Two Truths and a Lie

[Alumette]

I'm sure many of you have played this parlor game before, but I thought it would be fun to do it here.

Here's how it works:

You post three things about yourself, two of which are true, and one of which isn't. Other people try to guess which is the lie. It's kind of a fun, different way to get to know people better.

Here are mine... guess which one is the lie! And post your own!

1. I've met French president Jacques Chirac
2. My apple pie recipe has won several cooking/recipe contests
3. I know how to load and fire an M-16 and M-203

[Chain Lightning]

1. I've met French president Jacques Chirac
2. My apple pie recipe has won several cooking/recipe contests
3. I know how to load and fire an M-16 and M-203

Okay I'm gonna take a swing at this, and probably fail it miserably.

1) I know you've been to France several times, and I could see one of your trips coinciding with his visit to one of the provences you've been to.
2) I know you're a good cook, so this would seem highly plausible.
3) You have also demonstrated to be a woman of many talents that many of us don't know.

So hmmm, while I think that 1 and 2 would seem the most obvious to us all here and most would think of number 3 as the red herring, I could see you mischievously throwing us off. So I'll pick number 2 as the lie.

[Alumette]

What about your two truths and a lie, Chain?

I'll tell you if you're right after you post your three. ;)

[Chain Lightning]

You meanie. :p

1) I used to go to a lot of science fiction and comic conventions and once got stuck in an elevator with John DeLancie (Q from Star Trek) for an hour and then got invited to have some dinner with him.
2) I once had a comic book series slated for a publisher and had the first four issues written, with two almost completed penciled before the deal fell through.
3) I once experienced true, outright-fated-to-be-together chemistry with another woman, that isn't my wife.

[Kinetix]

1) I've jumped off a waterfall.
2) I own a glock pistol.
3) My dad owns 4 peacocks.

I think CL's #3 is a lie.

[TroubleWolf]

Lummy - #1
CL - #3
Kin - #1

1. I have discovered 8 corpses in my life.
2. Last year I hit .800 during the FAll softball season.
3. I saw "Baseketball" 8 times in the theater.

[Kinetix]

My lie was #2, I own a BB/Pellet gun that's a glock replica, but not real.

[Dr Jack Wolfe]

1. I once chased a man who had pointed a gun at me while robbing our store.

2. I was lead in all my school plays, and belonged to a traveling minstrel show

3. I''ve never really been in love.


And Lummy's is number #2 she did guard time and knows her weapon.

[IamLink]

1. I have cut a finger off
2. I have fallen off a roof
3. I have been kidnapped

Dr. Wolfe: #2

[sheld0n]

One question: are we supposed to eventually reveal which one is the lie, or not?

I agree that:
Lumster - #1
CL - #3
Wolfe - #2

Now, kin already gave the anwser, and as for:
TroubleWolf - #1 (maybe not discovered :p)
Link - #3

1. I used to run Poland's official website about the popular shooter game, Unreal Tournament
2. I get nervous around open umbrellas
3. I have a friend whose name is Alda Baron (when you say it, it almost sounds like Aldebaran! :chuckle: )

[AfterglowNoMore]

TW's has to be number one since he's probably created more bodies than that.
Allumette- 2
CL-3
Jack- 2
Shel- 2, we would have seen you on Maury if that were true. :D

1. I can recite the movie Dodgeball word for word from start to finish.
2. I have a friend with a full size superman emblem tatooed on his chest.
3. I stirred a woman's drink with my penis while working at a restuarant.

[Meltman]

Alumette: 2. It was cherry pie.
CL: 1. No invite, he was ready to kill himself.
Kin: You've already said.
Dr. Jack: 2. You played a tree in 7th grade, fess up.
Link: 2. You jumped. Wearing a cape.
sheld0n: 1. Polands entire internet infrastructure hasn't ever crashed, that I've been aware of.
Afterglow: 3. It wasn't a woman's.

Mine have a theme, I've been in:

1. Handcuffs in the back of a police car
2. The Louvre
3. A car accident that totalled my car

[razoras]

1. I believe in the overthrow of my government via use of force and feel this is a right guaranteed by the US Constitution.

2. I've jumped out of a perfectly good airplane with a parachute and planned to make it into a hobby before realizing how expensive it would be.

3. I have a gay father who lives not far from Chicago, who you would never suspect of being so until you met his effeminate Italian partner.


Melt: 2

[WingedAvenger]

I will hazard a guess to say that razoras's lie is #1.

My three:

1) For about 4 weeks, I dated two girls that were sisters, and neither of them realized I was seeing the other one.
2) I am terrified of bees.
3) I once saw Mike Judge walk out of a bathroom without washing his hands.

[Alumette]

Heh. Yes. My lie is #2. I am a fantastic cook, and a good baker, but pies confound me. I've never baked a pie that's been better than, "meh." That said I've never baked a *bad* pie--but my pies aren't what you'd call award-winning, or even great.

I met French president Chirac while working as an interpreter at the G8 summit in Denver in 96 or thereabouts. I also met former US president Bill Clinton, several other heads of state from the G8 nations, Chuck Berry (even partied with him afterwards), Eartha Kitt, Lyle Lovett, and other famous folks.

I have never served in the National Guard or any other military group, but I know how to load and fire an M-16/M-203. I dated an Army serviceman for several years and earned special privileges among his unit by baking them cookies and such. So they bent the rules for me from time to time and let me do some of the fun stuff on base, like firing weapons, calling for artillery fire, etc. Stuff that civvies normally don't get to do.

I'm going to take some guesses at peoples' truths and lies, but will do so tomorrow. I'm falling asleep at the keys here.

Yes, you are supposed to eventually reveal what your lie was.

I'll make some guesses tomorrow... but after the World Cup game. :)

[Vendel]

Chuck Berry (even partied with him afterwards),

I hope you didnt party at his restraunt...or at least didnt goto the bathroom
:D

I dated an Army serviceman for several years and earned special privileges among his unit by baking them cookies and such. So they bent the rules for me from time to time and let me do some of the fun stuff on base, like firing weapons, calling for artillery fire, etc. Stuff that civvies normally don't get to do.


Trust me Al....I dont think this work if you have a penis. "Hey guys I baked a cake...can I fire that SAW?


1. I have also met Chuck berry on several occasions
2. I went to Collage for a year then droped out...then went back again for a few months then droped out again
3. At the age of 16 I got a hummer from a stripper.

[Seadevil]

I'll just do the ones on this page:

AG: #2, I think you've told the story behind #3 before, I vaguely remember hearing about it.
Melt: #2, only because I don't know what it is and funny words make DOC SMASH!
raz: #3
Winged: #1, speaking as someone who grew up in a house full of girls, I've observed they tell each other EVERYTHING.
Vendel: #1

My three:

#1: During my junior year in high school, I saw a female student get stabbed by her boyfriend who then thrown her down a flight of stairs, onto students below.
#2: When a restaurant I worked at was robbed, my friend and I ran after the guy, tackled him, and got the money back.
#3: An Ex-Marine friend of mine got into a fistfight with a handicapped man, and I had to break it up.

[Kinetix]

This seems a bit unorganized...

[Dr Jack Wolfe]

::::Pie Confounds me too::::

[Chain Lightning]

Okay here we go. My lie was number 1. Never met John DeLancie past the shaking his hand and getting an autograph.

For lies I'm picking.

Troublewolf #2
Dr. Wolf #2
Link #3
Sheldon #2
Afterglow #3
Melt #1
Razoras #3
Winged #1 ( Sisters talk about everything, everyday. You'd been outted in the first week)
Vendel #3
Dr. Death #3

(wipes brow) Whew!

[PawnOfFate]

Dr. Death lie is #2... at least I hope so. The first thing they teach you is to let the Robber take the money, your life isnt worth the money that is insured for that kind of thing. </rant>

My three:

1) I once was jumped by a bunch of neighborhood kids because their mom was mad at my mom and ended up tripping one and stomping on his head, knocking out 4 of his teeth, breaking his nose and blackening both of his eyes.
2) My back is covered with a giant oriental dragon tattoo with the kanji for Immortal right in the center.
3) When SWG first came out, I was the third "official" person to become a Jedi. And quit the very same day, cancelling my account.

:D

[Kinetix]

DD's #2 is real.

[Solario]

Actually I think I heard Doc tell that story once, so I'm guessing it's #3.

And I think Fate's lie is the #2 one. Course I'm probably wrong. :D

1. I've had dinner with a James Bond villain.
2. I have slided down the icy paths of Grand Canyon.
3. I have largely been taking care of my father since I was 14. Not doing everything, but stuff like cleaning, grocery shopping, cooking, clipping his nails, washing and ironing his clothes etc.

[PawnOfFate]

Actually, Solario... you're right. I only have the Kanji, not the dragon. I can't afford such an elaborate tattoo.

I'm going to say that you've never had dinner with a james bond villain.

[Seadevil]

Yeah, my #2 is real. Even posted a thread about it on the boards. :chuckle:

And Chain called it, #3 is a lie. The guy behind #1 was caught and is currently serving 40 years in prison.

As for Solario's... I'll say #2, because you're from Denmark and we don't take too kindly to you folk 'round here. :P

[Solario]

The correct answer is 3. I was 15. ;)

And I recently was at a hotdog vendor and started chatting with a guy, I quickly came to recognize as Mads Mikkelsen, who is playing Le Chiffre in the remake of Casino Royale. Nice guy.

And I did #2 in '98, while sitting on my jacket. ;)

[AfterglowNoMore]

AG: #2, I think you've told the story behind #3 before, I vaguely remember hearing about it.

Heh, you guessed it. The tatoo is on his back not his chest. And for the record, that bitch had it coming, some people have no sense of human decency.

[Vendel]

1. I have also met Chuck berry on several occasions
2. I went to Collage for a year then droped out...then went back again for a few months then droped out again
3. At the age of 16 I got a hummer from a stripper.


#3 was my fake. I was 17 when that happend.

[Kinetix]

Daaaayum.

[sheld0n]

Hot dang, V, You dawg! :D

1. I used to run Poland's official website about the popular shooter game, Unreal Tournament
2. I get nervous around open umbrellas
3. I have a friend whose name is Alda Baron (when you say it, it almost sounds like Aldebaran! :chuckle: )
For me, the third one was the actual lie. I saw that person's name at work, but I never actually met her.

I did actually run that website for over a year, though I didn't start it.
And yes, I get nervous around open umbrellas. Not panicky, but tense. You see, when most people carry them, the spike thingies end up being on the level of my eyes and I'm afraid they'll poke one out. :p

Now, 3 more:
1. When I was very young, I had dinner with the Buddhist Lama, Radha Chime Rinpoche
2. I have max level characters in City of Heroes, World of Warcraft and Anarchy Online
3. I'm dermographic, meaning you can scratch my skin and something that kind of looks like a scar will stay in that spot for a few minutes

[Krypto]

#3 was my fake. I was 17 when that happend.

So THAT explains those sores that Larke was telling me about!

[Kurai Inago]

Hmm.... I'll add some in there.....

1. I'm not a Virgin, yet I've never had a Girlfriend, or Even been on a date.
2. I've kicked someone's ass in the defense of someone whom I hate with a Passion.
3. I have a File Folder filled with Psyche Profiles of People I know well.

[Sebastian Kain]

So THAT explains those sores that Larke was telling me about!

Oh.Snap.Son..

[AfterglowNoMore]

1. I'm not a Virgin, yet I've never had a Girlfriend, or Even been on a date.

So you were Ven's stripper?

[Kurai Inago]

Obviously.

[Vendel]

I think I may have said to much.......

[Kinetix]

What did you say to much? Is much a good conversationalist?

[Xielos]

1) For a period of my life I scared myself into thinking I was the son of the devil. I saw 666 everywhere (answer to a math problem, my change, being 666 ft away from a mission in CoH).

2) My brother thinks I'm a vampire, and the evidence is making me suspicious.

3) I once accidentaly killed the neighbors dog with a throwing knife, and was asked to join the ASPCA the next day.

[Elemento]

1)Shook hands with Dennis Hopper
2)Somersaulted my body in midair to catch the next brace going down as I freefell from an Amusement ride.
3)Once gave a lecture on real Witchcraft over the radio (not WICCA).

[Dr Jack Wolfe]

Well this is getting weird

My lie was #3, I've never been in love. Ff course I've really been in love, more then once even. Its good to know that I'm such a depressing character now that people think I've never been in love

Which of course means I did to several plays up thru College and used to travel with my school's minstral show. We'd sing, dance, do scenes, and improv. So :P

[WingedAvenger]

1) For a period of my life I scared myself into thinking I was the son of the devil. I saw 666 everywhere (answer to a math problem, my change, being 666 ft away from a mission in CoH).

2) My brother thinks I'm a vampire, and the evidence is making me suspicious.

3) I once accidentaly killed the neighbors dog with a throwing knife, and was asked to join the ASPCA the next day.
I pick #2 as the lie.

As for me, yes my first statement was the lie. I suppose in retrospect I should have thought of something less outlandish. I'll try to do better next time. Next time being ... right now:

1) By the age of 10, I had already run away from school three times.
2) The only country I have ever been to outside of the United States is Brazil.
3) Blink 182 played at my high school Grad Nite.

[Nyx]

1. I have large scars on my body, and I don't know where they came from.
2. I am terrified of germs, and clean constantly.
3. I have nearly been blown up.

[Kid Ferret_]

1. I have large scars on my body, and I don't know where they came from.
2. I am terrified of germs, and clean constantly.
3. I have nearly been blown up.

Not really sure, but I'm gona with 1 as the lie.

1. I've had an asthma attack.
2. I don't own a cell phone.
3. I don't know how to swim.

[Dr Jack Wolfe]

Not really sure, but I'm gona with 1 as the lie.

1. I've had an asthma attack.
2. I don't own a cell phone.
3. I don't know how to swim.


I'm taking 2, just because its kinda odd, and kinda cool in this day of age not to have a cell.

[Kid Ferret_]

I'm taking 2, just because its kinda odd, and kinda cool in this day of age not to have a cell.

Yep.

[Nyx]

Not really sure, but I'm gona with 1 as the lie.

Nope! ;)

[sheld0n]

Here's an update on my presumptions:

Afterglow - #2
Doctor Death - #1
Meltman - #2 (France's entire artistic infrastructure hasn't ever crashed, that I've been aware of :p)
razoras - I've no idea between 1 and 3
Kurai Ingo - #3 (please God, let it be #3!)
Xielos - #2
WingedAvenger - #3 (they can't be that old :p)
Nyx - #2 (doesn't sound like our Nyx)

[Seadevil]

Doctor Death - #1

I already said #3 was my lie. Or 'fabricated story for entertainment purposes', as I like to call it. ;)

[WingedAvenger]

1. I have large scars on my body, and I don't know where they came from.
2. I am terrified of germs, and clean constantly.
3. I have nearly been blown up.
I was going to guess #1 as well, but since you already debunked that, I'm picking #2. The third choice sounds too vague to be a lie.

[Nyx]

Ok ok, it's #2. I'm about the least germ-o-phobic person I know...

Yes, I really do have large scars on my body, three of them perfectly straight, horizontal, parallel, all the same length and width, and evenly spaced, on the right side of my back between my bra line and the waistband of my pants. Neither I nor my parents knows where they came from.

And as for the nearly being blown up, well... what would YOU call 13 20-gallon propane tanks, one of which had a hose that caught fire while I was ten feet away?

[Gogo]

1. I experimented sexually with a female friend when I was 10 or so. Maybe younger.
2. I've been accused of being a stalker more times than I can count due to obsessive tendencies over boys.
3. I was an extra in Hannibal.

[RedSwitchblade]

Gogo - #3

As for me:

1. I had an ingrown toenail that I played off for nearly 4 months in highschool before it required surgery.

2. I have a history of relationships with women who have either been "crazy" or dependent on me emotionally, and I have dumped every one of them, leaving myself still without the feeling of knowing what it's like to be dumped or rejected.

3. I am deathly afraid of living alone for the rest of my life. I feel that it may be impossible to ever meet a woman who meets my standards, which I don't find to be all that unreasonable, simply that I find myself scrutinizing and looking for faults and never find happiness as a result.

[Seadevil]

Yes, I really do have large scars on my body, three of them perfectly straight, horizontal, parallel, all the same length and width, and evenly spaced, on the right side of my back between my bra line and the waistband of my pants. Neither I nor my parents knows where they came from.

Weird. Sounds like claw marks of some kind. I'd even venture a guess to say some kind of spirit if you don't know what it's from, but that's the weirdo in me.

Gogo - #1
Red - #1


I was going to think of 3 more, but I can't think of anything else interesting that's happened to me. :think:

[Kurai Inago]

Yeah, Mine was #3.... I have actually written some stuff down though.

[Meltman]

Yes, mine was #2. I've actually been NEXT to the Louvre, but it would have taken the better part of a day to get in and I had alot of other things to see. I'm going to have to see if I can come up with some better ones later.

[Lorash]

Ok, I'll bite:

1. I fought an entire biker bar over the fact they were physically harassing a woman and emerged tired, but completely uninjured.

2. I have never been married.

3. I smoke cigars.

Gogo: #3
Red: #3

[Elemento]

I agree with you Lorash on #3 for Gogo & Red.

Lorash: #1

Now I posted two pages back and nobody's guessing?
Heh. I'm the Invisible Man. (truth) LOL

[Gogo]

Hehe, yeah, mine was #3. Why's it so hard to believe though? :P I've been acting for years.

[Alumette]

Elemento, it's becuase you have us all stumped. I've been staring at your post for a couple days, trying to figure out which is your lie. I'm going to guess #2, and I have no idea why. It truly is a guess.

And I'm certain I'm wrong. But that's my guess.

Another serving for you all:

1. I speak Spanish, French, German, Russian, Mandarin Chinese, and Portuguese in addition to my native English.
2. I used to party with the band Garbage.
3. I'm working on my pilot's license.

[Masked Revenger]

Al, I'm going to guess #1. I don't think you speak Portuguese. :P

Hmmm... my three...

1. I once shook hands with William Shatner.
2. I was once 5 feet away from the Apollo lunar lander
3. I've only missed 1 year of the San Diego Comic Con sense I was 6 years old.

Chris

[Meltman]

Masked Revenger, number 2. They leave those on the moon.

Plus, if you've been to the SanDiego con, chances are that's where you met Shatner.

[Masked Revenger]

Masked Revenger, number 2. They leave those on the moon.

Plus, if you've been to the SanDiego con, chances are that's where you met Shatner.

You would be correct about my lie, I saw the LM2 at the Smithsonian, which never landed on the moon.

However, the Comic Con was not where I met Shatner. It was at a Trek con. :)

Chris

[Xielos]

I pick #2 as the lie.

As for me, yes my first statement was the lie. I suppose in retrospect I should have thought of something less outlandish. I'll try to do better next time. Next time being ... right now:

1) By the age of 10, I had already run away from school three times.
2) The only country I have ever been to outside of the United States is Brazil.
3) Blink 182 played at my high school Grad Nite.

Wrong, my lie was #3, about killing the dog with a throwing knife. That was my friend, and he was asked to join the ASPCA about a month later.

As for you, I'm gonna go with #2

3 more for me....

1)I hate fruit
2)I'm currently in the middle of the Carribean sea
3)I've never had my hand caught in a car door.

[RedSwitchblade]

Well mine was #1... I lied, it wasn't four months, it was 4 years.

Yes, really.

[Akamaz]

Here Goes.

#1 I have had Feces flung at me by primates

#2 I have gone on a 26 KM Forced March in full combat gear and Rifle

#3 I have won an award for excellence in writing


(edited because i confuse english and metric...)

[Red Nile]

Akamaz, I'll say #1 for you.

Here's mine:

#1 - I met Weird Al Yankovic backstage at one of his concerts. I also ran into Mr. Dressup (Canada's version of Mister Rogers) in the parking lot after the concert and got his autograph, but never did get Weird Al's autograph.

#2 - When I was young, I stole a younger girl's shoes and threw them off into the woods. She ran crying to her mother, and I got on my bike and rode away as fast as I could when I saw them returning. This event has stuck with me as one of my earliest memories of my childhood and I still feel guilty that I could be so mean.

#3 - I have a tattoo around my wrist with the words 'Believe in Yourself' and some celtic knotwork. I got the tattoo in first year university after the breakup of a long distance relationship, when I was feeling low and dejected. It's a constant reminder to me how special I am.

[Dr Jack Wolfe]

#2
because when I knew you you were always getting great seats at intresting and odd musical/Art events and then telling stories of meeting every one

You were an easy touch emotionally and the Tat sounds like something you would do, when while you were upset.


#1 I was once stabbed at work

#2 I worked in a strip club for on night and got scared off

#3 I finished my MBA while spending a year in jail for assault.

[razoras]

#3 Wolfe. I don't recall you ever talking about going to jail in the past.

#1 was my lie... although I fear I begin to believe it more and more.

Here's 3 more...

1. I was an unintentional thief when I was young. I thought tic-tacs looked cool and was shaking the container a bunch until I got distracted by something else. I discovered later that day that I had pocketed the tic tacs without thinking and tearfully revealed my sin to my grandma.

2. I detest apples. I won't be appearing on Maury's tv show weeping like a baby any time soon, but the texture and smell make me very sick to my stomach.

3. I once thought I could be a ninja like the ninja turtles. This lead to potentially deadly incidents with thrown weapons.

[Got]

Alumette: 1 (I don't think you speak Russian or Mandarin Chinese. If you do then you're a much more hardcore linguaphile than I first thought.)

Xielos: 3 (Thinking about it, it's pretty rare to catch your hand in a car door, I only did it for the first time last night.)

Akmaz: 3 (Because I want to believe so much that you've had shit pelted at you by monkeys.)

Red Nile: 2 (Although that's pretty in-depth so I'm not sure)

Dr Jack Wolfe: 2 (How could you possibly be scared off by naked ladies? :chuckle: )

Razoras: 2 (Perhaps just because I have a friend that's scared of the sound of biting in to an apple. I torment him terribly.)

Here's mine:

1. Moby once checked me out while standing at a urinal next to me.
2. I can play the accordian.
3. I was once cautioned for indecent exposure.

[Malibu Sally]

Got, your lie has to be #2 because it does not involve exposing some part of your anatomy... also no Scot would dare take up the accordion; you guys have bagpipes. :P



Mine:

1. I completely wrecked three cars I was driving in less than of one year.
2. I won a quickdraw competition at an old west reenactment gathering.
3. I once got into a Tampa Bay Buccaneers game by pretending to be part of a television news crew.

[Lorash]

Lorash: #1

Incorrect. I do not smoke cigars.

As for the "entire biker bar", well that's true. All three of them in it. They were so wasted all I pretty much had to do was keep tipping them over.

[Xielos]

Got is right, I've had my hand jammed into a car door more times than I care to remember. First time when I was young, the pain was so searing that I couldn't even scream. The funny thing is that I was always (and still am) afraid of getting my hand stuck in doors.

3 More:

1) I've been to 3 1/2 concerts
2) I completely forgot today was my birthday
3) My superpower is a very acurate ability to sense electromagnetism, like when someone turns a TV or other electrical device on. I can hear it, but its not really hearing it.

[Akamaz]

Akmaz: 3 (Because I want to believe so much that you've had shit pelted at you by monkeys.)

Nope I got a presidential something or other award when i was in first grade for writing a story about a bad snowman named Fred. it even has Reagans rubberstamp "Signature" on it.

[Alumette]

Maz #2
Nile #2
Jack #3
Raz #3
Got #1
Sally #1
Xie #2

Mine was #1. I don't speak Portuguese; but hope to learn within the next year. I do, however, speak the other languages I mentioned, to varying degrees of proficiency.

[Krypto]

3) My superpower is a very acurate ability to sense electromagnetism, like when someone turns a TV or other electrical device on. I can hear it, but its not really hearing it.

I think everyone has that ability. At least, I do. :P

[Akamaz]

actually, the truth is, i've never had a primate fling feces at me. I've done the other things tho. I am a prior member of the USMC, and we did crazy shit like those nature walks.

[IamLink]

I think everyone has that ability. At least, I do. :P

Yeah, I do, too....Oh yeah, and my lie was number 2.

[Elemento]

Well since my post was way way back on page 4 and only Alumette took a stab at it, I'll give you the answer. Also SK took a guess on AIM with me.

SK was right by the way. It was #1
I actually shook hands with his younger brother David at a rap session we had then at the dorms.

[Kinetix]

Yeah, I do, too....Oh yeah, and my lie was number 2.

I'm very good at noticing it also.

[Xielos]

Sorry Al, my lie was #1. I have in fact never been to a concert.

[Red Nile]

#1 - I met Weird Al Yankovic backstage at one of his concerts. I also ran into Mr. Dressup (Canada's version of Mister Rogers) in the parking lot after the concert and got his autograph, but never did get Weird Al's autograph.

#2 - When I was young, I stole a younger girl's shoes and threw them off into the woods. She ran crying to her mother, and I got on my bike and rode away as fast as I could when I saw them returning. This event has stuck with me as one of my earliest memories of my childhood and I still feel guilty that I could be so mean.

#3 - I have a tattoo around my wrist with the words 'Believe in Yourself' and some celtic knotwork. I got the tattoo in first year university after the breakup of a long distance relationship, when I was feeling low and dejected. It's a constant reminder to me how special I am.

My lie was number 3. No tattoos for me. I saw a cashier at the grocery store with that tattoo, and liked it. :)

[Dr Jack Wolfe]

Yep #3, No Jail time.

But the strip club,#2, is the story. It wasn't the girls who scared me off, but the patrons. A friend, John Henery, got me the job after working with me in a couple clubs and lifting with me. It was pickup work to cover nights I had free, or when I wasn't in class.

This was not a nice club, factory & natural gas town, 1 strip club plus all the good naked girl on campus, nice 70s decor. We toss a guy for overreaching about an hour later John Henery says 'Dickhead is back with friends', didn't bother me, 'and they've all got guns.' The two other bouncers and John Henery go into the back room and pull guns from their lockers. John Henery is like 'didn't bring yours?' and hands me shotgun from behind the bar and we go outside. Fight never happens, thank you God, but afterwords I asked how often that happens

"Once or twice a week".
"Not tossing a guy, the guns'
"Yeah, once or twice a week, you did good, but you should bring your pistol next time"

"Uh yeah" Finished the night, and told JH next day at the gym that I didn't need to extra work.

1# Despite that, I once got into a fight in a strip club parking lot with my in which my cop buddy stuck a gun in the face bad guy.

2# Was knocked out but a guy I was walking out.

3# Told a vice cop to go to hell and pay cover.

[Seadevil]

I'm gonna say #1, Jack.

Thought up three more:

1) In high school, I was in ROTC for three years and very nearly joined the Army just after graduation.
2) The day after passing my driver's license test, I got into a wreck two blocks away from my house.
3) I have, on more than one occassion, been described as 'the kind of guy that would call the Pope an asshole'.

[Vendel]

DD...ill say #3 just cus :P


ok 3 more.

1. I have never done an illegal drug in my life
2. I have not nor will I ever date a stripper
3. In the span of 4 months I rolled 2 cars. Totaling both.

[WingedAvenger]

Only two guesses on my latest round? Bah! Oh well, time for the reveal:

#1: By the age of 10, I had already run away from school three times.
True. Growing up, schools and I never did see eye to eye. Of course, a lot of kids hate school enough to skip it, but you might expect that more from a rebellous teenager. The second time I did it, I was either 8 or 9, and had to walk over 4 miles to get home (almost made it too before my mom found me).

#2: The only country I have ever been to outside of the United States is Brazil.
False. I have never been to Brazil. I have, however, been to both Canada and Mexico several times each.

#3: Blink-182 played at my high school Grad Nite.
True. To be fair, they weren't going by that exact name at the time. Back then, they were just Blink. This was also when they had their original drummer, before Travis Barker joined the band. They hail from a town called Poway, which is a suburb of San Diego. Poway is neighbors with Rancho Bernardo, another suburb and my hometown. Mark Hoppus's sister Anne was a classmate and acquaintance of mine at RBHS, and he brought his garage band to play for everyone the year we graduated. We had no idea back then they would eventually skyrocket in the music industry like they did.

[Akamaz]

#1 I have been stabbed where the knife stuck in one of my bones
#2 I like Jem and the Holograms
#3 I once hitchiked my way across England

[Alumette]

Jack #3
DD #2
Vendel #1
Maz #1

1. I've performed with New York City Ballet's Maria Kawroski (http://www.martinballet.com/005/writ-kowroski.html) on several occasions.
2. I own a Gerber Mark 1 dagger, weighted for throwing, which I keep in the nightstand next to my bed.
3. I get custom-made, handmade pointe shoes, specially designed for my feet, from a company in Russia.

[Malibu Sally]

Sally #1
Nope. I really did. In the space of ten months, I was involved in three accidents which totaled the cars I was driving. No one was injured in any of them and none of them were my fault.(my insurance company loves me for it too) :)

My other true story was getting into a Buccaneers game. I happened to meet a camera operator for one of the Tampa stations and sweet talked him into letting me tag along at the next home game. So I was an intern at channel 10 for a day. :cool:

My lie was winning the quickdraw competition. I actually came in dead last. A percussion cap came loose and wedged itself between the the cylander and frame of my revolver during my first shot and I could not get it unjammed before the time expired.(technically it was not a "quickdraw" competition, but rather a timed, 5 shot volley contest) :(

[Xielos]

1. I've performed with New York City Ballet's Maria Kawroski (http://www.martinballet.com/005/writ-kowroski.html) on several occasions.
2. I own a Gerber Mark 1 dagger, weighted for throwing, which I keep in the nightstand next to my bed.
3. I get custom-made, handmade pointe shoes, specially designed for my feet, from a company in Russia.

Hmm...

I'm going to reverse your reverse psycology and go with #1 as the lie.

[Alumette]

Nope. :)

I have actually performed with Maria Kawroski on several occasions, as well as taken class with her and had drinks with her. She works with my company as a guest artist on occasion.

Guess again. ;)

[razoras]

Give me her digits, Alumette!

[Dr Jack Wolfe]

Ok, mine was #1, I wasn't at the fight, but it did happen with the two Daves (my friend and my friend the cop)

#3 Yes I told a Vice Cop to go to hell and pay cover. He handed his badge over, I looked at and said so? He said you sure everyone you've carded is old enough? I said look man, the band is playing for gate, you want raid the place fine, but otherwise go to hell. He just smiled and payed his 5 bucks. Bar got raided 3 days later on my day off and was clean.

#1 for AL, My mom is good friends with David Hallberg and his mom, to point of staying in is New York apartment and loving it. (uh he's a principle for the American Ballet Theatere for those going Davd who)

#2 My Aunt is one of the 100 best technical pianists in the country, but fruity as a loon

#3 I'm in crowd as background extra in Spider Man, during the first Green Goblin scene. I'm very visible and got SAG Wages because I joint AFTRA once as a Larke *yay radio guru*

[Akamaz]

Nope. :)

I have actually performed with Maria Kawroski on several occasions, as well as taken class with her and had drinks with her. She works with my company as a guest artist on occasion.

Guess again. ;)


it's #2, cause i know you get custom pointe shoes


oh, and my lie wasn't #1 I got stabbed in the shin, the knife point stuck in, had to sortof pry it out

[Alumette]

it's #2, cause i know you get custom pointe shoes

True, I do. But I get them from a company in Australia (Bloch (http://www.blochworld.com/home.cfm?CFID=817349&CFTOKEN=19383889)), not a company in Russia. So actually #3 was the lie. ;) #1 and #2 are true: I have performed with Maria Kawroski, and I have a Gerber Mark 1 dagger (weighted for throwing) in my bedside table. You just never know.

A note on the shoes: my fitter left Bloch and is no longer doing shoes, so I'm switching very soon to a company in the UK. I never could find a maker at Bloch that I really liked, although my fitter was gold. Too bad he's gone. :( We'll see how the other company works out. I know several of my colleagues are very pleased with theirs.


oh, and my lie wasn't #1 I got stabbed in the shin, the knife point stuck in, had to sortof pry it out

Man, I can't decide between your remaining two, Maz! I seem to recall you mentioning hitchhiking across England before, so I'm going to go with #2; even though you seem like the kind of person who would like Jem. ;)

[Xielos]

#1 for AL, My mom is good friends with David Hallberg and his mom, to point of staying in is New York apartment and loving it. (uh he's a principle for the American Ballet Theatere for those going Davd who)

#2 My Aunt is one of the 100 best technical pianists in the country, but fruity as a loon

#3 I'm in crowd as background extra in Spider Man, during the first Green Goblin scene. I'm very visible and got SAG Wages because I joint AFTRA once as a Larke *yay radio guru*

Hmm....I'm gonna go with 3 as the lie

[Akamaz]

wifey likes jem, i'm more of a fraggle rock guy

[Got]

1. Moby once checked me out while standing at a urinal next to me.
2. I can play the accordian.
3. I was once cautioned for indecent exposure.
My lie was 3. I like how you all thought I'd been cautioned for indecent exposure though. I did stand next to Moby at urinal, I'm not entirely sure he checked me out, I just assumed so because he's Moby. And because who wouldn't? And I can play the accordian, my grandad taught a long time ago. I don't actively play it, nor have I ever even owned an accordian but I can still spin a tune.

Akamaz: 3 (I've tried to hitchiked in England before, it's damn near impossible in the middle. Maybe it's just cause I'm Scottish)

Wolfe: 3 (Just because I assume you'd have mentioned it before now)

(Sorry, if I haven't taken a stab at your's but I'm working off the topic review below the reply box)

1. I'm betraying my countrymen and moving to Liverpool tomorrow, for a few years.
2. One of my middle names is Wallace.
3. I once picked a fight with an Englishman because I thought he called me a c*nt. Turned out his accent was just skewing the fact that he was offering me some illegal drugs.

Something of a theme there you'll notice.

[Xielos]

1. I'm betraying my countrymen and moving to Liverpool tomorrow, for a few years.
2. One of my middle names is Wallace.
3. I once picked a fight with an Englishman because I thought he called me a c*nt. Turned out his accent was just skewing the fact that he was offering me some illegal drugs.

Something of a theme there you'll notice.

I'm going to guess.....#2 as the lie, the otehrs just seem plausible :P

[WingedAvenger]

Meh. This has turned into taking a truth, changing a very minor detail, and calling it a lie. "Yes I really did kill a grizzly with my bare hands, but it actually happened in October, not November. It was all a lie!"

I dunno... something about that makes it seem not as much fun as coming up with a full blown whopper. :shinner:

[Akamaz]

Got It wasn't quite across England, but it was from Portsmouth to Mildenhall (depends on what you consider across england. The salibury plain is kinda spooky at night.

[Alumette]

Meh. This has turned into taking a truth, changing a very minor detail, and calling it a lie. "Yes I really did kill a grizzly with my bare hands, but it actually happened in October, not November. It was all a lie!"

I dunno... something about that makes it seem not as much fun as coming up with a full blown whopper. :shinner:

You have a point, Winged. I agree, and I apologize that some of my lies were in the "sorta" category.

From now on, full-blown whoppers!

[Cold Quake]

1) I helped build an igloo for a friend of mine.
2) In the fourth grade, I was a major player in a school-wide smuggling ring/black market.
3) I was almost killed by a coffee table.

[sheld0n]

I already said #3 was my lie. Or 'fabricated story for entertainment purposes', as I like to call it. ;)

Sorry about that, I must have missed it.
It will likely happen again, though. This thread is growing fast!

Now, here's what I think about you, you liars! :p
razoras -#3
Doctor Death - #2
Vendel - #2 (Come on! You'd date anything that walks, plus people on wheelchairs. And fish.)
Got - #3
Cold Quake - #2


Who can guess mine?
1. When I was very young, I had dinner with the Buddhist Lama, Radha Chime Rinpoche
2. I have max level characters in City of Heroes, World of Warcraft and Anarchy Online
3. I'm dermographic, meaning you can scratch my skin and something that kind of looks like a scar will stay in that spot for a few minutes

[Cold Quake]

Mine isn't #2, but I'm guessing that's what yours is. :P

[Seadevil]

Mine was indeed #2. I haven't been in an accident since I got my license, thank God.

Quake - #3
Sheld0n - #3 (At least, I doubt you'd be playing with swords if you were. :p)

[Vendel]

1. I have never done an illegal drug in my life
2. I have not nor will I ever date a stripper
3. In the span of 4 months I rolled 2 cars. Totaling both.


well Al picked 1. so she thinks I must use drugs to act the way I do :P
Shel picked 2...cus apperently ill F a fish.


well your wrong...it was #3 it was acctually an old friend of mine that rolled 2 cars....and boy you should have seen his third....that is a thread of it own...trust me.

[Cold Quake]

My lie was #1. I've never seen an igloo in real-life. :P

[Meltman]

Sheld0n: 2

Here's some from me:

1. I have played in the halftime shows for a Canadian Football game and a British Football game. (Not the same sport.)
2. There are hardly any murders in the area of the county that I live in and one happened right across the street from me. The dog of the couple hid under our car.
3. I was at the '96 Olympics and heard the bombing. (But didn't see it.)

[Alumette]

Sheldon: 2

And Ven... if you've ever smoked or had alcohol underage, or used someone else's prescription drugs for a medical condition...you've used drugs illegally. :P (Just being nit-picky here). I knew it wasn't #2 because I know you have standards, and #3 just sounds like something you'd do (although I'm glad you haven't).

Melty, I'm gonna say yours is #3. I think I remember you talking about 1 and 2 with us before...or maybe it was 1 and 3.... oh man I don't know.

#3. I'm gonna go with 3 on this one.

And here's a new batch for you. I promise one of them is a "whopper," per WingedAvenger's request:

1. I am an only child.
2. I have a blood disorder that the doctors are still trying to figure out.
3. I learned to read before I was three years old.

[sheld0n]

You guys got me, it's #2. I guess I'll have to come up with something harder next time :)
And DD, these scratches don't really cause any more damage than they would normally.
They just itch a bit and scare the hell out of people :D

As for you guys:

Meltman - #3
Loomey - #1

And here's some more of mine:
1. Once, I haven't eaten for two weeks to prove a point.
2. During the last winter, I only wore a jacket once or twice and I never got sick.
3. There is a wolf in the deep northen wild who was named after me, and who humans befriended by feeding him bananas.

[Xielos]

1. I am an only child.
2. I have a blood disorder that the doctors are still trying to figure out.
3. I learned to read before I was three years old.

I'm gonna go with #3

And here's some more of mine:
1. Once, I haven't eaten for two weeks to prove a point.
2. During the last winter, I only wore a jacket once or twice and I never got sick.
3. There is a wolf in the deep northen wild who was named after me, and who humans befriended by feeding him bananas.

Number 3 seems a bit too far-fetched :P

[Meltman]

Alumette: 1. That's a very mean thing to say about your brother...
sheld0n: 2.

I'm holding off on telling mine until more people guess.

[Xielos]

3 more for me:

1) On the last day of highschool me and my friends went to our old middle school and just walked around
2) One time on a camping trip I put half a pint of lighter fluid on the fire pit, and before I could warn my dad he light the wood, causing a mini-nuclear-esque explosion, complete with blast ring and mushroom cloud
3) I once had aspirations of becoming a world renowned pastry chef

[Vendel]

And Ven... if you've ever smoked or had alcohol underage, or used someone else's prescription drugs for a medical condition...you've used drugs illegally. :P (Just being nit-picky here).
I said illegeal drugs AL....not used leageal drugs illegealy ;)

[thatsmystapler]

For Xeilos, I say #2. Can't make mushroom clouds that way as far as I know.

Mine are:

1) I once won a car in a radio station contest.

2) I once met Chuck Norris and was interviewed by Entertainment Tonight for it.

3) I was roommates with Mark Hammil's nephew.

[Dr Jack Wolfe]

Mine was number #3 I was not in spiderman as and extra, and mine have been whoppers.


Al 1
Shel 3
Staple 2
Xielos 3

#1 I was born with rare birth defect only my head grew for the first 5 months of my life. The Docs had to go open my head up, drain the fluid around the brain and said at best I'd be severly mentally handicaped.

#2 I was failing in college until I found a Masters Degree program I liked. I went from a 2.1, with .8 being my personal worst sememster as a second year, to pulling 10 semesters in a row of straight managed to graduate with 3.1 and grad school with a 3.8

#3 I don't work, its lie I tell to keep people comfortable. I lost my parents a few years ago, and my grandparents have been gone for year. The total estate after goverment invovlement was about 12 million. Its so easy to just earn 6 figures in interest a year thats what I do.

[Meltman]

Hmm, Wolfe, I'd say number 2. And you couldn't guess mine?

[Joe Schmoe]

#1 - I met Weird Al Yankovic backstage at one of his concerts. I also ran into Mr. Dressup (Canada's version of Mister Rogers) in the parking lot after the concert and got his autograph, but never did get Weird Al's autograph.

*gasp* I once waited 1-2 hours for the chance of meeting Al and getting an autograph. *sobs*

I'll play this soon. :)

[Alumette]

Okay I'll fess up. Mine was #1. I have an older brother, so I'm not an only child. Melty guessed right. :) Most of you know also that #2 is true because I've posted on it on the boards before (and they still don't know what's wrong. I might have to go for a bone marrow biopsy later this summer if I choose to, to get some answers maybe that way).

And yes, #3 is true. My mother taught me to read in the months leading up to my 3rd birthday, and then I couldn't be stopped. I insisted through most of my second year that she teach me to read, and finally had a screaming fit a few months before I turned 3, insisting that she teach me to read. After that I read *everything*--street signs, soup labels at the store, children's books, magazines... I couldn't get enough of text. So the word-nerdiness started early for me. :)

And then in kindergarten when we were all learning to read, I was soooooooo bored. :(

Ven, touche on your clarification there. And you know, touche is French for "touched," so now you can tell people you've touched me. ;)

Let's see... I'm gonna guess...

Xie: 2
Stapler: 2
Jack: 1

[Xielos]

Ok, my lie was #2, about the campfire explosion. In fact it was someone else entirely that did that and I just watched :P. There was no cloud but an awesome blue ring of fire about 15 feet wide almost hit the tents.

[WingedAvenger]

Guesses:

Got: #1
Meltman: #3
Sheld0n: #3
stapler: #2
Jack: #3

My next round:

1) I once petted Moose, the dog that played Eddie on "Fraiser".
2) A couple of years ago, I happened to run into Mickey Rourke outside of a hotel, and struck up a conversation. Because he felt a kinship with me due to my Irish heritage, he invited me to dinner.
3) The late Keith Parkinson once offered me a free piece of his artwork if I would drink an alcoholic beverage, the contents of which were unknown to me. (To this day, I still don't know what was in it.)

[thatsmystapler]

For Xeilos, I say #2. Can't make mushroom clouds that way as far as I know.

Mine are:

1) I once won a car in a radio station contest.

2) I once met Chuck Norris and was interviewed by Entertainment Tonight for it.

3) I was roommates with Mark Hammil's nephew.

Well everyone guessed #2 as my lie and that is....WRONG. It is actually true. When I was in highschool, Chuck Norris came to the local mall to sign autographs for his new movie, Sidekicks.(remember that one with Jonathan Brandis?) I met him, shook his hand and got his autograph. As I walked past the table, a reporter and camera crew pulled me aside to ask me questions about my excitement for the movie and Chuck Norris. It was Entertainment Tonight.

And my roommate a few years ago was indeed the nephew of the legendary Luke Skywalker, Jamie Hammil. He looked alot like him and had tons of family photos like weddings and stuff with Uncle Luke in them. His dad was even interviewed for the E! True Hollywood Story on Mark Hammil. I always teased him that this means his grandpa is Darth Vader.

That means my lie was #1. I never won a car or radio contest. :)

[sheld0n]

Dr Jack Wolfe - #1
WingedAvenger - #2



And here's some more of mine:
1. Once, I haven't eaten for two weeks to prove a point.
2. During the last winter, I only wore a jacket once or twice and I never got sick.
3. There is a wolf in the deep northen wild who was named after me, and who humans befriended by feeding him bananas.


Number 3 seems a bit too far-fetched :P

So it may seem, but you know how it is with reality. Sometimes it can be way funkier than fiction. I did say this one's gonna be hard, didn't I? :p
Sheldon with a friend (http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/2667/sheld27hn.jpg)
Sheldon eating a banana (http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/6002/sheld15qb.jpg)

Guess again!

[Meltman]

It wasn't a guess, Alumette. You mentioned having a brother on these boards before. I just did a quick search. :P

Yes, my lie was number 3. Never been to an Olympics.

[Grae Knight]

My next round:

1) I once petted Moose, the dog that played Eddie on "Fraiser".
2) A couple of years ago, I happened to run into Mickey Rourke outside of a hotel, and struck up a conversation. Because he felt a kinship with me due to my Irish heritage, he invited me to dinner.
3) The late Keith Parkinson once offered me a free piece of his artwork if I would drink an alcoholic beverage, the contents of which were unknown to me. (To this day, I still don't know what was in it.)

#1 is true

mine

1) I was once a leader of an aggressive anti-gang task force in a metropolitan city that often found itself in life or death situations.
2) My wife and I have known each other since we were babies and were always in love.
3) I sold a comic book for $500 on e-bay!

[Meltman]

#1 is true

Psst. Re-read the thread title, Grae. :P

[Grae Knight]

Psst. Re-read the thread title, Grae. :P


LOL..thanks

[Dr Jack Wolfe]

My lie was #3 unfortunetly sorta (the money would be nice, but I like Mom & Dad right where they are, 70 miles outta town. 2000 was to far, 10 was to close. One to Two hours is right. But I'd take 12 mi :) )

#1 is true, Mom has never copped to what it was but according to the medical records it was either IVH (interVenctricularHemoroge) or hydrocephalus. Neither is huge deal today, although they aren't to be taken lightly, but in 1968 without ultrasounds and CAT scans I guess it was pretty scary.

#2 is true too. I enjoyed college ALOT :) even after I started turning straight As. I'm one of those lucky people who can get by on a minimum of effort. Although might be a bad thing. Sure makes it easy to just slide on through,

[WingedAvenger]

1) I was once a leader of an aggressive anti-gang task force in a metropolitan city that often found itself in life or death situations.
2) My wife and I have known each other since we were babies and were always in love.
3) I sold a comic book for $500 on e-bay!Given that at the time you wrote this, you were under the impression that you were supposed to put two lies and a truth, instead of the other way around, I'm going to assume the above statements mirror that breakdown. My guess to your single truth is #3, as it seems the least far fetched.

Anymore guesses for mine? Remember that two of them are true...
1) I once petted Moose, the dog that played Eddie on "Fraiser".
2) A couple of years ago, I happened to run into Mickey Rourke outside of a hotel, and struck up a conversation. Because he felt a kinship with me due to my Irish heritage, he invited me to dinner.
3) The late Keith Parkinson once offered me a free piece of his artwork if I would drink an alcoholic beverage, the contents of which were unknown to me. (To this day, I still don't know what was in it.)

[Meltman]

I'd say for Winged: 2 is a lie.

(Off topic, I just noticed your location. Heh.)

[Alumette]

I'm going to say #2 also, for Winged; although my gut is kinda telling me it's #1. Still, #2 seems a bit too "neat" to be true.

Also, Grae, I'm not going to guess on yours, because I don't know if you knew how many truths and lies were supposed to be on it. So... a do-over, maybe? :)

I have three more:

1. When I was 13 I wrote a screenplay and had an opportunity to meet with some producers in California to shop it, but at the last minute chickened out. No one has ever seen this script except me and my parents.

2. I've been to every state in the U.S.

3. I'm allergic to peanuts and soy.

[Xielos]

For Al.....I choose #2 as the lie

As for me:

1) I'm quite possibly the best chess player in Orlando, or South Orlando at least
2) I can't get a tan
3) I once got into a full-blown, all out fight with my little brother over a small piece of mint chocolate

[Gaia]

For Alumette I choose #1.
For Xielos I choose # 2.

Now for myself:

1. I almost played Mickey Mouse at Disneyland

2. I can load, aim and fire all of the following a 40# recurve bow, a 25# longbow, a 25# crossbow, a 9mm and a shotgun.

3. I own a vintage race car that my dad built back in college (1963) but I have never driven it. Its been in storage for awhile and I went to look at it to see what needed restoring, the other day.

[coldcut]

I'll go with number one for Gaia.

1. Once in a drunken rage in college, I broke out a pane of shatter proof glass with one punch.

2. I have assembled and fired a potato gun in the course of official Army training.

3. In high school, all of my friends dropped out by junior year.

[Xielos]

For Alumette I choose #1.
For Xielos I choose # 2.

WRONG :P

[Alumette]

Xielos: #3
Gaia: #3
Coldcut #2

My lie was #2. I haven't been to every state in the U.S; but I have been to quite a few. Off the top of my head I'd say I've been to about half. And by "been to" I mean I've spent some time there, either living there or vacationing. Driving through on a road trip doesn't count, in my book

Here's another round for you:

1. One of my uncles served on the Joint Chiefs of Staff for a former president.
2. I interviewed for a job at Wizards of the Coast and almost took the position, but turned it down for another offer.
3. I took a master class with Edward Villella (http://www.miamicityballet.org/mcbdev/tc_artistic_ev.shtml), one of the absolute legends of American ballet.

[AfterglowNoMore]

Too many to play catch up on so we'll just do this page.
Al- 1
Xielos- 1 since the other two have been guessed already
Coldcut- 3
Gaia- 2

1. I once wet my pants to get out of a speeding ticket.
2. I've broken my nose 5 times.
3. I used to wear a helmet while driving so I wouldn't hit my head getting in and out ot the car.

[Malibu Sally]

1. I once wet my pants to get out of a speeding ticket.
2. I've broken my nose 5 times.
3. I used to wear a helmet while driving so I wouldn't hit my head getting in and out ot the car.
The thread is NOT "Three truths and no lies", Glow. ;) :D

[AfterglowNoMore]

The thread is NOT "Three truths and no lies", Glow. ;) :D
Blast, foiled again.

[Gaia]

My lie was #3 (dad did build cars but we never got to see one survive to present day)

I actually did audition for the character department at Disneyland and was set to transfer out of the food department (Critter Country foods) but my manager would not approve the move.

And the second one is also true. I own a handmade 40# recurve bow and a 25# longbow. The 9mm I would practice with when I lived out in the country along with shooting clay pigeons with the shotgun. As for the crossbow I used one in re-enactment combat.

1. I have dressed in a Star Trek (Next Generation) officer's uniform and marched in a parade wearing it.

2. I have published a fully illustrated children's book.

3. I have played a 1920's/30's archeologist and explained to people about archeological finds from the Gobi Desert.

[WingedAvenger]

Man, you guys are too good at this.

1) I once petted Moose, the dog that played Eddie on "Fraiser".
True. Part of the 100th episode of Frasier was filmed on location in Seattle, where I was living at the time. Because part of it involved the characters giving a speech to a big crowd of people, we went down there and hung around as extras. If you squint really hard, you can actually see me way in the back of the crowd.

All the actors from the show were there. I got my picture taken with David Hyde Pierce, Jane Leeves, and Moose. I also got a closeup shot of Kelsey Grammar signing autographs, but I'm not in that one.

2) A couple of years ago, I happened to run into Mickey Rourke outside of a hotel, and struck up a conversation. Because he felt a kinship with me due to my Irish heritage, he invited me to dinner.
False. I have never met Mickey Rourke, and I'm not Irish. This story, however, was inspired by a story a friend of mine told me once in which he claimed it happened to him.

3) The late Keith Parkinson once offered me a free piece of his artwork if I would drink an alcoholic beverage, the contents of which were unknown to me. (To this day, I still don't know what was in it.)
True. It happened at an EQ Fan Faire a few years ago. I found myself at a room party with Keith Parkinson, as well as the head guy at White Wolf. I was already quite drunk, but for some reason, they decided I needed to have more, so they kept pouring me drinks. At one point I declared I couldn't take any more, so they started offering me deals to keep drinking. In addition to the promised art, the White Wolf guy also said he would publish any character I wished to send to him in a future book.

Despite the fact that I knew this drink would probably cause me to lose it, I agreed. Just before I lifted the cup, they got distracted by something happening behind them. Quick as a fox, a buddy of mine stepped in, grabbed the cup from my hand, dumped it into the sink, and shoved the cup into my mouth. When they turned back around, it had looked like I'd just drank whatever it was. They seemed impressed, and I basically fell over laughing too hard to even care.

Ultimately, I never did receive any art, nor did I ever get a character into a White Wolf book. But I don't care. The story and the memory is good enough for me. RIP Keith.

Next round:

1) Not counting those related by marriage, I have 19 aunts and uncles.
2) I am 6 feet, 6 inches tall.
3) I have won first place awards in the field of journalism.

EDIT: Oops, I forgot to make guesses:

Xielos: #1
coldcut: #1
Alumette: #2
Afterglow: #1
Gaia: #3

[Gaia]

Let's see. . .

AG-#3
WA- #3

And I'm waiting for a couple more people before revealing my truths and lie stay tuned.

[coldcut]

My lie was #1. It actually took a couple of punches. I think. I'm really not that clear on it.

Some reason no one here found the idea of me in a violent drunken rage particularly against type.

#2. When the 369th Engineering Regiment was preparing to go to Iraq, my AT was to go out and play insurgent and harrass them in the course of their daily activities. The potato gun actually didn't work that well, but it did look a heck of a lot like an RPG, so when I first popped up with it, a dump truck nearly ran off the road.

#3. True story. I was the only one of my buddies who made it through. I transfered to a boarding school and barely made it through the last two years.

[AfterglowNoMore]

Let's see. . .

AG-#3
WA- #3

And I'm waiting for a couple more people before revealing my truths and lie stay tuned.
Sally guessed right whether she knew it or not, mine was a trick question. :D

[Remianen]

Me try!


1. I've met Richard Ramirez (The Night Stalker) & Charles Manson in person.
2. I once spent $57,000 on a custom made scimitar & long dagger combination with a ruby and a sapphire in the pommels.
3. I've been to Cuba 9 times and met Fidel Castro twice.

[Remianen]

1. One of my uncles served on the Joint Chiefs of Staff for a former president.

lie?

[Xielos]

My lie was #1. I am in fact a terrible chess player.

[WingedAvenger]

My lie was #1. It actually took a couple of punches. I think. I'm really not that clear on it.

Some reason no one here found the idea of me in a violent drunken rage particularly against type.
Hey! I guessed your #1 was the lie. I mean, I'm sure you're strong and all that, but versus shatter proof glass, I have to give the glass the benefit of the doubt. :P

In other news, no one else is guessing on mine? :(

[Gaia]

I guessed on your's. who do you think WA is besides the state of Washington. ;)

As for mine . . .

Number two was the lie. I never was able to get my childrens' book published. Did publish a book of stories from the Midnight Society though (still irritated by the editing on it.)

As for numbers 1 and 3. . .

Both are true. I worked for OMSI (Oregon Museum of Science and Industry) a few years back. I was part of the crew in the changing exhibits hall so I got to be part of all the new exhibits that they switched out every six months. One of those was The Science of Star Trek. I chose to be a red shirt (officer) since I had to supervise teens when I was on duty. As part of the promotion there was a float in the Starlight Parade. I got to fight with the Klingons and a Borg during the entire route :).

The next exhibits after that was the Science of Puppetry and Richard Scary's Busy Town (now on permanent display). Then came Giants of the Gobi. The front entrance was set up as a 20's/30's style base camp with all of the exhibit workers in adventurers gear. So I got to wear my fedora, a khaki shirt, short pants, knee socks and vintage hiking boots along with a vest holding archeologist gear of the time. I would let visitors through into the dig site and demo both modern and old style technics for finding fossiles.

[Alumette]

1. One of my uncles served on the Joint Chiefs of Staff for a former president.
2. I interviewed for a job at Wizards of the Coast and almost took the position, but turned it down for another offer.
3. I took a master class with Edward Villella (http://www.miamicityballet.org/mcbdev/tc_artistic_ev.shtml), one of the absolute legends of American ballet.

Actually, my lie was #3. Mr. Villella did come to my company to offer a master class when Miami City Ballet was on tour in my city, but I was unable to attend. I had parent-teacher conferences at the school where I worked.

I was *crushed*. I begged my principal, I offered to meet with every single one of my parents on my own time, everything; because a master class with Mr. Villella is truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. To drive the point home, I told him it would be like getting a guitar lesson from someone like Clapton or Hendrix or SRV. Unfortunately, I couldn't get out of my conferences and had to miss the class. :(

Edward Villella is probably one of the top five most important/influential figures in American Ballet. And I couldn't take class with him even when the opportunity was right there. *cries*

[Cold Quake]

Remianen: #2?

1) The sound of Tom Brokaw's voice gives me a minor asthma attack.
2) Despite their size, it seems to be very easy for moose to sneak up on me.
3) When I was three years old I actually did shout "FIRE!" in a movie theater.

[Remianen]

Remianen: #2?

1) The sound of Tom Brokaw's voice gives me a minor asthma attack.
2) Despite their size, it seems to be very easy for moose to sneak up on me.
3) When I was three years old I actually did shout "FIRE!" in a movie theater.

Actually, #1. I've met Richard Ramirez but not Manson. They lock down Quentin top to bottom when Charlie's being moved, or at least they did 15 years ago during my 11 day "adventure" there. Sadly, $57k and 10 months got me Heart (render) & Soul (kiss), a perfectly balanced scimitar and long dagger combination with the above mentioned gems in the pommels. Fast money + a minor Salvatore obsession = that. God forbid I had found someone who could make me Taulmaril. :rolleyes:

And being the flouter of stupid laws, I go to Cuba whenever the hell I damn well please and have met with Castro (he wants more of dem tourism dollas the Dominican Republic and Jamaica are soakin' up :p), once when Breezes Varadero & Sandals Royal Hicacos (still get giggle fits saying that) reopened after a hurricane a few years ago.

Because I've done some pretty crazy things when I was under 6, I'm gonna go with #1 for Cold Quake. No way Brokaw's voice can cause anything but sleepiness. :p

[WingedAvenger]

1) Not counting those related by marriage, I have 19 aunts and uncles.
False. My mom is the 3rd of 5 children, and my dad is the 3rd of 4 children, meaning I only have 7 aunts and uncles.

2) I am 6 feet, 6 inches tall.
True. Not much else to say on that one. I'm a tree.

3) I have won first place awards in the field of journalism.
True. I was an editor for my college newspaper for a year. During that time, we submitted the best of our work for review to the Journalism Association of Community Colleges, which covered all community college papers in California. At their annual conference in Fresno, I won a first place award for critical review, and for inside page layout design. I was the only person from my school that year to win a first place in any catagory.

[Gaia]

1. I own a sculpture of my pulp character, Capt. Thunder, that I commissioned through Randy Lambert.

2. I was an online chat moderator at Comic Book Resources under the username GL1.

3. I have spoken with the following people regarding comics writing and art. Mike Richardson, Steve Perry, Gail Simone, Kurt Busiek, Dave Stevens, John Byrne, Yanick Paquette, Chris Sprouse.

[Xielos]

Remianen: #2?

1) The sound of Tom Brokaw's voice gives me a minor asthma attack.
2) Despite their size, it seems to be very easy for moose to sneak up on me.
3) When I was three years old I actually did shout "FIRE!" in a movie theater.


Hmm....gonna go with 3.

[Cold Quake]

Yup. :P

Gaia: #1?