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Floyd R. Turbo

(26,544 posts)
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 03:32 PM Sep 2019

Give Yourself One Point For Each Thing You Have NOT Done

Slept In A Tent

Broken A Bone

Punched Someone

Visited A Foreign Country

Been Skiing

Swam In An Ocean

Ridden A Motorcycle

Been Stung By A Bee

Changed A Dirty Diaper

Been To The Grand Canyon

My score is 1. I have never been skiing.



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Give Yourself One Point For Each Thing You Have NOT Done (Original Post) Floyd R. Turbo Sep 2019 OP
2 for me. Grand Canyon, and Punched someone. NRaleighLiberal Sep 2019 #1
Your mission is to punch someone at the Grand Canyon! 😏 Floyd R. Turbo Sep 2019 #5
Doable! NRaleighLiberal Sep 2019 #7
Same here. nt Phoenix61 Sep 2019 #37
6: the first 3, plus skiing, bee sting, Grand Canyon. nt tblue37 Sep 2019 #2
Well you could sleep in a tent, get bee stung, and punch someone at the Grand Canyon. Then break Floyd R. Turbo Sep 2019 #10
1 for me iwillalwayswonderwhy Sep 2019 #3
Go right now! Floyd R. Turbo Sep 2019 #12
Always wanted to--never have had the chance. At 69, I might not get to, but I still hope to. nt tblue37 Sep 2019 #19
don;t bother. it's too late. too many tourists pangaia Sep 2019 #41
1. Never been to the Grand Canyon. dchill Sep 2019 #4
It's awesome! Floyd R. Turbo Sep 2019 #15
Yeah, rub it in. dchill Sep 2019 #150
1 ... same one here ... funny since I live in AZ ... mr_lebowski Sep 2019 #204
2 DesertRat Sep 2019 #6
That's the spirit! 👍🏻 Floyd R. Turbo Sep 2019 #16
if you do it just right barbtries Sep 2019 #135
A twofer! dchill Sep 2019 #149
1-- never punched anyone though I've surely been sorely tempted. hlthe2b Sep 2019 #8
Not one to instigate, but if you want a perfect score....... Floyd R. Turbo Sep 2019 #39
Better keep the MAGA hats away.... hlthe2b Sep 2019 #52
Here too. 1 -- never punched anyone. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Sep 2019 #119
4 for me. I've never punched someone, visited a foreign country, been skiing or to the Grand Canyon Arkansas Granny Sep 2019 #9
Go skiing in Canada and punch someone, then head for the Grand Canyon! Floyd R. Turbo Sep 2019 #42
Arky, you gotta get out more, pangaia Sep 2019 #43
Oh, I've gotten out plenty, just not to the places or the activities that Floyd listed. Arkansas Granny Sep 2019 #70
1 - never been to The Grand Canyon. nt PETRUS Sep 2019 #11
Do it! Floyd R. Turbo Sep 2019 #45
One of these days. PETRUS Sep 2019 #51
Better do it before Trump strip mines it. nt doc03 Sep 2019 #156
1. I've never punched someone. CottonBear Sep 2019 #13
Water counts! 👍🏻 Floyd R. Turbo Sep 2019 #47
Yay! I'm a great water skier! CottonBear Sep 2019 #171
4 Lady Freedom Returns Sep 2019 #14
I have swum in the Atlantic, the Pacific, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Mediterranean Sea. nt tblue37 Sep 2019 #20
I'm terrified of water. Lady Freedom Returns Sep 2019 #21
did i hear LOVE SUSHI...?? pangaia Sep 2019 #46
I'm headed out for some in just an hour or so. nt tblue37 Sep 2019 #139
I go to kyoto 3-4 times a year. pangaia Sep 2019 #146
You're not missing much. Dagstead Bumwood Sep 2019 #190
i haven't swum in the gulf of Mexico barbtries Sep 2019 #136
it always seems people never see the local tourist attractions. unblock Sep 2019 #29
Break a bone while water skiing in an ocean then recuperate at the Grand Canyon! Floyd R. Turbo Sep 2019 #49
I flew over the grand canyon several times... Historic NY Sep 2019 #17
Sweet! 👍🏻 Floyd R. Turbo Sep 2019 #50
Haven't been to the Grand Canyon Shrek Sep 2019 #18
It's spectacular! Floyd R. Turbo Sep 2019 #56
Two for me. Ohiogal Sep 2019 #22
Kill two birds with one stone! Floyd R. Turbo Sep 2019 #58
1/2 Been Water Skiing, but not Snow Skiing. Lochloosa Sep 2019 #23
Full point for water! 👍🏻 Floyd R. Turbo Sep 2019 #60
With that rule, me too - zero. TomSlick Sep 2019 #160
My score is also 1. Control-Z Sep 2019 #24
Oh well! There's always tomorrow! Floyd R. Turbo Sep 2019 #61
Awww. Control-Z Sep 2019 #69
i've *replaced* a dirty diaper, but it didn't really *change*. unblock Sep 2019 #25
Oh you scamp you! Floyd R. Turbo Sep 2019 #62
I've got 1 point sdfernando Sep 2019 #26
A very respectable score! 👍🏻 Floyd R. Turbo Sep 2019 #63
2. Grand Canyon Bones HelpImSurrounded Sep 2019 #27
Opportunity awaits! 😏 Floyd R. Turbo Sep 2019 #66
One Point sagesnow Sep 2019 #28
Indeed! Floyd R. Turbo Sep 2019 #67
Zero for me kimbutgar Sep 2019 #30
Nice! Floyd R. Turbo Sep 2019 #68
1 Jeroen Sep 2019 #31
I'd bet if you ran an ad...... Floyd R. Turbo Sep 2019 #72
This message was self-deleted by its author Jeroen Sep 2019 #32
What's the winning number? Cartoonist Sep 2019 #33
No winners, no losers! Floyd R. Turbo Sep 2019 #73
Zero but maybe 1 lark Sep 2019 #34
Zero it is! 👍🏻 Floyd R. Turbo Sep 2019 #75
Some one should organize a DU Grand Canyon meetup sagesnow Sep 2019 #35
That's the best idea I've heard all day. Arkansas Granny Sep 2019 #71
I dunno... Liberal Jesus Freak Sep 2019 #183
Point taken.😟 Arkansas Granny Sep 2019 #186
I like the South Rim! Floyd R. Turbo Sep 2019 #77
Great idea.. really great! mountain grammy Sep 2019 #140
3 - Never punched anybody, broke a bone or visited the Grand Canyon. The Velveteen Ocelot Sep 2019 #36
Full credit for all! 👍🏻 Floyd R. Turbo Sep 2019 #78
2- never been to the grand canyon, and only waded in the ocean. mopinko Sep 2019 #38
One as wading counts! 👍🏻 Floyd R. Turbo Sep 2019 #79
me too never skied. at least not down hill pangaia Sep 2019 #40
Any skiing. Zero! 👍🏻 Floyd R. Turbo Sep 2019 #80
2. BlueTsunami2018 Sep 2019 #44
Opportunity awaits! 👍🏻 Floyd R. Turbo Sep 2019 #81
Same here. 1 - never been skiing. n/t CousinIT Sep 2019 #48
👍🏻 Floyd R. Turbo Sep 2019 #101
I haven't skied, or broken a bone Clash City Rocker Sep 2019 #53
You are wise beyond your years! 👍🏻 Floyd R. Turbo Sep 2019 #102
Why these things specifically? nt tblue37 Sep 2019 #54
The simple answer is "why not"! No reason in particular! Floyd R. Turbo Sep 2019 #103
Im a zero. Voltaire2 Sep 2019 #55
Bravo! Floyd R. Turbo Sep 2019 #105
1 for me avebury Sep 2019 #57
The best defense is a good offense! 🥊 Floyd R. Turbo Sep 2019 #107
Three points for me - never been skiing (unless water skiing counts) Glorfindel Sep 2019 #59
Two! Water counts! 👍🏻 Floyd R. Turbo Sep 2019 #109
Wow, I actually feel a bit proud to somehow have zero points. Rainbow Droid Sep 2019 #64
Sweet! Floyd R. Turbo Sep 2019 #111
3 in a row, and holding Loge23 Sep 2019 #65
I actually got bee stung once on a motorcycle. I have not however changed a diaper on one. On Floyd R. Turbo Sep 2019 #114
"Broken A Bone" - does it count if it was someone else's you broke? n/t PoliticAverse Sep 2019 #74
Oh, those poor wishbones BBG Sep 2019 #84
I never seemed to get my wish anyway! n/t PoliticAverse Sep 2019 #141
Ah! Extra credit for someone else's!😏 Floyd R. Turbo Sep 2019 #115
2 MFM008 Sep 2019 #76
Two sarge43 Sep 2019 #82
2 FoxNewsSucks Sep 2019 #83
Zero-Zero- 2fer-I broke a bone riding a motorcycle. Pepsidog Sep 2019 #85
1 I've never punched anyone. redstatebluegirl Sep 2019 #86
4 for me. ananda Sep 2019 #87
3: never rode a motorcycle, or went skiing, and neeksgeek Sep 2019 #88
1 for me proud patriot Sep 2019 #89
Three here. Four if flying over the Grand Canyon doesn't count. Mr.Bill Sep 2019 #90
2. Never been stung by a bee, and thank goodness, Dem2theMax Sep 2019 #91
I'm a 0 - Lol! dlk Sep 2019 #92
"1" is my score. I have never been diagnosed with a broken bone. wendyb-NC Sep 2019 #93
1 and a half for me. Never punched anyone and kinda broke my wrist. Shrike47 Sep 2019 #94
1. Never broke a bone. PaulRevere08 Sep 2019 #95
Mine is also homegirl Sep 2019 #96
I'm 2. Never went skiing, never changed a dirty diaper and whathehell Sep 2019 #97
Zero rateyes Sep 2019 #98
3 unless you count water skiing as skiing, then it would be a 2. dameatball Sep 2019 #99
2. I've never punched someone or been to the Grand Canyon. I flew over it, but that doesn't count. catbyte Sep 2019 #100
I don't think I have ever punched anyone - except maybe my brother years ago Rhiannon12866 Sep 2019 #104
0 for me NewJeffCT Sep 2019 #106
0 - and I've done at least four of those in one day jberryhill Sep 2019 #108
1 point. BarbaRosa Sep 2019 #110
2 Lithos Sep 2019 #112
I have to say nocoincidences Sep 2019 #113
I'm a big old zero. Can you get a negative score? 11 Bravo Sep 2019 #116
Two, and I ain't telling Brother Buzz Sep 2019 #117
1 never punched someone. sinkingfeeling Sep 2019 #118
have not been to the Grand Canyon Skittles Sep 2019 #120
Zero. Anon-C Sep 2019 #121
2 tymorial Sep 2019 #122
SNOW skiing was not specified so zero Runningdawg Sep 2019 #123
4 here Throckmorton Sep 2019 #124
3 - never skiied, rode a motorcycle, or changed a dirty diaper csziggy Sep 2019 #125
Zero yankeepants Sep 2019 #126
Zero Steven Maurer Sep 2019 #127
Zero TeamPooka Sep 2019 #128
My score is five. Collimator Sep 2019 #129
3. Never punched someone, ridden a motorcycle (though i have ridden applegrove Sep 2019 #130
One. Never broke a bone. n/t MrModerate Sep 2019 #131
Never punched anyone LakeArenal Sep 2019 #132
1. never been to the grand canyon barbtries Sep 2019 #133
If cross country skiing counts.. mountain grammy Sep 2019 #134
Zero, nada, zilch, naught, the empty set... CapnSteve Sep 2019 #137
Haven't done Rebl2 Sep 2019 #138
Score: 1 I have never punched someone. At least in japple Sep 2019 #142
funny... Phentex Sep 2019 #145
My score is zero WhiteTara Sep 2019 #143
I have never punched anyone... Phentex Sep 2019 #144
This message was self-deleted by its author wasupaloopa Sep 2019 #147
1 Turbineguy Sep 2019 #148
2. Grand Canyon and broken bone. DinahMoeHum Sep 2019 #151
1 for me FakeNoose Sep 2019 #152
Got a Zero-But thought it was 1 - might have been a repressed memory. Boxerfan Sep 2019 #153
I'm at negative 75-100 Alpeduez21 Sep 2019 #154
Never broke a bone or swam in the ocean. nt doc03 Sep 2019 #155
Likewise: "My score is 1. I have never been skiing. " k8conant Sep 2019 #157
2 broken bone and been to grand canyon trueblue2007 Sep 2019 #158
zero gopiscrap Sep 2019 #159
I'm a zero... handmade34 Sep 2019 #161
Mine is 4 Wolf Frankula Sep 2019 #162
Good god man, none of those are a challenge Major Nikon Sep 2019 #163
And, who in the hell hasn't done that? Floyd R. Turbo Sep 2019 #174
And here I was thinking I was the only one with those hobbies Major Nikon Sep 2019 #176
Hobby hell! Vocation! Floyd R. Turbo Sep 2019 #179
1..never been to the Grand Canyon... Tikki Sep 2019 #164
Zero--what else you got? panader0 Sep 2019 #165
One. Never broke a bone. nt Nay Sep 2019 #166
Almost a one...But took care of the last one recently Wawannabe Sep 2019 #167
Zero here Nac Mac Feegle Sep 2019 #168
My score is 1 -- I've never had sex with an NFL cheerleader. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Sep 2019 #169
0 Duppers Sep 2019 #170
By skiing do you mean water or snow or either? How about being pulled behind a car on a board retread Sep 2019 #172
My score is zero. Callalily Sep 2019 #173
I have never Niagara Sep 2019 #175
If while punching someone I broke his bone... Evergreen Emerald Sep 2019 #177
1. MontanaMama Sep 2019 #178
1, I've never been to the Grand Canyon. CentralMass Sep 2019 #180
0. liberal N proud Sep 2019 #181
1 - Never rode a motorcycle exboyfil Sep 2019 #182
2. Ride a motorcycle and punched someone. Fla Dem Sep 2019 #184
2. Skiing, Grand Canyon. (nt) Paladin Sep 2019 #185
2 - motorcycle and punched someone Pacifist Patriot Sep 2019 #187
Mine is 1. Never been to the Grand Canyon. smirkymonkey Sep 2019 #188
1 for Skiing Doc_Technical Sep 2019 #189
4 JonLP24 Sep 2019 #191
2 for sure. maybe a soft 2.5 imavoter Sep 2019 #192
5 Demovictory9 Sep 2019 #193
Zero denbot Sep 2019 #194
2 DFW Sep 2019 #195
2 points dixiegrrrrl Sep 2019 #196
2 - Grand Canyon(not yet anyway) and broken bone Tripper11 Sep 2019 #197
1 yardwork Sep 2019 #198
5 sakabatou Sep 2019 #199
1. I have never broken a bone Generic Brad Sep 2019 #200
1, no broken bones randr Sep 2019 #201
Zero points benld74 Sep 2019 #202
1. Never been to Grand Canyon. n/t LuckyCharms Sep 2019 #203
1 for me..... Heartstrings Sep 2019 #205
i was stung by a wasp. does thatcount? + a hornet. a bee would be a breeze i bet. pansypoo53219 Sep 2019 #206

Floyd R. Turbo

(26,544 posts)
10. Well you could sleep in a tent, get bee stung, and punch someone at the Grand Canyon. Then break
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 03:41 PM
Sep 2019

a bone skiing!

hlthe2b

(102,119 posts)
52. Better keep the MAGA hats away....
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 04:16 PM
Sep 2019


Mandatory qualifier:
To any MAGA nuts trolling DU, I'm not actually a threat to you.

Arkansas Granny

(31,506 posts)
70. Oh, I've gotten out plenty, just not to the places or the activities that Floyd listed.
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 04:31 PM
Sep 2019

I have seen the Grand Canyon from the air, but I'm not sure if that counts.

PETRUS

(3,678 posts)
51. One of these days.
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 04:16 PM
Sep 2019

I've done almost everything else on the list enough times that I'm not sure what the count is.

I thought there would be a lot more people on DU who have never punched anyone... (I used to do kickboxing - it's not like I go around assaulting people.)

CottonBear

(21,596 posts)
171. Yay! I'm a great water skier!
Sat Sep 7, 2019, 06:50 AM
Sep 2019

However, since I’m from and live in the South, snow skiing has not been a sport I’ve been able to participate in. It seems to be expensive and dangerous to one’s knees and legs!

Lady Freedom Returns

(14,120 posts)
14. 4
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 03:43 PM
Sep 2019

Never have I ever;

Broken bone,
Swam In An Ocean
Been Skiing
And sadist one of all since I live in Arizona, Been To The Grand Canyon

Lady Freedom Returns

(14,120 posts)
21. I'm terrified of water.
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 03:54 PM
Sep 2019

My mom called me her pussycat. Loved sushi at a young age and forget water.
I clean up under a slow shower.

Dagstead Bumwood

(3,595 posts)
190. You're not missing much.
Sat Sep 7, 2019, 09:50 PM
Sep 2019

I swam in the Atlantic around Jupiter Beach, FL. I hated the way it smelled, the sand got in everywhere (everywhere!), and a piece of seaweed caught around my ankle and scared the hell out of me.

Give me the mountains any day.

Oh, and a 2 for me: never been on a motorbike and haven't broken a bone. That can't be a coincidence.

barbtries

(28,769 posts)
136. i haven't swum in the gulf of Mexico
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 06:16 PM
Sep 2019

but I have swum in all you mentioned otherwise, plus the Caribbean

unblock

(52,116 posts)
29. it always seems people never see the local tourist attractions.
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 04:03 PM
Sep 2019

i'm known many people in the new york area who have never been to the status of liberty or the top of the empire state building.

sdfernando

(4,925 posts)
26. I've got 1 point
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 04:00 PM
Sep 2019

Never broken a bone.

Everything else I've done at least once....having 14 Nieces and Nephews...I've change a ton of diapers!

kimbutgar

(21,055 posts)
30. Zero for me
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 04:03 PM
Sep 2019

Done all the things on the list. Slap punched a guy who touched me on the boob when I was a young lass.

Would love to go skiing again but no one will go with me. And it’s not fun doing it by yourself.

Response to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

Cartoonist

(7,309 posts)
33. What's the winning number?
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 04:05 PM
Sep 2019

I've punched a few people. Nothing to be proud of.

Never broken a bone. Thank you.

I may have been stung by a bee. I can't recall.

Haven't been skiing. Haven't missed anything except a broken bone. I guess it's one way to avoid a bee sting.

I swam in the Atlantic, but not the Pacific, and I've been living in California for 30 years.

lark

(23,061 posts)
34. Zero but maybe 1
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 04:07 PM
Sep 2019

I'm pretty sure I broke my toe but never had it confirmed since our PA friend said they'd just tell me to wear a sock and sandals for 3 weeks I think it was.

I have been Nordic skiing, so think that counts.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,587 posts)
36. 3 - Never punched anybody, broke a bone or visited the Grand Canyon.
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 04:09 PM
Sep 2019

Does flying over the Grand Canyon count? I've slapped someone and sprained an ankle, do I get half credit for those?

mopinko

(69,990 posts)
38. 2- never been to the grand canyon, and only waded in the ocean.
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 04:09 PM
Sep 2019

tho i did wade in both of them.
punched the neighborhood bully in the nose for picking on my little sister. other people i just slapped.

pangaia

(24,324 posts)
40. me too never skied. at least not down hill
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 04:10 PM
Sep 2019

I bought some skis and boots once and one day i tried cross country skiing but the next day I discovered somebody had stolen my new skis and boots. so that was the end of that.

Clash City Rocker

(3,389 posts)
53. I haven't skied, or broken a bone
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 04:17 PM
Sep 2019

And yes, those would be easy to do at the same time. Which is one reason I haven’t skied.

avebury

(10,951 posts)
57. 1 for me
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 04:24 PM
Sep 2019

Motorcycle ride.

In my defense for punching someone, I used to study Karate and that just went with the territory when you are sparring.

Glorfindel

(9,719 posts)
59. Three points for me - never been skiing (unless water skiing counts)
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 04:25 PM
Sep 2019

Never been to the Grand Canyon (please, God, don't ever make me!)
Never broken a bone (thank goodness)

Loge23

(3,922 posts)
65. 3 in a row, and holding
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 04:28 PM
Sep 2019

No motorcycling
No bee stings
and no dirty diaper duty (no pun intended, I never had children)

The punching was very, very long ago - schoolyard stuff.

To those whom have not seen the Grand Canyon: do so, it's spectacular - beyond words!

Floyd R. Turbo

(26,544 posts)
114. I actually got bee stung once on a motorcycle. I have not however changed a diaper on one. On
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 05:24 PM
Sep 2019

occasion I have wished I was wearing one while riding.

Right you are about the Grand Canyon.

sarge43

(28,940 posts)
82. Two
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 04:43 PM
Sep 2019

Ridden a motorcycle, visited the Grand Canyon

Yes I know, ride a motorcycle to the Grand Canyon.

Don't think that's a possibility anymore. It's 2000 miles away.

FoxNewsSucks

(10,417 posts)
83. 2
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 04:44 PM
Sep 2019

No bee stings or dirty diapers. Closest thing is picking up poop if my dog goes in someone's yard. Somehow, that seems a lot cleaner, safer and more sanitary than changing a screaming baby's diaper.

neeksgeek

(1,214 posts)
88. 3: never rode a motorcycle, or went skiing, and
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 04:58 PM
Sep 2019

Sadly I’ve not seen the Grand Canyon. Would like to do that, though not up for skiing or motorcycles.

Done all the rest, though!

Mr.Bill

(24,238 posts)
90. Three here. Four if flying over the Grand Canyon doesn't count.
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 05:02 PM
Sep 2019

Never ridden a motorcycle, changed a diaper or been stung by a bee.

Shrike47

(6,913 posts)
94. 1 and a half for me. Never punched anyone and kinda broke my wrist.
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 05:06 PM
Sep 2019

The docs made my wrist sound trivial but I had to wear a cast for a few days.

Come to think of it, broke a toe a couple of times, too.

Rhiannon12866

(204,761 posts)
104. I don't think I have ever punched anyone - except maybe my brother years ago
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 05:17 PM
Sep 2019

And I kinda went skiing once, but it was cross country, there was ice and I fell so that was it for me.

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)
106. 0 for me
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 05:18 PM
Sep 2019

I drove a motorcycle once as a teen - before I turned 16 - just because the twin brothers and their family I was camping out with said I could do it. It wasn't a full-sized one, but I only remember because we were at a lake and I drove the motorcycle like 4-5 yards right into the lake. I think I just froze and didn't turn.

Oops.

the motorcycle was okay after it dried out. I was as well, though I was, obviously, embarrassed.

Not counting my brother, I punched one kid in middle school - this kid that had been bullying me for most of the school year.

 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
108. 0 - and I've done at least four of those in one day
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 05:18 PM
Sep 2019

And, let me tell you, that's the last time I go camping at the Grand Canyon with that motherfucker and his baby.

nocoincidences

(2,215 posts)
113. I have to say
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 05:21 PM
Sep 2019

I get 1 and a half.

No baby diapers, but I have come within a few seconds of punching someone. In one case, I kicked the window in but they ran out the front door.

11 Bravo

(23,926 posts)
116. I'm a big old zero. Can you get a negative score?
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 05:30 PM
Sep 2019

Because I've done almost all of them dozens of times (the only exception being the Grand Canyon ... three visit..)

Throckmorton

(3,579 posts)
124. 4 here
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 05:51 PM
Sep 2019

Broken abone, skiing, motorcycle, Grand Canyon.

I do not wish to break a bone whilst skiing a motorcycle into the Grand canyon.

csziggy

(34,131 posts)
125. 3 - never skiied, rode a motorcycle, or changed a dirty diaper
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 05:57 PM
Sep 2019

Only slept in a tent once so that was close to being a 4.

Collimator

(1,639 posts)
129. My score is five.
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 06:01 PM
Sep 2019

I have never been to the Grand Canyon or a foreign country. I definitely have never broken a bone. (Not from lack of effort, I am a major league clutz and once sprained my ankle four times in four months.)

I've slept outside, but not in a tent. I slapped someone when I was about 11 years old. (Still ashamed of it.) But I have never really punched someone.

Visited the ocean many times in my youth, stung by a bee more than once and went in anaphylactic shock. I was technically on skis at one point in my life, but I am not sure that you could count what I did on them as skiing.

I've been on the back of a motocycle one time and changed a modest share of diapers in my time.

Just to just to add a few items to a possible new list: I've ridden a horse once; likewise have been on the back of an elephant, gone sky-diving (tandem) and rappelling. I've never explored a cave. (I do not count visiting Lurray Caverns.) I also have never been arrested or been part of a protest march.

applegrove

(118,492 posts)
130. 3. Never punched someone, ridden a motorcycle (though i have ridden
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 06:02 PM
Sep 2019

on the back of a moped and a three wheel all terraine vehicle) and never seen the grand canyon. I promise you i will never do any of them.

japple

(9,808 posts)
142. Score: 1 I have never punched someone. At least in
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 06:26 PM
Sep 2019

present memory. I might have done some fighting in my childhood that I can't remember.

Response to Floyd R. Turbo (Original post)

FakeNoose

(32,579 posts)
152. 1 for me
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 07:29 PM
Sep 2019

I've never been to the Grand Canyon. Flew over it once, does that count?
But I haven't seen it on the ground.



Boxerfan

(2,533 posts)
153. Got a Zero-But thought it was 1 - might have been a repressed memory.
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 07:29 PM
Sep 2019

One of my earliest "memory" or memory of a memory was when I was 4 years old.

My dad had a private plane & we flew over the Grand Canyon. Hit a air pocket.
My memory is being glued to the ceiling in the back of a Cessna 17T as we dropped a few thousand feet.

So yes I have been to the Grand Canyon but for some reason forgot till just now. I'm also rare to punch & frankly very bad at it kinda forced into it-juvenile BS.

Alpeduez21

(1,749 posts)
154. I'm at negative 75-100
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 07:34 PM
Sep 2019

having done all of those multiple times. On the one hand I'm good father and insipient tourist. On the other hand, I am a terrible person.

handmade34

(22,756 posts)
161. I'm a zero...
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 08:32 PM
Sep 2019

don't remember punching someone, but I'm sure I did at some point

hiked the Appalachian trail and slept in a tent...
broke bones riding a motorcycle
X-country skiing, water skiing and downhill once (didn't enjoy it)
I am a bee-keeper and while I don't often get stung, it has happened
5 kids so I have changed many diapers
Canada and Mexico
Atlantic, Pacific and Gulf of Mexico
most spectacular of all is hiking down into the Grand Canon twice!!!!!

most of this I was able to do because of my work (traveling the U.S. mapping and demographics)




Major Nikon

(36,818 posts)
163. Good god man, none of those are a challenge
Fri Sep 6, 2019, 09:09 PM
Sep 2019

Should have included shit like masturbating on the bus and waking up nude in a strange place.

Wawannabe

(5,631 posts)
167. Almost a one...But took care of the last one recently
Sat Sep 7, 2019, 12:23 AM
Sep 2019

Fractured my wrist two weeks ago rollerskating! First broken bone in nearly 50 years. Surgery last Friday.

The Grand Canyon is awesome best time to go is November go early Nov and you might still find Pinyon pine nuts.

Nac Mac Feegle

(969 posts)
168. Zero here
Sat Sep 7, 2019, 12:41 AM
Sep 2019

But part of my job involves The Canyon. I make the joke that I've done rim-to-rim-to-rim (South to North and back to South) in a day. And I didn't take the short cut by walking across, and even stopped for lunch at the Historic Trading Post at Cameron (their Navajo taco is awesome). Drove all the way; right at 200 miles each way.

When you're a communications tech, you get to do some WEIRD stuff. I have some wild pictures. I get to Phantom Ranch a couple times a year, even gotten 'stuck' down there overnight a couple of times.

I wholeheartedly recommend visiting The Canyon sometime in your life, you can do anything from hiking some of the most famous trails in the world, to just sitting back and watching a sunset, or sunrise.

If you can, try to visit the North Rim, way less crowded, but it's closed from mid-October to mid-April.

There is a reason The Canyon is the most visited tourist attraction in the world: It is truly spectacular.

169. My score is 1 -- I've never had sex with an NFL cheerleader.
Sat Sep 7, 2019, 01:02 AM
Sep 2019

Oh, wait, that wasn't on the list...I guess I was just fantasizing.

My real score is 0. The punch occurred in 6th grade when I heard a seventh grade bully running up from behind to knock me over. At the last instant I ducked, pivoted and punched him as hard as I could in the gut. He doubled up, fell to the ground gasping for breath, and never bothered me again.

Duppers

(28,117 posts)
170. 0
Sat Sep 7, 2019, 02:48 AM
Sep 2019

Broken little toe counts, right?

Except for breaking that toe, I've done all the others more than once. Been to the Grand Canyon twice.

Punched my brother when we were kids a couple of times. Later, as an adult, I punched a couple of men who really deserved to be hit.

retread

(3,761 posts)
172. By skiing do you mean water or snow or either? How about being pulled behind a car on a board
Sat Sep 7, 2019, 08:01 AM
Sep 2019

through neighborhood streets?

Niagara

(7,557 posts)
175. I have never
Sat Sep 7, 2019, 09:34 AM
Sep 2019

Broken A Bone- I severely sprain an ankle as a teen. I had to use crutches for what seemed like forever.


Visited A Foreign Country- Never had the opportunity.


Been Skiing- Neither snow or water skiing.


Swam In An Ocean- I've never had a desire to swim in an ocean. Although, I would never be opposed to visiting an ocean beach and enjoying a Mai Tai.


Been To The Grand Canyon- Never had the opportunity. It's on my bucket list.

Fla Dem

(23,586 posts)
184. 2. Ride a motorcycle and punched someone.
Sat Sep 7, 2019, 10:53 AM
Sep 2019

I may have give someone a friendly, gentle punch on the shoulder, but never punched someone in anger. Never hit anyone in anger.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
188. Mine is 1. Never been to the Grand Canyon.
Sat Sep 7, 2019, 06:29 PM
Sep 2019

Punched my brothers many times when I was a kid. I don't think I ever hurt them. They usually laughed at me.

imavoter

(646 posts)
192. 2 for sure. maybe a soft 2.5
Sun Sep 8, 2019, 12:08 AM
Sep 2019

I haven't been to the grand canyon.
Never been stung by a bee.

I punched a neighbor one time, yea, I know. sounds bad, but I broke up a fight.
A female broke up a fight between two dudes. And they stopped.
(edit: I think they were more shocked that I would do something to stop it, but hey...
I didn't know I was a bad ass. Since then I've felt a little safer because I know what I can do in an emergency)

I say .5 because I've been on a snow mobile, which is kind of skiing, and when I was 8 I went water skiing.
But my water skiing days were quickly ended because I was utter fail and my god dad decided he wasn't
going to send me back drowned to my mom. So I don't know if any of that counts.

(2nd edit: I broke a pinky toe when I was a tween. and boy does that count.)

cool list. happy Saturday.

Tripper11

(4,338 posts)
197. 2 - Grand Canyon(not yet anyway) and broken bone
Sun Sep 8, 2019, 08:30 PM
Sep 2019

For all the sports I played, hockey in particular, not even a crack.

sakabatou

(42,136 posts)
199. 5
Sun Sep 8, 2019, 09:41 PM
Sep 2019

1. I haven't broken a bone.
2. I've never been skiing.
3. Never been stung by a bee.
4. Never changed a diaper
5. Never been to the Grand Canyon

Generic Brad

(14,272 posts)
200. 1. I have never broken a bone
Sun Sep 8, 2019, 10:50 PM
Sep 2019

The punch was an accident. I was showing my cousin how Muhammad Ali held an opponent at bay with his reach, misjudged, and socked him in the jaw. To this day I feel bad that it happened.

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