# Spot the Lie! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 20, 2004, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-lie/275758 "2004-11-20T00:17:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2004, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-lie/275758/21 "2004-11-20T02:06:30Z")
Winner! I made a recent comment about turkey being my favorite meat. My son is 11 and a half. I did vote for reagan(80, first time I voted) I wasn’t thinking so I’m sure I did make disparaging remarks. ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2004, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-lie/275758/22 "2004-11-20T02:07:58Z")
Dammit! I forgot to bold **vanilla** and **Mr.Blue**. How disrespectful! ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2004, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-lie/275758/23 "2004-11-20T02:16:22Z")
> [@faithfool](#): > > Damn, damn, damn. Which one was the lie then? Or do we wait for someone else to come along and guess right? . Oh, yeah. I forgot to pull back the curtain… The lie: Sniffs\_Markers and Chews\_Pencils are both professional musicians, _not me_, I’m a visual artist. Yes, I date men. Yes, Fatcat is trained to do stupid pet tricks. Yes, I’ve eaten with Gerard Depardieu, Sophia Loren (at least I was eating at the same table as them – Depardieu is a lot smaller than you’d think), and… well, I was dining on-set with actors when Tim Robbins was dancing around and he almost stepped on me. Have been eating with Oscar nominees too. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2004, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-lie/275758/24 "2004-11-20T02:18:34Z")
> [@Eats\_Crayons](#): > > Wait, wait! What’s the score? > > 1. **jsgoddess** - as yet not known > 2. **Eats\_Crayons** - Ha, ha, ha, you fell for the lie! > 3. vanilla - ? > 4. Mr. Blue Sky - not enough guesses yet Mine is indeed #2. Just barely, though. ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2004, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-lie/275758/25 "2004-11-20T02:24:48Z")
CURRENT SCORE: 1. **jsgoddess** - unknown 2. **Eats\_Crayons** - Winning lie! 3. **vanilla** - Winning lie! 4. **Mr. Blue Sky** - _sound effect_ “Wah. Wah. Wah. Waaaaaah.” - You are the weakest link! Moving on to the next round: **Crayons** and **vanilla**. ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2004, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-lie/275758/26 "2004-11-20T02:29:32Z")
Oh, this will be tough. 1. I do not know how to knit. 2. I never need an alarm clock. 3. I have never tried fruitcake. 4. I play guitar left handed. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2004, 2:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-lie/275758/27 "2004-11-20T02:36:07Z")
> [@vanilla](#): > > Oh, this will be tough. > > 1. I do not know how to knit. > 2. I never need an alarm clock. > 3. I have never tried fruitcake. > 4. I play guitar left handed. #2? Another batch: 1. Had to walk 5 miles in the dark in a strange town to catch a bus 2. Pointed a loaded rifle at the head of an elderly cow-orker 3. Ran naked through a former place of employment 4. Have never ridden a bike ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2004, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-lie/275758/28 "2004-11-20T02:38:49Z")
You did NOT run naked anywhere! Lie! ---
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2004, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-lie/275758/29 "2004-11-20T02:39:30Z")
All clues based on the #2…which one is a lie? #1. I have 2 daughters, 2 dogs, 2 jobs and 2 testicles (and, believe it or not, when posting here, too much time on my hands). #2. I have 2 HS varsity letters and could have played Double A ball had it not been for a debilitating left knee injury #3. My Great Uncle Sep was one of the 2 German commando teams that flew into Italy to kidnap Moussolini and bring him back to Germany during WW2. #4. I love music & have about 2,000 CDs in my collection. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2004, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-lie/275758/30 "2004-11-20T02:42:27Z")
> [@JohnBckWLD](#): > > All clues based on the #2…which one is a lie? #1? I’m guessing you only have one of the things mentioned. ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2004, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-lie/275758/31 "2004-11-20T02:47:48Z")
> [@faithfool](#): > > [ol] > [li]I’ve shaved my head. Twice.[/li][li]I got married on a softball field, at home plate, during a co-ed tournament.[/li][li]I love coffee, refied beans and cigarettes. Not necessarily in that order.[/li][li]I was a fundamentalist Christian at the age 13, which led to me not losing my virginity until I was 24.[/li][/ol] Heeeeey, we forgot to do some guessing… _squints at **faithfool** … consults ouija board… flips coin…_ I say… “Bald Faced Lies” for $800, Alex – What is #1, shaved head? ---
**Author:** ![TeaElle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@TeaElle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaElle)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2004, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-lie/275758/32 "2004-11-20T02:52:39Z")
[quote=vanilla] [ol][li]I do not know how to knit.[/li][li]I never need an alarm clock.[/li][li]I have never tried fruitcake.[/li][li]I play guitar left handed.[/ol][/li][/quote] I’m going with #4. I don’t think you play guitar at all, you big fibber!😃 My turn! [ul][li]I voted for Bill Clinton once.[/li][li]I only have 9 fingers due to a kitchen accident.[/li][li]I’ve never eaten turkey, pork or veal.[/li][\*]My children are named after dead people.[/ul] ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2004, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-lie/275758/33 "2004-11-20T02:56:10Z")
[QUOTE=TeaElle] [ul][li]I voted for Bill Clinton once.[/li][li]I only have 9 fingers due to a kitchen accident.[/li][li]I’ve never eaten turkey, pork or veal.[/li][li]My children are named after dead people.[/ul][/li][/QUOTE] PENALTY! List was not numbered! _stands in the middle of field… waves arm in “not numbered” gesture… resets clock_ ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2004, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-lie/275758/34 "2004-11-20T03:05:37Z")
Eek! I’m way behind and I hit ‘submit’ too soon before I finished my sentence. ☹ I was trying to compliment **Eats\_Crayons** ’s dates on their choices of user names. Apparently though, I can only get so far between my head and my hands. Anyhow… As to guessing what’s been posted since, I’ll say: \*Since I got **vanilla** ’s first lie right, I’m betting that in the next set it is #3 that is not true. Wish I could say that I’ve never had any, ahem, nasty, fruitcake before either. \*For **Mr. Blue Sky** , what are the odds on #1? That just sounds like it has to be so obviously possible, it’s gotta be the red herring. I hope. \*I’m pretty sure that #4 is fact for **JohnBckWLD**. You are the Doper who does the Weekly 6 @ 6, aren’t you? Other than that, if I go on just oddness, maybe you don’t have all twos of #1. (Although I won’t speculate about specifics. You’ll just tell us, right? :p) Like had already been mentioned. \ ***TeaElle** : is it #3? You are probably the vegetarian. \*Myself? Well, **Eats\_Crayons** , AACK! That is incorrect. 😃😃 Matter of fact, my hair is just a little past shaved right now. Not that it’s as good a look on me as it was on Sinead, but it sure as hell doesn’t take long to fix. Anyone wanna give it another shot? ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2004, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-lie/275758/35 "2004-11-20T03:09:24Z")
My #4 was a lie, I never have played guitar. But if I did, I would do it left handed. Yes, I can’t knit, never tried a bite of fruitcake(but am going to) wake up and toss and turn often in the morning. ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2004, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-lie/275758/36 "2004-11-20T03:17:24Z")
> [@faithfool](#): > > Eek! I’m way behind and I hit ‘submit’ too soon before I finished my sentence. ☹ > > I was trying to compliment **Eats\_Crayons** ’s dates on their choices of user names. Apparently though, I can only get so far between my head and my hands. Anyhow… Actually their names were more or less “assigned”. Sniffs\_Markers registered ages ago to ask a question (tha tI don;t think was ever answered). And Chews\_Pencils has never regsitered at all, but spent a strange amount of time reading the threads about the semen trees. > [@faithfool](#): > > \*Myself? Well, **Eats\_Crayons** , AACK! That is incorrect. 😃😃 Matter of fact, my hair is just a little past shaved right now. Not that it’s as good a look on me as it was on Sinead, but it sure as hell doesn’t take long to fix. Anyone wanna give it another shot? Then it’s that weird bean one! You lie about beans. You’re probably a tea-drinking non-smoker who hates legumes! ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2004, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-lie/275758/37 "2004-11-20T03:23:14Z")
CURRENT SCORE: 1. **jsgoddess** - unknown 2. **Eats\_Crayons** - One win 3. **vanilla** - One win. One loss. 4. **Mr. Blue Sky** - One loss. 5. **TeaElle** - Sitting in the penalty box, looking remorseful. 6. **JohnBckWLD** - One testicle. 7. **faithfoll** - One redo. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2004, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-lie/275758/38 "2004-11-20T03:35:47Z")
I am a mystery inside an enigma wrapped in a tortilla, or something. My hero is Raoul Wallenberg. ---
**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2004, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-lie/275758/39 "2004-11-20T03:39:59Z")
Yup! I’m the ol’ bean/cigarette/coffee hater. Eww! But I don’t do tea either, so there. ::: wags tongue out ::: What else ya got? I’m more in the mood to do this than hang out and watch another episode of “Good Eats.” Here’s one more round for me (numbers included)… [ol] [li]I have one toe that looks like a little baby finger. Which is good for ring wearing. [/li][li]All my cats’ names end in “O”. Thus far there’s been Romeo, Toto and Indigo. I’m looking for future suggestions. [/li][li]I live in a Barney purple house with bright pink, yellow and red shutters/trim. I LOVE anything that seems to echo South American decor.[/li][li]My aunt is related to Johnny Bench, although she’s never met him, and my mother was once asked out by Don Meredith. (Age showing here.) [/li][/ol] ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2004, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-lie/275758/40 "2004-11-20T03:47:40Z")
UPDATED SCORE: 1. jsgoddess - One win for the Robin Masters who fed Nelson Madela to her fat dogs. 2. Eats\_Crayons - One win 3. vanilla - One win. One loss. 4. Mr. Blue Sky - One loss. 5. TeaElle - Chained to the rack in the penalty box. 6. JohnBckWLD - Still only one testicle (daughters are imaginary). 7. faithfoll - Ten points for the redo. Five points lost because redo was right. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-lie/275758.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spot-the-lie/275758.md?page=3)