# Post 2 true and 1 false thing about yourself **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 28, 2012, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-2-true-and-1-false-thing-about-yourself/626536 "2012-06-28T02:38:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2012, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-2-true-and-1-false-thing-about-yourself/626536/81 "2012-06-29T08:16:26Z")
šŸ™‚ This is fun. 1. I am my motherā€™s first daughter, my fatherā€™s second, and my stepdadā€™s third. 2. Due to Scarlet Fever that she caught just before puberty, my grandmother never developed body hair below the neck. 3. I once failed to recognize Rhea Perlman, and asked if I knew her from somewhere - it wasnā€™t until after the conversation ended that I realized the correct answer was ā€œfrom TVā€. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2012, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-2-true-and-1-false-thing-about-yourself/626536/82 "2012-06-29T11:53:23Z")
1. Both my grandmother (who died last week in fact) and my great-grandmother (her mother) lived to be 99. 2. I had a cat live to be 24. 3. I lived in a 100 year old house in Ohio during my childhood. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2012, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-2-true-and-1-false-thing-about-yourself/626536/83 "2012-06-29T11:58:35Z")
1. I have an IQ of 142. 2. I lost my virginity late one September night in the Chess Booth at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival. 3. I am a distant relative of US President Martin Van Buren. ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2012, 1:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-2-true-and-1-false-thing-about-yourself/626536/84 "2012-06-29T13:47:06Z")
1. I once smoked marijuana in the California State Senate Chamber. 2. I have been ejected from two Harrahā€™s Casinos _and_ the Harrahā€™s corporate computer center. 3. I have visited Angkor Wat and the Grand Canyon. ---
**Author:** ![lorene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/65b543/32.png) [@lorene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lorene)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2012, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-2-true-and-1-false-thing-about-yourself/626536/85 "2012-06-29T13:52:15Z")
> [@oreally](#): > > #1. No, it was Leonard Nimoy that I havenā€™t met. > [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](#): > > šŸ™‚ This is fun. > > 1. I am my motherā€™s first daughter, my fatherā€™s second, and my stepdadā€™s third. > > 2. Due to Scarlet Fever that she caught just before puberty, my grandmother never developed body hair below the neck. > > 3. I once failed to recognize Rhea Perlman, and asked if I knew her from somewhere - it wasnā€™t until after the conversation ended that I realized the correct answer was ā€œfrom TVā€. Iā€™m guessing #2, although this is a tough one. ---
**Author:** ![robardin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2012, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-2-true-and-1-false-thing-about-yourself/626536/86 "2012-06-29T15:37:27Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > Iā€™m bettinā€™ that the lie is the french fry ā€¦ Er, guess again. :eek: > [@](#): > > About me: > > 1. I do a bi-weekly radio show > 2. I have never owned any kind of cell phone > 3. My sister is a nun Iā€™ll see your answer later in the thread after replying, no doubt, but Iā€™m gonna guess the false one is #1. Iā€™m going to guess that you wouldnā€™t think to put #2 there unless it was true and are openly proud of that, and #3 isnā€™t as unlikely as #1 to me. ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2012, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-2-true-and-1-false-thing-about-yourself/626536/87 "2012-06-29T15:46:21Z")
> [@robardin](#): > > OK, only one of these things is false: > > In my life (but only once each), I have eaten: > ā€¦Potato chips chips from an opened bag left on top of an open garbage bin (i.e., not on the lid - there was no lid.) Wait a minute. Who throws away a potato chip bag if there are any potato chips still left in it? Falsehood!!! ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2012, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-2-true-and-1-false-thing-about-yourself/626536/88 "2012-06-29T15:57:38Z")
> [@septimus](#): > > 1. I once smoked marijuana in the California State Senate Chamber. > 2. I have been ejected from two Harrahā€™s Casinos _and_ the Harrahā€™s corporate computer center. > 3. I have visited Angkor Wat and the Grand Canyon. I hope #3 is the lie. Itā€™s be a shame not to have done the first two. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2012, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-2-true-and-1-false-thing-about-yourself/626536/89 "2012-06-29T16:08:06Z")
I think this is the last one no one guessed onā€¦ > [@terentii](#): > > 1. I have an IQ of 142. > 2. I lost my virginity late one September night in the Chess Booth at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival. > 3. I am a distant relative of US President Martin Van Buren. Number 1 is the lie. 1. For an art internship I drew a football comic which has since been published, despite me knowing next to nothing about football. 2. Iā€™m currently writing a superhero comic (which may or may not ever get published). 3. Iā€™ve been bitten by an opossum, a semi-feral kitten, and attacked by deer. ---
**Author:** ![septimus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/septimus/32/410_2.png) [@septimus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/septimus)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2012, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-2-true-and-1-false-thing-about-yourself/626536/90 "2012-06-29T16:30:59Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > I hope #3 is the lie. Itā€™s be a shame not to have done the first two. #2 is the lie. I _was_ once ejected from Harrahā€™s computer center; and separately I was told I was no longer allowed to play Twenty-One at Harrahā€™s casinos, _but I wasnā€™t ejected from casino premises._ There are several casinos that disallowed my play at Blackjack but the only time I was physically ejected from a hotel casino it wasnā€™t Harrahā€™s and it had nothing to do with Blackjack. ---
**Author:** ![robardin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/43a26b/32.png) [@robardin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robardin)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2012, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-2-true-and-1-false-thing-about-yourself/626536/91 "2012-06-29T16:53:01Z")
> [@Biotop](#): > > Wait a minute. > > Who throws away a potato chip bag if there are any potato chips still left in it? > > Falsehood!!! Good thinking šŸ™‚ Yes, Iā€™ve eaten unexplained McDā€™s tabletop fries, and eaten Goldfish crackers out of an open bag of them left on a subway seat. But in that last case, I saw the guy leaving it behind so I knew about its recent history (which I canā€™t say for the fries I ate). ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2012, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-2-true-and-1-false-thing-about-yourself/626536/92 "2012-06-29T17:24:19Z")
No oneā€™s going to try to guess my post #56? [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=15219405&postcount=56](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=15219405&postcount=56) ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Tyger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Silver\_Tyger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Tyger)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2012, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-2-true-and-1-false-thing-about-yourself/626536/93 "2012-06-29T17:45:01Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > [ol] > [li]While standing with a small group about 5 feet from Al Gore as he spoke to us, my cellphone went off. :smack:[/li][li]Penn Jillette was over the top inordinately pleased with a compliment I made to him after watching one of his shows. All I said was ā€œgreat showā€. [/li][li]Martha Stewart had a coughing fit while singing at my brotherā€™s wedding reception.[/li][/ol] Thought someone hadā€¦ Iā€™ll guess, #3 is the lie. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2012, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-2-true-and-1-false-thing-about-yourself/626536/94 "2012-06-29T18:51:18Z")
> [@Silver\_Tyger](#): > > Thought someone hadā€¦ > > Iā€™ll guess, #3 is the lie. Whatā€™s your reasoning? I didnā€™t say she was performing. Maybe she was drunk, or maybe we were all sitting at a table reminiscing about old songs. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2012, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-2-true-and-1-false-thing-about-yourself/626536/95 "2012-06-29T18:59:14Z")
> [@davidm](#): > > Whatā€™s your reasoning? I didnā€™t say she was performing. Maybe she was drunk, or maybe we were all sitting at a table reminiscing about old songs. Martha Stewart doesnā€™t sing at weddings, she criticizes the caterers. I agree that oneā€™s the lie. ---
**Author:** ![davidm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidm/32/225_2.png) [@davidm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidm)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2012, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-2-true-and-1-false-thing-about-yourself/626536/96 "2012-06-29T19:50:15Z")
Okay. I guess the Martha Stewart story was just too ridiculous. **Silver Tyger** and **TriPolar** are right, but the reasoning is wrong. I didnā€™t say she was performing. She could have been a drunk guest. ---
**Author:** ![Esox\_Lucius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@Esox\_Lucius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esox_Lucius)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2012, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-2-true-and-1-false-thing-about-yourself/626536/97 "2012-06-30T05:36:25Z")
> [@Esox\_Lucius](#): > > 1. I was lost in a forest for a day and a half. > > 2. I was onstage with The Guess Who for an entire show. > > 3. I caught a foul ball at a major league baseball game. > [@lorene](#): > > Iā€™m struggling with this one. Iā€™m going to guess #2, with the thinking that maybe the word ā€œentireā€ is the tip off. > > For me: > > [ol] > [li]Iā€™m a hot, blonde, rich quadriplegic[/li][/ol] > > No, wait. Try again. > > [ol] > [li]I had dinner with Cab Calloway once.[/li][li]I met Ellen DeGeneres before she was famous.[/li][li]I met Leonard Nimoy after he was famous.[/li][/ol] Sorry, you didnā€™t struggle hard enough.šŸ˜› I _was_ lost in a forest once, but only for about an hour. The trick in the Guess Who thing was that it wasnā€™t as a musician (as it would have been if there was a God:(), but as a video cameraman. For you, you had me going on the hot blonde quadriplegicā€¦šŸ˜‰ Iā€™ve seen the answer now but I would have guessed dinner with Cab Calloway just because he seems to be from a different time and culture than the other two. Lame, I know, but that was all I had. > [@oreally](#): > > Is that the real Guess Who or the cheap imitation being bandied about for who knows how many years now? If the latter, Iā€™ll bet on #3 being the lie. If itā€™s the real Guess Who I bet thatā€™s the lie. Wrong on both counts \. The Guess Who concert was in 2000 with the original members except for Jim Kale, who was supposed to be there but health issues forced him out. The foul ball I caught was at a Toronto Blue Jays game at old Exhibition Stadium. It was an ABC Monday Night game and was caught on camera. That five seconds of fame still leaves 14:55 coming to me. (And sorry for my late response. I didnā€™t know the thread had been moved and lost track of it.) ---
**Author:** ![Esox\_Lucius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@Esox\_Lucius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esox_Lucius)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2012, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-2-true-and-1-false-thing-about-yourself/626536/98 "2012-06-30T05:49:18Z")
> [@](#): > > [ol] > [li]I had dinner with Cab Calloway once.[/li][/ol] Missed the edit window. Just wanted to add that that must have been one cool dinner.šŸ†’ ---
**Author:** ![oreally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/7ab992/32.png) [@oreally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/oreally)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2012, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-2-true-and-1-false-thing-about-yourself/626536/99 "2012-06-30T05:52:11Z")
> [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](#): > > Hah! I donā€™t know if I understand the logic but you are correct. She was in a class with me but dropped out of school when she got the part on Happy Days. šŸ˜• What part? I donā€™t recall her ever being on Happy Days. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2012, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-2-true-and-1-false-thing-about-yourself/626536/100 "2012-06-30T16:01:39Z")
> [@oreally](#): > > šŸ˜• What part? I donā€™t recall her ever being on Happy Days. In the last couple of seasons Richie was gone, and Joanie and Chachi had their own show for a while. Crystal was brought in as a new character, some sort of cousin or something. I think Ted McGinley played a part for a while at the end. It looked they were trying to find new characters to continue the show, including the little dead girl from Poltergeist. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-2-true-and-1-false-thing-about-yourself/626536.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/post-2-true-and-1-false-thing-about-yourself/626536.md?page=6)