# 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:** 41
**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 13, 2026, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/802 "2026-06-13T04:30:30Z")
Hey, I do, too! ---
**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:** [June 13, 2026, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/803 "2026-06-13T12:10:41Z")
I am the Interpol agent assigned to **Elendil\_s\_Heir** ’s and **Princhester** ’s cases. So far, they’ve done nothing to justify the paperwork involved in arresting them, but I’m keeping my eyes open. ---
**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 13, 2026, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/804 "2026-06-13T15:03:12Z")
Well, they put the one cataract back in, but now I just walk in circles like my foot’s nailed to the floor. ---
**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:** [June 14, 2026, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/805 "2026-06-14T01:34:56Z")
I have been receiving treatment for a previously unknown chronic condition for over forty years. In papers submitted to publications such as the New England Journal of Medicine and Lancet, members of my care team at the Mayo Clinic wanted to name this new condition after me (using my actual name, of course) — but I asked that they refrain from doing this since my name in its original German is almost unpronounceable to non-native speakers of the language. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2026, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/806 "2026-06-14T02:36:50Z")
My real name is an unpronounceable symbol. When Prince followed in my footsteps the idea became passé so I changed my name by deed poll to Geoffrey Epschtein and and I’m pretty cranky about recent events let me tell you. ---
**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 14, 2026, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/807 "2026-06-14T05:40:06Z")
My smile can darken a room. ---
**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 14, 2026, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/808 "2026-06-14T12:30:36Z")
My laugh causes epileptic convulsions in chickens. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2026, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/809 "2026-06-14T16:10:25Z")
My chickens laugh so evilly that even wolves stay away. ---
**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 14, 2026, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/810 "2026-06-14T19:34:15Z")
Ah, but all of MY wolves are odd wolves. ---
**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 15, 2026, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/811 "2026-06-15T03:03:42Z")
I have no wolves, but I do own a herd of 42, no, sorry, 43 wildebeests. I’ve named each one. ---
**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:** [June 15, 2026, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/812 "2026-06-15T03:35:33Z")
I tried very hard to bring dog treats to @Prof.Pepperwinkle 's wolves, but was stymied by the electric fence he uses to keep them on his property. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2026, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/813 "2026-06-15T04:36:53Z")
I invented a phone that could be charged using an electric fence. It was unsuccessful partly because of an overly woke view that stealing @Prof.Pepperwinkle’s electricity was wrong but mostly because users got eaten by wolves. ---
**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 15, 2026, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/814 "2026-06-15T04:58:10Z")
I get paid for my posts on this board, the same rate as Charles Dickens, a farthing per word. I just made 5 ¾ pence. ---
**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:** [June 15, 2026, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/815 "2026-06-15T23:55:58Z")
I commute to work by Space Hopper. ---
**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:** [June 16, 2026, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/816 "2026-06-16T00:15:35Z")
I will do anything you want, but I won’t do that. Oh, no- I won’t do that. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/817 "2026-06-16T04:56:17Z")
My favourite movie is that one with the snake. No, not that one. No, not that one either. The other one. I’m sure you know which one I mean, right? ---
**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 16, 2026, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/818 "2026-06-16T12:17:53Z")
I was an anaconda for the FBI. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2026, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/819 "2026-06-16T17:24:28Z")
I dated a woman named Anna Konda. ---
**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 16, 2026, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/820 "2026-06-16T18:29:14Z")
:: raises hand :: You’re not the only one to get a potentially-lethal squeeze from her. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/821 "2026-06-17T02:54:34Z")
My wedding ring is loose on my finger because I used to weigh 400 pounds. I now weigh 500 pounds, but the ring is loose because I had it stretched in anticipation of me hitting 600. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965.md?page=40) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965.md?page=42)