Confession time :

[Padmaraga]

Mine were:

1. I own over $30,000 worth of jewelry, but I’d have to borrow money to buy a Starbuck’s latte. True - my husband lavishes me with gifts, but I don’t have a lot of money of my own.
2. My great-grandfather, who fought in the Civil War, married a 13-year old to settle a debt. True - according to my dad’s mom, who was the daughter of that unusual couple.
3. I’ve been to every state in the USA. **False. There are about 10 I’ve missed, mainly Hawaii, most of the Rocky Mountain states, and the upper midwest. **

[twickster]

@FairyChatMom

But they did manage to afford accordion lessons for me…

And yet you didn’t use “accordion player” as one of your trues? :dubious: I can’t believe you’d pass up such an opportunity to add to your mystique!

[LVgeogeek]

I posted:

1. I have 3 cats- this is true but I am getting a 4th at the end of May

2. I grew up in Nebraska- also true, born and raised in Omaha, but moved to Nevada in 1996

3. I love my job- this is false… I would rather stab myself in the leg with a fork than come to work everyday

@vunderbob

While I am part of the Swampy fan club, he just ain’t my type. I’m saving my crushes for MissTee, LVgeogeek, Bittersweet, and FCM.

vunderbob you make me blush :o

[Nametag]

1. I have participated in group sex.
2. I am a published author.
3. I have held public office.

#3 is not true. Did I fool anyone?

[FairyChatMom]

twicks, I considered that, but I’ve tossed out the nugget about my accordion playing many times and since most of my loyal fans were aware of it, I thought it would be too softball to include it. You, apparently, aren’t a loyal enough fan…

[MissTake]

1. I was kicked out of Campfire Girls.
   True. I was a Blue Bird. The leaders daughter and I got into a fistfight (as only 8 year old girls can) and I was asked never to return.
2. I was part of a 70’s lawsuit against Lawn Jart manufacturers.
   True. I loved them too, until I had one go all the way through my foot. My mom and dad received less than $20 from the suit. BTW, here is a website with pics and stuff about Jarts.
3. I hate going to the dentist.
   False. I actually enjoy it.

[Baraqiyal]

Okay, here’s mine:

1. I have eaten almost 100 tarantulas since 1998.
2. I can hold my breath for four and a half minutes.
3. I have seen Cecil Adams and can describe him.
   1: Ick, no.

2: True . The trick is to hyperventilate like crazy beforehand, to the point of dizziness. I also exhale slowly when I can’t take it anymore as that seems to trick the brain into thinking the body is breathing again.

3: True . In the early 80’s Cecil appeared on the old Letterman show, possibly to promote the first Straight Dope book. I remember him doing a Q&A with the audience. I had completely forgotten about his appearance until someone mentioned it in an earlier thread.

[Hal_Briston]

My claims:

1. I have been to all 48 continental United States.
2. I walked through a crowd of about a quarter-million people wearing nothing but sneakers and a strategically placed fanny-pack.
3. I was taught to walk with the assistance of a duck.
4. False. I’ve never been to Florida.
5. True. Woodstock '94. Once I realized that there was absolutely no actual authority there, off came the clothes. I carefully positioned my fanny-pack in front, and enjoyed my day. Incidentally, we lost our camera that day, so if any of you happen to be one of the hundred or so people who stopped our group and took a picture, I’d really like it if you could send me a copy.
6. True. The story was explained here.

[gum]

ultrafilter You’ve been bitten by a tiger? How? [heh, at the midgets. ]

Shayna Thank you. I wouldn’t recommend it. I nearly had a cardiac arrest. Twice.

Misstake Surely 3) is false? :eek:

Baraqiyal Where are you waiting for? : How does Cecil look? [I’m so glad # 1 is false]

[twickster]

@FairyChatMom

You, apparently, aren’t a loyal enough fan…

Busted!

[Queen_Bee_1]

1. I have eleven siblings.

2. I sometimes mow the back yard topless.

3. I play ice hockey.

4. False: Only five, but interesting factoid: I have an identical twin.

5. True: I have a tallish fence (to me), and it gets reeaally hot here in the summer, so off it comes!

6. True: Coed, even. It surprises the hell out of people when I tell them that (I’m 5’2" and petite – ergo the tall-ish fence mentioned above).

[FilmGeek]

1. I was part of a production of an internet serial video show about vampires in the CIA.

2. I am allergic to ferrets.

3. I have met and shaken hands with Issac Hayes.

4. True. www.darkcommandos.com

5. False. I love the little suckers. Not allergic.

6. True. At the premiere of Ninth Street, directed by Kevin Willmott.

[swampbear]

@FairyChatMom

3. I was never a girl scout. I don’t recall ever wanting to be a scout, although I know it’d never happen - there were too many of us kids for our folks to afford fancy-pants activities like that. But they did manage to afford accordion lessons for me…

Ok, fess up! You wanted to take accordion lessons didn’t ya?

And a one and a two and a three…

EVERYBODY POLKA!!!

[Maus_Magill]

@Me

1. I have multiple tattoos and a brand.

2. I work in an office.

3. I have long, Metalica-style (from before they sold out and became MTV darlings) hair.

1. True, but only in the strictest sense. Two tattoos. One on my ankle (fraternity seal), and one on my hip (too stupid to discribe). The brand resulted from drainking beer with my ex-army ranger roommate, and both of us having too much to drive to Fayetteville for a tattoo. Good idea: Reaizing you’re too drunk to be behind a wheel or for getting a tattoo. Bad Idea: Accepting a brand as a substitute.

2. True.

3. I cut my hair two years ago, I still miss not being able to head bang effectively, but I love only taking five minutes to get ready in the morning.

[B.Serum]

1. I went onstage at Saturday Night Live.
2. I have several patents.
3. I slept with someone else’s bride a week before they got married.

Guess the lie.

[Honey]

C’mon, nobody even guessed.

1. I once flew to Paris for 24 hours, just to have dinner.

2. I was the Maid of Honor at my Mom’s wedding held in the prison where my Step-Father was an inmate.

3. I can string a tennis racquet in under 3 minutes.

[VunderBob]

@Honey

C’mon, nobody even guessed.

1. I once flew to Paris for 24 hours, just to have dinner.

2. I was the Maid of Honor at my Mom’s wedding held in the prison where my Step-Father was an inmate.

3. I can string a tennis racquet in under 3 minutes.

OK Honey, the lie is #3. Having never done one myself as a reference, but having lots of engineering experience, I’d say 10 minutes is a fast stringing operation.

[Martha_Medea]

1. I can see two continents from my parents’ house.
2. I have never watched a Star Wars movie.
3. I was at Live Aid in Wembley in 1985…

1. True - anyone care to guess where?
2. Unbelievable but true. I’ll get round to it some day.
3. Lie. I was in England at the time, but I watched it on TV.

I was right about ultrafilter and the midgets!

[VunderBob]

@Martha

1. True - anyone care to guess where?

I was right about ultrafilter and the midgets!

Either they live in Egypt, where they can see Asia and Africa, or they live near the Colombia-Panama border, so they can see North and South America.

[hijack]
What is the divide between Asia and Europe?
[/hijack]

[dwc1970]

1. I went through all twelve years of school, plus kindergarten, without missing a day.
2. My father once ran for the Senate in my state (he wasn’t elected, though).
3. I have played three musical instruments: the trumpet, the guitar and the piano
   Which one is false?

#2. While my father is very civic-minded and has done many good things for his community, he’d never want to be a mayor, let alone a senator or governor.