The "Have You Ever" Game

Many times.  However, I don't know if it was because I was angry or if I really do have ADHD.  I have a lot of times where my mind is racing and I am talking about one thing and already thinking of three other things and cannot remember for the life of me simple details of whatever was being discussed.  I freeze a lot in conversation because I just cannot think of a simple word or phrase I need.  It comes to me moments or even days later.



Have you ever been diagnosed with mental illness (self or friend/family diagnosis doesn't count unless your family/friend is a licensed therapist or doctor)?

No. But I was in therapy briefly....would probably still be going if my insurance hadn't turned to garbage.

Have you ever defaced public property (or private property that wasn't yours)?

Yes.  I smashed some mailboxes with my brother and a friend of his one night.  Good fortune would shine on us and we never got caught.  I was too scared after that to do it again.  Out in the country, people don't call the cops.  They start shooting!



Have you ever had your house robbed?

Gratefully no.

Have you ever felt like you personally were holding the world together?

Yep. Between my wife recently losing her job, my son having some behavioral issues, trying to go back to school and some personal stuff at home and church, very much so.


Have you ever had an Elvis sandwich?

Unfortunately, I have not    But I have tried deep fried butter

Have you ever eaten so much of something that you no longer want to eat it again for several months?

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Unfortunately, I have not    But I have tried deep fried butter

Have you ever eaten so much of something that you no longer want to eat it again for several months?

Isn't eating deep fried butter required of you as a Texan?

Not that I can think of.  Not that I haven't eaten way too much of anything, it rarely makes me want to give it up for a long time.

Have you ever been so hot you weren't sure if you were sweating or melting?

Not in recent times, although from last year I remember one day where I was dead tired from an accumulation of sleepless nights, and it was super hot out and I was in jeans. Bad experience.

Have you ever been outside the U.S. (or whatever your native country may be)? sorry if it's been asked already, I didn't feel like reading through 6 pages to find out lol

I have never been outside of the USA.  I would like to travel to a few different nations, but that is so expensive.  Besides, I haven't seen and experienced everything in our country yet.




Have you ever been to a concert of an artist that you could not stand?

yeah...took my daughter to see Owl City last year...

have you hidden some course of a meal that you didn't like under a paper towel or the like so you could throw it away unbeknownst to anyone, usually also involving a paper plate so you can fold it on the way to the garbage?

what you say? it sounds like I speak from experience...uh...yes.

but anyway...have you?

I don't think I've ever done that, but I have sneaked the undesirable part of a meal under the table to the dog as a kid.

Have you ever been cleaning up a mess and ended up making it worse?

Yep. About a week ago I was mowing and spilled some gasoline on the mower. I tried to jerk the can back and ended up spilling gasoline on... myself.



Have you ever wanted to complete a task or had a goal that seemed impossible?

Only if right now counts.

Parents, have you ever given your kids a punishment that seemed like it was actually you who was being punished?

Oh absolutely. When we used to take away their car keys. Though they were warned and knew their actions would warrant this specific consequence, they suffered without their transportation for a week at a time.... but it was US who suffered as well cuz WE had to go back to escorting them around to and from school and sporting things. UGH ! SO glad they're grown and OUT !!

Have you ever busted a toe ? Snapped that sucker back so that it sat there at a 90 degree angle ? (Cuz I did 2 nights ago - O U C H !!!!)

Busted a toe, yes!  Busted it at that angle, no!  When I broke mine, it was an even snap that didn't even need resetting.  They just taped it to the next toe and sent me back to work.  It hurt for several weeks, but then it cleared up and life was better.  You get used to the pain after a while, I guess.



Have you ever dressed up like a person of the opposite sex?

Yep, three times.  The first was for a beauty pageant at a youth leadership conference sponsored by the WV Baptist Convention.  I didn't win.  

The second time I was playing a mom in a skit to go along with a Ray Stevens song at church camp.  I even had to kiss a guy (on the cheek), I didn't like it.

The third time was when I dressed as Mrs. Doubtfire (the scene with the whipped cream all over "her" face) for a Halloween...er...Harvest Party when I was a children's minister.

Strange how I dressed as a woman while a Baptist but never as a Methodist.



Have you ever thought your house was haunted?

Never.  To be honest, I don't believe in ghosts like most people believe.  I understand that people see weird things that they can't easily explain.  I would think that ghosts are probably more along the demonic masquerading as whatever to draw people away from Jesus.  I can't say that I've ever had any sort of experience with a ghost or a demon.  I just don't feel that "ghosts" exist.



Have you ever seen a UFO?

As in something flying through the sky I couldn't identify?  Lots of times.  Do I think it was a vessel from another planet slumming it here on earth?  Not a chance.  Like alldat and ghosts, I don't believe in alien visitations.

Have you ever gone to a concert expecting to see one of your favorite bands only to find out they cancelled and there was a not-as-good band performing instead?

Thousand Foot Krutch cancelled on a festival I went to, but I don't think there was a replacement band as such.

Have you ever taken a taxi?

Twice 2 weeks ago.

Have you ever caught a tiger by the toe?

Ha ! That's a good one.
Lisa and I took a taxi once in San Francisco. We decide to "take a nice walk" to Fisherman's Wharf from a restaurant we were at - this was before GPS and we "thought" it was about a mile away... WRONGO ! We walked for over an hour ! When we got there, we rested, took in a couple sites and hailed a taxi to get back ! That driver was CRRRAZY !!! He whipped thru traffic like a madman, nearly hitting cars and pedestrians... all the while playing this weird Iranian music.

Thought we were gonna die ! LOL !


Have you ever faked being sick so you could stay home from school or work?

I've faked staying home from school quite a bit sick.  Then, I learned to write my own notes and lay out anyway my last two years.  I dropped from 2nd in my class down to about 1/3 of the way down.  I just hated high school and a lot of the people, and I even quit going to school for about 3 weeks until my dad found out.  He gave me the choice of getting a job and moving out or going back to school.  I was only 16, so I stayed in school.

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As in something flying through the sky I couldn't identify?  Lots of times.  Do I think it was a vessel from another planet slumming it here on earth?  Not a chance.  Like alldat and ghosts, I don't believe in alien visitations.

I don't either.  I love science fiction, but I just feel that life on other planets visiting us requires more faith than belief in Jesus.




New question:  Have you ever been to Helen Back?  You may Google to see what this is.

Are you referring to a place in Florida not too far from Pensacola? That is the first thing that comes up on Google. No, I have never been there. Then again, I never even heard of it till now.

Have you ever beaten a video game to the point it was not a challenge anymore ?

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Are you referring to a place in Florida not too far from Pensacola? That is the first thing that comes up on Google. No, I have never been there. Then again, I never even heard of it till now.

That's the place!  It is a pub on Okaloosa Island.  I've never eaten there, but I did find the geocache that is located there.  Now, I can say I've been to Helen Back!

I cleaned up Super Mario Bros a few times, but as for it no longer being a challenge, I can't say that. It still challenges me.
There was a knock off game of Donkey Kong called just "KONG" - I killed that game !  I'd go thru it several times over and over. I was a master at it, until I became bored of it.


Have you ever been on one of those elevators that opened a little too low, or a little too high ? You know, it opens and you have to step up to get out ?