Two Truths & One Lie: Guess My Ancestor!

  • Thread starter Thread starter Evo
  • Start date Start date
AI Thread Summary
The discussion revolves around a game where participants share two truths and one lie about themselves, prompting others to guess which statement is false. Various participants share intriguing personal anecdotes, ranging from having relatives with notable historical connections to outrageous claims about their experiences. The game fosters a light-hearted atmosphere, with users engaging in playful banter and speculation about each other's statements. Key themes include the exploration of personal history, humorous exaggerations, and the occasional revelation of surprising truths. The conversation also touches on topics like travel, family backgrounds, and unique life experiences, all while maintaining a humorous tone. As the game progresses, participants reveal their guesses and the truths behind their statements, leading to a mix of laughter and camaraderie.
  • #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.
 
Physics news on Phys.org
  • #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.
 
  • #481
huh?
bible?
genesis?
i have no knowledge on bible
and your name. :confused:
 
  • #482
1. I think Sean Connery is sexy
2. I think Harrison Ford is sexy
3. I think Leonardo di Caprio is sexy.
 
  • #483
# 3 is true. that is what i know.
 
  • #484
Arildno : #3 HAS to be false.

Lisa! and rose caught my lie. My ratio is just under 1, but I hope to remedy that in the next 3 years.
 
  • #485
arildno said:
3. I think Leonardo di Caprio is sexy.
Lie. (I will lose all respect for you otherwise.) He looks too much like Orlando.
 
  • #486
Parents name their kids all kinds of strange things. "Moon Unit Zappa" comes to mind.
 
  • #487
gurkh: I don't share your taste in men, evidently.
Gokul&HrW are right.
 
  • #488
I frequently have the desire to post three lies.

I frequently have the desire to post three truths.

I frequently have the desire to post two lies and a truth.

-----
Edit: switched last one around.
 
  • #489
Have you indulged in any of your strange desires lately, zoob (for example when you wrote your last post)?
 
  • #490
arildno said:
Have you indulged in any of your strange desires lately, zoob (for example when you wrote your last post)?
No. I have been strictly following the rules.
 
  • #491
zoobyshoe said:
Parents name their kids all kinds of strange things. "Moon Unit Zappa" comes to mind.
Okay, you are right I guess. No, that's not my real name. OTOH, I've never colored my hair, let alone purple.
 
  • #492
zoobyshoe said:
I frequently have the desire to post two lies and a truth.
False. You only do so as a compromise. Poor zoobie.
 
  • #493
Yeah I agree with hrw for zoob's
 
  • #494
You're both wrong. It is much easier to confabulate than it is to think up true things which are interesting, therefore I often have to stop myself from posting three, or two lies.

#2 is false. I haven't once been tempted to post all truths.
 
  • #495
honestrosewater said:
Lie......

Actually, that one is true. I was on Kid Quiz when I was twelve.
 
  • #496
hypnagogue said:
Don't you mean you proposed to her on the first date? Unless you were in Vegas or something?

Anyway, I'll guess that


is false.

Wrong on both counts. We did go to Vegas, and I have been on a game show.
 
  • #497
Anyway, these are getting back a bit, so I'll just answer them.

loseyourname said:
Let's see:

1. When I was 21, I married a woman 8 years older than me on our first date.
2. I've been on a television game show.
3. My sister is a professional model.

3 is false. My sister was a professional model when she was an adolescent, but she is no longer.

Three more (because this is kinda fun)

1. I once performed naked onstage.
2. My mother had her graduation present taken away for dating a guy that wasn't white (my father).
3. I've run a sub-4:30 mile.

3 is again false, although I have come very close.
 
  • #498
I have never smoked marijuanna
I have never slept with twins (simultaneously)
I have never been outside the country (US)

Here is the way around it zoob. Just negate 2 false statements :smile:
 
Last edited:
  • #499
The answer to mine way back when was #1, I can pee standing up.
 
  • #500
zoobyshoe said:
How do they see how short you are over the phone?
:smile: :smile: :smile: :wink:
 

Similar threads

What was the original purpose of the chainsaw?
Replies
7
Views
4K
News Carly Fiorina's Lies & Attempts to Defund Planned Parenthood
Replies
18
Views
2K
A very complicated puzzle: the planet of lies
Replies
2
Views
4K
Asteroids Nostalgia: Reliving My 1980 Arcade Trophy Win
Replies
2
Views
2K
I What if one is in 1905 and debating foundational fundamentals?
Replies
7
Views
1K
Wars of the Roses (Lancaster, Red Rose - York, White Rose), 1455-1487
Replies
5
Views
4K
Most recent common ancestor and Mitochondrial Eve
Replies
15
Views
5K
Christmas, Easter, TF, etc.: lies to your children?
Replies
25
Views
3K
Can Night Owl Habits Be Permanently Imprinted on Metabolism?
Replies
3
Views
2K
Three new books to read about expertise vs. democracy
Replies
4
Views
3K

Hot Threads

Recent Insights

Back
Top