# 4 Things I own, 1 thing I don't **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [November 27, 2011, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-things-i-own-1-thing-i-dont/604215 "2011-11-27T04:24:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2011, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-things-i-own-1-thing-i-dont/604215/1 "2011-11-27T04:24:03Z")
Wherein players guess the item **not** owned\* by the previous poster. For example, which one of these does not belong to me? [ol] [li]Autographed photo of Ernest Borgnine[/li][li]_“Champione de Italia”_ bicycle[/li][li]Jackalope piggy bank[/li][li]Twin Towers visitor brochure[/li][li]Zwilling JA Henckels Four Star 9-Piece Knife Set w/Block[/li][/ol] \*I’m thinking _currently owned_, but feel free to interpret it as you will. ---
**Author:** ![Telperion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telperion/32/509_2.png) [@Telperion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperion)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2011, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-things-i-own-1-thing-i-dont/604215/2 "2011-11-27T07:05:40Z")
I’m thinking the knife set, it seems suspiciously detailed. Is that something from your wish-list, perhaps? ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2011, 8:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-things-i-own-1-thing-i-dont/604215/3 "2011-11-27T08:27:47Z")
I agree with the knife set but I think we’re supposed to add our own. 1. A four foot wide cut away diagram poster of the Enterprise D 2. An official signed replica of the Log Lady’s log from Twin Peaks 3. A micro cassette audio recording of a car accident occurring after a contra dance 4. A copy of the War of the Worlds TV series bible 5. A Diego action figure 6. A ticket for indecent exposure 7. A turtle shaped cookie cutter 8. A copy of a published book with a page devoted to myself painted red and green - mine is 2 wrong 6 right ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2011, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-things-i-own-1-thing-i-dont/604215/4 "2011-11-27T14:36:10Z")
Going with the “assume the most mundane or most detailed are legitimate” theory, I’ll say **jackdavinci** owns neither the Enterprise D poster nor the War of the Worlds bible. My five (one lie): 1. Cuban currency from the 1970’s 2. A badly damaged program from the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 3. A copy of the first issue of _Playboy_ 4. A T-shirt I won for writing a clerihew 5. A Japanese flag taken as a war trophy by a great-uncle ---
**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-things-i-own-1-thing-i-dont/604215/5 "2011-11-28T08:37:16Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > Going with the “assume the most mundane or most detailed are legitimate” theory, I’ll say **jackdavinci** owns neither the Enterprise D poster nor the War of the Worlds bible. > > My five (one lie): > > 1. Cuban currency from the 1970’s > 2. A badly damaged program from the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 > 3. A copy of the first issue of _Playboy_ > 4. A T-shirt I won for writing a clerihew > 5. A Japanese flag taken as a war trophy by a great-uncle I’ll guess the japanese flag, because I think you’d be more specific about the family member. Here’s mine, with 1 lie. 1. Approximately 2,000 “World of Warcraft” card game cards 2. A framed IRS tax return check for $0.01 3. Size fifteen rollerblades 4. A mini poodle/grayhound mix 5. A chest of drawers with two broken unusable drawers ---
**Author:** ![Farmer\_Jane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Farmer\_Jane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Farmer_Jane)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 8:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-things-i-own-1-thing-i-dont/604215/6 "2011-11-28T08:55:37Z")
1. A George Bush bobblehead 2. A map of Jerusalem from the 1800s 3. An old stuffed lion filled with sand - circa 1959 4. An ice cream scoop 5. A toaster I guess Size 15 rollerblades. And if that’s true, I’m PMing you my number. ---
**Author:** ![Jman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jman/32/4416_2.png) [@Jman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jman)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-things-i-own-1-thing-i-dont/604215/7 "2011-11-28T17:07:45Z")
I guess the Toaster. My five: 1: An autographed Batman T-shirt signed by Michael Keaton. 2: A jar of dirt from the ground at Auschwitz. 3: Saddam-era Iraqi dinar bills. 4: A working Sega Game Gear with games. 5: A large bugle that still plays but has been burnt and blackened in a house fire. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-things-i-own-1-thing-i-dont/604215/8 "2011-11-28T17:15:55Z")
Oops, I thought this thread had died on the vine–sorry for not getting with the answer for my OP. I do indeed own the Zwilling JA Henckels Four Star 9-Piece Knife Set w/Block–I picked it as a 25 year service anniversary gift from my employer. From **Mosier’s** list, I’m guessing the “framed IRS tax return check for $0.01” is bogus. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-things-i-own-1-thing-i-dont/604215/9 "2011-11-28T17:19:34Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > Wherein players guess the item **not** owned\* by the previous poster. For example, which one of these does not belong to me? > > [ol] > [li]Autographed photo of Ernest Borgnine[/li][li]_“Champione de Italia”_ bicycle[/li][li]Jackalope piggy bank[/li][li]Twin Towers visitor brochure[/li][li]Zwilling JA Henckels Four Star 9-Piece Knife Set w/Block[/li][/ol] > \*I’m thinking _currently owned_, but feel free to interpret it as you will. The bike is the lie, I think you’d have mentioned a brand here (Bianchi) if it were true. > [@jackdavinci](#): > > 1. A four foot wide cut away diagram poster of the Enterprise D > 2. An official signed replica of the Log Lady’s log from Twin Peaks > 3. A micro cassette audio recording of a car accident occurring after a contra dance > 4. A copy of the War of the Worlds TV series bible > 5. A Diego action figure > 6. A ticket for indecent exposure > 7. A turtle shaped cookie cutter > 8. A copy of a published book with a page devoted to myself painted red and green > > - mine is 2 wrong 6 right The lies are the Log book from Twin Peaks because “official signed replica” sounds bizarre to me and the Diego action figure because I haven’t a clue which Diego this might be, again I suspect you’d have been more specific if it were true. Though that logic could work the other way. My fall back guess wold be the cookie cutter just because. > [@Sternvogel](#): > > My five (one lie): > > 1. Cuban currency from the 1970’s > 2. A badly damaged program from the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 > 3. A copy of the first issue of _Playboy_ > 4. A T-shirt I won for writing a clerihew > 5. A Japanese flag taken as a war trophy by a great-uncle I’m going with the Playboy as the lie. It seems more like a wish list item than something real, everything else seems more personal. > [@Mosier](#): > > Here’s mine, with 1 lie. > > 1. Approximately 2,000 “World of Warcraft” card game cards > 2. A framed IRS tax return check for $0.01 > 3. Size fifteen rollerblades > 4. A mini poodle/grayhound mix > 5. A chest of drawers with two broken unusable drawers I think the World of Warcraft cards are the lie. Just a guess, maybe you had them and just got rid of them. > [@CitizenPained](#): > > 1. A George Bush bobblehead > 2. A map of Jerusalem from the 1800s > 3. An old stuffed lion filled with sand - circa 1959 > 4. An ice cream scoop > 5. A toaster The toaster is a lie. It’s far too common to get on the list, therefore it’s a common item you don’t have. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-things-i-own-1-thing-i-dont/604215/10 "2011-11-28T17:23:07Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > The bike is the lie, I think you’d have mentioned a brand here (Bianchi) if it were true. It _is_ a Bianchi; a nice royal blue one. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-things-i-own-1-thing-i-dont/604215/11 "2011-11-28T17:35:40Z")
4 Truths, 1 Lie 1. Autographed Michael Jordan Jersey 2. Bose AE2 Headphones 3. Five Papa Johns Special Garlic Sauce packages 4. Egg Sized Chunk of the Berlin Wall 5. An authentic looking $1,000,000 bill ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-things-i-own-1-thing-i-dont/604215/12 "2011-11-28T17:37:35Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > It _is_ a Bianchi; a nice royal blue one. 😃 I’m going with the Visitors brochure then. I’m starting to think you posted this entire thread to brag about the Borgnine autograph. ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-things-i-own-1-thing-i-dont/604215/13 "2011-11-28T20:36:45Z")
Omniscient: I’ll guess, the headphones (you probably have Bose headphones, but not that model). My four truths, one lie: 1. An autographed copy of Douglas Adams’s _Last Chance to See_ 2. A poster for the TV series _Duckman_ autographed by the character’s creator 3. A copy of Ricky Jay’s _Cards as Weapons_ 4. Issue #1 (of 1) of “Lisa Comics” (from the publishers of Simpsons Comics) 5. An entry badge from the first “World Boardgaming Championships” in 1999 ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-things-i-own-1-thing-i-dont/604215/14 "2011-11-28T20:40:24Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > I’m going with the Visitors brochure then. I’m starting to think you posted this entire thread to brag about the Borgnine autograph. Yep, I no longer have the Twin Towers visitor brochure–it sold on eBay for $35. (The Borgnine photo is a relic from when I wrote to every TV star I could think of back in the mid-60s) ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-things-i-own-1-thing-i-dont/604215/15 "2011-11-28T20:58:00Z")
> [@That\_Don\_Guy](#): > > Omniscient: I’ll guess, the headphones (you probably have Bose headphones, but not that model). > > My four truths, one lie: > > 1. An autographed copy of Douglas Adams’s _Last Chance to See_ > 2. A poster for the TV series _Duckman_ autographed by the character’s creator > 3. A copy of Ricky Jay’s _Cards as Weapons_ > 4. Issue #1 (of 1) of “Lisa Comics” (from the publishers of Simpsons Comics) > 5. An entry badge from the first “World Boardgaming Championships” in 1999 Incorrect, I do indeed have the headphones. They were the one item that I actually was looking at when I made the list and was struggling to come up with a 4th truth. I think the Doug Adams one is the lie. Perhaps you have a signed Hitchhikers Guide instead. ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-things-i-own-1-thing-i-dont/604215/16 "2011-11-28T21:44:14Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > Incorrect, I do indeed have the headphones. They were the one item that I actually was looking at when I made the list and was struggling to come up with a 4th truth. > > I think the Doug Adams one is the lie. Perhaps you have a signed Hitchhikers Guide instead. Correct, except that it’s an autographed _Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency_. ---
**Author:** ![Jman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jman/32/4416_2.png) [@Jman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jman)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-things-i-own-1-thing-i-dont/604215/17 "2011-11-28T21:45:11Z")
Is no one going to guess mine? ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-things-i-own-1-thing-i-dont/604215/18 "2011-11-28T21:53:08Z")
I’ll guess #2: A jar of dirt from the ground at Auschwitz…for 2 reasons. First, I don’t think it would get past customs, and second, if every visitor did that, the place would look like the Grand Canyon. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2011, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-things-i-own-1-thing-i-dont/604215/19 "2011-11-28T22:47:22Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > My five (one lie): > > 1. Cuban currency from the 1970’s > 2. A badly damaged program from the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 > 3. A copy of the first issue of _Playboy_ > 4. A T-shirt I won for writing a clerihew > 5. A Japanese flag taken as a war trophy by a great-uncle > [@Omniscient](#): > > I’m going with the Playboy as the lie. It seems more like a wish list item than something real, everything else seems more personal. You got it – though I do have many copies of the magazine, including one from the 1950’s (discovered in the basement of my paternal grandparents’ house when Grandma moved out around 1990, some 26 years after the presumed purchaser, her husband, had died). For **Jman** , I’ll guess the Iraqi dinar bills, if only because I suspect you were inspired by the Cuban currency I brought back from a two-week “allowed because it was educational” trip I took to the island as a college freshman in 1978. ---
**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Post date:** [November 29, 2011, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-things-i-own-1-thing-i-dont/604215/20 "2011-11-29T04:10:29Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > From **Mosier’s** list, I’m guessing the “framed IRS tax return check for $0.01” is bogus. That’s correct. I actually do own a pair of size 15 rollerblades, I suspect much to the delight of **CitizenPained**. From Jman’s list, I’ll guess the working Sega Gamegear, only because of the “working” qualifier. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-things-i-own-1-thing-i-dont/604215.md?page=2)