Let's Play: 3 Truths and a Lie

lgsdesigner

Think of three rather odd or unbelievable events or truths about your life, and add in one lie. People shall guess which is the lie.

Annnnd go!

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Mine:

1) I died three times and survived.

2) My middle name is a boy's name.

3) I skydived with Marky Mark (Mark Wahlberg).

4) I have a sixth sense.

Austrogermokee

I'm guessing #2 is the lie for @lgsdesigner

1. I got married in Vegas, by an Elvis impersonator.

2. I don't know how to drive.

3. By the time I was four, I had lived in Australia, Florida, Louisiana and California. My accent was so strange that I was put in speech therapy.

4. My ancestor invented the Cherokee alphabet.

lgsdesigner

@Austrogermokee- Nope. It's a truth. My middle name is Gale which is the male spelling of Gayle.

Let's see, Austro. I am going to say #1 is the lie. 

Austrogermokee

Nope! Try again.

And my second guess for you is #1.

lgsdesigner

@Austrogermokee- #2?

#1 is the truth. I was born with a severe sodium deficiency, and died three times while in the NICU.

kelley72

cute game!

lgsdesigner  number 3 you did not sky dive with Marky Mark

Austrogermokee I'm guessing number 1 bc the others sound so crazy

1. I have one brother, one half brother, one step brother, one half sister, three step sisters

2. My mom has been married 3 times

3. I've been married the same amount of times as my mother

4. My brother has also been married 3 times

kelley72

Austrogermokee, ugh I guessed wrong too, ok you don't know how to drive?

meredithcarole

Okay, I will go with #3 as @lgsdesigner‌ 's lie and #4 as @Austrogermokee‌ 's and @kelley72‌ 's. I will post mine after I get back from running an errand.

lgsdesigner

@kelley72 - You got it! #1 I could never skydive (too much of a chicken), and #2 I would pee myself if I ever met Marky Mark. He is one of my celebrity crushes.  ">

@kelley72- #3 is your lie?

kelley72

meredithcarole yes you're right, my brother married the sweetest lady and a definite keeper the first time!

Austrogermokee

My lie was not knowing how to drive. I know how, I just don't do it very often.

1. My first marriage, my ex and I went off to Vegas after six months of dating and were married by Elvis. Then I followed him to Bogota, Colombia.

3. My mom is Australian and my dad was American. I was born in Australia (dual citizen), we moved to the US when I was two, and moved around often because my dad worked in sales.

4. My dad was of Eastern Cherokee descent, one of our ancestors is Sequoyah. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sequoyah

NeonNoon

1. I have only 24 teeth

2. I make my own sushi

3. I have been skydiving and ATVing on the same day

4. I didn't wear any makeup until age 21

lgsdesigner

@NeonNoon - I am going to say #2?

meredithcarole

@NeonNoon‌ #4

NeonNoon

corrrrect @lgsdesigner .. and I thought I was being clever

meredithcarole

Okay, here are mine:

1) I have an allergy to dogs, but take daily antihistamines so I can keep my Golden Retriever.

2) I only have one lateral incisor, there was never an adult tooth to replace the baby tooth.

3) I have an IQ of 140, but an innate kind of laziness.  The IQ allows me to put forth little effort and still do reasonably well at things.

4) I really like bird shaped trinkets.  I would say it is a theme in my house.  

NeonNoon

My guess for @meredithcarole is #4

lgsdesigner

@NeonNoon - Sushi is VERY hard to make, so that was the only reason why I got that one. I am a big foodie.

meredithcarole

@NeonNoon‌ nope, I definitely have a thing for birds.

mdogan29

This is fun!

@meredithcarole #3?

1. I started cooking dinner for my entire family from the age of 10 and took care of my mom until I was 19, then finally ran away from home to get away from the madness
2. I named my dog Bella after Bella Swan from my favorite movie Twilight
3. My husband's cousin is an actress, best known from the TV show Sliders
4. When I was 14 I met and got autographs from all the members of the rock band Slaughter and had my photo taken with the sexy drummer Blas Elias Gomez at a local Taco Bell

lgsdesigner

@mdogan29- Hmmm..I will go with #4 as the lie.

URMySunshine77

@meredithcarole: I'm guessing #3?

@mdogan29: I'm also guessing #3?

1. Mark Twain is a distant relation.

2. I've been swimming with a humpback whale and her calf.

3. I've been swimming with whale sharks.

4. I was friends with one of the cast members of the Real World Hawaii when we were in middle school together.

meredithcarole

Nope, #3 is a sad truth. Sometimes I judge myself for the laziness. @URMySunshine77‌ I am going to guess #3 for you and @mdogan29‌ I am guessing #4.

C_Girlie

@URMySunshine77‌ #2
@mdogan29‌ #1

1) I have a need for speed & I prefer to drive manual transmission cars
2) I'm 1 of 5 children
3) I saved a little boy from drowning
4) my cousin won a gold medal in the Olympics

lgsdesigner

@C_Girlie - #1?

@URMySunshine77- #3?

@meredithcarole- #1?

mdogan29

Nope! Muhahaha! It was #2! Ha-ha, I tricked you all!

1. My husband rescued me, thank goodness... I was only 19 and my mom went crazy and threatened me and wished bad stuff on me (so I wouldn't go), but I went anyway... we're happily married 16 years later. She kept saying I would get pregnant & be miserable for life and to never come back! She lives here in NC close by me now and we get along much better!

2. THIS was the lie!! I would NEVER! Ha-ha! I named my dog Bella b/c to me she was the most beautiful doggie I had ever seen. I didn't even know about Twilight then, but the movie came out like 5 months later and EVERYone asks me if I named her after Bella Swan .. ummm, NO! The movie is all right, but not that good!

3. My hubby's cousin is Sabrina Lloyd from Sliders, she's been in some other stuff too (this show Sports Night on TV a few years ago too), but think that's what she's most known for. I was really hoping to meet her at the family reunion this weekend, but she didn't show (again). Ha!

4. This was a most joyful day - ha! I met my favorite (80s-90s) band and nearly fainted when I met the drummer got my photo taken with him. I think I kissed him on the cheek too - he wasn't too amused about that! My taste in music has changed a lot over the years!

C_Girlie

Nope #1 is true, I have a heavy foot

mdogan29

@URMySunshine77‌ - I was gonna say 2 or 3 also... not sure if the momma would want you near her calf? #2 then

@meredithcarole - awww, I thought maybe your IQ was even higher and you were playing us! :P .. I guess #1 then

@C_Girlie - #2?

meredithcarole

#1 is the lie. While I do take a daily antihistamine for idiopathic hives, I am not allergic to the dog

meredithcarole

@C_Girlie‌ #4?

C_Girlie

Yes @mdogan29‌ is right. #2 is a total lie. Biologically I'm one of three, but my parents adopted 4 children, which makes me one of seven. I'm the second oldest

NeonNoon

Sorry if I'm speaking out of turn @meredithcarole but it doesn't have to be this way re: judging yourself on laziness.  Be honest with yourself.  Are you limited by your circumstances, in which case some self-sympathy is probably due?  Or is there room for improvement, in which case working on it will alleviate the dissatisfaction?

URMySunshine77

@mdogan29 and @C_Girlie: I did swim with a humpback whale and her calf in Tonga. A small boat dumped my husband and me in the water when they were nearby. I guess we weren't truly swimming *with* them. We were just in the water near them. The calf was intrigued by us.

@lgsdesigner and @meredithcarole: We also swam with whale sharks in Australia. The boats can see schools of whale sharks and then they just dump the tourists in the water just before they swim by. Whale sharks can get as big as school buses!! I remember jumping in the water and being right in front of one. But I think that they only eat plankton. 

Regarding my lie: Although I am a Midwesterner, I am not related to Mark Twain. 

@meredithcarole: you got me with your lie!

@mdogan29: kissing the drummer of a hair band on the cheek actually sounds quite chaste! ;-)

KirstenAlecia

ok lets see…..anyone who reads anything i have written here knows too much about me already lol!

I will make these all 1 subject centered to make it harder…. 

1. I was catching frogs on my wedding day…..in my big huge cupcake looking wedding dress…...

2. My husband did not really attend our wedding reception…he had to leave early in……..

3. I almost called off my wedding due to a family tragedy 3 months prior…..didnt matter that we had a big expensive wedding in the works

4. My sister-in-law made my day hell

off to read and guess…...

KirstenAlecia

Boo everyone already told their lies! lol

C_Girlie

@KristenAlecia #2

marijaa333

@lgsdesigner How did they cure your sodium deficiency? I can't imagine they prescribe a steady diet of McDonald's fries at that age?  Also, we'll have to come up with sharing arrangements for Marky Mark... You can have him Mondays, Wednesdays and every other weekend.

@mdogan29 OMG, you were the cutest teenager!  The guy looks like he's having a photo taken with you, not the other way around... 

@KristenAlecia, I'm going with #4.

Alright, here are mine:

1. I worked on a cruise liner as a singer

2. I have lived in ten cities

3. I have driven a Tesla

4. I have punched a man in the face

mdogan29

@URMySunshine77 - Ahhh!! You got us!   I was super sneaky w/ the kiss! Ha, he gave me this weird look, I was thinking 'uh oh!' ... but was tingling for the rest of the day. My dad wouldn't let me near him for a few days, convinced I was diseased!

@KirstenAlecia - hmmmmmmm... this one IS hard! #4?

@marijaa333 - you are hilarious! I'm guessing your lie is #1?  Cute? Did you notice I was almost as tall as the full grown man beside me?? I was a giant among children!   Thanks though!

marijaa333

I have a friend who was as tall as the teacher in third grade - we were all very jealous of her "maturity." She's 5'7 now and says she doesn't miss sticking out, but it's a shame she didn't realize back then we all wanted to be tall like her... 

And nope, it's not #1.  I really sang on a cruise ship with a choir for a short time. We had a blast and saw many Greek islands for free, although it was a bit hard to stand still when the ship was rocking in big waves! Also gained weight from all the delicious cruise line food. As a result, I have never been on a cruise vacation.

mdogan29

Darn @marijaa333! Hmm... You are so funny I believe you punched a man in the face... the Tesla is really cool, so I'll guess #2... but you don't have to answer until some other people guess too if you want!

I think there was one other girl who was as tall as I was and up until 6th grade we were the same height and taller than most of the teachers and all of the boys! It's hard to have crushes when all the guys are so tiny! Even throughout high school I was still taller than some of the guys I liked!  I think I was 5'7" when I was ~12, 5'9" by the time I was 14 and reached my full height of 5'11" by the time I was 16. When they measure me now they say I'm only 5'9 or 5'10, I guess I've shrunk some! But I like being tall now, just don't like my bone structure and being overweight! I have an extra large frame and my DH is like a medium frame, but at least he's taller than me, he's just over 6' but we wear the same size shoes and our hands are the same size. Whatever, he loves me!

That's pretty cool! A great way to see the world (or at least Greece)!  What kind of music did you sing? How come you don't sing for a living now?

meredithcarole

@NeonNoon‌ it is intermittent laziness. I am a very driven person, but I go in sprints and then have lag time in between. College, for instance, was a bit of lag time (who needs to go to class?). Culinary school I was interested so I pushed my self. I have to be gunning for something or under a certain amount of pressure from procrastination. I just wonder sometimes if I am doing all I could be. Being a chef doesn't require a degree in rocket science, but it is actually very mentally taxing as you are constantly problem solving, think for others and directing chaos, but because of that I don't currently push my own development so I judge myself a bit. You are right, though, it is totally in my control.