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.

  • #31
Evo said:
None, he left his money to charity. His family had the will contested by none other than Daniel Webster, and Webster lost.
That is pretty awsome.
 
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  • #32
Doesn't do me any good. But I'm not a direct descendant anyway, that part of the family is an offshoot.
 
  • #33
Since no one's going

1. I'm three years ahead of all my classmates in age.
2. I rank in the top 20 of the world's best minesweeper expert times
3. I hold passports from three countries.


edit: Gale is disqualified from this one :)
 
  • #34
C'mon zoob, we're all waiting to find out about you.
 
  • #35
whozum said:
Since no one's going

1. I'm three years ahead of all my classmates in age.
2. I rank in the top 20 of the world's best minesweeper expert times
3. I hold passports from three countries.


edit: Gale is disqualified from this one :)
Three years ahead, as in three years older or younger? This is a tough one. I know a person can have two passports (dual national), but three I don't know.

I will say the first two are true.
 
  • #36
Evo said:
C'mon zoob, we're all waiting to find out about you.
I'm tryin' to think of some.
 
  • #37
Evo said:
Three years ahead, as in three years older or younger? This is a tough one.

If i was three years older i'd be three years behind my classmates
 
  • #38
whozum said:
Since no one's going

1. I'm three years ahead of all my classmates in age.
2. I rank in the top 20 of the world's best minesweeper expert times
3. I hold passports from three countries.


edit: Gale is disqualified from this one :)


I am going to say the first is false. I know your minesweeper scores are good And I think you said you were in the navy, so the three countries would make sense.
 
  • #39
whozum said:
If i was three years older i'd be three years behind my classmates
When you get to be my age, it's a nice way of saying you're older. As in "I'm a few years ahead of my co-workers". :biggrin:
 
  • #40
1. I am two years ahead of my classmates
2. I do rank top 20, but it's not recorded online.
3. I have three passports, British, US and Sudanese.

I was never in the navy, I'm only 19.
 
  • #41
Hhmm, I must be mistaking you for someone else. Or maybe it was that you were leaving the country that made me think that.
 
  • #42
Evo said:
\ I know a person can have two passports (dual national), but three I don't know.

you mean citizenships?
 
  • #43
Pengwuino said:
you mean citizenships?
Yes, citizenships.
 
  • #44
Evo said:
Yes, citizenships.

But he was talking about passports, no?
 
  • #45
Townsend said:
But he was talking about passports, no?

I have passports and citizenships in all three, someone go..?
 
  • #46
whozum said:
I have passports and citizenships in all three, someone go..?

If you're a citizen why do you need a passport?
 
  • #47
Townsend said:
If you're a citizen why do you need a passport?
to leave the country...
 
  • #48
Gale17 said:
to leave the country...

I didn't know you needed a passport to leave?

I never needed one to leave the US...course that was either on a ship or just when walking to Tijuana...
 
  • #49
Townsend said:
I didn't know you needed a passport to leave?

I never needed one to leave the US...course that was either on a ship or just when walking to Tijuana...

They stamp your passport when you leave..
 
  • #50
Townsend said:
I didn't know you needed a passport to leave?

I never needed one to leave the US...course that was either on a ship or just when walking to Tijuana...
ya, you need it to get into any other country. mexico and Canada don't require americans to have them... usually.
 
  • #51
You need one to get back in, unless it's just across the border.
 
  • #52
Evo said:
You need one to get back in, unless it's just across the border.

Good to know...
 
  • #53
Townsend said:
Good to know...
You'll also need one to get into a foreign country (not across the border), so usually any ship or plane you board that will land in a foreign country will not let you on board without a passport.
 
  • #54
Townsend said:
I didn't know you needed a passport to leave?

I never needed one to leave the US...course that was either on a ship or just when walking to Tijuana...
heh, not much of a traveller outside the navy townsend? (odd, i thought you still neeeded your passports if you were on a navy ship)

I have a French passport and a Canadian passport, which comes in handy when traveling in the EU because they always have 2 customs aisles. One for EU passports, one for non-EU passports, so I just use whichever one has the shortest line :biggrin:
 
  • #55
Ahh Townsend was the navy guy!
 
  • #56
Smurf said:
heh, not much of a traveller outside the navy townsend? (odd, i thought you still neeeded your passports if you were on a navy ship)

No and no... I haven't traveled outside the Navy much at all...and no, you don't need a passport when you pull into port. Your military ID is basically all you need...
 
  • #57
Yeah, remember when we had that thread where we all decided not to believe he was really from the military for about a week? And he kept whining and whining about it.
 
  • #58
Townsend said:
No and no... I haven't traveled outside the Navy much at all...and no, you don't need a passport when you pull into port. Your military ID is basically all you need...
Oooh, they give you a separate ID thing. okay well that makes sense.
 
  • #59
Smurf said:
Yeah, remember when we had that thread where we all decided not to believe he was really from the military for about a week? And he kept whining and whining about it.

bunch of jerks you all were being...

happy?
 
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  • #60
you'll means "you will", "you all" is y'all.
 

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