said, "STOP inviting people!"
I mainly kept it to people here in Vegas for that reason. I didn't want to invite people from out of state and have them feel obligated to come. Not to mention, Being that we had a 1k gift min, I didn't think your cheap ass would be up for that 😁

I would have been there in a min (without kids)

I understand the inviting from out of state thing, I had the same feeling for our wedding. I will just believe that excuse so it doesn't make me sad.

My present would have been worth way more than 1k. I would have given you 3 las vegas advisors (minus some coupons) and some other great coupon books that I have. It would have been worth at least 1500.

Quote: AxelWolf

I'll be sure to get some marriage advice from you.

We live in separate houses, not
states. And I already gave the
advice, don't do it. I don't know
a single couple that is happily
married. People always say,
oh they know tons. No, they
don't.

What they see is people who lie about
it. People who are miserable but
will never admit it. Marriage was a
needed thing forever. You lived in
a rural area and only survived because
you had 6 kids to do the chores free
of charge. Things have changed
greatly, but marriage hasn't. Men
and women living together works
about as well as raccoons living
with chickens. There's gonna be
friction.

You'll see.

Quote: Rigondeaux

Run more than 1 mile.

In 3 months I'll be starting my (IIRC) 54th season of competitive sports. I ran my fastest ever mile at 14yrs old. It was 13:XX.

Good for you, man. F#$% running.

This message brought to you by Don't Smoke In The House With Your Bleeding Kids dot Ferchrissakes.

Quote: AxelWolf

Ya, everyone told me getting married was a mistake and it unsually leads to her going AWOL.

I said, "Ya, I know" 😂

We are hoping it leads to living in separate states like YOU and your supposed wife.

I'll be sure to get some marriage advice from you.

I'm guessing that you have now been married long enough to have noticed a change? Something, whatever that thing is, is different now than you perceived it 6 months ago.

And you are thinking...did I miss that? You are to observant to have not noticed.

Quote: EvenBob

We live in separate houses, not
states. And I already gave the
advice, don't do it. I don't know
a single couple that is happily
married. People always say,
oh they know tons. No, they
don't.

What they see is people who lie about
it. People who are miserable but
will never admit it. Marriage was a
needed thing forever. You lived in
a rural area and only survived because
you had 6 kids to do the chores free
of charge. Things have changed
greatly, but marriage hasn't. Men
and women living together works
about as well as raccoons living
with chickens. There's gonna be
friction.

You'll see.

Well, now I feel horrible since you are definitely someone I would have wanted to attend, even with the rugrats.

My bad all-around, I waited till the last minute(in wedding terms) to invite people.

Quote: petroglyph

I'm guessing that you have now been married long enough to have noticed a change? Something, whatever that thing is, is different now than you perceived it 6 months ago.

And you are thinking...did I miss that? You are to observant to have not noticed.

We have been with each other for 18 year's.

She's been much nicer overall. I think it's because she now feels more secure. Hard to say what she's thinning.

Perhap she thinks the poison in my food will kick in soon and she's will be on easy street😀

Quote: AxelWolf

We have been with each other for 18 year's.

She's been much nicer overall. I think it's because she now feels more secure. Hard to say what she's thinning.

Perhap she thinks the poison in my food will kick in soon and she's will be on easy street😀

Yeah, you really have to watch them once they start being nice. lol

Quote: AxelWolf

She's been much nicer overall.

Wow 18 years and she still had another level of niceness to ascend to. Maybe it is the security of marriage

Quote: michael99000

Wow 18 years and she still had another level of niceness to ascend to. Maybe it is the security of marriage

Might be due to my past record, so now she's probably just worried I might go find some younger hottie. The tittle of GF has little or no power, per se, but the tittle of Wife has the power.

Quote: AxelWolf

Well, now I feel horrible since you are definitely someone I would have wanted to attend,.

I don't go to weddings, they make me angry,

Quote: AxelWolf

She's been much nicer overall.

Marriage is a learning experience. Get back
to us in 2 years and tell us what you learned.
I guarantee it won't be what you you think
it will be.

Quote: EvenBob

I don't go to weddings, they make me angry,

I've found bridesmaids to be pretty randy.

My (y)es - have done, and (n)o - haven’t done.


Never been to
N 1. Alaska
Y 2. Hawaii
Y 3. North Dakota
N 4. Maine
Y 5. Anywhere outside of North America
Y 6. Europe
N 7. Asia
N 8. Africa
N 9. Australia
Never
Y 10. Taken a selfie
Y 11. Owned a smart phone
Y 12. Sent a text
N 13. Tweeted
Y 14. Owned an Apple product
N 15. Had an instagram account
Y 16. Ordered anything from Amazon
Never
Y 17. Snowboarded
Y 18. Surfed
Y 19. Water-skiied for more than 2 seconds
N 20. Ridden a penny farthing (velocipede bicycle)
Y (someone else driving tho) 21. Ridden a motorcycle
N 22. Ridden a unicycle
Y 23. Ridden a roller coaster
Y 24. Gone white water river rafting
Y 25. Ridden a train
N 26. Jumped from a plane
N 27. Flown a plane
Y 28. Owned a Japanese Car
Never
Y 29. Shot at something living
Y 30. Caught a large fish
N 31. Made money by fly-fishing
Y 32. Petted a shark
Idk, likely N, but possible. 33. Streaked
N 34. Done a half Iron Man Triathlon or more
Y 35. Done a chin-up
Never
Y 36. Played a slot since 2001
Y 37. Played Craps
Y 38. Played Roulette (in a casino)
Y 39. Played Baccarat (in a casino)
Y 40. Learned Basic Strategy for Blackjack
Y 41. Bet more than $1k on a single hand of anything
N 42. Played in a WSOP poker tournament
Y 43. Bet on the Horses at a horsetrack
Y 44. Placed a bet at a Vegas sportsbook
N 45. Lost a bet to a British sportsbook
Y 46. Paid more than $60 for a meal in Vegas
N 47. Owned a small (or larger) casino
Never
Y 48. Drank Coffee
Y 49. Eaten a Big Mac or Whopper
Y 50. Put ketchup on my French Fries
Y 51. Eaten Cinnamon Toast Crunch
Y 52. Eaten a smore
Y 53. Eaten sushi
N 54. Eaten a bug deliberately (like deep fried crickets)
N 55. Baked bread
Never seen
Y (maybe?) 56. Casino (the entire movie)
N 57. The Godfather
Not the series 58. Star Wars
N (almost) 59. A midnight showing of the Rocky Horror Picture Show
Never
Y 60. Been arrested
N 61. Been fired (or laid off)
Y, when I was a kid. We had 2 before the coyotes got to them. 62. Owned a cat
N 63. Line danced
N 64. Made a baby
Y 65. Been to a school dance
N 66. Had a manicure
Y 67. Shaved my head
N 68. Made money as an artist
Y (very short) 69. Had a speaking part in a play/musical.
Y 70. Been asked to take a drug test
N 71. Attended an NBA game
N 72. Competed in a chess tournament
N 73. Finished the Sunday NYT crossword without looking up at least one answer
Y (I think) 74. Seen George H.W. Bush
N, but friend wanted to go and almost got hornswoggled into going 75. Been to the Green Door (what does this mean?)

I see people here saying they never buy
from Amazon. How do you survive? I've
had an account since 1999 and have
bought hundreds of books and DVD's
and other stuff. Amazon Prime is
great, I watch it far more than Nflix.

Before Amazon I had to go to Barnes
and Noble or the library, which was
usually once a week. I haven't been
to either in years. I love Amazon,
I'm surrounded by stuff from Amazon.

Some comments from the destitute Fleastiff:

Green Door:
NYC: Separate chamber in a Greek restaurant.
NYC: Later the name of a club with a dance floor. Featured Grope Dancing. (NOT a typo for Group Dancing). Rarely an even number of persons on the dance floor.
Vegas: A club for the very daring. I heard it closed but am not sure.

Discharging a round in your house or at a tv set or the like:
Now charged as firing a missle, reportable as a terrorism act.

How many of you have:
Ever had an attempt on your life?
Ever been the subject of a politically motivated attack by assets of a foreign power?
Ever hung with IRA types who had been in Active Service Units?
Ever witnessed a female doing real damage to a boyfriend or several grand worth of damage to another female?
Ever been frisked in a casino?
Ever consumed coffee grounds rather than the liquid?
Ever financed anything related to the Berlin Wall?
Ever been a regular in a bar whose pool table often saw "overnight activities"?

ya got me on those, Fleastiff, as did Face on that list generated by BBB
PS, well BBB got me too on a lot of hers for that matter

Since we're tracking numbers, looks like RS has 44 on your compilation, OG. Did I count that right, RS?

Can't anyone claim more than my 49? I thought it was kind of low, but not so far.

I've never seen someone wearing a Tommy Bahama shirt and failed to hate them.

Perhaps, the best kick-the-bucket list is the one that we complete by not completing it. By not having such "control" over our own lives.

Quote:

And sometimes we do not know what is worth doing until we actually do it and reflect upon it. A sole focus on a bucket list might lead us to overlook other activities that will be memorable or significant, perhaps more so than what we would have thought years or even decades earlier.

Remember George Bailey in the 1946 film "It's a Wonderful Life," who never achieved anything on his own bucket list (school, travel), but did - when given the opportunity to reflect - conclude that he had lived a worthwhile life. He never let his own wishes get in the way of other people, and that's why we still cherish this film 60+ years later.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/the-good-life/201102/bucket-lists-and-positive-psychology