# Party Quirks II: Electric Boogaloo **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [July 12, 2008, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-quirks-ii-electric-boogaloo/456240 "2008-07-12T15:06:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 18
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-quirks-ii-electric-boogaloo/456240/341 "2008-07-17T16:57:12Z")
[QUOTE=Santo Rugger] Is Jack Daniels only not bourbon because it isn’t aged in new, charred oak barrels? [/QUOTE] IANAD\*, but I’m pretty sure this is accurate, from a tour I took of the Woodford Reserver distillery. Jack Daniels, I believe, is aged in barrels that once contained bourbon, but because they’ve been used before, it isn’t called bourbon. Daniel - Distiller ---
**Author:** ![DaphneBlack](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daphneblack/32/5389_2.png) [@DaphneBlack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaphneBlack)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-quirks-ii-electric-boogaloo/456240/342 "2008-07-17T17:31:44Z")
[QUOTE=Antinor01] hmmm…two truths and a lie… 1. I have watched the movie “Mildred Pierce” 2. I was the executive producer of “Mommie Dearest” 3. I have watched the movie “Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?” What was that about Jack Daniels? I take mine with diet Coke. [/QUOTE] Hmm… I’m not completely sure this is within the spirit of ‘2 Truths and a Lie’. 🙂 **Omi** , I think that your lie is that English is not your native language. **Elendil’s Heir** , would you say you are a ‘people person’? **Dolores** , is there anything you don’t love about Barack? 🙂 No JD for me, thanks. Bad teenage experience… Would love to see 2 Truths and a Lie from all our lovely guests… ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-quirks-ii-electric-boogaloo/456240/343 "2008-07-17T17:51:48Z")
Two truths and a lie? 1. There’s a picture of me in an old encyclopedia illustrating the article on child prodigies (granted it’s not accurate: although I used to play the violin at street festivals, and until I was fourteen I looked like I was about 5 years old, and although I photographed well in that case, I wasn’t anything near child-prodigy in my playing). 2. I was once in a trainwreck (granted it wasn’t a real train, just one of those tourist trains that run on metal threads over the tracks, but the conductor had started arguing with someone about something–probably about how much to tip tour guides or something equally stupid–and a sharp turn nearly pulled the train off of that thread. Nobody was hurt, thankfully) 3. I once received blood money (granted it wasn’t from the Mafia or anything, but rather it was from an ATM, when a 5-dollar bill came out of the machine with a big blot of fresh blood on it). How’s that? Daniel ---
**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:** [July 17, 2008, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-quirks-ii-electric-boogaloo/456240/344 "2008-07-17T19:14:47Z")
[QUOTE=DaphneBlack] … **Elendil’s Heir** , would you say you are a ‘people person’?.. [/QUOTE] Oh, definitely. In my line of work it’s a real advantage. If I weren’t I’d be miserable. But tell me. How _do_ you feel about your mom? ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-quirks-ii-electric-boogaloo/456240/345 "2008-07-17T19:32:57Z")
[QUOTE=DaphneBlack] **Dolores** , is there anything you don’t love about Barack? 🙂 Would love to see 2 Truths and a Lie from all our lovely guests… [/QUOTE] I love everything about Barack. 😃 1. I have three dogs. 2. I love to cook. 3. I am politically savvy. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-quirks-ii-electric-boogaloo/456240/346 "2008-07-17T19:35:30Z")
Ok ok, I’ll admit that I’ve never seen Mildred Pierce all the way through. 😃 More seriously though… 1. I have a dog. 2. I have 2 brothers. 3. I have 2 sisters. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-quirks-ii-electric-boogaloo/456240/347 "2008-07-17T21:15:48Z")
[QUOTE=DaphneBlack] Would love to see 2 Truths and a Lie from all our lovely guests… [/QUOTE] 1. My favorite word is _caziques_. 2. I like to break the ice by talking about muzjiks. 3. I hate board games. (456 points. Give or take.) ---
**Author:** ![DaphneBlack](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daphneblack/32/5389_2.png) [@DaphneBlack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaphneBlack)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-quirks-ii-electric-boogaloo/456240/348 "2008-07-17T21:34:06Z")
What means ‘caziques’? **Elendil’s Heir** , do you think some of our guests this evening might be sufering from mental illnesses? I’m particularly interested in your opinion of **LHoD**. And my mum rocks. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-quirks-ii-electric-boogaloo/456240/349 "2008-07-17T21:45:20Z")
[QUOTE=DaphneBlack] And my mum rocks. [/QUOTE] [Does she?](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/37/WhistlersMother.jpeg/300px-WhistlersMother.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![fachverwirrt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/94ad74/32.png) [@fachverwirrt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fachverwirrt)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-quirks-ii-electric-boogaloo/456240/350 "2008-07-17T21:47:29Z")
[QUOTE=DaphneBlack] What means ‘caziques’? **Elendil’s Heir** , do you think some of our guests this evening might be sufering from mental illnesses? I’m particularly interested in your opinion of **LHoD**. And my mum rocks. [/QUOTE] [Caziques.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAZIQUES) (56) ---
**Author:** ![DaphneBlack](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daphneblack/32/5389_2.png) [@DaphneBlack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaphneBlack)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-quirks-ii-electric-boogaloo/456240/351 "2008-07-17T21:50:59Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] [Does she?](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/37/WhistlersMother.jpeg/300px-WhistlersMother.jpeg) [/QUOTE] My mum has way better fashion sense than that. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2008, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-quirks-ii-electric-boogaloo/456240/352 "2008-07-17T21:55:52Z")
[QUOTE=fachverwirrt] 1. My favorite word is _caziques_. 2. I like to break the ice by talking about muzjiks. 3. I hate board games. (456 points. Give or take.) [/QUOTE] I’m thinking that #3 is your lie. What board games have you played? Dolores – I’ve got to ask are you related to Barack or have you ever been accused of stalking him? ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-quirks-ii-electric-boogaloo/456240/353 "2008-07-18T02:05:51Z")
Sorry everyone. I’ll be back tomorrow, but real world stuff has worn me out today. Goodnight and good luck. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-quirks-ii-electric-boogaloo/456240/354 "2008-07-18T03:26:05Z")
[QUOTE=DaphneBlack] Would love to see 2 Truths and a Lie from all our lovely guests… [/QUOTE] Your wish is my command\*. 1. I really really want a chocolate doughnut right now. 2. I know a member of the nobility (a viscount). 3. There are no butter knives in my cupboard. \*Disclaimer: I don’t take commands. Offer void where prohibited. Redeem at your own risk. Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball. ---
**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:** [July 18, 2008, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-quirks-ii-electric-boogaloo/456240/355 "2008-07-18T03:42:11Z")
[QUOTE=DaphneBlack] … **Elendil’s Heir** , do you think some of our guests this evening might be sufering from mental illnesses? I’m particularly interested in your opinion of **LHoD** … [/QUOTE] I wouldn’t even venture a guess about anyone’s mental illness in a social situation like this. The world’s full of crazy people, but I can’t say I’ve met anyone in this thread who gives me that impression. Yet. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Credible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@Justin\_Credible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Credible)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-quirks-ii-electric-boogaloo/456240/356 "2008-07-18T03:51:13Z")
Okay, I’ll play. 1. When I was 16, I lied about my age and joined the Army. 2. I once stuffed over 50 grapes in my mouth at one time. 3. A while back, I invented this cool gunslinger-type character to use in some adventure stories and stuff; recently, I read the first volume of Garth Ennis’ _Preacher_ series and discovered that the character I created is so similar to the _Saint of Killers_ that I could never hope to use him in any kind of professional story because it would constitute plaigarism. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![brujaja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@brujaja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brujaja)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-quirks-ii-electric-boogaloo/456240/357 "2008-07-18T05:25:14Z")
[QUOTE=Kat] Do not taunt Happy Fun Ball. [/QUOTE] Hee hee hee! Well, I thought I’d lever my way back into this revel and tell two truths and a lie. Here goes: I kicked around England, Belgium and France with my favorite zine author Aaron Cometbus for three weeks, several years ago. I wrote a tribute to (science fiction author) Spider Robinson on my MySpace blog; I sent him a copy, and he was gracious enough to write me back & thank me for the compliment. I used to have a new wave band called What Next, and we played at the infamous Mabuhay Gardens in SF. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-quirks-ii-electric-boogaloo/456240/358 "2008-07-18T13:07:24Z")
[QUOTE=Oredigger77] Dolores – I’ve got to ask are you related to Barack or have you ever been accused of stalking him? [/QUOTE] No, I’m not related to Barack. I’ve never been _officially_ accused of stalking him. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-quirks-ii-electric-boogaloo/456240/359 "2008-07-18T13:54:12Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] I wouldn’t even venture a guess about anyone’s mental illness in a social situation like this. The world’s full of crazy people, but I can’t say I’ve met anyone in this thread who gives me that impression. Yet. [/QUOTE] Did I ever tell you about my crazy friend Guido? Back in Brooklyn, Guido and I taught at the same school. I was World History, Guido did English. He had the best thick Brooklyn accent, and he was a meaty drill sergeant of a guy, always barking out orders: “Go Dere, Anna! Get over here, Joe!” Students loved and feared him. Alas, although he was merciless in teaching students (no grammatical eror escaped his eye), he failed to live up to his own standards. When he submitted his annual Individual Growth Plan, it was riddled with grammatical and spelling mistakes. The principal was a real hardhearted bastard, and he decided that he couldn’t have such a guy teaching English. Of course, this was New York, and the teaching union rules the schools. The principal couldn’t fire Guido. Instead, he busted him all the way down to cafeteria worker. Guido couldn’t take it. He cracked. I still remember him standing behind the counter, tears in his eyes, serving food and ordering the food around just like he used to order the students around: “Get over here, hamburger! Go dere, slaw!” I knew that the inescapable fact of his own failings lay heavy on his mind. Daniel ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2008, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-quirks-ii-electric-boogaloo/456240/360 "2008-07-18T13:56:24Z")
Wow. And I was afraid you weren’t going to be able to do much with your quirk. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-quirks-ii-electric-boogaloo/456240.md?page=17) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/party-quirks-ii-electric-boogaloo/456240.md?page=19)