2 truths and a lie

[Idril]

I'll make 3 statements, 2 are true and one is false, can you spot the lie?

I have flown a plane

I own 4 swords

I can speak 3 languages


If you guess right, it's your turn.

[Virgil]

I'll make 3 statements, 2 are true and one is false, can you spot the lie?

I have flown a plane

OK, that's the lie. Right?

[Idril]

No, actually it's not. I have flown a plane, I've never landed one but I didn't claim that. ;) My dad had his private pilot's licence when I was younger and we had a little 4-seater and once he got up in the air, the controls and steering wheel were ours to do with as we pleased. I had planned on getting my own pilot's licence but he sold the plane before I had the chance and renting air time is insanely expensive.

The lie is the language thing, there was a time when I spoke 2 languages, but sadly, it's now down to one.

Now it's your turn...

[Virgil]

OK, which is the lie:

I was born in Italy

I have a son and a daughter.

I have a yellow labrador receiver.

[fitzgolden]

:lol: Hmmm Virgil - you may well have a yellow labrador retriever, but I doubt that you have
a yellow labrador receiver. - so I guess that's the lie??

[Virgil]

:lol: Hmmm Virgil - you may well have a yellow labrador retriever, but I doubt that you have - so I guess that's the lie??

:lol: :lol: :lol:
Yeah, I don't know how I did that. My mind is not working well this evening. But that is true, I do have a yellow lab.

The lie is that I have a son and daughter. I don't have any children.

OK, now you go.

[miss tenderness]

alas! I would have konwn the lie,Virg!

[fitzgolden]

okies

I have 2 dogs, 2 cats, 2 children, and 1 husband

My dream is to take a space flight

I'm fluent in French, Italian and Latvian, but my German is poor.

[miss tenderness]

the first one is the lie??the couple of everything except the husband?

[Pendragon]

Well, no one ever answered the last one, so I'll give you two truths and a lie. And be sure to remember with Pendragon, nothing is ever quite what it seems.

1.) I choose to live my life since I became disabled vicariously through a seemingly endless string of fictional characters created by my very imaginative IQ.

2.) I have been accused on more than one occasion of being psychic.

3.) I graduated in the top ten of my class in high school and summa cum laude for my AAS degree.

Good luck!

[miss tenderness]

the first one is the lie?????:D

[RobinHood3000]

At severe personal risk, I will challenge the third statement.

[subterranean]

At severe personal risk, I will challenge the third statement.

Same here. Penny's 3rd statment is less convincing than the other 2 :p

[Schokokeks]

I ardently challenge the second ! Even if it really occured to you, it's the lie for me. You're just great, Pen !

[subterranean]

Let's put some bets!!! :D

[Pendragon]

Let's see: Miss Tenderness believes No. 1 to be the lie.

Schokokeks challanges #2 as being false.

Robin and Sub vote for #3, Robin thinking a great personal risk.

Well, time for the moment of truth. Any one could tell you I always invent characters, and that even my poetry that has been published has been published under pseudonyms. So number one is true. My characters here have included David Pendragon, last son of Camelot, Auld Arrow the Ghost of The Dastardly, and The Mafia Penguin.

I have been accused at least three times here on the forum of being psychic, because I seem to know what I shouldn't be able to, but it is only detective work. Number two is also true.

So number three is the lie, but it is a half-truth. The first half is false, the second half is true. I was a slacker in high school and graduated with a low B avarage. But when I went for the degree, a B was unacceptable to me. I only made two the entire time I was in school. I did graduate summa cum laude for my degree. But a half-truth is a LIE. So there you are. Good read Robin and Sub!

[RobinHood3000]

I'm very glad I didn't guess wrong, or else I might have something to answer for.

Still, in all fairness to tender, IQ doesn't measure imagination.

[subterranean]

So number three is the lie, but it is a half-truth. The first half is false, the second half is true. I was a slacker in high school and graduated with a low B avarage. But when I went for the degree, a B was unacceptable to me. I only made two the entire time I was in school. I did graduate summa cum laude for my degree. But a half-truth is a LIE. So there you are. Good read Robin and Sub!

With all my respect, Pen....Feels great to be correct :D

[Boris239]

Here are 2 trues a 1 lie:

1) I've finished "War and Peace" in three days
2) I would like to become an engineer after I get my degree
3) I like to read poems aloud when I'm a bit drunk

[Madhuri]

2nd one is a lie -- degree in what?? If not engineering then it is difficult and 'would like' is an expectation in the future which is always uncertain.

[Idril]

Here are 2 trues a 1 lie:

1) I've finished "War and Peace" in three days
2) I would like to become an engineer after I get my degree
3) I like to read poems aloud when I'm a bit drunk


1. That would be truly impressive, I was proud of myself for finishing it in a week and a half but I suppose if you do little else but read those 3 days, it would be possible so I'll accept that.

2. Man, I wish I had paid more attention when you were talking about school awhile back...I have to give that one more thought...

3. :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: So, do you get up on tables and ask for everone's attention and start reading Pushkin? That would be awesome, I really hope this one is true.

Well, if I accept the first one and have hope that the last one is true, then I guess by simple elimination, my guess has to be no. 2.

[Boris239]

Well, you both are correct. The second one is a lie. My Master degree is in mathematics, so I don't reaaly want to become an engineer.
And Idril, I prefer Lermontov, Gumilev and Lorka :)

[Pendragon]

I'm very glad I didn't guess wrong, or else I might have something to answer for.

Still, in all fairness to tender, IQ doesn't measure imagination.Correct, Robin, which is why I said for people to remember that with Pendragon, nothing is ever quite what it seems. Even the lie was a half-truth, designed to throw people off. Masquerades are my game at all times. :)

[papayahed]

ok, two truths and a lie:

1) I often write backwards to confuse my coworkers
2) I live in Kansas, USA
3) I am in desperate need for a manicure.

[kathycf]

ok, two truths and a lie:

1) I often write backwards to confuse my coworkers
2) I live in Kansas, USA
3) I am in desperate need for a manicure.

Hmmm this is a toughie. Since it says under your avatar that you are from Michigan, I think you desperately need a manicure.

Heh, for real, I think it is #2....

[papayahed]

#3 is the lie - I just got a manicure!!!

[kathycf]

#3 is the lie - I just got a manicure!!!

Then may I say:
A.) I am jealous of your manicure.
B.) Aren't you tricksy!
C.)So you do live in Kansas?
D.) What would Yoda say about your misleading location thing under your avy....Hmmm?


:p :p :p :p :p

[Pendragon]

"The Jedi Way this is not. To be misleading to the Darkside leads. Hear you nothing that I say?" :lol: :lol: :lol:

[kathycf]

"The Jedi Way this is not. To be misleading to the Darkside leads. Hear you nothing that I say?" :lol: :lol: :lol:

See, Yoda agrees with me. Nyeh. :p :lol: ;)

Alright since I lost and haven't posted before...

!.) I am very tall (5'10" and that is talll for a female)
2.) In my entire house there is approximatlly 12 bookcase, yet still they pile on the floor.
3.) My outdoor clothes vary in deep dark tones, as well as black...but I have a fondness for pink nightgowns, robes and slippers.

[AimusSage]

I'd say 1 is false, because on numerous occasions on this forum you have said to be quite small. :)

[Madhuri]

I think the second one is a not true. Why use the word 'approximately' I believe one would know how many bookcases they have in their house.

1st I guess maybe true.

3rd is for sure true, you have tried to make Robin wear a pink shirt. :lol: But on a serious note, I think you do like pink and dark shades.

[Pendragon]

Much as I hate to agree with Aimus, I'll shoot for number one. Book collectors loose count of books and book cases. ;)

[Koa]

Nice game! I say number 1 too, just because.

When can I give you my 2 truths? :D

[AimusSage]

Much as I hate to agree with Aimus, I'll shoot for number one. Book collectors loose count of books and book cases. ;)

Now why would you hate that? :bawling:

[kathycf]

Aimus and Pendragon are correct, I am pretty small. And yes, I was including bookcases all over the house, including areas I don't go into so much so...yeah, it is possible to lose count. ;)

[AimusSage]

Yay, my turn! :D

1. I need to clean my room, and throw out some of the old stuff.
2. My mother likes to take long hikes.
3. I really like my long hair.

hehe, so, can you tell which is the lie?

[Madhuri]

3rd is a lie, as if I remember correctly you did mention somewhere that you need a haircut. So, you cant possibly like your long hair.

[Pensive]

I agree with Madhuri. The third must be the lie.

[Koa]

I'd say the hair thing too... maybe you don't even have long hair...

[AimusSage]

It was that obvious eh?

Well, one was true, although it has now been taken care of, it still counts as true because it was so at the time of writing. The second is also true, and the third isn't, I used to like my hair when it was long, now that I barely have any of it left, I still like it, but it isn't long anymore. Yes, I got tired of having long hair and decided to cut it all off. :D

[Madhuri]

The toughest one will be mine. :D

1. I was born in Delhi, although it is not my native place.
2. I have donated blood 6 times till date.
3. I have more than one siblings.

So the lie is.........

[Pensive]

Maybe, the second one is a lie?

[Madhuri]

I'll wait for more replies. Keep guessing!!!!

[AimusSage]

I'm thinking it is number one, but I must admit it is nothing more than a guess.

[Madhuri]

The truth about the lie shall be revealed after a few more guesses. :D

[adilyoussef]

So, it must be the last.

[RobinHood3000]

I say the second one -- I suspect possibly more than six.

[Madhuri]

Okay, let me reveal the truth now :D

First one is true, I was born in Delhi and still live here.

Second one is a lie, I have never donated blood, the number part was just to confuse. :D I did visit the blood bank, but they refused saying I need to put on more weight and then come back.

Third one is also true, I have two brothers.

[RJbibliophil]

Madhuri, you have posted pictures of you with your brothers, so that was an obvious truth.

[RobinHood3000]

Two truths and a lie...or are they?

1. I've shot a bow before.
2. I'm ambidextrous.
3. Exactly one of the above is true.

Let's play a game, shall we...?

[Idril]

I'm going to go with number 3, that seems like the easy guess. ;)

[Madhuri]

Madhuri, you have posted pictures of you with your brothers, so that was an obvious truth.

I have never posted any picture of me or my family. :)

[Pensive]

Maybe, second one is a lie?
Yay, so I was right! :D


Madhuri, you have posted pictures of you with your brothers, so that was an obvious truth.
Is far as I recall, it was Shakira, not Madhuri.

[Madhuri]

Yay, so I was right! :D


Is far as I recall, it was Shakira, not Madhuri.

I agree with Pensive, I think it was Shakira.

For Robin's question i'll go with Idril. :nod:

[RJbibliophil]

I guess I agree with Pensive too.

As for the enigmatic Robin,

1. I do know that Robin hasn't done as much archery as he wants. Even I have shot a bow.
2. According to these definitions (http://www.answers.com/ambidextrous) of ambidextrous, Robin certainly fits those requirements.
3. Although this seems obvious, seeing as the above appear to be true, I shall choose the path not taken, and say #1 is a lie.

[RobinHood3000]

I'll say two more guesses before I reveal the answer...

[Pendragon]

Two truths and a lie...or are they?

1. I've shot a bow before.
2. I'm ambidextrous.
3. Exactly one of the above is true.

Let's play a game, shall we...?Logic would dictate that if this is really two truths and a lie, number three would have to be a lie. But Robin is tricky, and I suspect he has turned this into two lies and one truth. He has no doubt shot a bow at some point in his life as do most young men who take Robin Hood for a hero. The other two are lies. Quoth the Dragon.

[RobinHood3000]

Does logic truly dictate so, Pen? ;)

If the first be true and the second false, the third is true as well. And if I'm as tricky as you say, that would make the second true, in a sense. But that would make the third false, unless the first was false...

Round and round the reasoning goes...what it concludes, only Robin knows. :cool:

[Pendragon]

Does logic truly dictate so, Pen? ;)

If the first be true and the second false, the third is true as well. And if I'm as tricky as you say, that would make the second true, in a sense. But that would make the third false, unless the first was false...

Round and round the reasoning goes...what it concludes, only Robin knows. :cool:Two truths and a lie...or are they?

1. I've shot a bow before.
2. I'm ambidextrous.
3. Exactly one of the above is true.

Yes, but if there has to be one false the third one if it is true will make two false. The second one being true does not have any effect on the first one's truthfulness. Or vise-versa. Now I see what you mean. Logic dictates a different line of reasoning. Number 2 is the one that can be removed with out harming the equation. So number 2 is false. :p

[Pendragon]

No reply. Hummmmmm.

OK. Two truths and a lie.

1.) I am a freak about edged weapons and own well over 100 knives, swords, or other bladed weapons.

2.) I recently acquired two books originally published as Pulp Magazines in 1937, about a hero called Captain Future.

3.) As you know, I write about The Shadow. I have the entire Shadow Collection from the pulp magazines. Of the more than 350 novels, I desktop published 200+ with the original magazine covers, and have them bound in report folders.

Who knows what lurks in the heart of Pen? Does even The Shadow know?

[Idril]

Who knows what lurks in the heart of Pen? Does even The Shadow know?

Oh! My brother and I loved The Shadow when we were kids! Although I don't think we ever read it, we listened to it...does that make any sense or is my memory playing tricks with me?

This is a tough one, Pen, I can see all of them being true...

I'm going to go with number one, I don't doubt you have an interest in blades but I'm thinking, perhaps, the number of blades you own is incorrect.

[RobinHood3000]

The answer:

Depending on your definition of "ambidextrous," the correct choice for mine could be either 2 or 3. If by "ambidextrous" you mean "equally skilled with either hand" (my original definition), then 2 is false (I have a definite favored hand). If by "ambidextrous" you mean "cunning and deceitful," then 2 becomes true, rendering 3 false.

Now, for Pendragon...I'm thinking 2 is false, if only on the suspicion that Captain Future is not the name of the hero in question.

[Madhuri]

I'll go with No 1.

[Pensive]

Second can be a lie?

[papayahed]

I'm going with No. 1 being the lie.

[Pendragon]

Oh! My brother and I loved The Shadow when we were kids! Although I don't think we ever read it, we listened to it...does that make any sense or is my memory playing tricks with me?

This is a tough one, Pen, I can see all of them being true...

I'm going to go with number one, I don't doubt you have an interest in blades but I'm thinking, perhaps, the number of blades you own is incorrect.

And an elf should learn to trust what her heart tells her must be correct. There was no lie. All three of these statements are true. The only lie was in saying the words "2 truths and a lie." I have blades from all over the world, many of which are legal to own as a collector, but display only. I cannot carry them on my person. Captain Future was indeed a pulp hero from 1937. Before Conde Nast closed the sites that had the magazines for download, I downloaded and desktop published 200+ Shadow Mysteries. Now, Conde Nast is reprinting the series. Gotcha! ;) :) :nod:

[miss tenderness]

ok,guess my lie!

1. When I graduated highschool I was one of the top three on my city.

2.when I graduated college I was chosen Miss stylish by my mates.

3.I'm allergic to dogs!

[Themis]

Hm, I'd say the second one's not true...maybe.

[miss tenderness]

so Themy thinks it's the 2nd...let's take more few guesses...:)

[RobinHood3000]

Hmm...I say the third. It seems so arbitrary compared to the other two, and I want so dearly to think as well of Tender as possible...

[Madhuri]

Maybe the 1st one, it could be that you were the topper, or among top five, or top ten.

[Pendragon]

I'm gonna go with Maddie. The first one, although I should point out to her that if you were the Topper, the statement is still true, and if you were in the top five or ten, it COULD still be true.

[Taliesin]

The third, we would guess.

[Pensive]

Perhaps, the second one.

[RJbibliophil]

I think the first, but remember that there could of only been two tops chosen, or four chosed, so it could be a twisted truth, like the rest, for she could be allergic to cats, or have been voted Miss Fashionable.

[miss tenderness]

all right>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>the lie is the third one:D so pravooooooooo to Robin and Taliesian...it was clear,wan't it?especially with the reasons Robin gave. I wrote two truths and stopped looking for a lie and it came to be the third statement which does not rhyme with the 2 first ones at all:D:D

who would take the turn?

[RobinHood3000]

Taliesin can have it -- I've had my turn.

[Taliesin]

Why, thank you.

Now lessee...


1)There is an animal skull attached to the handle bar of our bicycle.
2)When we were about six years old, we had quite a number of imaginary cat friends.
3)We have been kidnapped once when we were very small.

[Scheherazade]

Why, thank you.

Now lessee...


1)There is an animal skull attached to the handle bar of our bicycle.
2)When we were about six years old, we had quite a number of imaginary cat friends.
3)We have been kidnapped once when we were very small.Oh! I know, I know!

:D:D:D

[Schokokeks]

1)There is an animal skull attached to the handle bar of our bicycle.
2)When we were about six years old, we had quite a number of imaginary cat friends.
3)We have been kidnapped once when we were very small.

I do hope, for the quiet sleep of all animal protectors in your town who would probably launch furious campaigns, that the first one is a lie. But then again, it sounds too peculiar to be made up. Plus, it needn't be a real one :p
The second one doesn't seem suspicious to me at all (mine were birds ;) ). I'm not so sure about the third one, it surely isn't a common occurrence...however, it's the less specified one ("very small").
In conclusion :D, I take the third one to be a lie.

[RobinHood3000]

I would agree...but it seems unlikely that Taliesin, seeing Tender's tendency to toss the third one in as a lie, would do the same. I say 2 -- they must've been ravens! :p

[Pensive]

Why, thank you.

Now lessee...


1)There is an animal skull attached to the handle bar of our bicycle.
2)When we were about six years old, we had quite a number of imaginary cat friends.
3)We have been kidnapped once when we were very small.

The first one is a lie. :)

[Pendragon]

Taliesin if I recall, does Pagan Rituals, so an animal skull on his bike would not surprise me. I collected them myself; once, and you need not kill any animal, you can find them.

I see no problem with the second statement either; few children do not have imaginary friends. I still create characters, but with stories in mind.

I would go with number 3. I doubt a kidnapping, especially in Estonia.

[Pensive]

I would go with number 3. I doubt a kidnapping, especially in Estonia.
Oh Pen, it's everywhere. Criminals are everywhere so kidnapping too, is everywhere.

[miss tenderness]

I say numb: 3!

who are you guys?Talesian are you a group of peopl?

[Madhuri]

who are you guys?Talesian are you a group of peopl?

Even I was wondering, reference is to 'we' in the questions.

[Pendragon]

Oh Pen, it's everywhere. Criminals are everywhere so kidnapping too, is everywhere.I know, Pensy, all too well. We are a small town of really no importance, and we had a serial killer here. I had gone to school with the man. He started his violence in a neighboring state and continued here, where he was finally captured when his last victim wasn't dead as he thought when he dumped her body.

But kidnapping is another thing altogether. You have to ask what the kidnapper stands to gain from it. Tal has never came across as extremely wealthy, politically connected, or such. Why would someone just randomly kidnap a child without motive? I could always be wrong! :lol: Tal could be from a very wealthy family or something.

[mir]

hm . . . .

going to go for 2 just because nobody else has yet

[Madhuri]

i'll go with 2nd, maybe the cat friends were real.

[Taliesin]

Now, saying that the 3rd statement is true, which of the two left is right and which wrong?

[kilted exile]

I am going for 1 as the lie

[Idril]

I'm going for no. 2 as the lie.

[RJbibliophil]

I suppose that no. 2 would be the easiest to twist, so that could be the lie.

I am curious though, what exactly you mean by kidnapped?

[Pensive]

Now, saying that the 3rd statement is true, which of the two left is right and which wrong?
I still stick up with number one as a lie. :p
(If it's true, it's going to be my turn to post! Yay!:D )

[Pendragon]

I suppose that no. 2 would be the easiest to twist, so that could be the lie.

I am curious though, what exactly you mean by kidnapped?


I'm going with friend Piglet here, but I'm still having difficulty with the kidnapping-- unless one parent had custody and the other took you without permission. That is, unfortunately, common worldwide. :(

[Pensive]

I'm going with friend Piglet here, but I'm still having difficulty with the kidnapping-- unless one parent had custody and the other took you without permission. That is, unfortunately, common worldwide. :(

My uncle was also kidnapped. He just went out of the door, in the street, started playing with the ball and a woman took him but then he started crying and another person noticed his crying and asked the woman that why the child was screaming, the woman was unable to give a satisfactory reply so the police was called and my uncle was found. :)

[AimusSage]

I'm going with friend Piglet here, but I'm still having difficulty with the kidnapping-- unless one parent had custody and the other took you without permission. That is, unfortunately, common worldwide. :(
Never underestimate the people in the world Pen. Children get kidnapped for the strangest and sickest reasons.

Having said that, I think it's 2 too.

[Chava]

I think number two as well.
I once collected skulls, my coolest one was found in the sumatrean rainforest, and it was the skull of a large lizard (looks like an aligator, but i can't remeber what it was called...)

[miss tenderness]

I think nub 2 as well..

[Pendragon]

Never underestimate the people in the world Pen. Children get kidnapped for the strangest and sickest reasons.

Having said that, I think it's 2 too.I know better than to underestimate the evil in this world, Aimus, mon ami. It is just about 4 miles to the spot where the serial killer I mentioned dropped of his last victim, and I have often been all over that mountain alone. On the other side is where he dropped off another victim, I was kin to that lady, and I have been up in there a lot alone. I always think what if I had found her, you know? But I think logically, and I have a hard time with a crime that seems pointless. Still, Tal may have had a VERY close call there... I'll still go with 2 though. My coolest skull was a possum, with all the shining teeth! They are omnivores!:)

[Madhuri]

Why isnt Tal replying?

[Taliesin]

The first one is the lie.
We think that we have posted both of these truths in this forum.

[Pensive]

The first one is the lie.
We think that we have posted both of these truths in this forum.
I knew it! Pensive, the great is never wrong. :p

1: When I visited England, I loved the place!
2: I am very fond of the word "lolly polly"
3: I have never eaten Pork.

[Madhuri]

I think I know........:D

[kilted exile]

Thinking 3, possibly some religious thing

[Pendragon]

Three, my little Mockingbird. ;)

[Idril]

Definitely 3.

[Madhuri]

I'll go with 1

[Taliesin]

We believe that the 1st one is a lie.

[Pensive]

I'll go with 1

We believe that the 1st one is a lie.

Both of you are very right. I have never been to England....

Yes, the pork is not available here, so that statement was a truth.

And yes, I love the word "lolly polly" (my version of lol) so this is also true.

[Pendragon]

Pensy, I am sitting here with egg all over my face (that means I pulled a boo-boo!) I knew that you didn't eat pork when I said number 3 and I'm trying to figure out why I picked the one I knew was true as the lie! Duh! :blush: :blush: :blush:

[Idril]

Pensy, I am sitting here with egg all over my face (that means I pulled a boo-boo!) I knew that you didn't eat pork when I said number 3 and I'm trying to figure out why I picked the one I knew was true as the lie! Duh! :blush: :blush: :blush:

:lol: :blush: I did the same thing! I knew she wouldn't eat pork as well...well, my excuse was that I was following Pen's lead. ;)

[Pensive]

Pensy, I am sitting here with egg all over my face (that means I pulled a boo-boo!) I knew that you didn't eat pork when I said number 3 and I'm trying to figure out why I picked the one I knew was true as the lie! Duh!


I did the same thing! I knew she wouldn't eat pork as well...well, my excuse was that I was following Pen's lead.
Trying to kid around with Pensive! How dare you? :p Watch out for the Turnips! :p

Taliesin or Madhuri? Who is going to post the next one?

[Madhuri]

I have already done that, so let it be someone else this time.

[Schokokeks]

I'd volunteer :D if no one objects.

[RobinHood3000]

I don't object! :D

[Schokokeks]

I don't object! :D

Thank you, Robin, now I dare :D

1. My left foot is one size bigger than the right one.
2. I once had dinner with the French President Jaques Chirac.
3. I'm ambidextrous.

[RobinHood3000]

I say three. I cannot deny that you are cunning (ambidextrous), but the first two seem so incredible that to question them seems unthinkable.

[tainaprincess]

1. My left foot is one size bigger than the right one.
2. I once had dinner with the French President Jaques Chirac.
3. I'm ambidextrous.

I have to say that I think 2 is a lie.

[Pensive]

Thank you, Robin, now I dare :D

1. My left foot is one size bigger than the right one.
2. I once had dinner with the French President Jaques Chirac.
3. I'm ambidextrous.
The first one is a lie.

[Madhuri]

hmmmmm.........i'll go by three.

[Pendragon]

Let's see. Hummmm.

My own left leg is short than my right due to injury, so the first one is probably true for similar reasons.

Most people who are left handed wind up being ambidextrous, which I suspect here.

Sorry, but I don't buy number two. But I've been wrong before! :lol:

[Schokokeks]

The first one is a lie.

Yes, Pensy, you're right ! My feet luckily both have the same size, but it's my brother's feet that inspired me for this lie :D

I did have a dinner with Jaques Chirac three years ago. I was not alone with him, though, and wouldn't have wanted to be :D I was among the winners of a gifted and talented students programme launching projects concerning the relationship and collaboration of French and German students. And as the Président was the host of the programme, he also showed up at the winners' dinner :).


Most people who are left handed wind up being ambidextrous, which I suspect here.
Yepp, quite so :). I was born left-handed, but my elementary school for some reason only emphasized right-hand exercises beginning with writing, drawing, throwing balls, etc. Today I can do all things equally well with both hands, though some people complain that my right-hand-writing is less legible :)

So, Pensive, up to you ! ;)

[Pensive]

Yes, Pensy, you're right ! My feet luckily both have the same size, but it's my brother's feet that inspired me for this lie :D

I did have a dinner with Jaques Chirac three years ago. I was not alone with him, though, and wouldn't have wanted to be :D I was among the winners of a gifted and talented students programme launching projects concerning the relationship and collaboration of French and German students. And as the Président was the host of the programme, he also showed up at the winners' dinner :).


Yepp, quite so :). I was born left-handed, but my elementary school for some reason only emphasized right-hand exercises beginning with writing, drawing, throwing balls, etc. Today I can do all things equally well with both hands, though some people complain that my right-hand-writing is less legible :)

So, Pensive, up to you ! ;)
I don't know why but I felt that the first one was a lie! By the way, I was taught how to write with right hand but I feel comfortable when I am doing things with my left hand. I play Badminton, Table Tennis or other games with left hand. When it comes on playing them with right hand, I play really badly. So I guess that I am also a left-handed person.

Hmmm, I guess that someone who hasn't tried before, can take the turn. :)

[Madhuri]

Okay, let me try once again.

This is a real tough one :D

1. I have been a national champion in 100 mtrs races.

2. I dont like eating.

3. I have jumped off from a very high spot into a river.

So, tell me which one is a lie.

[Pensive]

Okay, let me try once again.

This is a real tough one :D

1. I have been a national champion in 100 mtrs races.

2. I dont like eating.

3. I have jumped off from a very high spot into a river.

So, tell me which one is a lie.

The second one can be a truth because mostly on "what are you eating drinking right now" thread, you write that you are drinking water. Maybe, it means that you don't like eating much??

[Madhuri]

How does this mean it is a lie? :)

[Pensive]

I guess that the third one is a lie!

[RobinHood3000]

As do I. Number 3.

[Pendragon]

I'll also say three. To jump into a river from a very high spot and survive is so rare that it almost has to be the lie. You are alive, aren't you, Maddie? :)

[Madhuri]

:lol:

Yes I am!! :D

Jumping into a river and surviving is possible, if the motive is not to commit suicide. :D It may not be true though.

[Pendragon]

:lol:

Yes I am!! :D

Jumping into a river and surviving is possible, if the motive is not to commit suicide. :D It may not be true though.True enough, lass! The point of contention was that you said "from a very high spot". After one reaches a certain hieght, intent becomes negligible. The hieght increases the force of the fall, so that hitting the water can be as bad as hitting concrete. But some HAVE survived; it's just unlikely.

[miss tenderness]

for change,I'll go for numb 1, I just can't imagine Mad running!

[Madhuri]

Okay for the lie, now.

No 1: It is a lie. I have never been a national champion. But, yes I have been an athlete in my school days, and did win medals, but never pursued it to the national level.

No 2: Is correct. I jus' dont like eating, I eat to live, to survive, that's it.

No 3: Is correct. I did jump from, say, a hight of about 3 or 4 story building into a river. It was when I went river-rafting, and there are spots from which you can do such acts, so, we stopped at this point, and there were many people doing this, we all survived coz we were wearing life jackets. How you jump into water makes a difference, if you fall flat, it will hurt, but if you dive and cut the water, then you'll survive, and that's what I did.

[Pendragon]

very
Okay for the lie, now.

No 1: It is a lie. I have never been a national champion. But, yes I have been an athlete in my school days, and did win medals, but never pursued it to the national level.

No 2: Is correct. I jus' dont like eating, I eat to live, to survive, that's it.

No 3: Is correct. I did jump from, say, a hight of about 3 or 4 story building into a river. It was when I went river-rafting, and there are spots from which you can do such acts, so, we stopped at this point, and there were many people doing this, we all survived coz we were wearing life jackets. How you jump into water makes a difference, if you fall flat, it will hurt, but if you dive and cut the water, then you'll survive, and that's what I did.Ah, yes. Maddie! Now we get into the definition of what "very high spot" means.:lol: :lol: :lol: I fell three stories down a stairwell and survived with only a broken ankle, fell 40 feet out of a tree and survived with only a dislocated arm (from grabbing the last branch!) and so on. I was imagining a fall of much higher proportions, like jumping of the Golden Gate or Brooklyn Bridge. People have survived, but it's very rare. :lol::lol::lol: You got me! :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Madhuri]

For me it was a very high spot. Plz dont laugh, it was a huge effort that I made :D

[Pendragon]

Laugh at you, Maddie, as in "make fun of you"? Not on God's green earth! I may have a little fun picking at you, but you must understand I only do that with people I consider friends. I would never hurt your feeling on purpose. If I have, I beg forgiveness most humbly. I should really be more careful. :blush:

[Madhuri]

Laugh at you, Maddie, as in "make fun of you"? Not on God's green earth! I may have a little fun picking at you, but you must understand I only do that with people I consider friends. I would never hurt your feeling on purpose. If I have, I beg forgiveness most humbly. I should really be more careful. :blush:

Oh, no no, Pen, this is not what I meant. You are a very sweet person, and I can never feel bad about it. I am such a small person before you, in terms of experience and age, and capabilities. I respect you a lot. Plz, dont think like this, I did not mean it in a bad sense, I could never.

[Pendragon]

No one is so small, Little One, that they may not teach a lesson to others. Too often adults fail to take young people seriously. I think that is wrong. I treat them as my equal. Everyone can learn from someone else. The bitter medicine is often hard to swallow, but it may be what does the most good. I owed you an apology. Just be your own sweet self, and remember that age does not always mean wisdom nor experience skill. But we fall to get up, and try again. God bless. :angel:

[Madhuri]

I am so ashamed of myself now. Plz, Pen, I did not mean it. I still think I am very small in front of you, and I am very greatful to you that you consider me as your friend. I am sorry of it sounded that harsh. :)

[higley]

Two truths and a lie!

1. I love to eat cheese.

2. I can't stand the Beatles.

3. I've never been to another country.

See if you can guess! ;)

[cuppajoe_9]

You don't love to eat cheese.

[Idril]

I think number 2 is the lie, who doesn't like the Beatles? ;)

[Pendragon]

1. I love to eat cheese.

2. I can't stand the Beatles.

3. I've never been to another country

Hummmm.

From Ohio, so possibly been to Canada at least.
That's dairy country, cheese sounds right.
Frankly, though two sounds right as well, Bible Belt area.

Hummm?
I go with three. Don't know why? :p

[higley]

cuppajoe was right; the lie is that I love to eat cheese. Despite being in Ohio all my life, I cannot for the life of me stand cheese.

Idril, I'm afraid to say that I've never liked the Beatles, ever. x)

[cuppajoe_9]

Sweet! Ok, here we go:

1. I once bet a girl one Alabama Slammer (an alcoholic drink) that I will win the Nobel Prize for Literature before she does.

2. I have been asked for illegal substances by the wife of a former Hutterite (the Hutterites are a protestant sect similiar to the Amish).

3. The same girl whom I have the Nobel Prize bet with won a $25 000 scholarship from the government of Canada.

[miss tenderness]

the second one fit to be a lie!

[cuppajoe_9]

No, that's true. Her husband asked me too. The both tracked some down eventually.

[miss tenderness]

then we are limited in 2 choices! what a cheating Cupp in front of the public eyes:D

[miss tenderness]

I'll go for 3?????????

[Idril]

Idril, I'm afraid to say that I've never liked the Beatles, ever. x)

That's just crazy! Blasphemy! My world has been shattered. ;) :p :lol:

Cuppajoe, I'm going to guess the first one is the lie, you may have the bet, but I'm thinking it might be for something other than an Alabama Slammer...by the way, is that anything like an Amaretto Slammer?

[cuppajoe_9]

Nope, you're wrong. The bet was indeed for an Alabama Slammer, which is consists of Southern Comfort, Amaretto, orange juice, Sprite and grenadine. The lie was the scholarship, which was actually worth $50 000, so it looks like I'm going to be out an Alabama Slammer.

Since nobody got it, I get to go again, right?

1. I am deathly afraid of large dogs, particularly German Shepherds.

2. I got 100% on my diploma exam for English.

3. I once ran around shirtless on top of the Saskatchewan Glacier.

edit : Sorry Tenderness, I didn't see your reply. C'est la vie.

[RobinHood3000]

Ordinarily, the waiting period is a few days. :p But if you like the attention...

I say 1.

[cuppajoe_9]

Nope, I really am terrified of dogs. And I really am quite bored.

[Madhuri]

I think i'll go for 2, English is a not like math, logical, where 2+2 is always equal to 4, and if you are correct you get 100%. I think no matter how well you have written your English exam, one can never get 100%, there is always scope of improvement.

[cuppajoe_9]

I don't know exactly how I did it, but I did in fact get a 100% on my english diploma. The last one is false. It was the Athabasca Glacier.

[Idril]

In the interest of keeping this thread going, I'll take a turn and this should be easy if people are paying attention.

1. I'm very calorie conscious and like to eat healthy foods.

2. I have a dimple on my cheek that's actually a scar.

3. I'm obsessed with pajamas, I have 3 huge boxes of them in my closest along with 2 dresser drawers filled with as many seasonally appropriate jamies I can fit in there.

[Riesa]

# 3 has got to be the lie.

[ShoutGrace]

I think I've read about Idril drinking cokes and eating m&m's and such, so I'll stay away from that one . . .

I very much hope that number three is the lie. :D

[Madhuri]

It has to be # 1. You want to control your diet, but it can always start the next day :D

[Pensive]

In the interest of keeping this thread going, I'll take a turn and this should be easy if people are paying attention.

1. I'm very calorie conscious and like to eat healthy foods.

2. I have a dimple on my cheek that's actually a scar.

3. I'm obsessed with pajamas, I have 3 huge boxes of them in my closest along with 2 dresser drawers filled with as many seasonally appropriate jamies I can fit in there.
The second one seems a lie to me.

[Pendragon]

I'm going with number 3. The reason being that the first two were dashed off without thinking while the third was carefully crafted. :D

[Idril]

I'm going with number 3. The reason being that the first two were dashed off without thinking while the third was carefully crafted. :D

Pen, it was carefully crafted because it's something I feel very strongly about...I love pajamas! So that one is most definitely true, in fact, just this last weekend, I put my summer jammies away and got the fall and winter ones out and I had to make some tough choices because I only had room in my 2 drawers for about half of the ones I had. :( :blush: And there is a seriously adorable pair I saw in the mall the other day that I think I'm going to have to pick up so that means I'm going to have to stick another pair back in the box because those drawers are stuffed! I think I may have a problem. :goof:

The second one is true, I fell face first onto the roots of a tree (it was out of the ground and being used as a see-saw at the time), when I was about 5 or 6 causing a nice little dent in my cheek that is very unflattering.

So the lie is the first one, Madhuri had it right, I am calorie conscious in the way that I am at least aware of the ridiculous amount of calories I put in my mouth and sometimes, I feel a little guilty about it, but it doesn't stop me from eating what I want to eat...which is generally speaking, not healthy foods. ;)

So, Mad, it's your turn.

[Riesa]

I'm going to have to stick another pair back in the box because those drawers are stuffed! I think I may have a problem. :goof: :eek: :eek2: :eek2: :goof: :lol:

[Pendragon]

Pen, it was carefully crafted because it's something I feel very strongly about...I love pajamas! So that one is most definitely true, in fact, just this last weekend, I put my summer jammies away and got the fall and winter ones out and I had to make some tough choices because I only had room in my 2 drawers for about half of the ones I had. :( :blush: And there is a seriously adorable pair I saw in the mall the other day that I think I'm going to have to pick up so that means I'm going to have to stick another pair back in the box because those drawers are stuffed! I think I may have a problem. :goof:

A classic case of reading the clue right, but taking it in the wrong direction! Ah, I must hone my detective skills! Touche, Idril! :)

[Idril]

A classic case of reading the clue right, but taking it in the wrong direction! Ah, I must hone my detective skills! Touche, Idril! :)

I'm a complicated woman, Pen. ;) :lol:

[Pendragon]

I'm a complicated woman, Pen. ;) :lol:Yo, I heard that! I've been happily married for 27 years and still haven't figured my wife out! :lol:

[Pendragon]

Here's you a nice little puzzle:

1.) I would be telling you the gospel truth to say that I'm looking at one of my bookshelves right now, and there is a book there entitled Warped.

2.) But I would be telling a most foul lie to state that I have actually read the book.

3.) Both statements are either true or both are false. On that decision rests the authenticity of this statement.

:brow:

[AimusSage]

the third one has to be the lie, afterall, it's two truths and a lie, therefore if one and two are true, the third one has to be false, it is impossible for both 1 and 2 to be false. it doesn't leave enought room for 2 truths.

[RobinHood3000]

The third one is false. The authenticity of the third statement does not rest on said decision -- regardless of what the reader "decides," it will be either true or false. It is analogous to flipping a coin, pre-Schroedinger: deciding whether it is heads or tails does not influence whether it is heads or tails.

[Pendragon]

Interesting answers. But consider this. The statments are:

1.) I would be telling you the gospel truth to say that I'm looking at one of my bookshelves right now, and there is a book there entitled Warped.

2.) But I would be telling a most foul lie to state that I have actually read the book.

3.) Both statements are either true or both are false. On that decision rests the authenticity of this statement.

The top two have to be either both true or both false. Say number one is true, that the book is indeed there. Then the second statement must be true.
That will work, and leave the third as false.

But if the first is false and the book is not there, then the second statement that I am lying about reading it messes up the equation. It makes a double negative. I am lying that I'm lying. Two negatives make a positive when multiplied. Then the third statement is also a lie, because there is no way for both statements to be false. I have been slightly tricky. The truth is that book is there, I haven't read it yet, and so that makes the third statement irrelevant. Good show! :nod:

[RobinHood3000]

I say 1...weren't you recently cold?

[miss tenderness]

here is another puzzle:

I.I just caught cold.
2.I recently got caught by my boss for departing befor the time required for departing!
3.I just saw a pic of a kidnapped girl and the kidnapper has nt been caught yet!

:D

goodluck!

[miss tenderness]

Robin says 1,any other guesses?

[Madhuri]

I think its 3...dont ask me why...:D

[Pendragon]

Number 2, Miss T. It seems out of character for you. ;)

[miss tenderness]

okay!

I'm so sorry to disappoint your high opinion of me,Pen, but I did it!:lol:

Maddie,not gonna ask you why dear,but I've got to tell you that you're wrong:p:D


Robin,you are starting to frighten me ,boy! either you are an Interpol guy or have six sense! He is the winner:lol:

[RobinHood3000]

To preserve the mystery...

1. Death
2. Taxes
3. Statistics

[miss tenderness]

lie?

statistics?

[shinigami]

To me it's Statistics... they're never really that accurate anyway.... so 3 it is..

[Pendragon]

Well, statistics may not always be accurate, but you can always count on somebody quoting them. People fake their death all the time as well, or collect money on someone who never even existed. A great many people manage to get out of paying taxes. But, like Death and Taxes, Statistics will always be with us. Perhaps "none of the above in and of itself?" :idea:

[Laindessiel]

2 truths and a lie, then.

Something really shallow, for a change.

1) I have a disgusting-looking scar right on my elbow that looks like acid was dropped on it.

2) I have no patience for people in front of me who walks as though anytime they could step on an immortal insect.

3) I have seen half of all the posts of "Uncle" Pendragon.

[RobinHood3000]

Mark Twain defined three kinds of lies: "Lies, damn lies, and statistics." Death and taxes, of course, are the universe's constants. So the answer would be three, both for mine, and for Lain.

[Laindessiel]

Mark Twain defined three kinds of lies: "Lies, damn lies, and statistics." Death and taxes, of course, are the universe's constants. So the answer would be three, both for mine, and for Lain.

What do you mean? That I would pick the same answer as you have?

*confused*:bawling:

[Pendragon]

Mark Twain defined three kinds of lies: "Lies, damn lies, and statistics." Death and taxes, of course, are the universe's constants. So the answer would be three, both for mine, and for Lain.Got me, little brother, on one of my favorite quotes by a favorite author. Touche! :)

[RobinHood3000]

My apologies, Lain -- I meant that I suspected your third statement to be the lie.

[Laindessiel]

Ahhhhhhhhh, man!

I could smell frustration in me going afoul
And a Robin is the one to blame, I bawl

(I have to honestly get better!!!)

[toni]

Two truths and a lie then....

1). I have 5 brothers and 3 sisters.

2). I was born in Kenya but moved to the Philippines when I was 6.

3). I have dyslexia.

[Laindessiel]

Toni. that was a hard one! You even got ME thinking! And I am your secret-keeper! What the heck....

[Pensive]

Two truths and a lie then....

1). I have 5 brothers and 3 sisters.

2). I was born in Kenya but moved to the Philippines when I was 6.

3). I have dyslexia.

Third one must be a lie.

[Vada Dagon]

I say 1 is a lie.

You only have 4 brothers and 3 sisters

[Vada Dagon]

1. I have a big nose
2. I like Chili Dogs
3. I see dead people

[Pensive]

1. I have a big nose
2. I like Chili Dogs
3. I see dead people

I think that second one is a lie? Because, you can have a fat nose...and you can see dead people in dreams. :p

~By the way, you can't post a "truth and a lie" before the person who has already posted one confirms that you are wrong...

[Vada Dagon]

Good One!

Ooops! My bad.. So was I wrong?

[miss tenderness]

Laind: numb. 1 is ur lie


Van:numb. 2

[Laindessiel]

Miss T. I think you meant Toni's Truth or Lie query..not mine...

She's asking more people to guess...before she divulges...

[Pensive]

Good One!
So, am I right?

[Pendragon]

Toni, The Dragon will call number 2 a lie. And Lain, I knew for sure you could not have possibly read any where near half of old "Uncle" (Thanks, I would be honored to have two such lovely nieces!) Pendragon's posts! But little brother Robin beat me to the punch! ;)

[Pendragon]

Van, I will go with number one. To explain that, many American and British toops are in Iraq, as your location says, "for now." Hot dogs with chili, or “chili dogs” are a favorite American food. Troops are unfortunately going to see too many dead people as far as I am concerned in this war. So one is false.

[toni]

Two truths and a lie then....

1). I have 5 brothers and 3 sisters.

2). I was born in Kenya but moved to the Philippines when I was 6.

3). I have dyslexia.


Hmmm,,,
D'you guys want ZeTruth?
Okay!

Drumroll please.....:flare: :flare:


Number 1 is true. Yes, I have 5 brothers and 3 sisters. pretty shocking, huh? But the 4 brothers and the 1 sister are only half-siblings..
We are originally 4- Pretty Laind, Geeky me, Cute Iza and Young Billy.- in particular order.

Number 3 is also true. I have dyslexia. :lol: It is tough at times, you know, you mix up your spelling badly- like I had to ask Laind if it is "Febuary" or "February" "theire" or "their" but the insane thing is, I always know how to spell dyslexia.:alien:

Hahahahahahah! Good one, Mr. Pen..

For the others:
I can't believe you guys fell for number 2!
Number 2 is a lie. (though I wish it were true, it would make me more :lol: interesting)

[Vada Dagon]

So, am I right?

Yep Blue Bird you were right.

[Pensive]

Yep Blue Bird you were right.

Blue Bird loves being right. :D

Here we go. Let's see if you can guess the wrong one:

1: I like to eat dry fruits.
2: My cousin is a registered member in litnet forum.
3: Younis Khan is my favourite cricket player.

[Vada Dagon]

Number two is a lie

[kilted exile]

I am going to guess 3 as the lie, and suggest your favourite cricketer may be Imzamam Ul-Haq

[Madhuri]

I too will go with Vada....:)

[Vada Dagon]

I guess we'll wait until antoehr day.
Hmmm.... Oh! Well :)

[Vada Dagon]

Wow! I'm tired I can't even spell right.

[Pendragon]

The Dragon's vote goes to number three, Pensy. I almost positive number one is true, and you've never mentioned a cousin before, but it seems likely enough. You just don't come across as a sports fan to that degree to me, but as we all know, my motto is "Has it ever occured to you that you could be wrong?" :lol:

[Taliesin]

We'll go with the second one as the lie. We suspect that when you'd switch a word there, you'd get a truth - of course that doesn't mean that it has to be lie, but still, number two.

[Riesa]

I'll go with number one as the lie.

I seem to recall you mentioning your cousin once many a moon ago.

Sports? eh. Who knows, I can see you screaming at the T.V. occasionally.

I have no reason to think that you wouldn't like eating dried fruit, but last time I ate a dried apricot I felt like I was eating a baby's ear, so maybe you feel the same way.

[miss tenderness]

I would go with numb. 1 :)

[Nightshade]

number 2s the lie its your brother who is the member

:D

[Pensive]

The Dragon's vote goes to number three, Pensy. I almost positive number one is true, and you've never mentioned a cousin before, but it seems likely enough. You just don't come across as a sports fan to that degree to me, but as we all know, my motto is "Has it ever occured to you that you could be wrong?"
You are half-right, Pen. :D Third one is a lie, but I like some sports and cricket is one of them. Remember my thread "All about sports!" :p


I am going to guess 3 as the lie, and suggest your favourite cricketer may be Imzamam Ul-Haq
Oh my goodness kilted exile. You are a true seer! :thumbs_up Welcome to SL!(Seers League) :p

So, the first one is a truth because I am deeply in love with dry fruits. The second one is also a truth. One of my cousin is a registered forum member though she is not really an active one. But here it is, the truth. :p

Third one is a lie, because Younis Khan is never/was never my favourite Cricket Player. It has to be either Inzamam or Dravid.

[kilted exile]

Ok.....

1) I represented Glasgow in the U-15 age group for Rugby.

2) I can not skate

3) I am an only child

[Pendragon]

Shooting blindfolded, Kilted, I going to say Number 2. I'm not certain, but I think you once mentioned a brother. Rugby seems to fit you well enough. But again my motto "Has it ever occurred to you that you could be wrong?" :lol:

[Vada Dagon]

Ditto here - 2 is a no go!

[Pensive]

Ok.....

1) I represented Glasgow in the U-15 age group for Rugby.

2) I can not skate

3) I am an only child
My crystal ball is not working, so I will have to make a blind guess....which is the third one is a lie. :p

[RobinHood3000]

I say too, number two, is not true.

[shinigami]

Just for the sake of being different... I'll go with number 1

[kilted exile]

Pensive is of course correct. I have 2 brothers, and one 1/2 sister from one of my father's indescretions as a teenager.

[Vada Dagon]

Which half is your sister? LOL!

[miss tenderness]

2 ,Kilted?

[Pensive]

Pensive is of course correct. I have 2 brothers, and one 1/2 sister from one of my father's indescretions as a teenager.
I told you, I am a true seer. Even without my magical crystal ball, I can predict fine. :p

Correct three times in a row. Doesn't it indicate my magical/special ability? :p

[Pendragon]

Pensive is of course correct. I have 2 brothers, and one 1/2 sister from one of my father's indescretions as a teenager.And the Dragon is a certified dunce! Note what I said, Kilted: Shooting blindfolded, Kilted, I going to say Number 2. I'm not certain, but I think you once mentioned a brother. Rugby seems to fit you well enough. But again my motto "Has it ever occurred to you that you could be wrong?" Notice I knowed you had a brother and STILL chose the wrong answer? Duh! :p

[Pensive]

And the Dragon is a certified dunce! Note what I said, Kilted: Shooting blindfolded, Kilted, I going to say Number 2. I'm not certain, but I think you once mentioned a brother. Rugby seems to fit you well enough. But again my motto "Has it ever occurred to you that you could be wrong?" [COLOR="Red"] Notice I knowed you had a brother and STILL chose the wrong answer? Duh! :p
Nah, a true seer can never be wrong, here you have got Pensive as an example. :p

[Pendragon]

Nah, a true seer can never be wrong, here you have got Pensive as an example. :p I wasn't wrong, Little Princess, I hit the wrong key! The clues bear out that I was right, I put the wrong number! ;)

[Pendragon]

Let's see here, the game is the thing:

Two truths and a lie, gauranteed!

1.) I have never made a cent writing short stories, and with my luck, probably never will!

2.) I think poetry should always follow one of the forms like a sonnet or villanelle, and that rhyme is important.

3.) My first poem I had published was simply entitled "Why?"

Good luck! :p

[Laindessiel]

Number 2, Unc Pen, is true...as I have been aware enough of your undulating rhymes everytime you post (which, by the way, I'd be glad to inherit ;) I also can't write a poem without the rhyming thing. :bawling: )

Number 3, also is the truth, 'coz think you might'a mentioned them before, I just don't know which thread, though.... (not too careful about that, Unc Pen, hihihi...)

And number 1 is ,sadly, :bawling: a lie because I thought of numbers 2 and 3 first to be otherwise! Although I think I should sue those people who wouldn't accept your work. :flare:

Or, I think, are there not enough depth in those people?

OOOORRRR, I surmise terribly, THAT YOU'VE NEVER SOLD THEM?!!!

[Madhuri]

I think No-3 is a lie.

--You have made some money (more than a cent, atleast :p), as I remember you mentioning somewhere you earned $85 (not sure). But, this is definitely more than a cent.

--Your lines have a rhyme, but I am not sure if you think it should always be the case. This could be true as well.

--I think No 3 could be a lie. Maybe the name was different.

[Pensive]

Let's see here, the game is the thing:

Two truths and a lie, gauranteed!

1.) I have never made a cent writing short stories, and with my luck, probably never will!

2.) I think poetry should always follow one of the forms like a sonnet or villanelle, and that rhyme is important.

3.) My first poem I had published was simply entitled "Why?"

Good luck! :p
Though, seer's mind is hazy at the moment, but she will make a blind guess...and it is that the first one is a lie.

[Pendragon]

Two truths and a lie, gauranteed!

1.) I have never made a cent writing short stories, and with my luck, probably never will!

2.) I think poetry should always follow one of the forms like a sonnet or villanelle, and that rhyme is important.

3.) My first poem I had published was simply entitled "Why?"

OK. We've had guesses on Number 1 & Number 3.

I have never sold a short story. All the one's that I have had published, 31 to date, on John Olsen's The Shadow Magazine in Review Website are just for the fun of keeping The Shadow alive. I won a prize in a short story contest back in college, but that isn't making money, I never sold the story, it has been rejected several times. So Number 1 is true. I made the money on my poetry.

Number 3 is also true, the poem "Why?" appeared in Broken Streets Magazine. They later took another poem.

Which brings us to Number 2. I love to write form poetry, and I am a wizard at sonnets and villanelle. But if you check the Poetry Post section of this forum, you will find free verse poetry by me, one of which "The House That Jack Built", I think you read, Pensy! So Number 2 is the lie! And the Dragon is tricky. ;) :lol:

[Pensive]

Two truths and a lie, gauranteed!

1.) I have never made a cent writing short stories, and with my luck, probably never will!

2.) I think poetry should always follow one of the forms like a sonnet or villanelle, and that rhyme is important.

3.) My first poem I had published was simply entitled "Why?"

OK. We've had guesses on Number 1 & Number 3.

I have never sold a short story. All the one's that I have had published, 31 to date, on John Olsen's The Shadow Magazine in Review Website are just for the fun of keeping The Shadow alive. I won a prize in a short story contest back in college, but that isn't making money, I never sold the story, it has been rejected several times. So Number 1 is true. I made the money on my poetry.

Number 3 is also true, the poem "Why?" appeared in Broken Streets Magazine. They later took another poem.

Which brings us to Number 2. I love to write form poetry, and I am a wizard at sonnets and villanelle. But if you check the Poetry Post section of this forum, you will find free verse poetry by me, one of which "The House That Jack Built", I think you read, Pensy! So Number 2 is the lie! And the Dragon is tricky. ;) :lol:
Hmmm, actually....as I said before, my mind was a bit hazy so the seer couldn't predict right. Otherwise, trust me, I am a very fine seer. I guess now I should control my haziness because the seer has got miles to go before she sleeps. :p

[Laindessiel]

Two truths and a lie, gauranteed!

1.) I have never made a cent writing short stories, and with my luck, probably never will!

2.) I think poetry should always follow one of the forms like a sonnet or villanelle, and that rhyme is important.

3.) My first poem I had published was simply entitled "Why?"

OK. We've had guesses on Number 1 & Number 3.

I have never sold a short story. All the one's that I have had published, 31 to date, on John Olsen's The Shadow Magazine in Review Website are just for the fun of keeping The Shadow alive. I won a prize in a short story contest back in college, but that isn't making money, I never sold the story, it has been rejected several times. So Number 1 is true. I made the money on my poetry.

Number 3 is also true, the poem "Why?" appeared in Broken Streets Magazine. They later took another poem.

Which brings us to Number 2. I love to write form poetry, and I am a wizard at sonnets and villanelle. But if you check the Poetry Post section of this forum, you will find free verse poetry by me, one of which "The House That Jack Built", I think you read, Pensy! So Number 2 is the lie! And the Dragon is tricky. ;) :lol:


Oh yes you are. :lol:

Got me there! I read just now on some thread that you really recieved $85 on some poem or short story.

Yikes me.:(

[Pendragon]

Oh yes you are. :lol:

Got me there! I read just now on some thread that you really recieved $85 on some poem or short story.

Yikes me.:(That was the total I have made from publishing around 150 poems. You get say $10 here, $15 there and so on, never more than $25, but then I don't get published by The Atlantic Monthly or The New Yorker (not that I haven't submitted poetry to them, mind!), but smaller magazines. Most just send an author's copy. Some send nothing but an acceptance letter, and never confirm if the poem was used or not. It can be frustrating. But since I have too much time on my hands and a lot of short story ideas, I plan to get back to writing and submitting. Hey, I've been told "NO." by experts! One guy used my SASE to send me a blistering letter in which he cussed me out but good for wasting his time, as he called it. I sent him a really nice card asking if he felt better after getting that off his chest. I had to cancel one of my biggest acheivments (getting 5 for 5 accepted) because I failed to check on what kind of magazine I was submitting my work to. When I found out, I could have squeezed under a rock! :blush: I learned to check the magazines out better! :)

[Pendragon]

2 Truths and a lie.

1.) I built my current computer myself and installed all software.

2.) I was born in Cumberland Co., NC, but I haven't been back there since I was 4.

3.) One of my favorite guitars weighs only 2.2 pounds, but is fully playable.

Welcome to my nightmare! http://www.industreal.spb.ru/smiles/scull.gif

[Nightshade]

2 Truths and a lie.

1.) I built my current computer myself and installed all software.

2.) I was born in Cumberland Co., NC, but I haven't been back there since I was 4.

3.) One of my favorite guitars weighs only 2.2 pounds, but is fully playable.

Welcome to my nightmare! http://www.industreal.spb.ru/smiles/scull.gif

I sooo know Im getting this wrong:rolleyes: Im pretty sure 1 is true, ummm 2 the lie??

[Pendragon]

We have a vote for number 2. Other guesses? :)

[Laindessiel]

Yeah sure, although you have been TOOOOOOO careful there....

Lemme see....gosh it's hard but I'd say that #1 is true because you said that you fix your own computer and a "geek" at it, I say.

Lie? #3. But I also have one of that too. It plays acceptable music, yeah.

Tricky clues won't get to me now, Uncle Pen!

[Pendragon]

2 Truths and a lie.

1.) I built my current computer myself and installed all software.

2.) I was born in Cumberland Co., NC, but I haven't been back there since I was 4.

3.) One of my favorite guitars weighs only 2.2 pounds, but is fully playable.

Welcome to my nightmare!

OK.

1.) Is technically true, since I had to rebuild and reinstall everything.

2.) Is False. I returned to Cumberland County in search of some cousins when I was 21. Oddly enough, despite changes the the main street of Spring Lake, NC., I found our old address strictly on the memory of a 4+ year old boy. Believe it or not!

3.) Is true. A picture of the guitar appears below.

http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l108/AbsalomKane/martin20guitar.jpg

[RobinHood3000]

How is 2 true? The statement says you haven't been back there, and you said you had...?

[Pendragon]

How is 2 true? The statement says you haven't been back there, and you said you had...?
I am evidently not hitting on all cylinders, little brother. You are quite correct. I have had two lies. I'll edit. (head bows in shame....)

[RobinHood3000]

S'all right, brother. No harm, no foul, and 'tis not a huge deal.

Anyone heard from Elizabeth lately? I'm starting to worry again...

[Pendragon]

No, I haven't heard a word, and as always, I share your worries. They say no news is good news, but it can be horrible on those who worry about others. :nod:

[davoarid]

I have a driver's license.

I am legally blind.

I am epileptic.

[Pendragon]

I have a driver's license.

I am legally blind.

I am epileptic.I would say number 1. Because if either 2 or 3 is true, there is going to be difficulty with getting a licence. I am Bi-Polar, and kept my licence by the skin of my teeth. I have to limit my driving to only what is necessary. :)

[davoarid]

Ah ha! I tricked you. Number 2 is the lie. My medication manages my epilepsy just well enough that the DMV lets me keep my license.

[Pendragon]

Ah ha! I tricked you. Number 2 is the lie. My medication manages my epilepsy just well enough that the DMV lets me keep my license.http://www.clicksmilies.com/s1106/spezial/Fool/appl.gif Well, as I said, I barely kept my own. Medicine now controls my illness very well, but occassionaly, they cross my medicine, which must be constantly changed and updated, with something it will not mix with, an I will have a seizure. Fortunately, since most of my medicine is taken at bedtime, I've never been driving, but it still isn't fun! :( Trips to more tests, new adjustments, or worst of all, mental ward for a week or so.

You have won this round! :) Try again? :)

[Misscaroline]

Can I go, Pen?

1. I hate fluff pieces, even though I once won a contest with one.
2. I have a celebrity crush on Johnny Depp.
3. I one broke my arm and didn't discover the break until the next day when I fell on it again.

Good luck!

[SummerSolstice]

Hmmm... well, to me, one and two appear to be mutually exclusive, unless you're irritated with yourself for having a celebrity crush. People who love fluff may or may not be prone to celebrity crushes, but people who hate fluff are usually too down-to-earth/cynical for something so unrealistic. Not to mention that three is so crazy, it's gotta be true.

So... which, one or two? I'm gonna go for two. Since 47% of the film-watching female population have a crush on Johnny Depp, it would be a plausible pick for a lie.

Also: Pendragon, your clapping hands smilie is downright creepy. *shudders*

[Misscaroline]

It is a creepy smiley, like two Things meeting... And you're right :p . I don't have any celebrity crushes, and #3 happened when I was seven. It isn't that bizarre, is it? And I still won't tell what the fluff piece was, or any details of it, but it did happen. Kudos. I have to learn to lie better... ~pout~ Ah, well...I'll get the hang of it later... Who's next?

And I'm not that cynical, am I?