# 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:** 38
**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:** [May 31, 2026, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/742 "2026-05-31T15:10:04Z")
My goal for today is to make an honest person out of SunUp. My goal for today is to make an honest person out of SunUp. ---
**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 31, 2026, 4:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/743 "2026-05-31T16:14:19Z")
I can see infrared and ultraviolet light, which I gained after reading a spell in a Dungeons & Dragons rulebook. ---
**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 31, 2026, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/744 "2026-05-31T23:51:17Z")
I have never played D&D. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/745 "2026-06-01T01:53:34Z")
I steal the good treats from under Prof. P’s porch before Burpo can get to them, and replace them with barely edible treats - that Burpo is nonetheless satisfied with. ---
**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:** [June 1, 2026, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/746 "2026-06-01T14:42:31Z")
I have coached my cat to have ideas. ---
**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:** [June 1, 2026, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/747 "2026-06-01T14:55:41Z")
During the summer of 1993, I looked just like Andy Warhol. I mean, I was a dead ringer. It was uncanny. ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/748 "2026-06-01T16:58:56Z")
I refuse to lie about myself on the Internet. ---
**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:** [June 1, 2026, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/749 "2026-06-01T20:18:39Z")
I actually believe that. ---
**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:** [June 1, 2026, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/750 "2026-06-01T20:26:08Z")
I am the very model of a modern major-general. ---
**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:** [June 1, 2026, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/751 "2026-06-01T20:54:54Z")
I believe that, too! ---
**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:** [June 2, 2026, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/752 "2026-06-02T00:57:48Z")
I’m gonna play Santa Claus in the upcoming Supergirl movie. ---
**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:** [June 2, 2026, 2:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/753 "2026-06-02T02:31:48Z")
I am currently the mayor of four towns, in three states. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/754 "2026-06-02T02:46:03Z")
I never lie on days of the week that end in Y ---
**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:** [June 2, 2026, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/755 "2026-06-02T04:21:44Z")
Everything I post here is a lie. Ha! Now figure _that_ out! ---
**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:** [June 2, 2026, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/756 "2026-06-02T14:28:17Z")
I figured it out, but will never share the secret. ---
**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:** [June 2, 2026, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/757 "2026-06-02T14:47:23Z")
Somehow, I’m getting better treats under the porch. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/758 "2026-06-02T16:45:52Z")
I’m leaving the treats under **burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt** ’s porch. ---
**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:** [June 3, 2026, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/759 "2026-06-03T03:37:23Z")
Whippersnapper. I was doing that back in 1926. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2026, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/760 "2026-06-03T03:49:34Z")
Porch!?! You whippersnappers have a _porch_? We had dirt and were happy to get it. ---
**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:** [June 3, 2026, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/761 "2026-06-03T04:00:04Z")
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