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Originally posted by Evensong:
Lord have mercy Smudgie, that's a hard one to meet. Does a tall diving board count?

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I was thinking abseiling or bungee jumping actually....
 

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Posted by Jonah the Whale (# 1244) on :
 
I abseiled from the Euromast in Rotterdam. It's not exactly jumping, but I hope it's close enough.

Never have I had a broken bone.
 

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Posted by Boogie (# 13538) on :
 
I have - but it was only a little toe (stubbed on a stone on the beach of Iona)

I have never played football
 

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Posted by Gwai (# 11076) on :
 
I have a broken chicken leg in my freezer right now.

However, never have I ever shoplifted.

[ 19. November 2012, 15:41: Message edited by: Gwai ]
 

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Posted by Boogie (# 13538) on :
 
I have lifted the toy shop which my boys used to play with.

And I have still never played football.


 

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Posted by Spike (# 36) on :
 
I have and I hated it. It's a crap game.

Never have I ever been to Spain
 

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Posted by Firenze (# 619) on :
 
I've been to Minorca and Catalonia.

Never have I ever eaten truffle (the fungi)
 

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Posted by Cara (# 16966) on :
 
Delicious!

Never have I ever smoked a cigarette.
 

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Posted by Boogie (# 13538) on :
 
I did, sadly, from age 8 to 28, but haven't touched one since

I have never driven over 110mph
 

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Posted by pjl (# 16929) on :
 
I used to drive my ford cortina gt well over 110 mph on the M6


But I have never ever eaten a pizza
 

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Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on :
 
I had a shrimp and cheese pizza Saturday evening- Yum!

But I have never gone to a "rave" party.
 

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Posted by LeRoc (# 3216) on :
 
I haven't gone to a rave party, but once some kind of Love Parade has passed in front of my house.

Never ever have I paid for sex.
 

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Posted by Loquacious beachcomber (# 8783) on :
 
If winding up with a house full of teenagers a decade-and-a-half later qualifies, then I guess I have paid the price.

But never have I ever owned a purebred or deseigner doggie.
 

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Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on :
 
I have a doggie draft excluder. Not purebreed, but definitely designed (in a fetching grey tweed).

Never Have I Ever Been Skiing
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
I have been skiing, once and I hated it!

but

Never have I ever been water skiing
 

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Posted by Boogie (# 13538) on :
 
I have - nearly pulled my arms off!

I have never been a CofE bishop.
 

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Posted by Jonah the Whale (# 1244) on :
 
(Tricky one, Boogie. Are you trying to force somebody's hand?)
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Boogie:
I have - nearly pulled my arms off!

I have never been a CofE bishop.

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quote:

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Originally posted by Sioni Sais:
I may have gone faster than 112mph on a motorcycle, but as it was an MZ150 with a broken speedo (amongst other parts) in the field behind my brother's house I rather doubt it.

Never have I ever been to Iceland*

*Note for UK Shipmates; the frozen food supermarket does not count!

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I have been to Iceland, but never have I watched a James Bond film without getting bored and wandering off or changing the channel.
 

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Posted by Pigwidgeon (# 10192) on :
 
I watched one James Bond film (Goldfinger, IIRC) about forty years ago and watched till the end.

But never have I ever been to Burma.
 

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Posted by LeRoc (# 3216) on :
 
I've been on the border between Thailand and Burma.

We were in a bamboo hut on the shores of a magnificent lake in the middle of the rain forest. We were all set for a beautiful, quiet night ...

... when at 2am, suddenly a Japanese karaoke boat arrived on the lake, with people singing extemely loud and very out of tune

Never ever have I enjoyed listening to karaoke
 

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Posted by Spike (# 36) on :
 
I have, but only once. It was at a party with a lot of singing friends, so it was one of those extremely rare occasions when the karaoke was being performed by people who can actually sing.

Never have I ever ridden in a helicopter
 

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Posted by Lucia (# 15201) on :
 
Years ago I went for a ride in a helicopter as a treat on my 18th birthday!

But never have I ever been scuba diving.

[ 22. November 2012, 07:12: Message edited by: Lucia ]
 

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Posted by Pigwidgeon (# 10192) on :
 
It's been over 24 hours...

I've never been scuba diving, but I snorkeled in Hawaii.

But never have I ever seen "Casa Blanca."


[ 23. November 2012, 14:47: Message edited by: Pigwidgeon ]
 

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Posted by Loquacious beachcomber (# 8783) on :
 
I have watched that movie several times, although not as often as I have watched "Elmer Gantry."

But never have I ever hiked in the Grand Canyon - yet.
 

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Posted by Boogie (# 13538) on :
 
I have, I have - and you must!

I have never ridden a bike across the USA.
 

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Posted by Cara (# 16966) on :
 
I haven't, but have a good friend who has--San Francisico to Boston in six weeks, averaging 80-90 miles per day. I saw him en route.

Don't know if this counts...will let more time elapse for bona fide bike riders to show up!
 

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Posted by Ariston (# 10894) on :
 
It would have counted, but I've ridden the 50 States!

However, I've never read anything by Marquez
 

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Posted by Hart (# 4991) on :
 
One Hundred Years of Solitude. I recommend it!

But, never have I ever shaved my head.
 

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Posted by Cara (# 16966) on :
 
This fun game is sliding down the page....has NOBODY ever shaved his or her head??!!
 

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Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
*Reminder.*

quote:

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Originally posted by Chorister:

Oh, and usually we have a 24 hour rule if nobody can come up with an answer, in which case it's then up to the next poster after the deadline to pose the next 'Never have I ever'.

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Posted by Tortuf (# 3784) on :
 
Well I shaved my head, but I grew out of that phase.

Never have I ever baked a souffle.
 

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Posted by Hart (# 4991) on :
 
I can't claim to have mastered the art of a good souffle, but I think I can be said to have achieved entry-level "have baked" status.

Now let's see if I can not kill the thread by confessing that I have never put up dry wall.

[ 01. December 2012, 13:52: Message edited by: Hart ]
 

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Posted by Boogie (# 13538) on :
 
I have helped to put up a dry stone wall on my brother's farm.

But I have never been scuba diving.

(And would love to!)

[ 01. December 2012, 15:55: Message edited by: Boogie ]
 

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Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on :
 
I have been scuba diving, but sadly only training in a junior swimming baths. Not many tropical fish there

But never have I ever gone fishing
 

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Posted by lily pad (# 11456) on :
 
Never gone fishing? Oh my! I have gone fishing but never have I ever...

been to the opera.
 

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Posted by Pigwidgeon (# 10192) on :
 
I have been to the opera many, many times.

But never have I ever eaten sushi.
 

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Posted by Golden Key (# 1468) on :
 
I have eaten sushi, and don't care to do so again!


But never have I ever piloted a plane!

 

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Posted by Spike (# 36) on :
 
I did once for about 10 minutes. I'd gone for a spin with a friend with a Private Pilot's Licence and he let me have a go.

Never have I ever voted for the losing candidate in a Parliamentary election
 

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Posted by Schroedinger's cat (# 64) on :
 
I am a member of the Green Party, so often vote for a person who doesn't win. Even if not the person with least votes. As there is only one winner, maybe this counts.

Never have I ever eaten an octopus. Nor, for that matter, would I want to, but each to their own.
 

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Posted by Chapelhead (# 21) on :
 
I have. Well not a whole octopus, but it was raw. Sushi octopus is, shall we say, chewy.

Now an 'easy' one...

Never have I ever owned a pair of jeans or a pair of trainers.
 

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Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on :
 
I mostly live in jeans during the fall and winter.

But never have I spoken Swedish.
 

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Posted by Pigwidgeon (# 10192) on :
 
My Swedish grandmother taught me things like "thank you" and "Merry Christmas."

But never have I ever watched a "reality" show on television.
 

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Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
I watched 'Big Brother' once, to see what all the fuss was about. And thought 'Ewwww - why would people want to use up their TV licence watching this stuff?!' and promptly turned off again.

But never have I ever watched a Harry Potter movie
 

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Posted by Boogie (# 13538) on :
 
I did - not a patch on the books.

I have never been skiing.
 

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Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on :
 
I have, once, in Germany. And spent most of the time flat on my back, with little ten year olds circling round me, anxiously enquiring if I was all right. My ancient 35 year old then self was quite humbled.


but never have I climbed on a church roof
 

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Posted by Ariston (# 10894) on :
 
Well, how else are you supposed to clean the gutters?

But I've never seen a volcano erupting
 

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Posted by Firenze (# 619) on :
 
Standing on the lava fields a few hundred feet below the summit of Etna. OK, not erupting that much, but enough to keep the local vulcanologists away from the restaurant that evening.

Never have I ever been to Budapest
 

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Posted by Pigwidgeon (# 10192) on :
 
I've been to Budapest (and loved it!), but... Never have I ever been to Oklahoma.
 

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Posted by Hart (# 4991) on :
 
I have. It was good to arrive, as that seemed to be the only way to get my Dad to stop singing "We're only... 24 hours to Tulsa."

Even though I've road-tripped a good amount, never have I ever gotten a flat.
 

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Posted by lily pad (# 11456) on :
 
Christmas Eve, as a university student, out to the midnight service and then back to a friend's place until 3 am. Tire on my dad's car was flat so I took a taxi home. We opened the gifts and then dad said he was just going upstairs to get dressed and then he would drive me down to the campus so that I could change the tire because he knew I would never be out driving his car if I didn't know how. After a quick whispered coaching from my big brother, I did change the tire without my dad's help, just. So, yes, I have changed a tire and hope never to need to change another but I have never, ever,

gone to a Beatles concert.

[ 03. December 2012, 02:01: Message edited by: lily pad ]
 

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Posted by Cara (# 16966) on :
 
I haven't ever been to a Beatles concert either, but as per the 24-hour rule Chorister kindly reminded us of on page 1, I'm posing a new "Never have I ever."

Despite growing up English in England, and knowing how to cook several other things,


never have I ever cooked a traditional roast beef lunch.
 

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Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on :
 
I have, in England, Belgium, Germany, and Canada.


But I've never eaten a Buffalo steak.

[ 10. December 2012, 00:41: Message edited by: jacobsen ]
 

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Posted by Timothy the Obscure (# 292) on :
 
If by buffalo you mean the American bison, I have. It was more flavorful than the typical grain-fed beef steak, though less tender. But I like meat that fights back...

But never have I ever sailed (by wind power, as distinct from motor power) from one side of a body of salt water to the other.
 

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Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on :
 
Goodnes, me me me. I have sailed right the way across the Solent in a tiny Wayfarer in a raging storm, mostly with my eyes closed and in an attitude of prayer!

but never have I ever danced naked in a public place
 

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Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on :
 
Neither have I, and it will be interesting to see whether, within 24 hours of your post, anyone is willing to admit to having done so.
 

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Posted by Boogie (# 13538) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Smudgie:

Never have I ever danced naked in a public place

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Yes! Our university had an outdoor swimming pool and plenty of skinny dipping and other shenanigans went on, back in the day (Well, it was the 70s!)

I have never, ever won the lottery.
 

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Posted by Hart (# 4991) on :
 
I've won the cost of the ticket back (which was less than exciting).

I have never been to a non-Abrahamic-religions worship service.
 

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Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on :
 
I've been to numerous Tamil Hindu events, including one which involved a bonfire in a purpose built cement pit inside a temple in Wimbledon (my Dad and 90% of that side of my family are Tamils).

Never have I ever ridden on a skateboard
 

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Posted by Pigwidgeon (# 10192) on :
 
I rode on a skateboard many, many years ago -- and stayed on for two or three minutes!

But never have I ever riden a surfboard.
 

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Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on :
 
I have been surfing for about forty years: we go to San Diego or LA every summer and I still own a surfboard. I even went surfing when we were in England five years ago!

Never have I ever driven or owned a car with more than eight cylindres.
 

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Posted by Spike (# 36) on :
 
24 hours have passed. (The idea of the game is to find something that someone else is likely to have done. The more obscure thing you haven't done, the less likely that anyone else will have done either)

Never have I ever driven a Renault Megane
 

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Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on :
 
I drove one in Bristol five years ago: lovely machine - it was a convertible hardtop.

Never have I ever been to Amsterdam
 

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Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on :
 
I have, and went to see the Van Gogh paintings. There was a guardian stationed on every wall, simply to prevent the visitors from touching the paintings - the thickness of the paint was very appealing to the touch.


but I've never travelled on the Orient Express
 

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Posted by Timothy the Obscure (# 292) on :
 
OK, 24 hour rule... I've never ridden the Orient Express, but I have ridden Canadian National Railways from Toronto to Vancouver and the Empire Builder from Portland to Chicago.

But never have I ever danced the samba in Rio de Janeiro.
 

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Posted by Boogie (# 13538) on :
 
Nor me - but my husband has!

I have never been skiing.
 

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Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on :
 
When I did my year abroad in Austria, I went on a skiing trip with the school I was working at. I constituted the "beginners" group I loved it - no good at it, but loved it! So yes, I have been skiing but...

never have I ever swum with dolphins
 

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Posted by Spike (# 36) on :
 
Over 24 hours have passed. Really, the idea of this game (as I see it) is a bit like the UK radio & TV show, I've Never Seen Star Wars where people try out things they've never done, but most of the population probably have.

To keep this game moving, we need to try and come up with less obscure stuff and instead post something that others will have done.

Never have I ever played rugby

[ 19. December 2012, 17:26: Message edited by: Spike ]
 

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Posted by Sioni Sais (# 5713) on :
 
I have played rugby hundreds of times, but never have I kicked a penalty goal.

(I have scored tries, some from as many as six or seven feet from he line).
 

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Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on :
 
Invoking the 24 hour rule, neither have I.

Nor have I ever walked in its entirety any of the long distance country walks in England such as the Pennine Way.
 

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Posted by Gwai (# 11076) on :
 
Neither have I, but never have I ever read Ulysses. (Though I rather feel I should have.
 

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Posted by leo (# 1458) on :
 
I have but i have never read Finnegan's Wake.
 

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Posted by Schroedinger's cat (# 64) on :
 
I have read both - so I have also read Finnegans Wake. It is not worth it.

However, I have never seen "Its a Wonderful Life". I would love to have seen it this Christmas, but it is only on Sky.
 

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Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
I saw 'It's a wonderful life' but many years ago. I'd have to struggle to remember the plot now.

But never have I ever read 'The Pickwick Papers'.
 

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Posted by Spike (# 36) on :
 
I have. It's essential reading for any serious drinking man.

Never have I ever been to Spain
 

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Posted by Boogie (# 13538) on :
 
I have - it is well worth a visit.

I have never made a Christmas cake.
 

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Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on :
 
I have made a Christmas Cake. I
 

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Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on :
 
I have made a Christmas Cake. I did all the preparation, soaking the dried fruit thoroughly in good stuff well in advance, made the whole thing with love and care. I put it in the oven for the requisite three hours,... and promptly fell deep asleep shortly before the time was up. I was woken by smoke emerging from the kitchen!

I have never been a shepherd in a Nativity play
 

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Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on :
 
I have, I have! And my tea towel headdress was the best - ironed specially by my mum.


But I have never succeeded in keeping the brandy alight on the Christmas pudding
 

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Posted by Spike (# 36) on :
 
I have, frequently. You need to use plenty of brandy.

Never have I ever watched an episode of Downton Abbey
 

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Posted by lily pad (# 11456) on :
 
I have but I watched it on the internet and got a very bad virus on my computer so no more episodes for me.
but never have I ever been on a cruise.
 

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Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on :
 
Invoking the 24 hour rule again, neither have I, but I have been on many cross Channel and North Sea ferries.


But never have I plucked, cleaned or otherwise prepared a fowl from it's natural (dead) feathered and entrailed state. This is usually left to the supermarket staff, or whoever prepares the birds for sale.
 

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Posted by Porridge (# 15405) on :
 
I have, alas, de-feathered, beheaded, de-footed (de-feeted?) and gutted chickens, en masse, after raising broilers with a friend.

Never again. Gawdawful.

But never have I ever visited the continent of Africa.
 

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Posted by Pigwidgeon (# 10192) on :
 
I've been to Africa once -- just a day trip from Spain to Morocco.

But never have I ever been to Japan.
 

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Posted by Jonah the Whale (# 1244) on :
 
I have. I visited my sister-in-law who was teaching English there. An elderly Japanese couple at the airport station saw me looking confusedly at a map and took me under their wing all the way to where I had to get off. The gentleman spoke passable English and the lady smiled very sweetly.

However never have I ever played a trombone.
 

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Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
I had a go on son the elder's trombone. After managing a few tortured farting noises, I developed a new respect for his ability to play recognisable tunes.

But never have I ever sailed a dinghy singlehandedly.
 

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Posted by Boogie (# 13538) on :
 
I spent many happy hours as a youngster doing just that

I have never ridden a roller coaster.
 

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Posted by Starbug (# 15917) on :
 
Many years ago, my sister and I went on the Wild mouse rollercoaster at Blackpool Pleasure Beach. We were in the first car - when it turned the corner, it felt that we were overhanging the sea. That was my first and last rollercoaster ride!

I have never ever eaten a snail.
 

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Posted by SvitlanaV2 (# 16967) on :
 
In my capacity as a student of French I had to try snail, long ago. It tastes okay, but I'm in no hurry to have it again.

I've never been to Panama. I'd love to go one day, in order to do family history research.
 

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Posted by Pigwidgeon (# 10192) on :
 
I've been to Panama. It was interesting to see the canal and locks, but crime is rampant. We were warned not to carry anything of value, to stay out of certain areas, etc. etc. I had my purse stolen, but thanks to all the warnings lost nothing of value.

But never have I ever been to a rodeo.
 

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Posted by Angel Wrestler (# 13673) on :
 
I've been to a few rodeos (well, it was one rodeo, several times). I lived in an area where there were a lot of horses and horse farms and a man in the community held a nice little professional rodeo. And, for the record, I did not see the animals being abused. YMMV

But never have I ever been to a broadway show, on Broadway.
 

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Posted by Porridge (# 15405) on :
 
Oh, I've been to several Broadway shows on Broadway, but (spoiler alert), I hate to say this: save your money, unless you're going on opening night, when everybody's both fresh and nervous.

Once the thing's been running for months, it gets pretty cut-and-dried. Amateur productions (assuming even a modicum of talent in the cast) often can drum up far more enthusiasm, energy, verve, and pizzaz.

But never have I ever hand-spun pizza dough!
 

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Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on :
 
tangent alert - missed this, so I failed to give an answering post:

quote:

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Originally posted by Gwai:
Neither have I, but never have I ever read Ulysses. (Though I rather feel I should have. )

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I read Ulysses a few years ago: it took me all summer, but now I feel more culturally literate. I may re-read it again this summer, but it depends on how far along my first novel is...

/end tangent
 

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Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
I'm sure we're all very interested to hear that, Sir Kevin. But, unfortunately, your tangent has appeared at the top of the page.

For ease of game continuity, I'll repeat the last 'never have I ever':

But never have I ever hand-spun pizza dough!

 

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Posted by Ariston (# 10894) on :
 
Tried it? Oh, sure. I guess I've done it. Pulled it off? Well, it's a good thing you can reassemble it and use the rolling pin.

But I've never used oil paints
 

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Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on :
 
I've done painting by numbers, which is the dumb ass level.


but never have I built anything with bricks and mortar
 

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Posted by Angel Wrestler (# 13673) on :
 
has it been 24 hours?

I once made a tiled ash tray when I was a kid. I had to mix grout and lay the little tiles into a form. Would that count as close-enough, given the time lapse?

But never have I ever been scuba diving.

eta: I just noticed the DATE differences and not just the time difference.... d'OH!

[ 06. January 2013, 03:20: Message edited by: Angel Wrestler ]
 

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Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on :
 
After 48 hours....I sometimes submerged myself in the bath to find my bath toys.


But never have I driven a car at over 100 mph
 

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Posted by Boogie (# 13538) on :
 
I have, twice, on the Autobahns in Germany - 110mph

But I have never eaten co-co pops
 

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Posted by Hart (# 4991) on :
 
Oh, you should: they make the milk milk-chocolate-y!

Never, however, have I ever made satisfactory meringues.
 

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Posted by ArachnidinElmet (# 17346) on :
 
Yes, numerous times in my yoof.

Never have I ever been to a rugby match
 

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Posted by Hart (# 4991) on :
 
x-post, I've been to many a rugby match (even had a brief unsuccessful stint as a 14), so I guess it's a meringue maker we're waiting for.
 

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Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on :
 
Finally something I've done. I have made meringues (delish!).

But never have I ever ridden in a hot air balloon.

[ 08. January 2013, 14:20: Message edited by: Lyda*Rose ]
 

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Posted by Pigwidgeon (# 10192) on :
 
Dear friends gave me a hot air balloon ride several birthdays ago!


But never have I ever been to an ice hockey game.
 

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Posted by Spike (# 36) on :
 
I have. During the 80s I was a massive fan of the Streatham Redskins and went to all their games.

Never have I ever been on a cruise
 

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Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on :
 
I went on a seven day Carnival cruise to Puerta Vallarta, Mexico. My first and only cruise.

But never have I ever gone vegan for more than one meal.
 

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Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on :
 
I followed the macrobiotic diet for about three months. It's not officially vegan, but works out that way if you go for soya milk. Meat and other dairy products are not encouraged.


But never have I played lacrosse
 

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Posted by Starbug (# 15917) on :
 
I had the misfortune to go to a sporty school and not be sporty. We played lacrosse every winter term - well, the rest of the team did. I hid out on the wing and prayed that no-one would ever throw me the ball.

Never have I ever read any of the Harry Potter books.

[ 09. January 2013, 16:52: Message edited by: Starbug ]
 

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Posted by Nenya (# 16427) on :
 
I took the first four on holiday with me a few years ago and took nothing else to read so I had to get to grips with them. By the end of the holiday I was hooked and had to buy and read the rest.

Never have I ever been to a fancy dress party (and would like to).

Nen - frustrated tart/vicar.

[tangent] - Starbug, I avoided lacrosse at my sporty school in much the same way. [/tangent]

[ 09. January 2013, 17:03: Message edited by: Nenya ]
 

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Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
Wen I went to a fancy dress party I dressed as a robber (complete with swag bag). One of my sons went as a chorister, with a beano comic and a slingshot hidden behind his hymnbook.

But never have I ever been to a nightclub.
 

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Posted by leo (# 1458) on :
 
I have - often.

But never have i been to a lap dancing club.
 

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Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on :
 
When on tour in Montreal with a Belgian opera company, we ladies of the chorus decided to go to a lap dancing club - where , surpise, surprise, we encountered the gentlemen of the chorus!


But I have never bob sleighed
 

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Posted by Gwai (# 11076) on :
 
I have had a wonderful time with makeshift bobsleds.

On the other hand, I have never taken a driving test.
 

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Posted by lily pad (# 11456) on :
 
I have both taken and passed a driving test but
never have I ever driven a tractor.
 

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Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on :
 

quote:

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Originally posted by Angel Wrestler:
has it been 24 hours?

I once made a tiled ash tray when I was a kid. I had to mix grout and lay the little tiles into a form. Would that count as close-enough, given the time lapse?

But never have I ever been scuba diving.

eta: I just noticed the DATE differences and not just the time difference.... d'OH!

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quote:

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Originally posted by lily pad:
I have both taken and passed a driving test but
never have I ever driven a tractor.

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Posted by Boogie (# 13538) on :
 
I have driven a tractor a few times on my brother's farm.

But I have never lived in a flat.
 

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Posted by Pigwidgeon (# 10192) on :
 
I have lived in several flats -- before being married, in the early years of our marriage, and after the marriage broke up.

But never have I ever been deep sea fishing.
 

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Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on :
 
Does regular fishing off a very long pier where the ocean is quite deep count? When we were kids, my little brother and I went with a father to a pier somewhere in LA County, maybe Santa Monica. Todd had his line tangled up with those of four or five other fishermen and when they traced it back to him, he had caught a huge fish! It was well over 4 feet long and quite heavy: Dad cut it in half so he could get it in a picture: it may have been a barracuda.

Never have I ever been to Costa Rica or elsewhere in South America....
 

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Posted by Pigwidgeon (# 10192) on :
 
I've been to Costa Rica (in Central America) as well as many other countries in Central and South America.

But never have I ever been to South Africa.
 

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Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on :
 
(We house-sat for my in-laws in the high desert when they were stationed there at Honeywell where my wife's stepfather was a top systems analyst.)
 

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Posted by Jengie Jon (# 273) on :
 
While I have been to South Africa, well I was born there but been back to visit family twice since.

Never have I been caving

Jengie
 

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Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on :
 
I take it potholing counts? Back in the dim and distant days when I was a lecturer in Further Education, I accompanied a class of student hairdressers and their General Studies lecturer down and through the shortest "pot" in England, which is near Bradford in Yorkshire. The trip took an hour, and we had to be helped up from the end station, which was in a pool of water about 15 feet below ground level. The water itself, fortunately, was only one foot deep. Also fortunately, it was in 1976, a very hot summer, so we dried off quickly. I should have brought a change of clothing, but forgot. In the summers we've been having lately I'd probably have developed pneumonia.


But never have I sung in York Minster (Cathedral).
 

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Posted by Spike (# 36) on :
 
I have. The choir I belong to used to sing there quite a lot when the regular choir was on holiday.

Never have I ever used Twitter
 

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Posted by Starbug (# 15917) on :
 
I follow 96 people on Twitter - didn't realise it was that many until I checked! The Raven Master at the Tower of London is brilliant; he tweets beautiful photos of the ravens at various times of the day.


Never have I ever gone swimming with dolphins.
 

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Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on :
 
Invoking the 24 hour rule, neither have I, though I have swum in natural ponds with tiddlers.


But never have I steered a motor boat.
 

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Posted by pjl (# 16929) on :
 
After sailing the 7 seas and many more I have never been sea sick once.

On a fishing trip off the coast of Llandudno Wales, I was allowed to steer the motor boat a mere couple of miles offshore and threw 'hughies' and 'berts' for hours overboard.


But I have never consumed a pot noodle
 

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Posted by Chorister (# 473) on :
 
Pot noodles were great when you had access to hot water but no grill or hot ring.

But never have I ever eaten octopus or squid.
 

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Posted by Hart (# 4991) on :
 
You're missing out! Calamari is a treat.

However, never have I ever been to a pro hockey game.
 

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Posted by Stetson (# 9597) on :
 
I went to a few games in the early 80s, when I was in middle school. This was back when my hometown team had just moved to the NHL, and, despite not having yet won the Stanley Cup, were coasting to critical glory largely on the coattails of Wayne Gretzky. I think I cajoled myself into enjoying the games.

But I have never been to a bullfight.
 

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Posted by Lyda*Rose (# 4544) on :
 
The US (and I) just went through a national election. Does bullshit count?

But never have I ever been to a strip show.
 

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Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on :
 
I used to go to the Body Shop when I was an undergrad at San Diego State: the women were sensational; my dream job then would have been dishwasher at the venue: I'd have gotten an eyeful for free.
 

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Posted by Sir Kevin (# 3492) on :
 
I have never been to India, though I enjoy the food and go to church with a married couple who were born there.
 

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Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on :
 
Invoking the 24 hour rule again, my closest contact with India is Indian restaurants and the wonderful fabric shops I left when I moved away from London.


but never have I eaten caviare
 

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Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on :
 
When my brother returned from the Falkalnds, we went to greet his ship and were invited to a celebratory meal. They served the food they had left: caviar on biscuits while the meal was repaired, followed by sausage, chips and beans! I was rather surprised to find I quite liked the taste. So, I have once eaten caviar but...

never have I ever been potholing
 

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Posted by Starbug (# 15917) on :
 
When I was in the Youth Training Scheme many years ago, I had to attend an 'outward bound' weekend that included potholing. I wore a lovely grey sweatshirt that my mum had bought for me; even though it was underneath a protective boilersuit, the sweatshirt got so full of clay from the potholes that we had to throw it away.

Never have I ever been to Pompeii (althought I'd love to go there).
 

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Posted by Boogie (# 13538) on :
 
I have - a little while ago now, I was only 18 and it was my first independent holiday abroad.

But I have never worn waders.
 

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Posted by leo (# 1458) on :
 
I have

But never have I been deep sea diving.
 

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Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on :
 
24 hours!

I have had some very deep baths, but had to submerge on my back rather than diving.


But never have I carried more than £4,000 on my person.
 

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Posted by Porridge (# 15405) on :
 
Dunno whether the currency converts correctly, but I once carried a large paper sack with a whole ship's payroll of $375,000 in cash from a Wall Street office down to the docks . . .

. . . and when I got back, I quit.

But never have I ever gone skinny-dipping.
 

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Posted by Ariston (# 10894) on :
 
So there are some hot springs out in a canyon in New Mexico frequented by the local hippies and, well, wearing much more than a smile seems a bit out of character for the place, really . . .
You do have to be a bit careful about the sun exposure at that altitude, though.

One thing I've never done (but mean to fix this year!): bike 200 km or more in a day.
 

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Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on :
 
Well, had you said 20km I would have replied that I had. But since the shocked silence from the rest of the board was ringing rather loudly in my ears, I thought it was time, after five days, to bump the thread.


Never have I shot and killed an animal
 

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Posted by Spike (# 36) on :
 
I used to work as a Pest Control Technician, so I've killed lots of animals and that included shooting pigeons and squirrels, but

Never have I ever had nits (headlice)

[ 27. January 2013, 12:29: Message edited by: Spike ]
 

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Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on :
 
When you look at a dangly piece of hair coming down in front of your eyes and notice a little visitor doing a trapeze act on it.......... then you know you've worked for too long with small children!

But never have I ever played chess against a grand master
 

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Posted by Smudgie (# 2716) on :
 
[tangent]

quote:

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Originally posted by Spike:
I used to work as a Pest Control Technician,

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... and now he's an Admin. Go figure!
 

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Posted by Gwai (# 11076) on :
 
I have lost soundly to a master though not played a grand master.

But never have I ever climbed a mountain that required ropes to climb.
 

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Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on :
 
I climbed a mountain when I was ten, and could have wished for ropes so that my dad could have hauled me up!


But never have I walked the Pennine Way
 

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Posted by Boogie (# 13538) on :
 
I did - when I was 16!

But I have never been to Greece.
 

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Posted by Pigwidgeon (# 10192) on :
 
I spent a lovely week in Greece about 10 years ago.

But never have I ever been through the Strait of Magellan.
 

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Posted by jacobsen (# 14998) on :
 
Neither have I, but I've driven through Snake Pass in fog, and that was exciting.


but never have I driven a Rolls Royce
 

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