# 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:** 37
**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 24, 2026, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/722 "2026-05-24T23:57:45Z")
I have to buy a new wombat. My pygmy hippopotamus stepped on the old one. ---
**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 25, 2026, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/723 "2026-05-25T00:04:38Z")
I own a Taco Bell franchise on Uranus. ---
**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:** [May 25, 2026, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/724 "2026-05-25T15:15:35Z")
My hovercraft is full of eels. ---
**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 25, 2026, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/725 "2026-05-25T22:49:52Z")
My _new_ latest start-up pest-control business specialises in marine craft. Basically, I remove eels from hovercraft. ---
**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 26, 2026, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/726 "2026-05-26T03:23:50Z")
I just looked up your Yelp reviews, and no offense, but if I were you, I wouldn’t be bragging about my business here. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/727 "2026-05-26T03:36:13Z")
I have never ridden an elephant during a hail storm. ---
**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 26, 2026, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/728 "2026-05-26T03:40:34Z")
OK, but have you not done it _twice_? I have. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/729 "2026-05-26T07:27:38Z")
None of the posts in this thread would ever have been an accurate statement if it were mine. ---
**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 26, 2026, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/730 "2026-05-26T11:17:25Z")
I’m 66 years old and I’m still a virgin; ask my wife. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/731 "2026-05-26T12:53:24Z")
I shall make Dick Tracey PAY for thwarting my Evil Plans! ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/732 "2026-05-26T12:55:05Z")
> [@Princhester](#): > > None of the posts in this thread would ever have been an accurate statement if it were mine. That is just what _I_ said about a hundred posts back! ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/733 "2026-05-26T12:56:24Z")
I live a lie, or do you really think that anyone would believe me if I told them I am an alien stranded on this planet due to the mechanical failure of my space craft?! Ah … now you see my dilemma. ---
**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 27, 2026, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/734 "2026-05-27T05:11:45Z")
As a result of losing a bet, I had to paint my genitals green and sing ‘Amazing Grace’ in Central Park every day for a month. ---
**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 29, 2026, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/735 "2026-05-29T15:59:03Z")
I am ‘en-er-y the eighth, I am. ---
**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:** [May 29, 2026, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/736 "2026-05-29T21:49:18Z")
I was Henry VII.IXVII ---
**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 31, 2026, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/737 "2026-05-31T00:21:28Z")
Every third weekday night, I creep over to Prof.P’s house and sleep under the porch. It’s very comfortable. Usually there are treats. ---
**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 31, 2026, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/738 "2026-05-31T13:48:55Z")
I try to keep a secret stash of treats under Prof. P’s porch. Somehow, they keep disappearing. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/739 "2026-05-31T14:07:05Z")
I was Enery the Not-Ate. I was on a diet. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/740 "2026-05-31T14:55:07Z")
I am the morning DJ at WOLD. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2026, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/741 "2026-05-31T14:56:47Z")
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