I’ll try D for** minlokwat**, because I’ve husked corn, and don’t remember any knives being necessary to the task.
I can recite the alphabet backwards, too, and it’s not that hard. FWIW, I also married my husband a significant number of years after our first meeting (12), although we were dating only for the last 18 months or so.
It’s not D. My brother used a knife to chop off the nasty bits -the ones the bugs had gotten to and such. He was sort of karate-chopping the ends off and my hand was in the wrong place at the worst possible time. We were kids and didn’t know any better.
I will try the reverse strategy and choose A, the one that seems so easy and mundane. The other options are all a bit exotic, while A may be deceptively ordinary.
D - not sure that is something one can control ( OK I am male and so clearly not an expert on the subject, but I have seen my wife give birth 3 times I was under the impression things are happening regardless of the mothers intent)
Sorry. Actually that IS true, although I made it sound a lot bigger of a deal than it is. I was indeed in labor, and the doctor came in and said it was about time to go down to delivery. I asked him if I could have 10 mins to finish watching the game (it had about 5 mins to go) and he agreed, but said no more than 10 mins. When he came back, there was 20 seconds to go and he said “I don’t suppose you’re ready yet.” I shook my head no, and we (the doctor, my husband and I) all watched the last 20 seconds. Then they wheeled me down the hall to delivery. About 20 mins later, my oldest son was born.
Well, it may not have been true to* Mr. Robinson*, but I could show you the paperback he signed. It was a copy of Melancholy Elephants. So C is true, to me.
We have a winner! I did receive a Christmas card from them in 1987 and 1988, but once I left the world of athletics, the cards ceased. So that statement IS the lie.