# 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:** 48
**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:** [September 9, 2026, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/943 "2026-09-09T17:11:52Z")
_Skeet Surfing_ was written as an homage to my life. ---
**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:** [September 9, 2026, 5:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/944 "2026-09-09T17:20:12Z")
I never lie about myself. 😇 ---
**Author:** ![RivkahChaya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rivkahchaya/32/8919_2.png) [@RivkahChaya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RivkahChaya)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2026, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/945 "2026-09-10T09:50:44Z")
I like Teslas and highly recommend them. ---
**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:** [September 20, 2026, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/946 "2026-09-20T19:51:46Z")
I turned my Tesla into a surfboard. ---
**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:** [September 21, 2026, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/947 "2026-09-21T02:02:26Z")
I converted my Tesla to run on electricity from self-contained solar panels and the occasional lightning strike. _ **-“BB”-** _ ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2026, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/948 "2026-09-21T03:07:12Z")
I have a lightning shaped scar on the sole of my left foot from doing a handstand on top of a mountain in a thunderstorm. ---
**Author:** ![Wallaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@Wallaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallaby)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2026, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/949 "2026-09-21T04:08:35Z")
I have a mountain-shaped scar on my hand from storming the Thunderdome in bare feet. ---
**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:** [September 21, 2026, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/950 "2026-09-21T12:22:06Z")
I was brought to life by a bolt of lightning striking the top of Frankenstein Castle, in Germany. ---
**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:** [September 21, 2026, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/951 "2026-09-21T12:26:16Z")
I gave my right arm for a scientific experiment at Frankenstein Castle. ---
**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:** [September 21, 2026, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/952 "2026-09-21T14:33:56Z")
I have two right arms. In my pantry. Yum. ---
**Author:** ![SunUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SunUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SunUp)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2026, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/953 "2026-09-21T14:55:25Z")
I’d give my right arm to be ambidextrous. ---
**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:** [September 21, 2026, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/954 "2026-09-21T16:55:46Z")
I not only led a horse to water, but I made it drink. ---
**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:** [September 21, 2026, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/955 "2026-09-21T17:02:17Z")
I once looked a gift horse in the mouth, which is how my arm ended up at Frankenstein Castle. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2026, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/956 "2026-09-24T04:20:18Z")
I went to a Harry Potter party last night. I got into a loud and long argument with a purported wizard who claimed he could turn people into animals. We were yelling at each other for ages. Today I’m a little hoarse. ---
**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:** [September 24, 2026, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/957 "2026-09-24T21:23:45Z")
Boy, I’d never heard _that_ pun before! ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2026, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/958 "2026-09-25T00:23:33Z")
I was on a small ship last week with my pony. I asked the crew where I should put the pony and they said “right up at the bow”. I wasn’t sure it would fit as the ship had only a little hawse. ---
**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:** [September 25, 2026, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/959 "2026-09-25T01:33:38Z")
I saved the universe after Stuart failed. ---
**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:** [September 25, 2026, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/960 "2026-09-25T02:04:32Z")
I moonlight as a Sheldon impersonator, which is both financially and emotionally rewarding. ---
**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:** [September 25, 2026, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/961 "2026-09-25T13:25:14Z")
{GOLF CLAP} ---
**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:** [September 25, 2026, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/962 "2026-09-25T16:01:25Z")
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