Two Truths & One Lie: Guess My Ancestor!

[Moonbear]

Okay, I'll do a simple one:
1) I've lived in New Jersey.
2) I've lived in Pennsylvania.
3) I've lived in Michigan.

 

[Smurf]

2) I've lived in Pennsylvania.
3) I've lived in Michigan.

It's one of these 2, I think i'll go with Michigan as the lie.

 

[pattylou]

What? Patty that doesn't make any sense.

You're probably right.

I was talking about availability.

 

[Moonbear]

It's one of these 2, I think i'll go with Michigan as the lie.

Nope, Pennsylvania was the lie. I skipped right over that state.

 

[EnumaElish]

Nope, Pennsylvania was the lie. I skipped right over that state.

Oh, I knew it was PA if it wasn't MI... or NJ.

 

[EnumaElish]

This sentence is true
This sentence is false
One of these sentences is false

Is there a logical solution to this? If #2 is false, then it's true. OTOH if #2 is true then it's false.

 

[whozum]

False. Far too easy whozum, come on your not even trying. yes I'm aware of the logical paradox

Funny you say that.

Is there a logical solution to this? If #2 is false, then it's true. OTOH if #2 is true then it's false.

Thats one of the solutions, the cool thing is, all 3 can be the false one.

First way, #1 is false,
then #2 can be true, and #3 is true because #1 is false.

Second way, #2 is false, #1 is true, so #3 is true because #2 is false.

Third way #3 is false, which means the first two are true.

HA Smurf, guess YOU are the one not even trying!

 

[Smurf]

HA Smurf, guess YOU are the one not even trying!

you don't review your posts do you?

 

[mattmns]

whozum, according to your logic, smurf is correct. He chose the right answer, as they were all right

 

[EnumaElish]

If #2 is false, then it's true. OTOH if #2 is true then it's false. Doesn't that imply a contradiction either way? I wish HRW was here to shine her candlelight on this.

 

[whozum]

If #2 is false, then it's true. OTOH if #2 is true then it's false. Doesn't that imply a contradiction either way? I wish HRW was here to shine her candlelight on this.

I've slept 3 hours in the last 48, spare me.


I mean't if the statement is false, which means that the statement is true, hehe.

 

[EnumaElish]

I've slept 3 hours in the last 48, spare me.

Maybe it's time for you to turn off the monitor and turn yourself in.

 

[mattmns]

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).

Hmm brought back to life. I am actually wrong here: Dr Dre's 2001 was released in 1999 Sorry

 

[laminatedevildoll]

I am bored

I have a pet dog named Ruffles.
I was born in Thailand.
I lived in China for five years.

 

[JamesU]

I think #2 is false

 

[laminatedevildoll]

I think #2 is false

Sorry, but you are wrong.

 

[zoobyshoe]

I have a pet dog named Ruffles.
I was born in Thailand.
I lived in China for five years.

#1 is false.

 

[laminatedevildoll]

#1 is false.

Yup, I am not a dog person nor would I name it 'Ruffles.'

 

[zoobyshoe]

Yup, I am not a dog person nor would I name it 'Ruffles.'

I figured if you had one it would be the LaminatedDevilDog.

 

[0TheSwerve0]

I'm a pathological liar.
I've been attacked by a schizophrenic
I've revived a stopped heart.:!)

 

[zoobyshoe]

I'm a pathological liar.
I've been attacked by a schizophrenic
I've revived a stopped heart.:!)

#3 is false.

 

[0TheSwerve0]

Actually it's true, but not in the way you think. We examined live chick embryos in my bio class. They were doomed to die, but we were able to keep them alive a little longer by putting our fingers on their tiny hearts This would go on for a few minutes - hearts stop - finger warms em and starts em - heart stops...Eventually, we had to let them go and wash em down the drain.

 

[loseyourname]

1) While in high school, I was able to both slam dunk and throw a 90+ MPH fastball, but was on neither the basketball nor baseball team.

2) I played a character in a horror film who was killed by strangulation.

3) I was a test subject for Disney's California Adventure before it opened to the public.

 

[cronxeh]

1) While in high school, I was able to both slam dunk and throw a 90+ MPH fastball, but was on neither the basketball nor baseball team.
2) I played a character in a horror film who was killed by strangulation.
3) I was a test subject for Disney's California Adventure before it opened to the public.

#2 = false

 

[laminatedevildoll]

1) While in high school, I was able to both slam dunk and throw a 90+ MPH fastball, but was on neither the basketball nor baseball team.
2) I played a character in a horror film who was killed by strangulation.
3) I was a test subject for Disney's California Adventure before it opened to the public.

#3 is false

 

[loseyourname]

Laminated Doll is correct. I was invited to try out the attractions at DCA before it opened, but I declined when my date canceled on me.

The horror film I was in was a student film that was never distributed, but it was still a film.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Actually it's true,

No, it's false. You're saying it's true because you're a pathological liar.

 

[eax]

I walk around in circles for no reason

I have slept for over 20hours (while being fully healthy and over 15 years old)

I can sit in one spot for hours

 

[0TheSwerve0]

No, it's false. You're saying it's true because you're a pathological liar.

Perhaps But then again, how can I prove I'm not lying?

We should play online balderdash.

 

[0TheSwerve0]

I walk around in circles for no reason

I have slept for over 20hours (while being fully healthy and over 15 years old)

I can sit in one spot for hours

#3, you might have ADD Walking around in circles can be fun, and it's not a stretch to believe a teen would sleep for over 20 hours.

 

[Danger]

1) I've been in 4 movies
2) my first model rocket killed the neighbour's dog
3) I once pulled a 143-hour security shift

 

[JamesU]

1) I've been in 4 movies
2) my first model rocket killed the neighbour's dog
3) I once pulled a 143-hour security shift

I doubt number one. but I also doubt that someone would put you on security...

 

[0TheSwerve0]

#1, I hope there aren't any slight technicalities in this!

 

[Danger]

Perhaps...

 

[eax]

0TheSwerve0 is correct for me :D. Except I don't have ADD Walking in circles is fun I can do that for hours with no breaks

 

[0TheSwerve0]

Perhaps...

You never did choose between the other two

 

[matthyaouw]

0TheSwerve0 is correct for me :D. Except I don't have ADD Walking in circles is fun I can do that for hours with no breaks

How big are the circles?

 

[Danger]

You never did choose between the other two

?

 

[BobG]

1) I've been in 4 movies
2) my first model rocket killed the neighbour's dog
3) I once pulled a 143-hour security shift

#1 is true, although I wouldn't admit to having seen any of them. You young guys wouldn't have seen them, though - you have to be over 18 to rent them from video store.

#3 is true. Danger lives in Canada. An eight-hour shift can easily turn into a 143-hour shift in the winter.

#2 is technically false. The dog was the passenger in the rocket and was never seen again. It may still be alive.

 

[0TheSwerve0]

Originally Posted by 0TheSwerve0
I'm a pathological liar.
I've been attacked by a schizophrenic
I've revived a stopped heart.

#3 is false.

Actually it's true, but not in the way you think. We examined live chick embryos in my bio class. They were doomed to die, but we were able to keep them alive a little longer by putting our fingers on their tiny hearts This would go on for a few minutes - hearts stop - finger warms em and starts em - heart stops...Eventually, we had to let them go and wash em down the drain.

Nobody finished it!
Is #1 or #2 the lie?

 

[Danger]

BobG, you are entirely too astute for your own good.

 

[BobG]

I'll do one.

Incredible feats:

1) I threw a tarp over a jacuzzi (without securing it to anything) and walked across the jacuzzi without getting wet.
2) I put two packs of matches in my pocket and lit both books simultaneously on the upstroke of a yo-yo.
3) I smoked a cigarette while standing in a puddle of methanol and lived to tell about it.

 

[Gale]

number three is obviously a lie... i don't think you lived to tell about it

 

[Ba]

I just found this thread. Let's see,

I've been swimming in the ocean off Alaska for fun.
I hiked from 23 miles in six hours and ended up half an hour late for work.
I've climbed the Nose of El Capitan in three days.

 

[BobG]

number three is obviously a lie... i don't think you lived to tell about it

No. Number 3 is true. I used to work in a plant that bottled methanol products (anti-freeze, windshield washer fluid, dry gas, etc). A hose from a tanker truck to a methanol storage tank had come lose while I was busy patching the hole I had put in the garage door (which meant I was looking up, since I needed access to both sides of the door). I was just looking down to put my cigarette out on the ground when I noticed I was now standing in a puddle. I walked very carefully out of the puddle before putting my cigarette out (so that's what the no-smoking sign meant).

 

[mattmns]

I think 1 is false for BobG

 

[JamesU]

#1- tonight I'll be chatting with One of the actors from SAW and SAW II
#2- tonight I'll be chatting with the director, Darren Bouseman of SAW II
#3- I have nothing to do but post these stupid choices

 

[BobG]

I think 1 is false for BobG

True, it is false.

It's false for two reasons:

I'm not the one who put the tarp over the jacuzzi. Hotel workers covered the jacuzzi during the day so bugs wouldn't dive bomb into it.

I didn't quite make it across without getting wet. I'd originally intended on getting a coke from the vending machine. Unfortunately, I was distracted while walking across the pool area. I was distracted from my distraction by the puzzling fact that the ground ahead of me had suddenly changed shades (light grey to a little darker grey). About midstep I remembered, "The Jacuzzi!" By that time, it was too late to stop. I figured if I stayed light on my feet and never stayed in the same place for more than an instant, I just might make it across. Well, at least without getting anything but my shoes and socks wet. Except each step just sunk deeper and deeper, but, at least, since I was wearing shorts, getting wet below the knees wouldn't be too bad. Except each step just started to get really deep. About waist deep, I finally admitted the plan wasn't working very well.

Unabashed, I continued walking right up the stairs on the other side and got my coke, then sat down by the pool to dry out. The poor teenager swimming laps had a harder problem dealing with it. He nearly drowned from laughing - about ten or twelve times, no less. At random times during his swim, he would just break down from laughter. It started to get a little annoying after a while.

 

[Danger]

Bob, I'd picked #2 for being false. What kind of goof carries non-safety matches in his pocket?

Any more guesses on mine before I spill it?

 

[loseyourname]

1) I've committed multiple felonies, but never been arrested.

2) I've impregnated multiple women, but never had any children.

3) I've invented a product that subsequently ended up on the market, but never applied for a patent.