Weekly Short Stories Contest and Company! discussion
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Two Truths, One Lie.
Actually, three. I don’t watch television.
(shocked) Um... who've you shot??? Out of, er, curiosity...
1. I can't draw.2. I've never been to the dentist once.
3. I like music that varies from rap (hip-hop) to country.
Kyra, I didn’t mention that at the time I was a kid with a BB gun in my hand. It sounded a lot more exciting if I left that part out.
1. I didn't learn to swim until I was 82. I started riding horses when I was 7
3. I had my first kiss on a playground when I was thirteen
Yes number three. It was when I was ten. Hahaha, and I thought I was slick :p
It stood out. Usually a good way to spot a lie in a mess of truths, or a truth in a mess of lies, is to look for the relative specificity in the comments. Believe it or not, "on a playground" actually hinted that this was the unique one - you didn't say "swim in a pool" or "riding horses at a ranch."I know certain poker players have good hands when they get really exact with their bets. "Fifty bucks" is a bluff, while "fifty-two dollars" probably means they have a good hand.
... I think I just made this game a lot harder.
Okay, here's another from me I guess.1. I work best on deadlines
2. I'm over half way done editing my novel
3. I've never been kissed
Edward wrote: "It stood out. Usually a good way to spot a lie in a mess of truths, or a truth in a mess of lies, is to look for the relative specificity in the comments. Believe it or not, "on a playground" act..."Woah.
Ah ... I'll let someone else figure it out.1. I'm a Doctor Who fan.
2. I'm a Dresden Files fan.
3. I'm a Firefly fan.
I'm only guessing that because personally it's taking me FOREVER to edit my novel. Probably not a good way to guess but ah well
*eyetwitch* Edward I don't know you nearly well enough to make an educated guess. Plus I'm an uncultered swine and don't know what any of those three things are ;)
It's number 2. Oh man, it is taking me forever to edit my novel! The first few times weren't so bad but now I'm getting a little sick of doing the same thing over and over again! Um, hmmmm, is it number three, Edward?
Doctor Who is about a madman with a box. The Doctor, last of the Time Lords, travels through space and time in the TARDIS, which has "disguised" itself as a police call box from Britian in the 60s. He's a hilarious character, all eleven versions of him, and he never stops travelling. His human companions keep him from getting too much of a god-complex.The Dresden Files is about a P.I. working the streets of Chicago - except instead of Private Investigator, it says Wizard on his business card. Each book takes him to the edge of destruction, the edge of the law, and the edge of his landlord's patience. He's in the yellow pages, apparantly.
Firefly is about nine people, five of who are smugglers, the other four passengers. The main character, Captain Malcom Reynolds, used to be a soldier and a religious man, but he lost the war and his faith with it. Ironically, he agrees to take a preacher on board, who (even more ironically) becomes good friends with the "register companion" which is another way of saying "legal prostitute." There's a whole collection of varied characters. It's a space western.
However, I am a fan of Firefly, so no, Stephanie.
It must be number two then becuase I'm 90% sure you're a Doctor Who fan. Otherwise, I'm as rotten at guessing these things as I am at French and math.
No, I don't like Doctor Who nearly as much as fan does. My friends and family are all fans. I like watching the show, but, contrary to my geek nature, I hate discussing it afterwards.
Hmm I'll try a simple one and see if it's difficult >:)1. I love mongolian barbeque
2. I love rap music
3. My family's full of rednecks
Huh. I thought for sure you were a Doctor Who fan.... Number three, Cheyenne?
It is customary at a family gathering to hear, "WERE YOU BOYS BORN IN A BARN?! CLOSE THAT DAMN DOOR!" hahahahaha
LOL! Is it number one then? What is a mongolian barbeque?
Mongolian barbeque is basically noodles with whatever you want in it. . . If you go to a mongolian barbeque resturaunt there's a long bar with noodles, meats, veggies, and sauses. You assemble your own dish like you would a salad and when you get to the end of the line a guy with two long sticks takes your bowl and tosses the contents onto an iron circular stove type thing. It's one flat surface and the whole thing is steaming hot. They use the sticks to swish the noodles around and when all the liquid is cooked out they slide them back into your bowl and TADA! Mongolian barbeque. It's DELICIOUS, so no, it wasn't number one. It was number two. I cannot STAND rap music. I want to shove a rusty steak knife in my ear whenever I hear rap
Ready for another one Stephanie? If you put one up also we can guess at the same time.
1. It was discovered when when I went into kindergarten that I had a hole in my eardrum. Three failed repairing surgeries gave me lots of scar tissue and killer hearing loss.2. I was born with asthma but only got an inhaler in eigth grade when it became clear that my asthma was worse than was initially suspected.
3. In seventh grade I was diagnosed with pneumonia, sentenced to an over night stay at the hospital, then sent home and ordered to bed rest. I was out of school for two weeks.
Hmmm, sounds like that might acutally taste good.Is it number two?
Nope Zoe got it right! Nice job I thought that one would be hard to guess :p I actually WAS born with asthma. If you don't have it let me just tell you that it SUCKS. I can't go anywhere without my inhaler. Surprisingly though, kids have never made fun of me for my asthma. For most of elementary school I just didn't tell my friends, and then 6th and 7th grade I was a "jock" so no one made fun of me there. 8th grade I knew most of the kids since they were little so I guess they knew I had dirt on them so they'd better not say anything. LOL and as far as high school goes, I guess I just know way too many people. Especially too many big guys that would skin someone alive if they bothered me. Plus everyone knows my boyfriend, that's probably got something to do with it too. Mostly people are just curious about my asthma+inhaler. That's why I don't like shows that have kids making fun of a fat kid with asthma. For one thing, not everyone with asthma is big, and two, big kids don't always get picked on, and three kids CAN be mean but usually they don't tease about asthma. Where I come from anyway.And yes mongolian barbeque DOES taste good.
Three was definitely the lie. I was out of school for nearly a month, not two weeks.
I supposedly had asthma, but my breathing problems cleared up after I stopped using the inhaler. ... I don't trust doctors.1. I've lived in four states and eight houses.
2. I enjoy watching Leverage.
3. I am an excellent poker player.
Well you mentioned something about poker earlier... And you said something about living in California and that your dad was in the military? Mine was as well and I know that means a lot of moving . . . Hmmm, I'll guess 2
Zoe called it. I'm seem to be a decent poker player, when playing with Monopoly money, but I haven't played nearly often enough to make a claim for excellence.Leverage is about bad guys doing good things and a good guy slowly becoming corrupted and spiraling down a hole of alcholism and addiction. Oh, and cons. It's awesome.
Hahaha. Sounds lovely. Try your hand at this one. You guys have been nailing mine1. I finished my first book in seventh grade. (It remains unedited and unpublished.)
2. I recieved my driver's permit not long ago and passed the test on the first try.
3. I have been published once and recieved a scholarship on the same go.
wow, i'm doing good. ok, i'll try.um... i really dont know. 3?
Nice job! You are doing good :) Using partial truths so far hasn't worked LOL
Let's see..... A simple one maybe then. (Btw feel free to interrupt my flow of truths and lies to pop in one of your own.1. I have an eyebrow piercing
2. I have a bellybutton piercing
3. I have a nose piercing
wow, I am doing good. I was sure I'd be wrong. ok, um... 1?I'll do three now
1. I am the oldest in my family
2. I can speak 2 languages fluently.
3. I've broken my pinkie twice
What in the world is up with Sacramento and religious people knocking on the door every two minutes interrupting my work? Jeesh. I'm religious myself, but I rarely talk about it with others and certainly not complete strangers. I'm just too nice, I can't say "Sorry I'm busy." and close the door. Instead I nod and smile and try to keep the fact that I'm itching to get back to work from my face. Uuuuuurrggghhhhh!! It doesn't help much when you've got a lovely little toddler who likes to shove her face against the window and wave at everyone who knocks. Lol, then you HAVE to answer the door D:
Right again. Hmmmmm... 3? I would guess if you broke it once you might be more careful :p
nope. guess again. i am a very talented person at breaking fingers and toes.
LOL that's funny. I've only ever broken one bone, my toe. And it was my brother's fault too.Hmmmmmm.... I'll guess 1? (I'm horrible at this though I'm sure you've noticed already.)
you're right though. i'm the third in my family.ok, your turn.
2. I’ve never been in a high-speed car chase.
3. I’ve never watched a reality show.