Two Truths & One Lie: Guess My Ancestor!

[zoobyshoe]

I once saw a man catch a tarantula.

I once saw a man catch a python.

I once saw a man catch a shark.

(In person, not on TV or anything.)

 

[JamesU]

#2 is false

 

[Evo]

so this is true?

Yes, I am afraid it is. My cat, Dr Foofer, became involved in illegal possum smuggling because of this venture (below). It is a well known fact here at PF.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Yes, I am afraid it is. My cat, Dr Foofer, became involved in illegal possum smuggling because of this venture (below). It is a well known fact here at PF.

That's so sad when cats go afoul of the law.

 

[honestrosewater]

I think zooby's python catcher isn't real.
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I once saw a crane catch a rattlesnake in my backyard.

My dad is an axe murderer.

I almost joined a gang when I was younger.

 

[hypnagogue]

I'll say zoob never saw someone catch a shark in person.

And Rose, I HOPE your father isn't an axe murderer, unless that's some sort of pun!

 

[hypnagogue]

OK, since my first entry is already buried-- I did meet David Chalmers and Steven Pinker, in Tucson at the 2004 Towards a Science of Consciousness convention. (Pinker is an amazingly lucid and well-composed speaker, both on stage and in person.) I didn't meet Dennett, although after sitting down in a large conference hall to hear Pinker's talk, I soon noticed that I happened to be sitting right behind Dennett. He's a big guy.

 

[EnumaElish]

One of my relatives was married to the Bride of Frankenstein.

You're officially related to Frankie and you were afraid of a little snake?

 

[EnumaElish]

I think zooby's python catcher isn't real.
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I once saw a crane catch a rattlesnake in my backyard.

My dad is an axe murderer.

I almost joined a gang when I was younger.

#1? Okay, #3?

 

[hypnagogue]

I'll give another go-round.
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I was a co-founder of a video gaming website that eventually attracted 50,000 hits with 40 GB of traffic per day.

I once recited a suggestive limerick with a bad British accent in front of an audience of academics while inebriated.

I can do a fantastic Jerry Seinfield impression.

 

[zoobyshoe]

I once saw a crane catch a rattlesnake in my backyard.

Just to be perverse, I'm going to pick the one that seems most likely true as my choice for the one that is false.

 

[zoobyshoe]

I can do a fantastic Jerry Seinfield impression.

Something about you strikes me as you being the kind of person who can't do a fantastic impression of anyone. I'll say this is false.

 

[Townsend]

Something about you strikes me as you being the kind of person who can't do a fantastic impression of anyone. I'll say this is false.

Can't be...that would be way too hard to come up with...

 

[zoobyshoe]

Can't be...that would be way too hard to come up with...

Yeah...I just realized that all that's necessary for it to be true is for him to think he can do it.

 

[EnumaElish]

"I can do a fantastic Jerry Seinfield impression"?

 

[honestrosewater]

I never saw a crane catch a rattlesnake in my backyard. But I did see a crane catch a black racer in my backyard. It flew away with it dangling from its beak.

I once recited a suggestive limerick with a bad British accent in front of an audience of academics while inebriated.

Who hasn't?
I think you do a Simpsons-related impression. No Seinfeld.

I wish I had seen your first one. I would have guessed that you didn't meet Dennett.

 

[hypnagogue]

So your dad is an axe murderer? (Wasn't that a movie?) You got some 'splainin to do!

 

[zoobyshoe]

So your dad is an axe murderer? (Wasn't that a movie?) You got some 'splainin to do!

Yeah. You can't just drop a bomb like that and act nonchalant.

 

[zoobyshoe]

Incidentally, you were all wrong:

#2 is false

I think zooby's python catcher isn't real.

I'll say zoob never saw someone catch a shark in person.

The python was an escaped pet, about three feet long, and was apprehended by, of all people, a guy named Monty, after having been at large for three days in the bushes around the house from whence it escaped.

The shark was a baby blue shark, about a foot long, that a guy caught with a normal rod and reel off the pier at Ocean Beach here in San Diego.

 

[honestrosewater]

So your dad is an axe murderer? (Wasn't that a movie?) You got some 'splainin to do!

I knew that was a bad idea (it was so perfect though). He's in prison, if it makes you feel better. It's a long story and happened a long time ago. My dad broke into our house with a knife and roofing hatchet (a small axe), attacked my mom, and my stepdad woke up and was killed saving her. Eh, maybe I shouldn't talk about it. On with the game. Seinfeld or no?

 

[honestrosewater]

The python was an escaped pet, about three feet long, and was apprehended by, of all people, a guy named Monty,

That can't be true. I still think this one's a lie.

 

[zoobyshoe]

I knew that was a bad idea (it was so perfect though).

It was perfect. Too outlandish to be true. That's why I suspected it was true. You almost joining a gang also seemed outlandish. So, I got the feeling the most plausible choice must be the false one in this case.

 

[hypnagogue]

My apologies and sympathies, Rose.

 

[zoobyshoe]

That can't be true. I still think this one's a lie.

It is absolutely true. The local paper even did a little paragraph about it called something like "Monty and the Python". Everyone got a kick out of it.

 

[hypnagogue]

Yeah, I guess it was a bit obvious-- I don't do a fantastic Seinfield. It's more like a bad caricature, but it's good for laughs sometimes. However, contra zooby's impression, I can do some impressions pretty well. I can do a dead-ringer for Ray Romano. I can also do an excellent "ominous voiceover for a movie commercial" impression. My British accent(s) is more in the bad caricature category, but at least it makes me laugh!

 

[EnumaElish]

When 9/11 happened, I was in an airplane.
I was airborne at midnight, on Y2K new year's eve (00:00 hours January 1st, 2000).
A small town I lived in had its own currency.

Anyone?

 

[zoobyshoe]

When 9/11 happened, I was in an airplane.
I was airborne at midnight, on Y2K new year's eve (00:00 hours January 1st, 2000).
A small town I lived in had its own currency.

Interesting selection. All plausible. However, I am going to chose #1, the 9/11 plane ride, as the false one.

 

[honestrosewater]

My apologies and sympathies, Rose.

Thanks.

I was airborne at midnight, on Y2K new year's eve (00:00 hours January 1st, 2000).

Lie.

 

[zoobyshoe]

I can do a dead-ringer for Ray Romano.


I can also do an excellent "ominous voiceover for a movie commercial" impression.


My British accent(s) is more in the bad caricature category, but at least it makes me laugh!

Again, I think any claims of excellence in impressions by hypnagogue is probably false, so I pick # 1 as the bigger lie.

 

[hypnagogue]

I want to say the currency one is false, but that seems like a tough one to come up without of thin air. I'll say the second airplane anecdote is false.

 

[EnumaElish]

I was airborne at midnight, on Y2K new year's eve (00:00 hours January 1st, 2000).

Lie.

I'll say the second airplane anecdote is false.

You are both right! That was my brother.

 

[hypnagogue]

Again, I think any claims of excellence in impressions by hypnagogue is probably false, so I pick # 1 as the bigger lie.

I kid you not, my Ray Romano skills (and the movie voiceover impression) have been verified by several independent parties! And it's also not a lie that my British accent is pretty caricature-y, though it seems to me some people really do talk like that. Anyway, to compound the silly accent, when I went up to recite my limerick I announced I'd be doing it in a British accent to make the rhyme scheme work and also because "British accents are funny," which elicited a smattering of hisses and boos from the crowd (a fair amount of Brits there I suppose). Susan Blackmore, sitting in the front row, stood up pointing an accusatory finger and proclaimed "I say boo!" I wish I would have snapped back "Do behave!" but I'm not that quick.

 

[zoobyshoe]

I kid you not, my Ray Romano skills (and the movie voiceover impression) have been verified by several independent parties!

How much did this verification cost?

 

[hypnagogue]

Free I say, free as the wind.

 

[zoobyshoe]

I once put grass in the microwave to see if I could get the nodes to explode.

I once cut a grape in two and put it in the microwave to see if it would spark.

I once put a colored pencil in the microwave to see if I could melt the "lead."