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.

  • #301
whoa! really? (not sarchastic)
 
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  • #302
I have an interested in those things, so being the selfish person I am, I consider them to be related to me :approve:
 
  • #303
I think nicoteen is the false one too, but considering that he is not here in pf I may have to go with 3 :smile:
 
  • #304
mattmns said:
I think nicoteen is the false one too, but considering that he is not here in pf I may have to go with 3 :smile:
Must be an emergency. He's usually logged in 24/7.
 
  • #305
Nope, I am addicted to nicotine, unfortunately. I started using it as a teenager to potentiate the effects of other substances, but didn't become addicted for years, until I started buying my own packs. Nowadays I only partake in caffeine and nicotine (and once in a blue moon I'll have a drink); unfortunately, nicotine remains with me as a kind of addictive residue from previous activities.

I love caffeine but I'm not addicted to it-- it's not uncommon for me to go through a whole day or series of days without drinking caffeine, and sometimes when a full pot is sitting there I won't be in the mood for any so I won't have any. So it's not a compulsory habit, but more something I take in with a purpose in mind (work or recreation or balancing out my sleeping schedule, which is always being thrown off on account of my night owl tendencies).

edit: Although I did once start to become addicted after going on a days-long binge of the greatest soft drink ever created, Bawls, which contains guarana caffeine. After the supply ran out I noticed I was unusually lethargic and rather dysphoric, though I got over it pretty quickly. As luck would have it, I just discovered my girlfriend has ordered another batch, plus caffeinated mints...

I am definitely addicted to PF, and I mean in the stronger sense of the word, i.e. sometimes it's bad for me to spend so much time here when I should be doing other stuff.
 
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  • #306
Wow. That surprises me.
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I have three biographies of Tesla.

I have three biographies of Feynman.

I have three biographies of Einstein.
 
  • #307
You have more than three biographies of Feynman.
 
  • #308
I am going to go with Tesla for Zoob, as being false (I have no idea who Tesla is).

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I own 7 Tupac albums
I have never been to a rap concert
Every rap cd I own was released originally in 90s
 
  • #309
I am going to go with Tupac for Mattms, as being false (I have no idea who Tupac is).
 
  • #310
Hehe, I wp'd (wikipediad) Tesla and he seems to have quite a bit of info, so Hypnagogue may be right, it may be that more than 3 case.
 
  • #311
The Truth:

I have only one biography of Einstein.
 
  • #312
As a child I was put into an institution for wanting to kill/hurt people.

I've never kissed another female.

I love the emo-indie subculture.
 
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  • #313
mattmns said:
I am going to go with Tesla for Zoob, as being false (I have no idea who Tesla is).

You never heard of Nikola Tesla, father of modern AC electricity and the Tesla coil?
 
  • #314
Oh, THAT Tesla? I thought zooby meant the 80s hair band.
 
  • #315
Born July 10th at the strike of midnight, right? - Cyberman
 
  • #316
Evo said:
Deleting off topic posts.
What is the daily average in a thread like this one? (Curious.)
 
  • #317
Bio-Hazard said:
I've never kissed another female.
Li-i-ar! Liar! Liar, liar, liar!
 
  • #318
Gale17 said:
mattmns has never been to a rap concert. and Zoob only has two einstein bio's.
No, only one. His life doesn't make for such interesting reading as Edison, Feynman, and Tesla.
 
  • #319
Gale17 said:
mattmns has never been to a rap concert. [...]
Are you saying that I have been to a rap concert? Notice that I put that I have never been to a rap concert as one of my statements
 
  • #320
hypnagogue said:
Oh, THAT Tesla? I thought zooby meant the 80s hair band.
Course I meant the band. There's some other Tesla?
 
  • #321
I am going with the mental institute as false for Bio-Hazard
 
  • #322
zoobyshoe said:
Course I meant the band. There's some other Tesla?
I don't know, but I just figured out that Tesla is an anagram for least. These are the little daily revelations that keep the world turning.

Also stale and slate. And tales. Hmm, I'm suddenly not so impressed with tales of that stodgery, stale piece of slate with the least of talent.
 
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  • #323
Bio-Hazard said:
As a child I was put into an institution for wanting to kill/hurt people.

I've never kissed another female.

I love the emo-indie subculture.
So far, all the most shocking ones have been true, so I'll go with the emo/indian thing as false.
 
  • #324
Ok I will post mine:

I own 7 2pac albums (true: I own every cd released while he was alive + 7 day theory and Greatest hits).
I have never been to a rap concert (true)
Every rap cd I own was released originally in 90s (false: I own one rap cd that was not made in the 90s - Dr. Dre's 2001).
 
  • #325
hypnagogue said:
I don't know, but I just figured out that Tesla is an anagram for least. These are the little daily revelations that keep the world turning.
Interesting! In his native tongue tesla means adze, the woodworking tool.
 
  • #326
zoobyshoe said:
So far, all the most shocking ones have been true, so I'll go with the emo/indian thing as false.
I second that emotion.
 
  • #327
zoobyshoe said:
So far, all the most shocking ones have been true, so I'll go with the emo/indian thing as false.

Good job.
I like gothic chicks more. Those are such a rare breed though.
 
  • #328
hypnagogue said:
Hmm, I'm suddenly not so impressed with tales of that stodgery, stale piece of slate with the least of talent.
I can't find "stodgery" in the webster's.

Did you try anagramizing Nikola?
 
  • #329
Hold on! What's the definition of a kiss? Bio's post didn't say "romantic" or such like. A kiss can be just a kiss.

P.S. So you never kissed a woman on the cheek? On the forehead? Never kissed your mom? Grandma? A sister, cousin or niece?
 
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  • #330
I demand a recount! Or, better still, a re-enactment! :smile:
 

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