• @Mothra@mander.xyz
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    488 months ago

    So far I’ve seen only pretty believable answers here so I’ll add my own: I’ve never been drunk enough to pass out, vomit, forget things or fall.

  • @KestrelAlex@lemmy.world
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    The first wedding I ever attended was my own…and I was 35. I somehow had friends & family who didn’t get or were already married my entire life.

    Still never been to a birth or a funeral.

  • @RBWells@lemmy.world
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    338 months ago

    Well I have a college degree, so people find it funny I never technically graduated high school. Did enough classes to qualify for graduation then ran away halfway through the year and never looked back. I was already enrolled at the college in an arts program so they didn’t ask for the certificate. It didn’t matter until I tried to get a job in a bureaucracy in my 40s and they wanted evidence of high school diploma. Which I didn’t have.

    God I hated high school.

    • @BodePlotHole@lemmy.world
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      78 months ago

      I got tossed sophomore year, and got my GED later.

      I graduated with a B.S. in engineering a few years ago.

      I know them feels

  • @viking@infosec.pub
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    278 months ago

    Never smoked a cigarette. Not even took a single drag. I’m not even sure I ever touched one.

    • @BodePlotHole@lemmy.world
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      68 months ago

      I’ve done just about every drug out there. Had a pretty significant meth problem in my late teens and early 20’s. Never smoked a cigarette.

      Just always seemed too gross to be worth it.

  • Call me Lenny/Leni
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    38 months ago

    Do you mean other people wouldn’t believe we’ve never done it or that they wouldn’t believe us if we said we did due to being so associated with never having done it?

      • Call me Lenny/Leni
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        28 months ago

        People often don’t believe I never went to vocal therapy or anything. Some people are skeptical of my NZ accent since I’m not anywhere where it’s common and ask if it’s artificial. If anything, it actually used to sound more Maori-ish, but certain neurological symptoms when I was little caused it to Kiwify. People think I’m just attention-seeking by having an accent I never asked for.

  • HEXN3T
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    108 months ago

    I’m an American and I’ve never had a burger or mac & cheese. Isn’t autism so fun? Yipee!

    • TheRealKuni
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      48 months ago

      How does autism affect whether you’ve had mac & cheese or a burger?

      (This question is not meant to be accusatory at all, purely curious.)

      • HEXN3T
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        48 months ago

        ARFID. Has a common link to autism, but autism serves as a more overarching issue for me. It’s my refusal to accept therapy due to some weird complex that’s also a problem.

        • TheRealKuni
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          38 months ago

          my refusal to accept therapy due to some weird complex that’s also a problem.

          Hey, that one I totally get (as a non-autist, but with ADHD and there’s some overlap/camaraderie there).

          When I was in college I had a really positive experience with therapy, overall, although my therapist did (rightly) encourage my parents to get me into inpatient psychiatric care for a few days when I was at my lowest point of depression. That inpatient stay was extremely beneficial for me, I came out of it much healthier and in a better place, but I was also brought there against my will.

          Since then I’ve had a weird thing where I cognitively know I should go to therapy, but I just cannot bring myself to do it. I fully understand inpatient was the right call, my therapist did the right thing, therapy is very helpful, and there are plenty of other therapists anyway. But I still have this like, nagging anxiety about it. Loss of freedom can do weird things to the psyche.

          Fortunately I’ve had some recent positive experience, since my wife and I decided to go to some couples’ therapy (nothing serious, just wanted to make sure we can have as healthy a relationship as possible) and it helped a lot. So I’m starting to reconsider the whole notion.

  • @radix@lemmy.world
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    58 months ago
    • graduated high school and college without ever taking a dedicated biology or chemistry class.
    • never broken a bone.
    • never stung by a (live) bee (have stepped on a dead one, though).
    • can’t say “never” any more, but I was into my 40s before ever having my blood drawn.
    • have smelled, but have never even seen marijuana, let alone smoked any.
    • @JPSound@lemmy.world
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      I’ve never been stung by a bee either! I’ve had a wasp get me a few times but bees and I have a unspoken truce, I guess. We have carpender bees all around our house and my wife hates them but I enjoy watching them have those valiant mid-air dog fights. Those little bastards can scrap. They never bother or dive bomb me but sometimes they get curious and kinda hover around me, presumably doing a bee’s version of a vibe check. I dont run or swat at them and they just peace out after maybe 15-20 seconds and then ignore me next time Im outside in “their” territory. … My wife on the other hand, swats, screams and runs from them and they’ll straight up go after her. She clearly does not pass the vibe check. It’s wild.

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      but I was into my 40s before ever having my blood drawn.

      What? You never went to hospital?

      • @radix@lemmy.world
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        18 months ago

        Nope.

        First blood draw was just shy of 43yo, and that was for a new life insurance policy, so it was a contract nurse in my own living room.

        I have become more familiar with the hospital recently, however.

      • @Dasus@lemmy.world
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        28 months ago

        I’ve never even seen one in real life.

        Granted they’re probably made of something that’s regulated here so…

        Yeah, knew it;

        The EU requires warning labels on artificial dyes. And countries like Austria, Finland and Norway don’t even take the chance of putting Twinkies on their shelves. Read about Yellow 5 dye and the horrible health effects here.

        (such a spammy site no point linking the source I sure that can be checked somewhere else)

      • TheRealKuni
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        18 months ago

        Okay, most Pop Tarts are like, I dunno, take ‘em or leave ‘em.

        But they have this new Banana Bread kind, and if you ever want to have your first Pop Tart (and you like banana bread) you could do far worse.

      • @ccunning@lemmy.world
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        28 months ago

        Never appealed to me. If I were to choose something in that class a Hostess Cup Cake always seemed like the more obvious choice.

        That being said Little Debbie > Hostess. Give me an Oatmeal Cookie, Star Crunch, or Nutty Buddy over either of those every day…

  • @Socsa@sh.itjust.works
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    I’ve never had a headache which wasn’t the direct result of hitting my head or a hangover.

    I am half convinced people’s “random” headaches are all fake and humanity has just kind of silently agreed that “the headache” will be a socially acceptable way to back out of minorly annoying but otherwise low stakes obligations.

    Edit - does this mean I win the thread?

    • @RBWells@lemmy.world
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      38 months ago

      I never had one until I was 17 and woke up with a crushing migraine, puking and crying. Those continued (not frequent but crazy intense) until I got pregnant, a pause each time I was. Menopause didn’t stop them (so disappointing) but menopause plus low dose hormones has pretty much done the trick.

      But I’ve never had a “regular” headache, like a tension headache. Only migraine, hangover, sinus.

      What I wanted to say though is that you are so lucky if your head never hurts, like hurts so infrequently that you think people are faking it. It’s a terrible place to hurt.

  • @jpreston2005@lemmy.world
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    98 months ago

    I’ve never eaten lobster. I’m not the slightest bit tempted to eat your bug meat that’s only palatable when slathered in butter.

    • @1371113@lemmy.world
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      38 months ago

      Honestly it’s relatively flavourless. Have Crayfish in NZ instead. Smaller animal, far more flavour.

  • Buglefingers
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    248 months ago

    I’ve never been to a concert, that seems to be one that people find bizarre

    • @RBWells@lemmy.world
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      78 months ago

      Just sad. My stepsons had never been to a concert and my kids thought that was crazy because I had brought them to shows since they were babies. Like, I can remember my first show but they can’t. They all love music now.

      • Buglefingers
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        78 months ago

        I love music but I’ve just never been, if someone invited me sure I’d go, but other than that not sure why I would want to. At this point I’m probably getting too old for that crowd anyway

        • @RBWells@lemmy.world
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          48 months ago

          We would invite you, and never too old! I go by myself sometimes too, that is also fun. Can just listen to the music without having to socialize. Live music is just one of the best things ever.

        • @brygphilomena@lemmy.world
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          28 months ago

          As a show goes that loves to vibe towards the back, I encourage you to go.

          Shows are great. You don’t need to fight crowds, be up front, or dance if you don’t want to. I prefer small shows, usually at bars. But even large stadium shows have an energy that’s hard to describe.

    • TheRealKuni
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      Do you live in or near a big metropolitan area? If so you can probably fulfill this one within the month depending on how broad your musical tastes are. Some shows are prohibitively expensive, but a lot of smaller ones are remarkably affordable.

      Edit: I myself enjoy a decently broad range of music. One of my favorite types of concerts, though, is when the local symphony puts on a movie and they play the soundtrack. These are really fun because you get to go to a symphony concert but if you get bored you can watch a movie!