# Two Thruths and a Lie **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 28, 2004, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-thruths-and-a-lie/242475 "2004-04-28T13:34:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2004, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-thruths-and-a-lie/242475/21 "2004-04-28T17:24:15Z")
> [@Silver Fire](#): > > 1. I skipped the first semester of my eighth grade year and passed away. Holy shit, I meant for that to say “passed **anyway** ”. I am an idiot. Clearly, I did not pass away in eighth grade. ---
**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:** [April 28, 2004, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-thruths-and-a-lie/242475/22 "2004-04-28T17:37:52Z")
[ol] [li]I am an avid reader.[/li][li]I love to box[/li][li]I am partially of Elven decent.[/li][/ol] ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2004, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-thruths-and-a-lie/242475/23 "2004-04-28T17:45:23Z")
> [@GrizzRich](#): > > 1. I was part of the test-market for Dr Pepper _ **LIES!!** _ Dr. Pepper has been around for far too long to be involved in any of your fabricated “test marketing” stories (unless, of course, they decided to test-market it for your region at some point, in which case…I guess I’ll just shut up). I… 1. …have been to all 48 continental United States. 2. …walked through a crowd of about a quarter-million people wearing nothing but sneakers and a strategically placed fanny-pack. 3. …was taught to walk with the assistance of a duck. ---
**Author:** ![RainGrowsBrite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ed655f/32.png) [@RainGrowsBrite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RainGrowsBrite)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2004, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-thruths-and-a-lie/242475/24 "2004-04-28T17:46:04Z")
> [@Dolores Reborn](#): > > 1. I’m a girl. > 2. I once hitchhiked across the country by myself. > 3. My dog’s name is Casper. If I remember correctly back to an old thread, you are, infact- an Man! Here goes: A) I don’t drink soda B) I love grilled cheese and tomatoe sandwiches C) I am Jewish ;j ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2004, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-thruths-and-a-lie/242475/25 "2004-04-28T17:54:13Z")
1. A mouse was tumbled to death in my dryer, and got guts on my clothes. 2. My mother was in a convent but left to marry my father. 3. My grandfather was a poker dealer for John Dillinger. ---
**Author:** ![Nametag](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nametag/32/406_2.png) [@Nametag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nametag)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2004, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-thruths-and-a-lie/242475/26 "2004-04-28T17:55:53Z")
1. I have participated in group sex. 2. I am a published author. 3. I have held public office. ---
**Author:** ![Aries28](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Aries28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aries28)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2004, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-thruths-and-a-lie/242475/27 "2004-04-28T17:59:59Z")
> [@Kalhoun](#): > > 1. A mouse was tumbled to death in my dryer, and got guts on my clothes. > 2. My mother was in a convent but left to marry my father. > 3. My grandfather was a poker dealer for John Dillinger. I somehow mixed up you first 2 statements as I quickly scanned. I read, My MOTHER was tumbled to death in my dryer, and got guts on my clothes. Talk about a double take. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2004, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-thruths-and-a-lie/242475/28 "2004-04-28T18:01:23Z")
1. I once urinated on the Eiffel Tower 2. I’ve never seen an episode of Star Trek 3. I am a signed rap artist ---
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2004, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-thruths-and-a-lie/242475/29 "2004-04-28T18:03:59Z")
> [@Aries28](#): > > I somehow mixed up you first 2 statements as I quickly scanned. > > I read, > > My MOTHER was tumbled to death in my dryer, and got guts on my clothes. > > Talk about a double take. 😉 Ohmygod! And to think my dad was wooing a MOUSE! ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2004, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-thruths-and-a-lie/242475/30 "2004-04-28T18:06:26Z")
1. I was part of a production of an internet serial video show about vampires in the CIA. 2. I am allergic to ferrets. 3. I have met and shaken hands with Issac Hayes. ---
**Author:** ![LVgeogeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b19c9b/32.png) [@LVgeogeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LVgeogeek)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2004, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-thruths-and-a-lie/242475/31 "2004-04-28T18:09:58Z")
Hmmm… 1. I have 3 cats. 2. I grew up in Nebraska 3. I love my job. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2004, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-thruths-and-a-lie/242475/32 "2004-04-28T18:10:05Z")
1. I was turned back at the border when attempting to enter Canada 2. I locked myself out of my apartment last week 3. I sat next to comedian Dennis Miller on an airplane ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2004, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-thruths-and-a-lie/242475/33 "2004-04-28T18:16:28Z")
1. I’ve been bit by a tiger. 2. I became an ordained minister at the age of 15. 3. I’m inordinately aroused by midgets. Two of those statements really are true. Good luck. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2004, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-thruths-and-a-lie/242475/34 "2004-04-28T18:23:20Z")
Mine will be very negative: 1. I never won a Lotto jackpot. 2. I never got a speeding ticket. 3. I never was a girl scout. ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2004, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-thruths-and-a-lie/242475/35 "2004-04-28T18:34:36Z")
1. I was kicked out of Campfire Girls. 2. I was part of a 70’s lawsuit against Lawn Jart manufacturers. 3. I hate going to the dentist. ---
**Author:** ![Martha\_Medea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/43a26b/32.png) [@Martha\_Medea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martha_Medea)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2004, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-thruths-and-a-lie/242475/36 "2004-04-28T18:37:20Z")
**ultrafilter** , I’m guessing that the midgets one is a lie. 1. I can see two continents from my parents’ house. 2. I have never watched a Star Wars movie. 3. I was at Live Aid in Wembley in 1985. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2004, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-thruths-and-a-lie/242475/37 "2004-04-28T18:54:29Z")
1. I’ve been to Moscow 2. I once stared down a rattlesnake. 3. I was denied entry into Slovakia by a man with an SMG. > [@LVgeogeek](#): > > 1. I have 3 cats. > 2. I grew up in Nebraska > 3. I love my job. Pretty obvious. 2 is a lie, ya Minnesotan. (Oh, and you’re weird for loving your job.) 😃 ---
**Author:** ![swampbear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampbear/32/467_2.png) [@swampbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampbear)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2004, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-thruths-and-a-lie/242475/38 "2004-04-28T18:57:46Z")
> [@vunderbob](#): > > 1. I have a 1st degree Black Belt > 2. My son does not live with me, yet this is not a matter of custody > 3. I have a crush on **Swampbear** Well of course you have a crush on me. What’s not to like? 😃 I’m going to guess that **FCM’s** lie is she never was a girl scout. I can’t picture her sitting around a campfire since her idea of roughing it is a hotel without room service. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2004, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-thruths-and-a-lie/242475/39 "2004-04-28T18:58:12Z")
1. I have lived in Saudi Arabia for seven years. 2. My wife is in Panama. 3. I own an old Mercedes. ---
**Author:** ![PigArcher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bcef8e/32.png) [@PigArcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PigArcher)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2004, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-thruths-and-a-lie/242475/40 "2004-04-28T18:59:57Z")
1. I attended 8 different colleges and universities prior to receiving my Bachelor’s degree. 2. I was once detained by the Border Patrol for urinating in public on the US side of the Tijuana border crossing. 3. I have had sex on a beach exactly 2 times in my life. Different partners, different beaches. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-thruths-and-a-lie/242475.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-thruths-and-a-lie/242475.md?page=3)