One of my favourite party games is Two Truths and a Lie. This could explain why I’m never invited to A-list parties, or even F-list ones.
If you’re not familiar with Two Truths and a Lie, it works like this. One person offers three statements about herself, one of which is false. The other players then guess which statement they believe is a lie.
Two Truths and a Lie always results in bizarre stories being shared, and it pretty much always goes sideways, drifting into PG-13 or R territory.
I’ll try to polish my halo for this post, though.
Your job is to see if you can guess which one is the lie in each sequence below.
Here we go:
- Teen Years
- I home-dyed my hair red, but it turned burnt orange.
- I used a coat hanger to zip up my tight jeans.
- I lined up overnight to get John Cougar Mellencamp tickets.
- Meeting Pro Athletes
- I waltzed with a professional football player.
- I babysat for a professional hockey player.
- I dated a Team Canada volleyball player.
- Parenting Lows
- I sobbed right after parented music classes.
- I drank alcohol right after parented music classes.
- I swore right after parented music classes.
In the comments, guess the lies.
Also, if you feel so inclined, please leave your own set of three statements, and I (and maybe other readers) will try to guess which one is the lie.
I’ll share the answers (i.e. my lies) next post.
1.c
2.b
3.a
A, A, B
My IT career:
1. I have been a computer programmer for almost 49 years
2. I like computer programming.
3. I have 9 computers in my house.
Number two is the lie
I’m going with 2 as well…
You really did buff up your halo for this! They could all be true…
Actually, most wrong answers are the truth twisted. Not quite true…
C.C.B. We all know about the alcohol after music class.
My kids take music lessons at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday though…
My guess for the lies: 1(b), 2(a), 3(a). If it turns out that you really waltzed with a professional football player, I think we need a post on that came to pass. And I don’t know what parented music classes are, but I’m surprised that you waited until after it was over to start drinking. Unless that’s the lie.
1 C, 2 C, 3 C
My attempt:
1) Professionally, I’m in IT.
2) I didn’t actually create a Facebook account for Ricky Anderson
3) I’m over 40 years old.
He’s 29.
Ricky! You weren’t supposed to tell!
Dangit, man!
(I like how you think–keep it up).
All I can say is lol
Ha. I like your inclusion of “actually” in #2.
I love 2 truths and a lie! I used to always play with my classes on the first day of school.
I’m going with A on all three.
1. I ride a motorcycle.
2. I don’t drink coffee.
3. I met George Romero.
I’m going with 3 being the lie (I could see 1 as well).
I actually have a motorcycle driver’s license. Who’d thunk it? I sold my bike last year. =(
Number one is a lie?
I’m thinking #3 is the lie.
#3 is the lie. I saw him, and I was 5 feet away from him, but I didn’t met him.
That’s still pretty cool. I don’t drink coffee either, by the way. Ever.
I am going with 3 being the lie..
A A & C And I’m your mother and don’t forget it…hahahah
But, Mom, you didn’t get 100%! š
I’m going with section 2 – meeting pro athletes. All lies.
Section 3 has to all be true.
2/3 in section two are true. Promise. š
1) C Oh, geez, John Mellencamp? I hope this is the lie. If it isn’t, I’m sorry?
2) C Canada has volleyball? When did this abomination happen?
3) B I really want this one to be true, and I don’t know why, which scares me.
This sounds like an awesome game to play this weekend at the writer’s conference. I can only imagine the lies we’ll come up with!
What conference are you off to?
I’m thinking all the A’s are lies… If you really did do the waltzing, I too, would like to hear that story.
B, C, A – you’re good at this because these are only guesses.
Mine are:
1. I like to eat sushi
2. I like to play soccer
3. I like to watch curling
Number two is the lie ecause who wouldn’t love to watch curling? Those broom guys are awesome
I’m thinking #1, even though it’s my favourite food (besides steak – but only if my iron is low…)!
Well, Leanne, you don’t have to be disappointed that I don’t like your favourite food… because I like sushi very much! This is a super-fun post, and it’s been great to read everyone’s comments.
We’ll have to go for sushi and watch curling when we finally meet!
And the comments are great…and hilarious.
Nice! Good choice. I’m athletic, but soccer and I don’t get along. Agreed, curling is captivating. š
I am guessing that 1 is the lie?
Thanks for guessing, Jennifer, but #2 is the lie.
Have I finally found someone whose dislike of those #$%! music classes equals mine? Have you told anyone this before and do they look at you like they do me–with the pity of someone who knows how much better of a mother they are? I still have flashbacks. (And I’m going with A, C, A.)
My next humor column in The Calgary Herald is on music lessons. Ironically, I’m good friends with my kids’ teacher and she reads my blog (and posts it on her music page!). She gets sarcasm, thankfully. She also gets my kids, thankfully.
I will definitely read it. š And thank GOODNESS for music teachers, because I could never, ever do that.
You and me, both.
My guess at the lies would be B, A, A.
Here’s my shot at it from my growing up years:
1. I punched a boy I liked in the nose and broke it.
2. I rode the school bus with Shaun Suisham, who now plays for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL.
3. I owned a pet spider named Molly.
I’m guessing #1 is wrong. And I want the story on #2!
Hehe. #1 is actually true, but it was an accident. I didn’t mean to hit him or to break his nose, and I felt terrible after.
#2 is also true. Shaun and I grew up just down the street from each other and went to school together. He took our high school to their first football championship since the 60s, and then got a football scholarship to Bowling Green and went from there to the NFL. His parents and my parents still live in the same neighborhood, and he comes back to our hometown every summer to teach footballs camps for the kids.
#3 is the lie. I’m terrified of spiders š
That’s a great story! I love that he still comes back and gives back.
Hi, I hardly know you yet as I am a recently follower, but my best gues is C,A,B. Plus if I’m wrong it at least spells a word, lol. Mine are:
1. I was the original Toddler in a Tiara
2. I once danced on a bar top with Michael J. Fox. (I am 6 foot in heels)
3. I’ve skied the highest Alp in Europe
Thanks for commenting. And you’re not that far off…
I’m guessing #1 is the lie. And I want the story on #2!
Yes, you are right! (They oughta shoot those mothers, stay tuned for an incoming blog on this subject!) Ok, I did indeed dance on a bar top wilth MJ Fox. It was at Walter Payton’s bar in downtown Chicago back in my heyday (and his, for that matter). I was with a gaggle of girlfriends in mini skirts and heels, and he was with a groupie of guys, and we passed on the sidewalk. They immediately turned around and followed us to the bar, and we all had a night to remember! I think I called MJ Fox a midget, but in a totally non-drunk offensive way. I remember him laughing! He was quite the good dancer, must have been all those skateboard moves. A good memory.
How cool is that? I love MJFox. We Canadians still think of him as ours…
I’m going with B, A, B (but that last one is a total guess, because I could see all 3 happening . . . together. Also during).
Ok, here goes:
A. My house burned down when I was 18.
B. I met John Waters.
C. I have been featured on a televised singing competition.
#1 is wrong? (I hope)
No, unfortunately. #3
Your house burned down? How horrific. Yikes.
Soooo…can we find that competition on YouTube?
#3 is the LIE, silly girl! Although I was in a pre-teen pageant, and god knows that is probably out there somewhere. š
Gonna go A,C, C for this one, but they are educated guesses. Here goes:
a) I once traveled through a snowstorm to see Ted Raimi in a play…in Detroit.
b) I once hawked my late grandmother’s pearl necklace to go to a Bruce Campbell appearance…in College Station.
c) I once lied about having a sprained knee to get better seats at the Lord of the Rings Symphony…in Nashville.
Love these. Is #2 wrong?
Meeting Bruce Campbell would totally be worth a necklace.
I’m going with 1,2,1
Here we go:
1. I am completely horrified of swimming in ponds.
2. I fed my niece and nephew plenty of items their mother asked me not to due to their non-organic nature.
3. I hold three part time jobs so I can spend more time home with my daughter and still turn the lights on.
I can see these all being true. Is #1 wrong?
B,B,B – and no, not the Better Business Bureau!
1. I won a nat’l championship in 3 on 3 basketball
2. I have never owned a diary
3. I usually change underwear daily
Oh, woops, those are all true. Let me try again …
1. I own several Warhols
2. I saw Andy Warhol in Wal-Mart
3. I am related to Andy Warhol
Wow, I can’t get this straight. Those are all false. One more time …
1. hehehe
2. hahaha
3. hohoho
Hahaha! Now, tell me about the national 3-on-3 basketball tourney. I’m thinking we need to have a bloggers basketball meetup sometime. Let’s see, there’s Kevin Haggerty, Ellie Ann Soderstrom, Clay Morgan, Jessica Buttram’s husband. Hmm. I’m missing a few more.
Okay, if mom didn’t get it right than I’m going across the board with A’s.
I am guessing C, A, A..
and here are mine:
1. I am a south-paw (left-handed)
2. I love to bowl
3. I am the oldest of 3 siblings
This one is tough. I’m guessing #3 is the lie.
Sorry to get back to you so late, but you are right! I am actually a middle child!
Sorry to get back to you so late, but you are right! I am actually the middle child! I have a younger and older brother!
Great game. I say the wrong ones are C,C,A.
As for me:
1. I love beer.
2. I love to cook.
3. I love to eat.
I’m guessing #2 is the lie. Or maybe I’m just projecting.
lol. It’s actually #1. Can’t stand the taste. As for cooking, I love it; it’s kind of therapeutic for me.
1) c
2) b
3) c
Okay:
1) I went to Africa during 7th grade and caught dysentery.
2) I am going to Aruba in April.
3) I spend 8 hours a week in a room with flashing lights and loud buzzers.
#3 is the lie?
Can I come to Aruba?
You are correct. I spend 6.5 hours in a room with flashing lights and loud buzzers. Unless there is a competition when I might spend 30 hours a week in a beeping, blinking room.
Cal fences 6.5 hours a week. When he moves to the next level, it will be 8 hours.
The place is so far from my house, it doesn’t make sense to leave. In the warm weather, I sit outside. But in the winter, I’m trapped. I’ve been writing a lot.
A, B, B
The Spiritual Edition:
1. I impressed a Buddhist monk during a lesson on meditation in Thailand.
2. I was on my high school youth group’s worship team.
3. I accidentally offended a Catholic priest and was kicked out of a funeral.
I love #1. I’m thinking #3 has to be the lie.
You are correct. I’ve never been thrown out of a funeral. Yet.
Oh, this is fun!
1. I chatted with Michael Jackson
2. I chatted with Princess Diana
3. I chatted with Pope John Paul II
Give it your best shot.
Pam
It has to be #1. I think. But I want the stories on the other two!
Nope. #3 is the lie.
I met Michael on the grounds of the CNE Midway in Toronto. We were both young (I was 15, he was 13, I think) and he was wandering around with his brothers, going on all the rides, unencumbered by security or hordes of fans or anything like that, just having a good time before their show. We just stopped and chatted, like two excited kids, about all the rides and things to do and whether or not he was going to go on the Mighty Flyer. Of course I knew who he was, but he seemed like a regular kid. I got his autograph and a photo (long since lost, unfortunately. My mother had a habit of cleaning out “old junk” on a regular basis. I’m still hoping they’ll turn up tucked in a book.) I met Princess Diana and Prince Charles at a BBQ in Ottawa and we exchanged pleasantries. I worked for Trudeau’s principal secretary and through that connection, ended up with an invitation. It was June 21st, 1983, Prince William’s first birthday, but he was back home in the UK. She was incredibly beautiful, and had this undeniable presence, but she was also the saddest woman I’ve ever laid eyes on. Pam
Wow. What stories, Pam! When Michael was a normal kid…if only he could have stayed that way. And Princess Diana. I met Prince Charles when he and Diana visited Queen’s for the university’s sequicentennial. He was hilarious and knew a ton about architecture.
If you’re at the SiWC again this year, I’ll share what Charles whispered in my ear and let you be the judge as to what it really meant.
I’m pretty sure I’m going. I await, Pam! My guess is that it had nothing to do with architecture…at least not the architecture of buildings.
I’m going with C, A, A on this one! And now I can say I’ve played this game. Bonus!
I suspect you could offer some brilliant truths, J!
I LOVE this game. I play it with my son a lot to try and get some kind of information out of him about school. I guess A, A, C.
My guess: B, A, A
My own:
A. I broke my own little toe.
B. I once went swimming with dolphins.
C. I was an extra in a French film.
I’m going to say C. If C is true, I want the story!
It was B.
C is true. It’s a horrible, horrible French film that was filmed in a little town outside of where I lived as a teenager. I was 16 or 17 at the time. It was so bad that I never finished watching it, so I don’t even know if I actually appear in the film. Too Much Flesh with Jean-Marc Barr, Elodie Bouchez, and Rosanna Arquette. I can’t believe my parents let me be in it based on the subject matter. My parents did the cleaning and laundry for the cast and crew, so we had Rosanna Arquette’s panties in our house. Cute, cotton, tiny undies.
I meant to include the imdb link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0226540/
I am not credited, but my brother is in the crew, Jerry Carter.
You had me at Rosanna Arquette’s panties…
I say they are all true. Ironic Mom NEVER lies.
Ha. The lies aren’t far from the truth.
I am copying Renee’s answers (is that allowed? First rule I learned as a lawyer is if you don’t know the answer, know how to find the answer, LOL):
c
b
c.
OK, here is my stuff.
1. I left college to pursue a writing career and ended up selling cars instead.
2. I am circumspect about paying my bills on time, and I love poodles (especially white ones).
3. I got arrested for smoking weed . . . out of an apple.
3 is so bizarre it has to be true. I’m guessing #2 is the lie. And I love your lawyer logic. Brilliant.
I’m going with 1. C, 2. A, 3. C.
My three:
A. When I was four years old, I snuck out of the house after my bath and rode my bike around the block, naked.
B. I have read every book in the Hardy Boys series.
C. I once broke my nose in a bizarre high jumping incident.
I’m guessing #2 is the lie on the basis that it is the most normal answer…
Darn, you’re good.
Good one, Leanne! So hard to figure which of these is a lie, but I’ll go for it.
I’m going to go with A, A, and A for you as lies.
Here are mine:
1. I led a student revolution in sixth grade that resulted in an extra recess and seconds on rolls in the lunch room.
2. I smuggled information out of East Germany during the Cold War by pretending to be a stupid, blonde dancer with a visiting troupe.
3. I productively misspent my youth with argyle-clad actors, hairy bikers, charming spooks, and a drop-dead gorgeous outlaw known as “The Admiral.”
Good luck! Mind if I borrow this idea for my blog? With credit to you, of course. š
Borrow away, Piper. I’m honoured.
I’m having trouble choosing your lie. I’m guessing #2 is the lie. But if it’s not, tell the story!
You are correct. That lie is based on a story my fellow dancer and writer Kathleen Redwine told me about a visit of hers to East Berlin. She didn’t smuggle anything, but she certainly could have as a pretty, blonde dancer.
#1) I`m a strict mother of three boys.
#2) I`m a collage grad.
#3) I`m happiest when left to my self.
there you go –
find the lie!
#1? Maybe?
LOL Leanne–yes.
All I know now is that I want to hang out with your mom.
(Or you, right after parented music classes.)
Or both.
Any humour I have I get from my mom. And any kindness too. She’d also be the first to offer you a beer or a glass of wine…
“This could explain why Iām never invited to A-list parties, or even F-list ones.”
I would think it wouldn’t BE a party without a hot mom like you!
Thank you, but my avi misleads you! Funny, maybe. Hot? Not so much.
1. B, 2. C, 3. C
Okay, give my set a whirl.
1. I’ve dined with a European president.
2. I punched a student in the face in class.
3. I’ve had cocktails with a KGB general.
Ha. Not even close on the lies.
Okay, #2 sounds least like you. And if I’m right, I need the story on #1 and #3!
I had a feeling I might be way off base. I really had no idea. I’m better at this game in person. Trust me. But I prepared myself for failure by setting you up for the same. For I’ve gone all Princess Bride on you my dear. All three of my options are, wait for iiiiitttttt, true.
When I first read your latest comment, I read “I’m better at this game in *prison*.”
So you went all PB on me! We need these stories someday…
Ha, that would’ve been the lie. “I’ve been to prison.” There’s one experience I am GLAD to not have had. No comment on other experiences with police or handcuffs though.
Ha. I already told the story of me in handcuffs. Fess up, Mister.
My guess is 1.c, 2.b, 3.c
Here’s my list:
1. I broke alternatively my left leg and right arm, and a few years later my right leg and left arm.
2. I used to have 6 wisdom teeth but got 2 pulled out, now i have 4 above and 0 below.
3. I didn’t understand how autoreverse works until 14, that’s one of the reasons why I used to rewind both side B and A after listening to a tape on my walkman (the other reason is i’m an idiot).
Tough ones. I too have broken plenty of bones (by the time I was 14). Your detail for #3 seems to suggest that’s true…unless it’s too much detail. I’m going to guess #2 is the lie.
First guess is right (thanks for believing in my idiocy, means a lot :D) , second guess is wrong! The lie is n. 1, my bones are intact, woohoo! Now let me jump around for joy and break my ankle.
I had x-ray doctors (dunno how to call them) laughing at me when I stated “I need x-rays to check my extra wisdom teeth”. They didn’t laugh after seeing the x-rays thou.