Today we're going to play a little game I've seen elsewhere that seemed to be appreciated by the readers (and I also enjoyed it). Below are a series of "facts". Three of them are false. The first person to correctly identify the three false ones will win a SciFi Dad mix CD.
Believe Me by Moist
- I have incredibly good aim with a bow and arrow. I can hit a two inch diameter metal pole from 40 feet away, at dusk.
- My first encounter with the death of someone I knew was when I was eight years old and a boy (and playmate) who lived at the end of my street was murdered by his mother's boyfriend.
- I once lived in an apartment on top of a
strip clubadult entertainment establishment. - When I was in my last year of high school, I was offered a "full ride" by a school in Texas based solely on my SAT scores.
- I once worked for a mine near Sudbury, Ontario. It was for a co-op job, and I was responsible for driving a lift truck around.
- I was kicked out of Novice IV level hockey (for eight and nine year olds) because I body checked a smaller, faster kid so hard I broke my stick in five pieces and he had to be removed on a stretcher.
- When I was ten my family took a trip to Ottawa, but the hotel didn't have any cots, so I had to sleep in the bathtub.
- I can name most of the characters from the late 1980s editions of Days Of Our Lives, Another World, and Santa Barbara. I can also explain plotlines, relationships, and repeat deaths.
- I have been forcibly removed from The Body Shop, and somewhere there is a video to prove it.
- When I was 15 my BIL took me to a bar on "open mike" or "jam" night. I played with the house band, and was given a voucher for a free (alcoholic) drink.
- One time a Texas state trooper came home to find me receiving "attention" from his daughter while I sat in his favourite recliner.
So there you have it. Three of them are false, and the others are all true. Please post your guesses in the comments
Update: my wife just emailed me her three "lies"; even she didn't get it right.
Some of you have been asking about what happened with my father after the surgery was canceled. On Monday morning they called the surgeon (as instructed) only to learn that the office was closed for March Break. They were also told by the hospital that only emergency surgeries are done over March Break, so we assumed we were in for a long wait.
Then, last night at 10:30pm my mother called. They had just gotten off the phone with the (very apologetic) surgeon. My father will be admitted today or tomorrow morning, and the surgery will happen Friday or at the latest Saturday. Apparently, his original surgery was canceled because the O.R. nurses can only work so many hours (this policy is overridden in cases of emergency), and the hospital denied the surgeon access to the O.R. based on this policy.









13 comment:
Okay. Here are my guesses:
One, five and seven are false.
And DUDE. I loved Santa Barbara. I watched it religiously.
Good news about your father's surgery! Please keep us posted.
I'm going for 1, 6 & 11 as being false.
So the hospital ran out of OR nurses b/c of too much overtime, yet they're scheduling his next surgery on Friday or Saturday? Seems like maybe they should schedule the surgery at the beginning of the week before overtime kicks in, but maybe that's just me. In any case, I'll be sending my happy thoughts your family's way.
Ok, here goes:
1 is false. From my experience, women are better natural shots than men. The first time I picked up a gun, I shot an apple off a tree from 50 yards. Mike? Notsomuch.
4 - not because I dont think you are smart, but just because the others seem so much truer. I mean, can you make up that story about the recliner? LOL
and 6.
Yes, keep us posted on the surgery.
This really hard - you wrote them all so believably.
I'm going with 1, 6, and 9.
I guess 11, 4 & 6.
That was tough!!!!
Yep, 4, 6 and 11.
Keep us posted about your dad... I'm waiting for the update!
xo CGF
Hmmmm, I know I'm not the first, but I'll echo the "1, 6, 11".
FWIW, I too had a co-op work position in Sudbury (but I was working for Natural Resources Canada rather than directly for a mine). I hope yours didn't cover the Christmas to May stretch that mine did. I can't believe my little beater lasted another 5 years after that.
not guessing.
oy... scheduling. LOVELY!
lies - 2, 4, 8
1.
6.
8.
But I really hope number two is false cause that just sucks.
But dude, I have eyes like a bat and I can hit a target in the dark with a bow and arrow.
But I'm even better with a loaded gun.
Scares the bejeesus out of my husband.
2, 8 and 9 are false. Those are some intriguing stories though. If the Body Shop one is true I would love to hear the story.
3
4
11
Well, I know the answers already because I'm late to the party. Boo. But, I would have guessed PERFECTLY, of course! ;) I'm glad your dad's surgery is finally happening. I hope all goes well. :)
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