# 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:** 36
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2026, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/702 "2026-05-08T03:11:21Z")
Chuck Norris was scared of me. ---
**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:** [May 18, 2026, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/703 "2026-05-18T00:25:49Z")
My latest start-up dry-cleaning business uses centrifuges to remove radioactive stains from clothing such as overalls, tuxedos and lacy panties. ---
**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:** [May 18, 2026, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/704 "2026-05-18T00:53:55Z")
“Radioactive Panties” was the name of the band my college roommate was in. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/705 "2026-05-18T00:59:46Z")
My college roommate was arrested when his band staged a panty raid at the wrong dormitory. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2026, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/706 "2026-05-18T17:29:27Z")
I knew the guy, and he was bad news. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2026, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/707 "2026-05-19T08:43:10Z")
Back when I was @SCAdian’s roommate I thought the stains on the panties I stole were “hot”. It was only after I took them to @Ferris’s dry-cleaning business and he applied a geiger counter that I learned they definitely were “hot”. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 20, 2026, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/708 "2026-05-20T20:49:53Z")
I’ve been x-rayed at least eight dozen times, not counting my years in Guatemala, of course. ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/709 "2026-05-21T12:48:59Z")
X-rays are no use to me as my skin is made mostly of bournonite. ---
**Author:** ![rippingtons\_fan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rippingtons_fan/32/11767_2.png) [@rippingtons\_fan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rippingtons_fan)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2026, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/710 "2026-05-21T13:08:29Z")
I was on the Moon! ---
**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:** [May 21, 2026, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/711 "2026-05-21T19:17:03Z")
My dad was Blue Moon Odom, and my mom was Daphne Moon. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2026, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/712 "2026-05-22T00:30:53Z")
I was the first person to discover that the moon was made of bournonite. ---
**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:** [May 22, 2026, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/713 "2026-05-22T01:40:48Z")
I once ran the 50-yard dash in 22 minutes and 17 seconds. ---
**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:** [May 22, 2026, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/714 "2026-05-22T12:13:45Z")
Drew Carey once interviewed me for a job at Winfred-Louder. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2026, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/715 "2026-05-23T04:47:34Z")
I’ve had breakfast at Tiffany’s more than once, but less than a million times. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2026, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/716 "2026-05-23T14:51:40Z")
My toenails are on the underside of my toes. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2026, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/717 "2026-05-24T03:12:24Z")
My toenail cuttings are avidly collected by Lithuanian railway inspectors. I wish I knew why. ---
**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:** [May 24, 2026, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/718 "2026-05-24T10:04:23Z")
My left big toenail has wrinkles on it that make it look just like Redd Foxx. ---
**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:** [May 24, 2026, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/719 "2026-05-24T15:59:50Z")
I have seven toenails on my left foot, despite the fact that I only have five toes on my left foot. ---
**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:** [May 24, 2026, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/720 "2026-05-24T16:27:22Z")
I do not have toenails. I have toe rivets. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2026, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/721 "2026-05-24T23:55:06Z")
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