Spot the Truth

[Jazz_]

Nope, not #3 or 5 :p

[mrv]

I'll go with 4.

[Jazz_]

We have a winner :D

[mrv]

We have a winner :D

Me? So, when exactly is that chemistry exam?:brow:

As for another set of statements... let's see...hm...okay

1. I am really afraid of water and that's why I never learnt to swim.
2. I can't stand bananas, the very smell of them makes me sick.
3. Another thing that makes me sick is homosexuality. I think it's unnatural,
abnormal and unacceptable.
4. All three statements^ are true.
5. All the statements are utter :icon_bs:.

[L.M. The Third]

I'll go with #2.

[tainaprincess]

I'll say #5

[Jazz_]

Me? So, when exactly is that chemistry exam?:brow:



It's tomorrow - I should be studying, but LitNet is so distracting :D

I was going to say #5... but I suppose I'll go with #1

[tainaprincess]

It's tomorrow - I should be studying, but LitNet is so distracting :D

I was going to say #5... but I suppose I'll go with #1

You could go with #5 and if we are both correct, you can take the turn. I don't mind, really.

[mrv]

It's tomorrow - I should be studying, but LitNet is so distracting :D

It is.:D

And 5 is correct.

I like the fruity fragrance of bananas despite the fact that it'll make me sick if I try to eat more than half a banana.
I love water in all it's form.
The third statement is...well...utter:icon_bs:

tainaprincess, your turn.:)

[tainaprincess]

Okay, here goes:

1. I speak 5 different languages.
2. I've never had a boyfriend.
3. I've never fractured/broken any bones.
4. I absolutely love eating tomatoes.
5. I hate eating fried foods.

[mrv]

I think it's 3.

[tainaprincess]

Nope, I fractured my wrist in the seventh grade.

[Jazz_]

I'll say #1

[tainaprincess]

Nope, I only speak 2. Try again.

[AdoreroDio]

I'll go with number 4

[tainaprincess]

Nope. Sorry, they make me gag.

So far, you guys have have eliminated 1, 3, and 4. I will only answer the next one once I see that someone has guessed the correct option.

[mrv]

Can I take a second guess?

[aliengirl]

Is it #5?

[tainaprincess]

Can I take a second guess?

You sure can.

[mrv]

You sure can.

There's not much to guess now.:p I'll take the only remaining option- 2.

[tainaprincess]

And mrv, with the only remaining option, you have "guessed" the correct one. The only truth is #2.

[mrv]

"Guessed" it right again! I'm so good at this! :p

It wasn't a real win. I think you won tainaprincess because nobody really guessed the correct answer. You can go again if you want to.

[tainaprincess]

no, go right ahead.

[mrv]

I can't think of any interesting lies right now. I'd post something next time in case no one else does.

[tainaprincess]

Alright, let's try this again.

1. I've only owned two different laptops since high school.
2. The latest I've ever slept in was 1:00 P.M.
3. My favorite color is purple.
4. I hate writing poems and stories.
5. I have worn glasses since I was 5 years old.

[Jazz_]

I'll say #5

[mrv]

I was going to say 5 too but it's already taken so I'll go with 1.

[aliengirl]

I'll say #3.

[Pendragon]

I'll say 4 only because it is unlikely for someone on this forum, so perhaps it's true

[tainaprincess]

Jazz, you are correct, it is #5.

[Jazz_]

Sorry I haven't checked back here for a while :p

1) In just over 3 weeks I will be leaving for my first overseas trip :D
2) I am on holidays from university until March 7th
3) I am planning a trip to Vietnam with 7 friends
4) I have never owned a laptop, scanner or fax machine
5) I have worn glasses for the last 10 years

[tainaprincess]

I will say it is #3

[Jazz_]

Nope sorry, I am planning a trip - but with 5 friends :)

[tainaprincess]

Then I will have to say it is #1

[mrv]

I'll say 2

[Pendragon]

I'm going with #5

[Jazz_]

Sorry guys, it's not 1, 2, 3 or 5 ;)

I guess that means I go again since I somehow managed to fool you :D

1) The ring tone on my mobile is an old-fashioned "bring-bring"
2) I love Hawaiian pizza (ham & pineapple)
3) I got 10 hours of sleep last night
4) My sister turned 25 yesterday
5) I am making a chicken curry for dinner tonight

[iamnobody]

I'll guess 1.

[tainaprincess]

I'll go with #2

[Pendragon]

I'll take #4

[mrv]

All good options are taken but still I'll say 3

[Jazz_]

It's not 1, 2, 3, or 4 ;)

1) Wuthering Heights is one of my favourite novels
2) I have a pair of pink jeans
3) I hate wearing scarves - even in Winter
4) I am scared of thunderstorms
5) I have two cats, one black and one grey

[tainaprincess]

I'll say #3

[Snowqueen]

I guess it's 1

[mrv]

4 maybe

[Jazz_]

It's not 1, 3 or 4 :p

[tainaprincess]

So then I shall guess #2.

[Jazz_]

It is #2 :D

[tainaprincess]

Woohoo!!!!! :banana:

Okay, let's give this another try:

1. I am going to run a marathon within the next couple of weeks.
2. I am having a wild party tonight for my birthday.
3. I wear glasses/contact lenses.
4. I teach high school science.
5. I am from South America.

[The Comedian]

I'll say number 4 is the truth.

[Nyu001]

Number 3

[tainaprincess]

Very true. Your turn.

[Nyu001]

Yay!

I...

1. Never played the piano in a concert.
2. Composed music for a short animated film.
3. Cooked chicken and rice.
4. Am doing my master in Advertisement.
5. Played tennis in a tournament in Virginia.

[mrv]

I'll go with 2.

[Nyu001]

Correct, lol.

[Snowqueen]

I'll go with 5

[mrv]

I'll go with 5

I think when Nyu said "Correct, lol", it meant I had given the correct answer. :biggrin5: He/she has composed music for a short animated film.
We can wait for a confirmation if you still have any doubts. ;)

[Snowqueen]

I think when Nyu said "Correct, lol", it meant I had given the correct answer. :biggrin5: He/she has composed music for a short animated film.
We can wait for a confirmation if you still have any doubts. ;)

Oh silly me! :goof:

[Nyu001]

Haha, yes. mrv got it correct, the answer is #2. I did play tennis and I was going to participate in a tournament in Virginia, but I left the team before the tournament.

[mrv]

It's my turn then...okay...

1. I'm reading Love in the Time of Cholera because a quiz "Which book are you?" told me I was this book.
2. I've read only one Milan Kundera book- The Unbearable Lightness of Being. I found it so revolting in parts that I'm not going to read anything by him again.
3. I've read all the novels of Kundera except Ignorance and Immortality.
4. The poem I've read maximum number of times is The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.
5. I've never read anything by Ezra Pound.

[tainaprincess]

I will say #3

[Nyu001]

I will say #1

[Snowqueen]

I'll say 5 again. :smilewinkgrin:

[mrv]

5 again!:D But this time you're correct, Snowqueen! ;) However, this will cease to be the truth soon :coolgleamA:

Btw, all other statements were dangerously close to truth :smilewinkgrin:

[Snowqueen]

Oh really! I can't believe it. :biggrin5: Does it mean it's my turn now? :skep:

[mrv]

What is it you can't believe Snowqueen? That you're right? You are! And it is your turn! ;)

[Snowqueen]

Oh really wow!

1. Brad Pitt is my favourite actor.
2. I’m reading Grapes of Wrath.
3. I hate cartoons.
4. I’m a very good painter.
5. I’ve recently bought a new camera

[tainaprincess]

I'll say #2

[mrv]

I'll go with 5

[Snowqueen]

Good guess tainaprincess, it's your turn now. :)

[tainaprincess]

Thanks. Here goes my information:

1. I teach over 170 students on a daily basis.
2. I have decided to change my hair color to red.
3. I am considering getting a tattoo on my shoulder.
4. I measure exactly 6' 0" (approximately 1.83 m) in height.
5. I have a tattoo on my ankle.

[Pendragon]

I'll say 3, I can't see you as a red head somehow, you look lovely just as you are!

[tainaprincess]

lol, either you are a good guesser, or you're just good at reading people, literally, lol.

Your turn, Pendragon

[Pendragon]

Hummm

1) I think the new Green Hornet move is gonna suck
2) I've been buying a lot of books from Atlus Press lately
3) The last plane trip I took was to Nashville
4) I can't stand any of my neighbors
5) The last Nexflix movie I rented was Midsomer Murders

[tainaprincess]

Well, I will guess #1

[Pendragon]

No, I am a great fan of The Green Hornet and other pulp heroes and the movie looks good to me!

[mrv]

I'll take #3

[tainaprincess]

Alright, then I'll say #2

[Snowqueen]

I think it's 4

[motherhubbard]

Let me round it out with a guess of #5

[Pendragon]

1) I think the new Green Hornet move is gonna suck
2) I've been buying a lot of books from Atlus Press lately
3) The last plane trip I took was to Nashville
4) I can't stand any of my neighbors
5) The last Nexflix movie I rented was Midsomer Murders

OK, the answer is; (drumroll!) #2! They started reprinting a lot of old pulp magazines. I'm in heaven!

As I said, as for #1, I eagerly look forward to the Green Hornet movie, I think it will be great!

As for #3: I recently went to Nashville, but we drove. I've never been on a plane!

As for #4: I have some neighbors I can't stand (who doesn't?) but others have been friends for 25 years or more.

As for #5: I recently went through season 1-15 of Midsomer Murders, but I got them from the local library. I've been getting Criminal Minds, seasons 1-5 from Netflix.

So you win, tainaprincess, and that means you are up next! :hurray::hurray::hurray:

[tainaprincess]

Woohoo!!! :hurray:

Here are mine:

1. I have recently published my first short story.
2. I first met my boyfriend through a dating site.
3. I have three sisters, two older and one younger, and a couple of pets, a dog and a cat.
4. I first met my boyfriend through a social networking website.
5. I almost never have time to see my friends anymore :(

[mrv]

I'm going with 1 this time.

[Pendragon]

I think I'll take #3

[tainaprincess]

Sorry, it is neither 1 nor 3. Try again.

[mrv]

5...maybe.

[tainaprincess]

Nope.

[Pendragon]

So we'll say four, although the subtle differences escape me

[tainaprincess]

It is #4.

1. I wish I had published my short story, but not yet.
2. I did meet my boyfriend online, but not through a website intended for those purposes, therefore, not a dating website.
3. The first half was correct, I just don't have any pets.
4. I met my boyfriend through facebook, a social networking site, through a couple of friends who wanted to hook us up.
5. To make sure that I do have time for my friends, I have a set time each week to hang out and catch up.

So, Pendragon, you win, therefore it is your turn.

[Pendragon]

Hummmmm?

1) I think Moby Dick gets a bad rap. The book can be interesting if you keep perspective.
2) Despite the popularity of John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, I've never managed to read the entire book.
3) My last book order totaled $250. I had a lot to catch up on.
4) I like Gulliver's Travels, and marvel that Jonathan Swift wrote it as satire!
5) I have all of Ernest Hemingway's books on a special shelf.

One elusive truth.... Good luck!

[Snowqueen]

I think its 4

[Pendragon]

And we have a winner!

1) I think Moby Dick gets a bad rap. The book can be interesting if you keep perspective. (I think the book sucks!)
2) Despite the popularity of John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, I've never managed to read the entire book. (Not only read it, but reread it many, many times)
3) My last book order totaled $250. I had a lot to catch up on. (It was more like $140)
4) I like Gulliver's Travels, and marvel that Jonathan Swift wrote it as satire! (Very true!)
5) I have all of Ernest Hemingway's books on a special shelf. (I don't have a single book by Hemiway, I find them boring)

So, Snowqueen, you are next to post! Congrads!

[Snowqueen]

Wow...I'm a genius! :D

1- I’m The Twilight series fan.
2- I think Robert Pattinson doesn’t need to play a dracula, he is already the one.
3- Sense and Sensibility is my favourite novel.
4- I live with my grandparents.
5- I love snow.

[Pendragon]

Somehow, 3 sounds real

[JuniperWoolf]

I'm going to say 4.

[Mutatis-Mutandis]

I'll go with 5 (for shame of it's 1 :))

[Snowqueen]

Good guess Mutatis-Mutandi. It's your turn now. :)

[Mutatis-Mutandis]

1. I'm a Christian.
2. I'm agnostic.
3. I'm an atheist.
4. I'm a Buddhist.
5. I worship Satan.

[JuniperWoolf]

2, but I hope that it's 5. That would be more interesting.

[Mutatis-Mutandis]

2, but I hope that it's 5. That would be more interesting.

Lol, it's 2--sorry to dissapoint:D. I thought maybe someone would go with five, since I'm on a demonic kick with my avatar and profile pic, haha.

Your turn, JuniperWoolf.

[JuniperWoolf]

Hmm... this thread is always harder for me than Two Truths and a Lie...

Okay. Which of the following things did I choke on and put myself in the hospital with?
1. A bite of deep fried egg roll.
2. Beef jerkey.
3. A sweedish meatball.
4. A trout bone.
5. A jawbreaker.

[misterreplicant]

I'm gonna GUESS... a trout bone?

[JuniperWoolf]

Nope.

[Mutatis-Mutandis]

I'll go with 1. A bite of deep fried egg roll. Seems oddly specific...

[JuniperWoolf]

Psh, what do you think I am, stupid?!?

...

...yeah, it was an egg roll. :sick: I really was this close: <----> to death by egg roll. How embarrassing would that be?

Your turn!

[Mutatis-Mutandis]

Hey, our former president almost died on a pretzel; it happens.

1. I have pet cats.
2. I have pet dogs.
3. I have pet birds.
4. I have fish.
5. I have a pet iguana.

[Pendragon]

How about... 5

[Mutatis-Mutandis]

Nope.

[Snowqueen]

I think it's 4.

[tainaprincess]

I think it's #3

[Nyu001]

Number 1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Heathcliff]

Number 2, because the option of choosing it is still there :)

[Mutatis-Mutandis]

And the winner is . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . . . ...... . . . ..... . Heathcliff! I have two dogs: one Beagle and a Beagle/Jack Russel mix.

You're up, Heathcliff.

[Heathcliff]

Thought so, two is perfect number for animals to stay together.

1. I have gone to a French Horn grading before
2. My music teacher convinced me to try yellow nectarines
3. I have never consciously worn a pair of odd socks
4. I've never owned an apron
5. The light in my room always needs replacing less often than everyone else's

[Maryd.]

Thought so, two is perfect number for animals to stay together.

1. I have gone to a French Horn grading before
2. My music teacher connvinced me to try yellow nectarines
3. I have never consciously worn a pair of odd socks
4. I've never owned an apron
5. The light in my room always needs replacing less often than everyone else's

Doh! So typical of me to be your mother... I know the answer... Clue, everyone... Sorry... No clues.... :biggrin5:

[aliengirl]

#5. I think so.

[Pendragon]

#4 please

[OfHighInterest]

Number 1

[Heathcliff]

Aw!! Need some people to vote number 2 and number 3 before I decide a winner... :eek:

[Heathcliff]

Anyone for 2 or 3???

[The Comedian]

I'll say three!

[tainaprincess]

Just to help out, I'll say 2

[Heathcliff]

Winner is Comedian - number 3.
I have never consciously worn a pair of odd socks. All of my socks are of similar colours so I can't do it in protest of conformity, I'd just look a little off.
Also it isn't in my power to.

Comedian's turn!!

[Pendragon]

Wake up, Comedian! You are not dreaming, you actually won!

[Pendragon]

Ahem! To restart the game...
Among the books I got in yesterday from amazon.com were the following books:

1) Who Fears the Devil?
2) HP Lovecraft's The Dunwitch Horror
3) Sherlock Holmes and the King's Evil
4) The Expanded Devil's Dictionary
5) The Phantom Detective Companion

Only one is true, remember, the rest are false...

Good Luck...:nopity::nopity::nopity:

[Jazz_]

I'll say #4 - it sounds fun ;)

[Pendragon]

I'll say #4 - it sounds fun ;)

Sorry, I did order that one, but it only arrived yesterday!

[mrv]

3.....

[Pendragon]

3.....

Sorry I have the book but it has been on the shelf, read and reread for three years

[MatthewFarlow]

Roman Numeral V?

[Pendragon]

Roman Numeral V?

No. I have several of the Phantom Detective novels, but never felt the need to buy a book listing what titles were out there with summaries, as I can find that online.

Only two choices left. Who will win?

[Snowqueen]

I'll go with 1

[Pendragon]

And we have a winner. Didn't you guys notice how I posted "only one is true, the rest are false"? Hee-hee!

Among the books I got in yesterday from amazon.com were the following books:

1) Who Fears the Devil? True: It is the tales of John the Balladeer by Manley Wade Wellman

2) HP Lovecraft's The Dunwitch Horror: False: I got an anthology with 50 tales among which was The Dunwitch Horror.

3) Sherlock Holmes and the King's Evil: False: Owned this book for about three years.

4) The Expanded Devil's Dictionary: False: Came in in a latter order

5) The Phantom Detective Companion: False: Not interested

So Snowqueen is up. Congrads!

[Snowqueen]

Oh good!

Let's see who spots the truth.

1- I love my neighbors.
2- I have just finished reading Mansfield Park.
3- I hate winter.
4- I have 4 sisters.

[Pendragon]

I'm going with number 2

[Snowqueen]

Wow! You have got it right, I have recently read Mansfield Park.
It's your turn now Pen.

[Pendragon]

Wow. I like to do these about my book collection so here goes.

I collect Sherlock Holmes books and I have:

1) The Lost Stories of Sherlock Holmes
2) The Case of the Peerless Peer
3) Shadows Over Baker Street
4) The Case of the Many Missing Things
5) The Great Hiatus

Choose well...

[Snowqueen]

I'll say 5

[OfHighInterest]

My guess in number 1

[MatthewFarlow]

All of them.

[Pendragon]

I'll say 5

Sorry, to my knowledge although there are many books dealing with the "Great Hiatus" which is when Holmes was supposed to be dead, none of them are named that.

[Pendragon]

My guess in number 1

This book is in process of being shipped, but I do not have it yet, so no.

[Pendragon]

All of them.

LOL I almost did something like that, with the false statement being the conditions of the post, but I thought it would be unfair. How refreshing to know someone else thought of that as well! But no,
I do have one of these books.

[Jerrybaldy]

I will take a punt on #2 .

[MatthewFarlow]

Haha. Well in that case, I choose III.

[Pendragon]

I will take a punt on #2 .

No. This book will be re released in June, and I do plan to buy it. It was suppressed by the Edgar Rice Burroughs estate when it first came out. I have read it, though. I guess the estate finally agreed to the release or Tarzan has passed into public domain.

[Pendragon]

Haha. Well in that case, I choose III.

And we have a winner!

So here's the rundown:

I collect Sherlock Holmes books and I have:

1) The Lost Stories of Sherlock Holmes: On Order

2) The Case of the Peerless Peer: Not released yet

3) Shadows Over Baker Street: The WINNER: It's a series of short stories bringing Holmes into the world of HP Lovecraft

4) The Case of the Many Missing Things: Hee. I doubt that many of you would know what a Big Little book is, but I collected them as a child and still have them here somewhere. This one starred The Flintstones.

5) The Great Hiatus : No such book

Go Matt, you're up! :party:

[MatthewFarlow]

Okay here goes:

Which of the following countries payed for me to study in their capital?

I) Washington D.C., United States of America
II) Taipei, Taiwan
III) Sydney, Australia
IV) Budapest, Hungary
V) Lima, Peru

[Pendragon]

Hummmm... How about #3

[MatthewFarlow]

Nope. Your odds have gone up 5%!

[Pendragon]

What the heck Washington DC does some weird things. So number 1 please.

[MatthewFarlow]

Nope. Your odds have gone up another 8%!

[Pendragon]

Something about your odds seems suspicious...

None of them

[Scheherazade]

Hungary?

[MatthewFarlow]

Haha, maybe I've done the math incorrectly, but No and No.

I believe that leaves two left.
One of them is the correct answer.

[Pendragon]

Well, I flip a coin. 2 it is.

[MatthewFarlow]

2 it is is right!

I) Washington D.C., United States of America (Most likely my favorite city in the World, but I had to pay to go there.)
II) Taipei, Taiwan (Yes! I won a contest in high school that granted me a semester at National Taiwan University.)
III) Sydney, Australia (Sydney is not the capital of Australia, Canberra is.)
IV) Budapest, Hungary (Another great capital! But I did not study here, instead, I taught.)
V) Lima, Peru (Traveled here for work and pleasure. A fairly dirty city in a beautiful country.)

Thanks for playing! Pendragon's up.

[Pendragon]

Hummmmm....

I hate to bore you with my book collection, but here we go:

All of these are legitimate titles of Sherlock Holmes books or collections except:

1) Gaslight Grimore
2) Gaslight Grotesque
3) Ghosts In Baker Street
4) The Ghost on the Moor
5) The Monster of Marleybone

Spot the truth about the fake book. Good luck:hurray::hurray:

[Pendragon]

Is anybody out there, or should I have Scotty just beam me up? :( :( :(

[MatthewFarlow]

It's a trick question. Both four and five are illegitimate. Ghost on the Moor is fake, I believe. And The Monster of Marleybone is actually entitled The Monster of St.Marleybone. Case closed?

[Mutatis-Mutandis]

Five!

[Pendragon]

It's a trick question. Both four and five are illegitimate. Ghost on the Moor is fake, I believe. And The Monster of Marleybone is actually entitled The Monster of St.Marleybone. Case closed?Actually, Number four was the fake one, but I did err in titling The Monster of St. Marleybone, which is by Wayne Worcester, and a darn good read, I highly recommend it. So for catching the correct one, and catching my mistake :( , you're up Matt!

[MatthewFarlow]

Of these books, which have I read in entirety?

1. Ayn Rand Atlas Shrugged
2. Mark Twain The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
3. Stephen King Different Seasons
4. Plato The Republic
5. Kurt Vonnegut Slaughterhouse-Five

[Mutatis-Mutandis]

Five.

[Pendragon]

Number 1 seems right for an obvious intellectual

[MatthewFarlow]

Nope. Nope.

[Three Sparrows]

Is it number two?

[MatthewFarlow]

It is number two!

1. Ayn Rand Atlas Shrugged - On page 80 something... less than 8% done. I've got a lot of work ahead of me.
2. Mark Twain The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - READ
3. Stephen King Different Seasons - I'm reading Shawshank Redemption (a short story in this book) right now, but haven't finished quite yet.
4. Plato The Republic - Never read it.
5. Kurt Vonnegut Slaughterhouse-Five - I saw the movie recently and am waiting until I forget enough of it to read the book.

Batter up!

[Pendragon]

3 Sparrows, it is your turn! Come on down! You are the next contestant on: Spot the Truth!

[Pendragon]

In yet another effort to keep this thread alive, sigh, I willpost the next SPOT THE TRUTH,

Which of these is a real fictional detective?

1) Lamont Cranston
2) Race Williams
3) Doctor Gordon Fell
4) Sir Harry Merrivale
5) Richard Wentworth

[Calidore]

Real fictional detective? Let's see if I get what you mean.

Race Williams was a detective. Lamont Cranston and Richard Wentworth were both millionaire playboys. Sir _Henry_ Merrivale was a John Dickson Carr detective, but if you deliberately misspelled him as Harry to eliminate him, then he's out. Gordon Fell sounds familiar, but both Google and I are blanking on him.

So unless I'm missing something re. Fell, it would be Race, correct?

Best,

Calidore

[MatthewFarlow]

Very thorough detective work, Calidore! Now let's see if the dragon says you're right...

[Pendragon]

Real fictional detective? Let's see if I get what you mean.

Race Williams was a detective. Lamont Cranston and Richard Wentworth were both millionaire playboys. Sir _Henry_ Merrivale was a John Dickson Carr detective, but if you deliberately misspelled him as Harry to eliminate him, then he's out. Gordon Fell sounds familiar, but both Google and I are blanking on him.

So unless I'm missing something re. Fell, it would be Race, correct?

Best,

Calidore


You are right, nice use of resources available, you might be a detective yourself.

The rundown:


1) Lamont Cranston was the Shadow but then The Shadow was not Lamont Cranston. Odd, right? Cranston and The Shadow, who by the way is really Kent Allard had a deal whereby they shared the Cranston identity, so not Lamont Cranston.

2) Race Williams was a fictional detective from the pulps written by Carroll John Daly. A new book has been released chronicling his adventures, so Race it is.

3) Doctor Gordon Fell sounds familiar because he is really Doctor Gideon Fell, created by John Dickson Carr, so not Gordon.

4) Sir Harry Merrivale as you suspected was deliberately a misspelling or variation on Sir Henry Merrivale, written by John Dickson Carr under the pseudonym of Carter Dickson, so not Sir Harry.

5) Richard Wentworth is the Spider, a violent vigilante more concerned with blowing criminals away instead of solving crimes and turning them over to the police. Not Wentworth then.

So you are up, Cal. Let us see if you are as brilliant at concealing the truth as revealing it! :hurray::hurray::hurray:

[Calidore]

Cool. Here's mine. Apologies if my first try is too easy.

Everybody likes quoting movies, especially if they're Monty Python or The Princess Bride, but sometimes they get it wrong, and the misquote lives on. Following is a list of very famous misquotes from film, plus one that's actually accurate. Which one was spoken as-is in the movie?

1) “Top of the world, Ma!"

2) "Do you feel lucky, punk?"

3) “Badges? We don’t need no stinkin’ badges!”

4) “Magic mirror on the wall, who is the fairest one of all?”

5) “Play it again, Sam”

[MatthewFarlow]

I think it's III. Funny scene.

[Calidore]

I think it's III. Funny scene.

Buzzzz! Sorry, incorrect. Though "funny scene" makes me wonder if you're thinking of Blazing Saddles, where they might have said it like that. The original, however, is from Treasure of the Sierra Madre, and goes like this:

“Badges? We ain’t got no badges. We don’t need no badges. I don’t have to show you any stinkin’ badges!”

If the link below survives the post, you can hear it as well:

http://listverse.com/quotes/treasuresm.wav

I understand the version in the source novel is even harsher, with a lesson in Spanish obscenities as a bonus.

Best,

Calidore

[iamnobody]

I'll say 4, because I think the rest are all wrong.

[Calidore]

Dingdingding! Correct. #4 is usually misquoted as "Mirror, mirror...", but I posted the correct version. Others are:

1) "Made it, Ma. Top of the world!"

http://www.filmsite.org/wavfiles/whiteheat.wav

2) "...you've got to ask yourself one question: 'Do I feel lucky?' Well, do ya punk?"

http://www.filmsite.org/wavfiles/dirtyharry3.wav

5) "You played it for her, you can play it for me...If she can stand it, I can. Play it!"

http://www.filmsite.org/wavfiles/casablanca4.wav

Congratulations, and you're up.

Best,

Calidore

[Pendragon]

bump! Bump! Bump!

[Pendragon]

Isn't anyone going to play this game? I grow weary of restarting all the time! :Yawn::Yawn::Yawn::Yawn:

[MatthewFarlow]

I will ease you of your burden, Mister Dragon.

I have been in a couple of casual bands, and like many bands, we changed our name far too often. Of the following six band names, which one was I never in:

I. The Electric Preachers
II. Two Face Moon Face
III. To Face Moon Face
IV. He and His Backing Band
V. Captain Midnight and the Sapphire Dream
VI. The Flights

[Pendragon]

Out of two and three I suspect one of them is the correct answer. Try three.

[Pensive]

I shall go with the last one:
VI. The Flights

[MatthewFarlow]

Ding Ding. We have a winner!

I. The Electric Preachers (My first gig was with this two man rap group at some bar that payed us in peanuts. We got the name by filling up a cup with adjectives and another full of nouns and whatever we picked from each would sum to our name.)

II. Two Face Moon Face (I was looking around the room at a practice, as we were coming up with name suggestions, and saw a mural with a half sun half moon face on the wall and blurted out Two Face Moon Face. It stuck.)

III. To Face Moon Face (Our guitarist thought that we were saying To Face Moon Face, like to face a villain named Moonface, and told everyone that was the new name. That stuck.)

IV. He and His Backing Band (I just thought this was the simplest, cool sounding band name ever, and still do. Just the music sucked...)

V. Captain Midnight and the Sapphire Dream (In college I hosted a radio show with a few friends. It was from 11pm to 12am. We would play a (somewhat) improvised selection of songs. No idea where the rest of the band name came from, but Captain Midnight was my DJ-ing alias)

VI. The Flights (Made up. Sounds plausible though.)

Therefore, Pensive wins this round.

[Pendragon]

Go, Pensy! Batter up! :iagree:

[Pendragon]

Last time I restart this thread, I swear!

I am:

1) A Baptist Minister
2) A Bass singer
3) A member of the NRA
4) Father of four children
5) Inclined to be cynical

[The Comedian]

#5 = pure truth!

[MatthewFarlow]

Five's taken. Arg!
Three?

[Pendragon]

Ah, the old rundown!

I am:

1) A Baptist Minister (False, I am a nondenominational minister)

2) A Bass singer (False, I sing lead or baritone, depending on the song, the group I'm singing with, etc.)

3) A member of the NRA (False, although I'm not in favor of gun control)

4) Father of four children ( False, I am the father of three children)

5) Inclined to be cynical (You betcha! Ambrose "Bitter" Bierce has nothing on me!)

You're up, Comedian!
__________________

[The Comedian]

Alright!

Three False, One True: Spot the Truth! Topic: Hair

1. I once had long, shoulder-length hair.

2. I once colored my hair pink to honor the death of Kurt Cobain.

3. I purchased one of Keats' "hair"s (yes that Keats) on Ebay for $25.

4. I'm allergic to cat hair.

[Scheherazade]

Number 4.

[Pendragon]

Number two...

[Delta40]

Number 4

[Snowqueen]

Number 1.

[Pensive]

3? :p
Just for the sake of being different, otherwise my first thought was 4

[Pendragon]

By my count that makes all choices covered, so Comedian, who won?

[The Comedian]

Number 1.

Give the Snowqueen an ice-cream cake! She the winner. Yep -- I had really long hair for a long time, until I had to cut it to get a J-O-B in the corporate world.

As to the others, I once saw a lock of Keats' hair in a museum; I really wanted to dye my long hair pink for that sad occasion, but chickened out. And I got no allergies to nuthin'.

Snowqueen -- can you keep us guessin'?

[Snowqueen]

Where is my ice cream cake? :D

1. I’m reading Of Mice and Men.
2. I haven’t read Persuasion yet.
3. Harry Potter is one of my favourite characters.
4. I don’t like to visit Litnet anymore.

[Maryd.]

Oh I would go for No 2... :)

[Pendragon]

I think I'll try number 1

[The Comedian]

I'll say 4 (but hope I'm wrong).

[Pensive]

it has to be one of the first three.
hmmm I suppose I should better go with 3?

[L€lä RËmØ MÅðçÂ]

2 is the right on1

[Snowqueen]

Yes 2 is the right answer. Sorry to disappoint you Comedian.

[Maryd.]

L€lä RËmØ MÅðçÂ... I believe I mentioned 2 earlier... So my turn.

1. I read the first Harry Potter book 4 times.
2. I recently got food poisoning from sushi.
3. I got my drivers licence at 26yrs old
4. I learnt how to do crochet at the age of 5.

[Jazz_]

I think I'll pick 4...

[Pendragon]

3 is just crazy enough to be true!

[Maryd.]

2 more guesses, then I can reveal my answer. :)

[MatthewFarlow]

Two is true.

[Maryd.]

One more guess guys and I reveal my answer... :)

[JuniperWoolf]

I'll take one.

[Maryd.]

Ok all... Thanks for playing this game with me, but Jazz is right on. I was taught to crochet at 5 years old. By a very, very old woman. Your turn Jazz.

:)

[Jazz_]

Wow, 5 years old - that's impressive :D

1) In August, 3 of my friends will be leaving for overseas exchanges
2) My iPhone froze today, then decided to turn itself back on an hour later
3) My dad has 6 siblings
4) I have a job interview tomorrow
5) I have 2 exams this week

[Maryd.]

Yes dear, she was a good teacher... And I will chose number 5. :)

[Calidore]

I'll take 2.

Maryd's number 2 reminded me of a Steven Wright joke: "I got food poisoning today. Haven't decided when I'll use it."

Glad that one wasn't true, though. I've been there (bad hot & sour soup), and it's miserable.

[MatthewFarlow]

One will win.

[Maryd.]

Maryd's number 2 reminded me of a Steven Wright joke: "I got food poisoning today. Haven't decided when I'll use it."

Glad that one wasn't true, though. I've been there (bad hot & sour soup), and it's miserable.

Hahaha... I can just imagine... Ewww.

[Pendragon]

I think I like number 3...

[Jazz_]

It's not 1, 2, 3 or 5 ;)

1) only 2 of my friends are leaving
2) I don't have an iPhone
3) My dad has 8 siblings
4) I had a job interview yesterday
5) I only had 1 exam this week (I had it today)

Let's see if I can fool you again:
1) During my (history) exam today, I mixed up an African city with a Spanish river
2) I am going to Cowes next week with friends
3) My desktop computer has no screen at the moment
4) There are 7 books on the table in front of me
5) I found a cockroach in my letterbox today, and jumped back so quickly I fell over

.

[Calidore]

I'll try 2 again. Good luck on the interview!

[Maryd.]

I'll go for number 5... :) :)

[Jazz_]

I'll try 2 again. Good luck on the interview!

Thanks Calidore - it went well, I got the job straight away... :D

It's not 2 or 5 though ;)

[Calidore]

Congratulations!

As you've already eliminated mine and Maryd's guesses, and it's been nearly 24 hours since your original post with nobody else chiming in, can I take 3?

[Jazz_]

You can - and nice choice - that's right :D

.

[Calidore]

Okay then, here's mine. Despite having celebrated my 39th birthday a few times, I've still never:

1) Learned to drive
2) Learned to swim
3) Learned to play a musical instrument
4) Had surgery
5) Flown in an airplane

[Maryd.]

I have just learnt how to swim and like you Calidore, I have had my 39th birthday numerous times. So I will chose number 2.

[Jazz_]

I'll say #5...

[Calidore]

Okay, people, three slots remaining. Come have a go if you think you're hard enough!

[MatthewFarlow]

Four.

[Calidore]

That's three. Anyone want to step up and take the last two so I can end the no doubt tremendous suspense?

[Pendragon]

Number 1, I learned enough only to keep from drowning provided I'm not too far from shore :p

[Calidore]

Well, with only one choice remaining and the winner already decided, no point in waiting further. So, counting down:

5. Yep, I've flown a few times, but not since I was a teenager. Once I'd tried a cross-country train to California, I was hooked, and I haven't flown since.

4. Once--a tonsillectomy at age 3. Very minor, but it still involves parts being removed with a sharp instrument, so it counts.

3. Not too long back I spent a couple of years being taught classical guitar by an uncle. I'd like to get back to that at some point.

2. As a child I went to the local YMCA for "gym & swim" classes, and had gone through the top swimming level (porpoise) twice by the time I was done. So, quite a good swimmer at one time.

1. (Winner, Pendragon!--though why were you talking about swimming?)

I have never learned to drive for several reasons: At the time most of my peers were learning, I had other things I preferred doing, like playing around on the computers after school (Radio Shack TRS-80s at the time). Since then, it has been due to a combination of the growing arrogance and stupidity I see from other drivers on the street (including many more distractions then when I was a child, like cell phones, MP3 players, etc.); my own easily distracted nature--I tend to take in all my surroundings rather than focus on one thing, like the road in front; the hideous expense of owning a car, fueling it, insurance, etc.; and the extensive local public transportation system that makes driving pretty much unnecessary. Yes, there are times a car would be useful, but I get by fine without one. I do have a dream car in mind, though, just in case.

Congratulations, Pendragon, you're up.

[Pendragon]

Hummmm...

1) I am a fan of the "MacGuyver" tv series
2) I am a fan of the "Charmed" tv series
3) I am a fan of the "CSI Miami" tv series
4) I am a fan of the "Torchwood" tv series
5) I am a fan of the "The Closer" tv series


Good luck!

[MatthewFarlow]

I've only heard of the first three. I don't think you'd like Charmed. I know that you like mysteries, but I'd think your standards would be higher than CSI: Miami could offer. McGyver would be my choice, however, you've spelled it incorrectly, so either you are revealing that it's the incorrect choice by default, or you are not a fan of it, (because a fan would know how to spell it).

So, as I see it, my only options are the last two, neither of which I know anything about. But Torchwood sounds like it comes from the fantasy genre and since you have named yourself the equivalent to 'dragon chief', I can infer that you like fantasy. So I have arrived at a decision:

Number Four, Torchwood.

[Calidore]

Torchwood is actually a Doctor Who spinoff (note that the name's an anagram). It's good but very different, being Earth-bound, team-based, and much more adult.

I saw one episode of The Closer, and it was pretty good, so I'll pick that.

[Pendragon]

I've only heard of the first three. I don't think you'd like Charmed. I know that you like mysteries, but I'd think your standards would be higher than CSI: Miami could offer. McGyver would be my choice, however, you've spelled it incorrectly, so either you are revealing that it's the incorrect choice by default, or you are not a fan of it, (because a fan would know how to spell it).

So, as I see it, my only options are the last two, neither of which I know anything about. But Torchwood sounds like it comes from the fantasy genre and since you have named yourself the equivalent to 'dragon chief', I can infer that you like fantasy. So I have arrived at a decision:

Number Four, Torchwood.
No, can't stand it, and my misspelling of McGyver is a result of being slightly dyslectic...

[Pendragon]

Torchwood is actually a Doctor Who spinoff (note that the name's an anagram). It's good but very different, being Earth-bound, team-based, and much more adult.

I saw one episode of The Closer, and it was pretty good, so I'll pick that.

Somehow the actress that plays The Closer creeps me out. I don't like it.

[Jazz_]

I'll say Charmed...

[Pendragon]

I'll say Charmed... It has a little too much black magic in it, so nope!

2 more choices...

[MatthewFarlow]

Number 1.

[Calidore]

The other one (I've lost track).

[Pendragon]

Number 1.

1: Right! always go with your gut feeling, Matt, even if I cannot spell. I just bought all seven seasons on DVD.

2: As I said, too much black magic for me

3:Blech! Cannot stand this at all!

4: I really cannot stand Captain Jack and it has nothing to do with his bi-sexuality. The Doctor's living arm in that jar is also a no-no

5: The actress creeps me out.

You're up, Matthew, and would have been earlier had you followed your highly toned instincts!

Matthew's turn!

[Pendragon]

Matt, the point of winning is to continue the game. Please? Pretty please? With sugar on top? Steak dinner? Cash? Credit Card? PayPal? :lol::lol::lol:

[MatthewFarlow]

Where did I live? Meaning I moved all of my possessions there and payed rent.

1. In a haunted house.
2. In a grain silo.
3. Above a theatre.
4. Above a merry-go-round.
5. In a Swiss ski lodge.

[Pendragon]

I like number one. I lived in a haunted house myself. Wasn't too bad, we just shut off the room where the disturbances were, and it left us alone. Now am I kidding or not kidding? You choose, oh reader!

Number one, then Matt

[Calidore]

Small theaters can have apartments or offices on top, so I'll take #3.

[MatthewFarlow]

Step right up! 3 more competitors required.

[Snowqueen]

Number 5.

[MatthewFarlow]

I'm going to disappear for a while, so I thought that I ought to leave the answer here so that the game can continue.

DO NOT CLICK UNTIL ALL ANSWERS HAVE BEEN CHOSEN! (http://www.britannica.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/santa-monica-carousel-1910.JPG)

My uncle actually lived there and when I moved to California I lived with him for about two months. (We split the rent).

[MatthewFarlow]

Well, I'll restart it then. It was number four: I lived in a merry-go-round.

I prefer to use:
1. Binder clips
2. Paper clips
3. Staples
to keep papers together.