# 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:** 49
**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, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/963 "2026-09-25T16:26:19Z")
Tiger Woods used to caddy for me. ---
**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, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/964 "2026-09-25T16:34:15Z")
[I’m the guy who told Tosti’s caddy about the three-for-one Bloody Mary special in the club bar.](https://www.aol.com/articles/pga-tour-caddie-harshly-scolded-131639000.html) ---
**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:** [September 25, 2026, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/965 "2026-09-25T17:53:00Z")
> [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](#): > > {GOLF CLAP} That is incredibly callous. You know damn well that someone with one arm can’t clap. I am highly offended. 😁 ---
**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 25, 2026, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/966 "2026-09-25T18:00:19Z")
Mu. Oh, I guess I need to lie about myself. I understand that koan. ---
**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 26, 2026, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/967 "2026-09-26T04:37:14Z")
I bet you lie about yourself in forests when there’s no one around. ---
**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 26, 2026, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/968 "2026-09-26T07:00:42Z")
I frequently take @Elendil_s_Heir 's bets, but often lose. ---
**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 26, 2026, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/969 "2026-09-26T13:48:55Z")
I only lie about in forests when I want to get some sleep. ---
**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 26, 2026, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/970 "2026-09-26T16:59:25Z")
I’m a lumberjack, and I’m okay. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2026, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/971 "2026-09-26T17:44:54Z")
> [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](#): > > {GOLF CLAP} > > > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > > > I never played golf, so I have no idea what that means. It’s what you get from the slutty waitress at the golf club. ---
**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 26, 2026, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/972 "2026-09-26T18:04:56Z")
for Halloween this year, I intend to dress up as a slutty waitress from a golf club. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2026, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/973 "2026-09-26T18:10:48Z")
How _you_ doin’…? ---
**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 27, 2026, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/974 "2026-09-27T04:19:52Z")
I don’t understand that reference, either. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2026, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/975 "2026-09-27T04:23:38Z")
I do. I understood that reference. ---
**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:** [September 27, 2026, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/976 "2026-09-27T05:26:24Z")
I work as a reference librarian, but I never have to look anything up, because I just know it all. ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2026, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/977 "2026-09-27T10:21:04Z")
I think @QuickSilver understands this game. ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2026, 11:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/978 "2026-09-27T11:47:31Z")
I have absolutely no idea what you did there. ---
**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:** [September 27, 2026, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/979 "2026-09-27T12:45:11Z")
I don’t give a rat’s ass about anything or anyone! ---
**Author:** ![Princhester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3e96dc/32.png) [@Princhester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Princhester)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2026, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/980 "2026-09-28T02:40:00Z")
Like @burpo_the_wonder_mutt I have a strict rule that I only give rat’s asses to non-corporeal concepts. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2026, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/981 "2026-09-28T02:55:45Z")
> [@Princhester](#): > > I have a strict rule that I only give rat’s asses to non-corporeal concepts. But, but… that’s the best part! I sell “rat on a stick”. ---
**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 28, 2026, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lie-about-yourself/987965/982 "2026-09-28T03:55:47Z")
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