Two Truths & One Lie: Guess My Ancestor!

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Discussion Overview

The thread revolves around a game where participants share two truths and one lie about themselves, inviting others to guess which statement is the lie. The discussion includes personal anecdotes, humorous exchanges, and various claims about past experiences and family history.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Debate/contested
  • Meta-discussion

Main Points Raised

  • One participant claims to have had their own TV show at 16, later correcting it to a radio show.
  • Another participant asserts they were investigated for grand larceny, drove a car over 230 mph, and pitched no-hitters in little league baseball.
  • A different participant shares they have been proposed to three times, had a relative who fixed German trucks in WW2, and spent years in Somalia as a child.
  • Claims about family connections to notable figures, including a relative married to the Bride of Frankenstein and a wealthy ancestor from the late 18th century, are discussed.
  • Participants express skepticism about the feasibility of driving a car at 230 mph and question the truth of various personal claims.
  • One participant mentions holding passports from three countries and ranks in the top 20 of minesweeper expert times.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

There is no consensus on which statements are true or false, as participants express differing opinions and guesses about each other's claims. The discussion remains unresolved with multiple competing views.

Contextual Notes

Some claims rely on personal experiences that may not be verifiable, and assumptions about the feasibility of certain statements are debated without resolution.

  • #451
jimmysnyder said:
I played for the Philadelphia Eagles.
I hope this one is false.
Monique said:
2. I graduated cum laude three times (high school, college, university).
What's the difference between college and university? :confused: I say this one is false anyway.
 
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  • #452
1. My ratio of countries visited to age (in years) is greater than 1.

2. I once spent a continuous 44 hour stretch, working in the lab.

3. For less than $7 (US) total, I have acquired : 5 volumes of Landau & Lifsh!tz, Weinberg's book on GR, Schiff's QM, Jenkins & White's Optics, Horowitz and Hill, Reif's Stat Mech, and the CRC Handbook for Physics and Chemistry.
 
  • #453
#1 is false!:blushing:
 
  • #454
loseyourname said:
1. When I was 21, I married a woman 8 years older than me on our first date.
Don't you mean you proposed to her on the first date? Unless you were in Vegas or something?

Anyway, I'll guess that

loseyourname said:
2. I've been on a television game show.
is false.
 
  • #455
zoobyshoe said:
I have two record players.

I have two electric fans.

I have two telephones.
You didn't answer this one yet did you? I guess that you have only one phone.
 
  • #456
I'm going to pick, just about arbitrarily, Gokul's #2 as false.
 
  • #457
hypnagogue said:
You didn't answer this one yet did you? I guess that you have only one phone.
I actually have three, not two, electric fans.
 
  • #458
zoobyshoe said:
I actually have three, not two, electric fans.
If you have three, you have two.
 
  • #459
jimmysnyder said:
If you have three, you have two.
That is true, but a precedent has been established in the thread that numbers given are totals.
 
  • #460
honestrosewater said:
I hope this one (I played for the Philadelphia Eagles) is false.
Response in white:

Your hopes are realized. I never played for the Eagles, but my brother Fred Snyder did.
 
  • #461
Answer:

I did once drink a cup of olive oil (as a home remedy, absolutely disgusting) :-p
I also got the visa without having any logical funds (I found a sponsor).

I never did graduate three times with cum laude, although I did get close twice (both times I messed up the last exam) :frown:
 
  • #462
1. be mistaken by kids sometimes.
2. enjoy playing chess.
3. usually patient and tolerant.
 
  • #463
Gokul43201 said:
1. My ratio of countries visited to age (in years) is greater than 1.
Ooh, this was a good set. They're all about equally rare, and the level of detail could easily make any of them false by a smidge. I don't know why I'm choosing this one.
 
  • #464
Lisa! said:
1. be mistaken by kids sometimes.
2. enjoy playing chess.
3. usually patient and tolerant.
Mistaken in what way?
 
  • #465
They think I'm a kid!:biggrin:
 
  • #466
jimmysnyder said:
Response in white:

Your hopes are realized. I never played for the Eagles, but my brother Fred Snyder did.
What position?
 
  • #467
3. 3 is definitely false.
 
  • #468
Lisa! said:
They think I'm a kid!:biggrin:
So, you're a little person? What, three and a half/four feet tall?
 
  • #469
Smurf said:
3. 3 is definitely false.
You're right!
 
  • #470
zoobyshoe said:
So, you're a little person? What, three and a half/four feet tall?
They mistake me with kids sometimes when I'm on phone! :wink:
 
  • #471
Lisa! said:
They mistake me with kids sometimes when I'm on phone! :wink:
How do they see how short you are over the phone?
 
  • #472
zoobyshoe said:
How do they see how short you are over the phone?
My voice sounds like a kiddie!
 
  • #473
Lisa! said:
My voice sounds like a kiddie!
So, you're the little woman with the high, squeaky voice from Poltergeist? You're Dr. Ruth Westheimer?
 
  • #474
No, there's nothing wrong with my voice, it just happened when I don't speak loud and clear!
 
  • #475
Lisa! said:
No, there's nothing wrong with my voice, it just happened when I don't speak loud and clear!
But then, how can they tell you're so short over the phone?
 
  • #476
1. My last riddle has been ignored by PF
2. Once my hair was purple
3. EnumaElish is not my real name
 
  • #477
#3 is false.
 
  • #478
enuma elish is your name, isn't it?
 
  • #479
honestrosewater said:
What position?
(I love it when people ask me that!)
Bass Sax. Some 40 years ago, the Eagles used to have a marching band that played during half-time, etc. At that time, my brother owned the only Bass Sax in existence in the Delaware Valley and could play it well so he was able to join any band he wanted.

By the way, I took the GRE test along with the specialized Math test after completing three years worth of undergraduate credits in two years. On the basis of those test results, Temple U. accepted me into the Math graduate program even though I didn't have an undergraduate degree. I got my Master's in a year and a half, so after 3 and a half years of university education I had a Master's degree, but no Bachelors.
 

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