# Lie about yourself **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 2, 2023, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965 "2023-08-02T16:45:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2024, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/222 "2024-02-25T01:42:52Z")
I’m a Shetland pony in disguise. ---
**Author:** ![Hatchie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hatchie/32/3983_2.png) [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2024, 1:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/223 "2024-02-26T13:45:00Z")
I got a $1.6 million dollar settlement from a Camp Lejeune class action lawsuit, and I never went there. ---
**Author:** ![Hatchie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hatchie/32/3983_2.png) [@Hatchie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hatchie)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2024, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/224 "2024-03-03T03:02:39Z")
I’ve always been a Man About Town, even as a baby. ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2024, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/225 "2024-03-03T03:42:47Z")
I taught more than 3,700 dogs how to bark in the mid-nineties. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2024, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/226 "2024-03-03T05:52:44Z")
The hair on my forearms is self-braiding. ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2024, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/227 "2024-03-07T03:34:31Z")
I let the dogs out. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Quondam\_Mechanic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quondam_mechanic/32/3404_2.png) [@Quondam\_Mechanic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quondam_Mechanic)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2024, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/228 "2024-03-12T00:51:13Z")
My bite is worse than my bark. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2024, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/229 "2024-03-12T01:06:22Z")
My favorite dress, which I made myself, is made out of bark. ---
**Author:** ![Ferris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ferris/32/11573_2.png) [@Ferris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferris)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2024, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/230 "2024-03-12T01:16:29Z")
Yes, I have significant experience in delivering major projects on time and under budget. ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [March 12, 2024, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/231 "2024-03-12T01:23:28Z")
I turn invisible when I’m asleep. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2024, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/232 "2024-03-13T22:34:11Z")
I have posted in this particular thread every day since I turned twelve. ---
**Author:** ![Quondam\_Mechanic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quondam_mechanic/32/3404_2.png) [@Quondam\_Mechanic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quondam_Mechanic)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/233 "2024-03-18T12:35:09Z")
I’m **Prof. Pepperwinkle** ’s ghostwriter. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/234 "2024-03-18T18:53:09Z")
I’m considered one of the biggest celebrities in Sheboygan ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2024, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/235 "2024-03-18T18:56:23Z")
In person, I speak using only George Costanza quotations. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2024, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/236 "2024-03-21T15:38:41Z")
I’ve had my tonsils out five times. ---
**Author:** ![Ferris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ferris/32/11573_2.png) [@Ferris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferris)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/237 "2024-03-22T00:01:03Z")
The only three cars I have ever owned are or were all Porsches: a 356 Carrera Speedster, a 993 Carrera RS and my current 918 Spyder. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2024, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/238 "2024-03-22T00:55:53Z")
My favorite car was _not_ the AMC Pacer. ---
**Author:** ![Bicycle\_Bill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bicycle_bill/32/6208_2.png) [@Bicycle\_Bill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bicycle_Bill)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2024, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/239 "2024-03-23T02:33:28Z")
I danced the last tango in Paris with Maria Schneider. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2024, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/240 "2024-03-23T02:37:16Z")
I am a gestalt sock account, mutually co-posted by @Beckdawrek , @LSLGuy , and @pulykamell . The three of us have an elaborate algorithm which determines who posts as @kenobi_65 on any given day, as well as a twenty-page style guide to maintain consistency in our posts. ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2024, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/241 "2024-03-23T03:02:49Z")
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