# 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:** 3
**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 30, 2011, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-things-i-own-1-thing-i-dont/604215/41 "2011-11-30T21:23:56Z")
Mine’s still open, and I think several have been guessed but the author has not checked back. ETA: Scnanning the thread again, **Omni, JMan, tdn** and **Tom Scud** ’s are still without confirmed correct answers. ---
**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 30, 2011, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-things-i-own-1-thing-i-dont/604215/42 "2011-11-30T21:55:00Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > 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 I’ll guess that you don’t own five garlic sauce packages. (You might have 4 or 6 packages though. :p) ps: thanks to all who posted in this thread! I had second thoughts about it and almost asked to have it deleted. ---
**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:** [December 1, 2011, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-things-i-own-1-thing-i-dont/604215/43 "2011-12-01T00:08:38Z")
My lie was the dirt from Auschwitz. I have three Saddam era Iraqi bills…5, 25 and I think 200 Dinars (I need to check.) The Batman shirt I got in 6th grade and everyone thought it was a fake, but my parents are good friends with one of Michael Keaton’s best friends. My game gear still works, though I haven’t played it in a while. The bugle is pretty cool…plays beautifully, but looks like it’d disintegrate if you touched it. ---
**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:** [December 1, 2011, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-things-i-own-1-thing-i-dont/604215/44 "2011-12-01T02:33:08Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > I’ll guess that you don’t own five garlic sauce packages. (You might have 4 or 6 packages though. :p) > > ps: thanks to all who posted in this thread! I had second thoughts about it and almost asked to have it deleted. Actually, you’re half right. That one was true when I posted it, I’ve since used up 2 of them on leftovers. Still 3 left on mine. ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-things-i-own-1-thing-i-dont/604215/45 "2011-12-09T00:33:41Z")
Hmmm, this was a good game while it lasted. Where’d everyone go? Anyone else? ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-things-i-own-1-thing-i-dont/604215/46 "2011-12-09T02:07:20Z")
> [@Tom\_Scud](#): > > 1. A monkey carved out of a coconut approximately 30 years ago. > 2. A piece of currency denominated in the millions (6 zeroes). > 3. A genealogical chart of the Kuwaiti royal family. > 4. A passport that had to be replaced when I ran out of blank pages, after having it expanded twice. > 5. A book containing an article written by me and translated into Danish. I’m going to guess the piece of currency is the one you don’t have. 1. A large flute that can double as a walking stick. 2. An autographed copy of a novel by a (relatively) famous painter. 3. An armillary sphere. 4. A DeLorean. 5. A DVD boxed set of the live-action series _The Flash_. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-things-i-own-1-thing-i-dont/604215/47 "2011-12-09T02:26:25Z")
> [@Balance](#): > > I’m going to guess the piece of currency is the one you don’t have. Indeed. I did not hang on to any of the 1 million Turkish lira notes I had. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-things-i-own-1-thing-i-dont/604215/48 "2011-12-09T17:34:11Z")
Five truths, one lie: 1. A mild headache 2. A 1974 Jethro Tull concert program 3. Nasal congestion 4. Buffalo wing sauce on my left hand 5. A cast iron sausage stuffer mmm ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-things-i-own-1-thing-i-dont/604215/49 "2011-12-09T17:40:44Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Five truths, one lie: > > 1. A mild headache > 2. A 1974 Jethro Tull concert program > 3. Nasal congestion > 4. Buffalo wing sauce on my left hand > 5. A cast iron sausage stuffer > mmm I’m guessing the wing sauce is the lie. An author-autographed book in Romanian A bronze bust of Abraham Lincoln A computerized toaster A catcher’s mitt made in 1929 Three Ugandan decorative baskets ---
**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:** [December 9, 2011, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-things-i-own-1-thing-i-dont/604215/50 "2011-12-09T18:22:19Z")
Incidentally, I think it’s bogus to make your one lie some technicality. Saying you have a key for a 1976 Ford LTD is a lie because the car is actually a 1975 isn’t really the purpose of the game. There’s no way for the guessers to deduce something like that, it’s essentially the same thing. For **StusBlues** I’ll just guess the bust of Honest Abe. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-things-i-own-1-thing-i-dont/604215/51 "2011-12-09T18:43:17Z")
Did you have any to share, **Omniscient**? ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-things-i-own-1-thing-i-dont/604215/52 "2011-12-09T19:10:44Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > Incidentally, I think it’s bogus to make your one lie some technicality. Saying you have a key for a 1976 Ford LTD is a lie because the car is actually a 1975 isn’t really the purpose of the game. There’s no way for the guessers to deduce something like that, it’s essentially the same thing. > > For **StusBlues** I’ll just guess the bust of Honest Abe. Nope. The computerized toaster. I do not own a toaster of any stripe, which horrifies my dear mother. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-things-i-own-1-thing-i-dont/604215/53 "2011-12-09T19:52:20Z")
I’ll forge ahead: A vase from a studio called One-Eared Cow Glass A velvet beret with spangles A watch whose face, hands, and numbers are all the same color A Game Boy magnifying-lens attachment A pink camera ---
**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-things-i-own-1-thing-i-dont/604215/54 "2011-12-09T19:56:16Z")
> [@KneadToKnow](#): > > I’ll forge ahead: > > A vase from a studio called One-Eared Cow Glass > A velvet beret with spangles > A watch whose face, hands, and numbers are all the same color > A Game Boy magnifying-lens attachment > A pink camera I don’t remember any game boy magnifying lens attachments, and I was pretty into the system. I’ll guess that’s the lie. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-things-i-own-1-thing-i-dont/604215/55 "2011-12-09T19:57:12Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > Five truths, one lie: > > 1. A mild headache > 2. A 1974 Jethro Tull concert program > 3. Nasal congestion > 4. Buffalo wing sauce on my left hand > 5. A cast iron sausage stuffer > > mmm **StusBlues** was incorrect in guessing #4. Anyone else wanna try? > [@](#): > > A vase from a studio called One-Eared Cow Glass > A velvet beret with spangles > A watch whose face, hands, and numbers are all the same color > A Game Boy magnifying-lens attachment > A pink camera I guess the pink camera. On a hunch that I cannot explain. mmm ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-things-i-own-1-thing-i-dont/604215/56 "2011-12-09T20:08:44Z")
> [@Mosier](#): > > I don’t remember any game boy magnifying lens attachments, and I was pretty into the system. I’ll guess that’s the lie. > [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > I guess the pink camera. On a hunch that I cannot explain. > mmm Both wrong. I do not own a beret. ---
**Author:** ![Mosier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ea924/32.png) [@Mosier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mosier)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-things-i-own-1-thing-i-dont/604215/57 "2011-12-09T20:34:12Z")
another one to keep the game going! A rejection letter from community college admissions department A wind-up alarm clock A cell phone case with a custom graphic Pre-ww2 currency Reggie Jackson’s autograph, in which he mis-spelled the word “to” ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-things-i-own-1-thing-i-dont/604215/58 "2011-12-09T20:40:01Z")
I’m going with “cell phone case with custom graphic.” ETA: Bah, and providing another 5 of my own: An HP LaserJet IIISi printer (google it before deciding) Two styrofoam wig heads An earthenware mug bought at a Ren Faire in 1989 Two power supplies, one of which may not work A bicentennial-themed throw rug ---
**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-things-i-own-1-thing-i-dont/604215/59 "2011-12-09T21:12:02Z")
> [@Mosier](#): > > another one to keep the game going! > A rejection letter from community college admissions department > A wind-up alarm clock > A cell phone case with a custom graphic > Pre-ww2 currency > Reggie Jackson’s autograph, in which he mis-spelled the word “to” I agree on the cell phone case, and humbly request details about the rejection letter. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2011, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-things-i-own-1-thing-i-dont/604215/60 "2011-12-09T21:56:15Z")
> [@Tom\_Scud](#): > > I think only tdn’s list is still open; I’ll take a shot at the bird house. The human skull is weird enough that it’s probably true. I forgot that I posted in this thread! You are correct, but I know someone who has such a bird house. The skull was ordered from a medical supply shop, and I was using it one year when I was learning to draw faces. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-things-i-own-1-thing-i-dont/604215.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/4-things-i-own-1-thing-i-dont/604215.md?page=4)