"Been there, done that" is a popular, and often overused, phrase that excuses us from having to endure anything a second time. It doesn't matter if we have skateboarded up Mt. Everest, or walked from New York to London, or stood on our heads and gargled peanut butter, we are entirely too cool to do any of that stuff again. "Been there, done that" asks other people not to bore us by requesting that we repeat past experiences. We are too hip for that. Those experiences generated excitement that pumped through our bodies, but please, let's not cover familiar territory. It doesn't matter that some events would be incredible adventures no matter how many times they were experienced. Nor does it matter that something could be learned the second time around that was missed the first time. "Been t…