# Four facts and one lie about yourself **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 24, 2015, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-facts-and-one-lie-about-yourself/723398 "2015-06-24T21:18:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2015, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-facts-and-one-lie-about-yourself/723398/1 "2015-06-24T21:18:05Z")
I will state four facts and one lie about myself. Try and figure out the lie. A. I am an ordained minister. B. I once was a cook for a boys home for underprivileged youth. C. I have eaten a [Super Monster burrito](https://theninjaverse.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/freebirds_supermonster_allen.jpg) (7-8 pounds) from FreeBirds in under 30 minutes. D. I once rescued a near dead cat and nursed it back to health and kept it as a pet. E. I am an advanced to expert snow skier. State which item you believe is the lie based upon your knowledge of my post history or just general guess Whoever guesses the lie goes next… ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2015, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-facts-and-one-lie-about-yourself/723398/2 "2015-06-24T21:45:37Z")
If A is true then B is quite likely. If C is true then you should be dead, however that makes it seem too easy. D could happen to anyone. E does not sound possible based on my extensive knowledge of the spelling of your user name. Therefore I conclude that E must be the lie, and that I must also be incorrect and it is actually D which was intended to be too mundane to be considered. Unless it was A or B. So I will stick with my original answer, C, which is not the lie. Nope, it is D. You have never rescued a near dead cat and kept it as a pet. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-facts-and-one-lie-about-yourself/723398/3 "2015-06-25T01:01:29Z")
Yes I did rescue a cat when I was 10. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-facts-and-one-lie-about-yourself/723398/4 "2015-06-25T01:09:30Z")
I’m gonna go with A. ---
**Author:** ![minlokwat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minlokwat/32/2844_2.png) [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-facts-and-one-lie-about-yourself/723398/5 "2015-06-25T01:33:50Z")
Four of the facts seem perfectly within the realm of possibility. As for C I just can’t see someone consuming that much food within that time limit. The answer is C. ---
**Author:** ![LurkerInNJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ed655f/32.png) [@LurkerInNJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkerInNJ)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-facts-and-one-lie-about-yourself/723398/6 "2015-06-25T13:48:16Z")
The lie is B. I was waffling between E and B because I think you do ski, but may not be an expert but I am going to stick with B. ---
**Author:** ![Lacunae\_Matata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lacunae\_Matata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lacunae_Matata)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-facts-and-one-lie-about-yourself/723398/7 "2015-06-25T14:05:37Z")
Since Lurker has gone with B, I’ll guess E. It was my first instinct anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-facts-and-one-lie-about-yourself/723398/8 "2015-06-25T14:11:18Z")
> [@minlokwat](#): > > Four of the facts seem perfectly within the realm of possibility. > > As for C I just can’t see someone consuming that much food within that time limit. > > The answer is C. Minlokwat is up. I have never even attempted to eat this burrito. However, a coworker of mine did consume that monstrosity in under 12 minutes. It was pretty amazing. As far as the other comments. All true. ---
**Author:** ![Spud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spud/32/347_2.png) [@Spud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spud)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-facts-and-one-lie-about-yourself/723398/9 "2015-06-25T15:07:29Z")
I went to a meeting once where they did a similar ice breaker (but it was two truths and a lie). One woman responded… “I’ve been carried over 100 yards by a tornado, I’m an award winning piano player, and I’ve been struck by lightning.” She didn’t play piano… I made a point of sitting as far away from her as possible the rest of the day. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-facts-and-one-lie-about-yourself/723398/10 "2015-06-25T18:22:49Z")
Statute of limitations if the guesser doesn’t go in a reasonable period of time? ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-facts-and-one-lie-about-yourself/723398/11 "2015-06-25T18:50:09Z")
A: My birth certificate was signed by Henry Kissinger B: Due to a childhood accident I have no lens in my left eye C: I can bench press 300 lbs and am flexible enough to press my palms flat on the floor while standing with my knees locked straight D: I have an ebay side business that generates more cash than my regular job E: After a great aunt with severe alcoholism issues died a cousin and I once had to shoot the over 100 cats infesting her house, pile them outside and burn them up with gasoline ---
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-facts-and-one-lie-about-yourself/723398/12 "2015-06-25T18:52:38Z")
E because it just seams to over the top ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-facts-and-one-lie-about-yourself/723398/13 "2015-06-25T18:58:54Z")
**astro** , I’m going to say that B is the lie. I’m not sure how lenslessness could happen without other damage… unless you’re one-eyed? As for me? 1. I can swear like a Cornish fishwife in Esperanto. 2. I was voted ‘most studious’ at CÉGEP. 3. There is only one picture in existence of me with a beard. 4. My grandfather ran for Parliament in the 1950s and became MPP for Peterborough. 5. I’ve had dinner at Ed Broadbent’s apartment. ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-facts-and-one-lie-about-yourself/723398/14 "2015-06-25T19:09:27Z")
> [@Precambrianmollusc](#): > > E > because it just seams to over the top I agree, because it seems like there would be better ways to handle the problem rather than “having” to do that, plus, a 100-cat fire-- would that be legal, even in the county? > [@Sunspace](#): > > **astro** , I’m going to say that B is the lie. I’m not sure how lenslessness could happen without other damage… unless you’re one-eyed? He didn’t say there was no other damage. > [@](#): > > As for me? > > 1. I can swear like a Cornish fishwife in Esperanto. > 2. I was voted ‘most studious’ at CÉGEP. > 3. There is only one picture in existence of me with a beard. > 4. My grandfather ran for Parliament in the 1950s and became MPP for Peterborough. > 5. I’ve had dinner at Ed Broadbent’s apartment. Wow. Stuff across the pond doesn’t really translate. ---
**Author:** ![Precambrianmollusc](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/precambrianmollusc/32/63_2.png) [@Precambrianmollusc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Precambrianmollusc)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-facts-and-one-lie-about-yourself/723398/15 "2015-06-25T20:09:06Z")
I think we are supposed to wait for the answer before posting our own ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-facts-and-one-lie-about-yourself/723398/16 "2015-06-25T20:12:36Z")
Well, based on hoarders I’ve seen and (shudder) visited, 100 dead cats seems extreme but possible. And if it was out in the country, burning may be a desperate solution. **RivkahChayah** , what side of the pond are you on? I’m near Toronto. ---
**Author:** ![minlokwat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minlokwat/32/2844_2.png) [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-facts-and-one-lie-about-yourself/723398/17 "2015-06-25T20:24:14Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > Statute of limitations if the guesser doesn’t go in a reasonable period of time? Whoopsie. I completely forgot that I responded in this thread. Sorry about that. For what it’s worth: A. I can sing the alphabet song (to the tune of the Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star) with the letters running from Z to A. It’s how I amused myself in school with the letters of the alphabet posted above the board. B. The pick-up line I used on my wife was, “Do you want to see a card trick?” She said “sure” I proceeded, we got married 15 years later and are still going strong today. C. When I trained for my one and only marathon, my physical shape (weight, body fat, etc.) remained virtually unchanged. I completed the entire marathon though I walked the last five miles or so. D. I came very close to losing half of my right thumb when my older brother nearly hacked it off with a butcher’s knife. We were husking corn at the time and I’m pretty sure it wasn’t intentional. E. I spoke to Eddie Murphy when he was doing a radio spot for a local station. I don’t remember what we talked about but I do remember him telling me to turn the radio down. I’ll check in more regularly and will post when someone gets the right answer. ---
**Author:** ![racepug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@racepug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racepug)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-facts-and-one-lie-about-yourself/723398/18 "2015-06-25T20:39:27Z")
Oooooo - this seems TOO good to pass up! So I’m gonna list four facts and a lie about myself even though this is the first time I’ve seen this thread. **A** ) I once fell off of the roof of our carport (a height of about 8’) and not only lived to tell about it but didn’t even suffer any lasting physical damage. **B** ) I once was saved from drowning in Lake Tahoe by my father (the lifeguard on duty was too busy trying to impress the ladies, or something, to notice _my_ struggles). **C** ) I was born in the jungles of Nicaragua. **D** ) I played for the USMNST at Italia '90 and USA '94. **E** ) I am a U.S. Navy veteran. ---
**Author:** ![racepug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@racepug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racepug)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-facts-and-one-lie-about-yourself/723398/19 "2015-06-25T20:41:15Z")
> [@minlokwat](#): > > Whoopsie. I completely forgot that I responded in this thread. Sorry about that. > > For what it’s worth: > > A. I can sing the alphabet song (to the tune of the Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star) with the letters running from Z to A. It’s how I amused myself in school with the letters of the alphabet posted above the board. > > B. The pick-up line I used on my wife was, “Do you want to see a card trick?” She said “sure” I proceeded, we got married 15 years later and are still going strong today. > > C. When I trained for my one and only marathon, my physical shape (weight, body fat, etc.) remained virtually unchanged. I completed the entire marathon though I walked the last five miles or so. > > D. I came very close to losing half of my right thumb when my older brother nearly hacked it off with a butcher’s knife. We were husking corn at the time and I’m pretty sure it wasn’t intentional. > > E. I spoke to Eddie Murphy when he was doing a radio spot for a local station. I don’t remember what we talked about but I do remember him telling me to turn the radio down. > > I’ll check in more regularly and will post when someone gets the right answer. “B” seems like a bit of a stretch, to me (15 _years_?). So that’s what I’m going to go with. ---
**Author:** ![minlokwat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minlokwat/32/2844_2.png) [@minlokwat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minlokwat)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2015, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-facts-and-one-lie-about-yourself/723398/20 "2015-06-25T20:49:44Z")
> [@racepug](#): > > “B” seems like a bit of a stretch, to me (15 _years_?). So that’s what I’m going to go with. Nope. All three parts (card trick, 15 years before tying the knot, still going strong) are all true. Guess this narrows things down a bit for who’s ever up next. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/four-facts-and-one-lie-about-yourself/723398.md?page=2)