Read Across Canada: A 2013 Challenge discussion
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Two truths and a lie
Hmmm - I'm leaning towards either 1 or 2. I'm going to say #2 is the lie.I'll put mine down after a few more people lie and you reveal your lie.
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Okay...I'll bite ...1) I am American but was born in Calgary.
2) I have a rescue dog named Shellie and a big yellow Tom Cat named Wally.
3) When I was 4 my mom handed me a copy of Little Women and told me to let her know if I needed any help. I have been reading ever since.
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No. The lie was #2. They are not my pets. I am pet sitting for one of my girlfriends dog and her dads cat while they go to Disney for the week. I don't have any pets of my own.
Susan wrote: "No. The lie was #2. They are not my pets. I am pet sitting for one of my girlfriends dog and her dads cat while they go to Disney for the week. I don't have any pets of my own."Good one ;-)
Ok, here are mine:1) I've set foot in every Canadian province or territory, except Nunavut.
2) I went through a nearly two-year old dry spell when I couldn't get excited about reading any sort of fiction and didn't finish reading a single novel.
3) I've attended college/university programs in three provinces/territories.
Hmmm... I think your lie is #1. Something tells me you've been to Nunavut too.
Fun game! I always have to join in on these things.1] I started reading when I was 3
2] I once worked in a Herbarium
3] I've lived briefly in Japan
Yrinsyde wrote: "Fun game! I always have to join in on these things.1] I started reading when I was 3
2] I once worked in a Herbarium
3] I've lived briefly in Japan"
I'm going to go "eenie, meenie, miney moe... and say #3.
Nope, #1 is the truth! Yrinsyde, is your lie #2? Because the term "Herbarium" is so strange, it's tempting to just believe it (why else would you mention it?) but that's also why I pegged it for the odd one out.I also met a lot of Australians in Japan when I lived/worked there, which makes your #3 especially believable to me. YaY Commonwealth countries and our generally pleasant reception globe-wide! ;-)
Mmmm ok GG - what about #3?Janice is right - my untruth is Japan - I've never been there! I've worked in a Herbarium - the scientific plant library specifically.
You got it, Yrinsyde. I've only attended college/university in two provinces so far, but in October I start a certificate program from a college in Alberta so that'll be my 3!Working in a Herbarium sounds pretty cool! Mind you, I'm all interested in science and stuff, so I might be a little biased ;-)
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1) Growing up, I spent summers on my aunt and uncle's farm in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, which is partly what inspired me to decide to do this challenge.
2) I cook three or four nights a week for us.
3) At various points in my life, I wanted to be a paramedic, singer/songwriter, author, and, briefly, an actress.
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I'm going to guess #3, although I bet it is partially true :)
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I've only spent maybe two or three weeks total in Canada- once on the Canadian side of Niagra Falls when we were in New York state for my cousin's wedding and we decided to see what it looked like from the other side, and one week in Quebec.
Aha! So fun! Did the singer/songwriter phase last long enough where I might recognize your sounds??
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Oh yes, the hazards of the rock star life...what style of music if that isn't a personal question?
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Yep, the rock star lifestyle is hazardous.
I definitely had a Madonna dream back in the day (this is like "Lucky Star" days...so we are talking ancient history at this point haha), even went so far as renting a pavilion for my break-out performance. Funny, I'd forgotten all about that...Did you write your own songs?
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What about you? Did you write your own songs?
Let's see - hmmmm....1. I have petted a shark.
2. I memorized The Raven
3. I sang in a local production of The Jungle Book
@Melissa, NO! hahaha, just did a lot of copied dances, mainly. And very much loved the black fingerless gloves :)@Janice, I'm going to go with #1, although so hard to guess because you like to travel! Also just read your review of People of the Book...
I'll give away one of my truths..... I petted a shark at the aquarium in New Orleans. The texture of the skin was unexpected! It was a young nurse shark.So that leaves 2 or 3 as the lie. :)
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The lie is #3. I sang in a local production of Brigadoon, not the Jungle Book.I remember sitting under the stairwell at the highschool memorizing The Raven, orally speaking the lines over and over. It must have been kind of spooky coming down the stairs and hearing this disembodied voice quoting that book. Unfortunately, it didn't stick with me.
Oh, my grandson loved the Jungle Book when he was 2. We had a VCR tape of it that he watched over and over. Consequently, my husband and I would be lying in bed after he'd gone home singing various songs from the movie. That's when you know you are grandparents.He went from Jungle book at age 2 to Jurassic Park at age 3. LOL!
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2) I used to be obsessed with American Indians, to the point that I had an imaginary tribe of Native American friends when I was six or seven.
3) My favorite author is Anne Tyler, because she's from Maryland, like me.
Guessing that #1 is the lie as #2 and #3 make sense ... although Anne Tyler is not originally from Maryland although she has lived there since college.
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I used to be obsessed with American Indians, to the point that I had an imaginary tribe of Native American friends when I was six or seve..."Melissa, I don't know where your obsession currently lies, but there is an apparent Aboriginal presence in so much Canadian literature, if you are looking for suggestions I am happy to assist.
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Melissa wrote: "Thanks Autumn, I'd appreciate it. My obsession died down a lot since I was in first grade, but I'm still curious about them."Hahaha, first grade :)
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2) I've owned a bookstore for the past two years.
3) I used to babysit a lot.
I am going to say #2 is the lie, I believe you are now opening a bookstore. Number 1 is easy to believe, because who can keep up with The Kardashians?Correction: Who wants to keep up with the Kardashians?
I must admit though I have found myself watching the show.
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Okay, my turn.1) I was born in Concord Massachusetts (the home of Alcott, Emerson, and Thoreau).
2) I have lived in the Philippines.
3) I meet President Gerald Ford when I was 15 years old.
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You are right Melissa. When I was 15 I was a member of my High School band that did play in a parade in Washington DC. I was told that President Ford was watching the parade. I do not remember seeing him. If he was there, that was closest I got to him.
1) I've been homeschooled for my entire life2) I've never been outside of Ontario
3) I'm a rare mixture of female hockey player and a community theatre actress
Read Across Canada: A 2013 Challenge
Books mentioned in this topic
The Reading Promise: My Father and the Books We Shared (other topics)Hershey: Milton S. Hershey's Extraordinary Life of Wealth, Empire, and Utopian Dreams (other topics)
The Raven (other topics)
The Jungle Book (other topics)
Two Truths and a Lie is a game I got from my parents' church five or six years ago. You tell two truths and a lie, and everyone else has to guess what the lie is.
1) I'm a vegetarian.
2) I have two cats and a dog named after my favorite authors.
3) I like a little bit of everything as far as books go, from sci-fi and fantasy to biographies to historical fiction to contemporary fiction, as long as the book is well-written.