Today just feels like a good day for a getting-to-know-you game. Have you ever played the game where you share two truths and one lie, and people have to guess which is the lie? It's a fun one!
Here's how it's gonna work: You make a comment where you share three "facts" about yourself. Two of those "facts" should be true - you know, actual facts. And one should be a lie. Then I'll reply to your comment with my guess as to which one is false! And of course, you have to come back and reply to let me know if I got it right!
Maybe we can make it a little competition between me and the community! Will you guys stump me more times than I'm able to guess the lie?
Okay... so just in case it's not totally clear, here's an example of how your comment might look:
1. I love dark chocolate but can't handle anything above 70%.
2. When I was three, I danced in a talent show dressed as a chicken.
3. I've never read Wuthering Heights.
These are three "facts" about me. Any idea which one is the lie?
It's...
Number 1! I love dark chocolate - and the darker the better!
Okay, so this should be fun, right? And a really good way for us to all get to know each other a little better. Ready? PLAY!
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YES! I love this game!
1. In high school I was the captain of my field hockey team.
2. I really want to go sky diving before I turn 30 years old.
3. I used to have a terrible habit of biting my nails down to the quick.
What do you think?
Okay! I’m going to try my best not to over-think this and just go with my gut reaction. My guess is that #3 is the lie. I can really see you as a field hockey girl…
It’s actually #2!!! I am not adventurous at all, at least not in that sense…things like sky diving and bungee jumping and even rollar coasters totally make me uncomfortable! But you’re right that I was a field hockey girl.
Katie @ Health for the Whole Self´s last [type] ..Intuitive Eating Giveaway Winner!
Darn! Well… at least my magical psychic powers were right with #1!
I knew it would be #2!!!!!
Ashley @ Nourishing the Soul´s last [type] ..That’s outside my boat
You don’t like rollar coasters and stuff like that either, right Ashley?
Katie @ Health for the Whole Self´s last [type] ..Intuitive Eating Giveaway Winner!
Okay– Joy I could not resist this one…I will try to make it easy on you -
1) As a teenager I had blue streaks in my hair
2) I have a tattoo
3) I won an MVP trophy for bowling on a league when I was 20.
Oh, man! Are you trying to trick me? I’m pretty sure I KNOW that #1 is true. I’m not sure about the other two. I’m going to guess that #3 is the lie.
I look like the tattoo type don’t I? I guess I stumped you — LOL
#2 is the lie…at least for now. May get gutsy and get one someday.
Oh yeah the trophy I won was bigger than me! (for all of you who don’t know me I am only 5 feet tall) LOL
Yep! You tricked me! Darn!
1. My parents live in a geodesic dome.
2. I’ve never been to South America.
3. I’ve played women’s rugby.
ooooh.… Okay. In my mind’s eye I can see you on a women’s rugby team. It’s an awesome image, whether it’s true or not. Hmmm… I don’t know anything about your parents. Um… I’m going to guess #2 is the lie.
You are GOOD! Yes, I played prop in the scrum at Bates College and for a little while when I came to Cville. For those that don’t know, when shopping for a prop, coaches look for the one most resembling an oak tree. My parents do, in fact, live in a tiny village in Connecticut in a geodesic dome home which has acoustics that drive the dog crazy (think whispering cathedrals). And it’s true, I’ve led two retreats in Peru. You so smart.
OH! I know where that geodesic dome is! I used to live in that area!
KCLAnderson (Karen)´s last [type] ..No More White Knuckles
YEAH! I got one right!!!!
@Karen — no WAY! You’ve been to Chester, Connecticut??!
Yep, I’ve been to Chester, but I actually thought you were talking about a different one…there’s one on Rt. 7 in Kent or Sharon.
KCLAnderson (Karen)´s last [type] ..No More White Knuckles
Ooo…fun. Hmmm…
1. When I was in 7th grade, I was the co-captain of the Pop Warner football cheerleaders
2. I’ve never been inside a Walmart
3. I was the lead singer in a punk band when I was a sophomore in college.
KCLAnderson (Karen)´s last [type] ..No More White Knuckles
Karen! These are all awesome! How do I pick? Well… #2 is so far out there. I mean NEVER? I can’t resist picking that. I go with #2 as the lie.
HAHAHAHA…nope. #3 is the lie!
KCLAnderson (Karen)´s last [type] ..No More White Knuckles
BUMMER! I loved the image I had of you as a punk rocker!
I WISH I had been a punk rocker…only in my dreams LOL
KCLAnderson (Karen)´s last [type] ..No More White Knuckles
Just discovered your blog today… glad to be here.
1. During my free-spending impetuous youth, I saw Liza Minnelli in concert 67 times.
2. I took ice skating lessons for a few years in middle school.
3. I’ve never been to the top of the Empire State Building.
Hey Michele! So glad you’re here! It’s great to meet you!
Okay… I’m going to have to guess #1 as the lie (though part of me really hopes it’s true because that would be SO awesome!)
Number 3 was the lie. I’ve actually been to the top of the Empire State Building several times. Although I’d never do it again, I sure did have some really wonderful times during those concert-attending days from 1994 to 2000. Then, it was time to get serious about life and career.
Michele @ Healthy Cultivations´s last [type] ..In Need of Vegetables & the Six Random Questions
Well, that’s just AWESOME! 67 times? WOW!
This is a good one, Joy. Totally with you on the chocolate.
1. I have lived on three continents.
2. I drive a stick shift.
3. I have a 529 for my kids and a 401K.
Oh, this is TOUGH! I definitely see you as a world traveler, so I think #1 would be true. But maybe you’re trying to trick me. Now I’m over-thinking it because I’ve gotten so many wrong! Okay, okay. I’m going to say #1 is the lie.
I was born and raised in Denmark (Europe). In my early childhood and later in 2004–2005, I lived in Ethiopia (Africa). And then, obviously, the U.S. (N. America). The lie is #3. I SO need a financial adviser, it’s not even funny. Know someone you can recommend?
HA HA HA HA! You’re asking the wrong girl!
Laila,
Please look into a financial adviser trained by the Kinder Institute. You can find one in your area by navigating this map:
http://www.kinderinstitute.com/dir/#map
This method of financial planning begins with asking what is important to you. From there they can craft, in partnership with you, a plan that is as unique to your needs as your beautiful smile is unique to your face.
The process is empowering, and the questions asked about who you are & where you want grow are enriching. For more in-depth discussion of the concept, I recommend this post from the Get Rich Slowly blog:
http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2009/02/15/george-kinder-three-questions-about-life-planning/
Namaste!
1. I was a cheer-leading coach for the town football cheer-leading team when I was in high school.
2. I desperately want to move out of suburbia into the “cool” area of the city.
3. I sing in the shower.
Okay… Gosh, I’m stumped on this one! I keep waffling between all three. Final answer… final answer… is #3 the lie?
Yep! But you wanna know what is super funny about it?
Right after I wrote the comment, I turned on my Krishna Das and got in the shower (something I never do) and I caught myself singing in the shower. Like, seriously, it was like I jinxed myself.
Christie @ Honoring Health´s last [type] ..I Wouldn’t Go Back
TOO FUNNY!
Yeah, I was standing in the shower and I was like “oh my god, i lied about my lie”.
heheehe.
Christie @ Honoring Health´s last [type] ..I Wouldn’t Go Back
1. I drink a huge glass full of algae each day.
2. I married my High School sweetheart
3. I led a whole kindergarten class off the playground for an “adventure” when I was in 1st grade. I did not think that adults could run as fast as those teachers did (in heels, yet!) trying to catch us. I did make the children hold hands, though.
Okay, Jean… I am really torn here. For some reason I feel like #2 is true — like maybe I’ve heard you say that before?
You did such an elaborate job with #3 that it’s hard to believe you made it up. On the other hand, you’re tricky like that. So I’m going with #3 as the lie.
Did I get fooled again?
It was the innocuous #2. I can’t believe you didn’t question the glass of algae—-but I do drink a wonderful HUGE glass of a very special form of wild grown blue-green algae every day. Covers a multitude of sins —–like telling a little white lie!
I knew my husband in HS but that was about it—-I did ride ponies at his Grandaddy’s pony rides, though. Small town in the 50’s.
This was a lot of fun, Joy! Thanks!
HA! No — I know too many people who are into green smoothies these days to doubt the glass-o-algae! I’ve been known to sip a little spirulina myself on occasion.
I wish I could have been there to see Jean pull off # 3! Ha!
so fun and funny! I’m a fellow dark chocolate fan, thinking about grabbing a piece from our anniversary stash right now …
Here are my 3 facts:
1. I once broke a concrete brick with my hand
2. My dog Tico growls when you say “Republican“
3. I was on TV when I was a teenager
ami´s last [type] ..The search for linchpins – start a collection
HAHAHA, I love, love, LOVE #2! Thanks for the laugh, Ami.
Okay… my gut instinct is that #1 is a lie. I have no idea why, though. And I REALLY hope that #2 is true!
Sorry to disappoint, ladies.
My OLD dog Prince (may his doggy soul RIP) used to growl when we said Republican. My new dog Tico is such a wimp we can rarely get him to growl, so no chance to teach him that trick
Tico, however, is very generous with the kisses.
I did break concrete — to earn a black belt in taekwondo! One of the most exciting and empowering things I ever, ever, ever did.
ami´s last [type] ..The search for linchpins – start a collection
Oh, man, that was a trick!
Good work!
And that’s AWESOME that you have your black belt! WAY COOL!
OK~ I’m game!!
1. I know how to play 6 musical instruments
2. I knocked out a boy’s tooth, with my purse, in junior high for grabbing my tooshie.
3. I once climbed a 3,000 foot mountain in a dress.
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OH WOW! These are all so awesome! I want them all to be true! Hmmm… I’m voting for #1 as the lie. (I think I’ve only gotten one of these right all day! I kind of suck at this, but I’m having fun!)
Oh, the second one was a fib! My best friend took out the perv’s tooth as I cheered her on!
About number one, I learned how to play almost every brass instrument in high school but I haven’t picked anything up in a while.
Thanks for playing with me!
Fun stuff! Don’t we have a fascinating group of people here?
Melissa, I never knew you played all those instruments. One of these days you will have to give me a concert. You are talented in so many ways, girlfriend! Was the mountain climb a recent feat?
Oh, Jean– I’m pretty sure that I’m so rusty with the instruments! My favorites were the french horn and the altonium, one that not many people have heard of
The climb was in Hawaii. My brother and I went up the path that US service men climbed during WWII, though the state government has made the path safe now. It was a prime lookout over the island of Oahu. My dress was sporty with biker shorts underneath. It challenged my fear of heights!
Too much fun for a Tuesday!!!
Here we go…
1. All three of my dogs’ middle names are Horatio. Even the girl dog. We’re thinking of continuing this tradition when we have children.
2. I was the youngest member of the Indianapolis Childrens Choir when it was founded. At the whopping age of six, I stunned the director by reading sheet music intuitively (I had never read music before). The entry age was set at nine, and they never broke that rule again after me. I wonder why…
3. In my off time I am a roller derby girl. It’s always been my dream to be fast, but I have to face the reality that my strength is in shoulder checks. I am solid.
taylorgirl6´s last [type] ..Is La Niña Code for Start Baking
Okay… WOW. These are all great! Hmmm… I’m gonna take a wild guess and say #3 is the lie. (And if #2 is true that is AMAZING!)
Right on and good guess!! You picked it! Though I would love love love to be a roller derby girl someday…
So yes, #2 is true. I was quite the little singer back in the day. Since then I’ve taught myself how to play flute, piano, guitar, and mandolin, and I still get caught singing while doing the dishes.
taylorgirl6´s last [type] ..Is La Niña Code for Start Baking
Total lucky guess! And I am so astounded by your musical ability. That’s just really awesome, which I’m sure you hear all the time. I LOVE learning all these cool things about everybody!
I love this game and play it in groups all the time!
1. I once rode an elephant in Africa.
2. I once played the trumpet at a ballpark.
3. I once swang like Tarzan and broke my foot.
Ashley @ Nourishing the Soul´s last [type] ..That’s outside my boat
Okay, Ashley. Let me think… is my memory serving me correctly that #1 came into play during a previous scavenger hunt? I’m going to resist the temptation to go search that one out and trust my memory. (Which could be a mistake.) Okay… I am going to say that #2 is a lie.
Yes! I included the first one to see if you would remember. Indeed #2 is a lie. No trumpet playing for me.
Ashley @ Nourishing the Soul´s last [type] ..That’s outside my boat
YEAH! I got two in a row right… maybe I’m having a streak?
This took some time for me to come up with a good lie. Let’s see if I suceeded in stumping you.
1. I have no depth perception because I only have one eye.
2. The name on my license and the name on my birth certificate are the same.
3. I’ve visited or been in every state on the east coast and the west coast.
This is really tough, Rita. I’m sensing some trickiness.
Okay… I’m going to guess that #1 is a partial lie. Did I get stumped?
You got stumped, #2 is the lie. My birth cert. is Catherine Rita and my license is Rita Mary. I was called Rita so I used that and my confirmation name on my social security card and then on everything after that, except my passport says Catherine Rita Mary. I really do only have one eye (ask Jean); lost it as a baby to cancer.
Darn! I remembered you only had one eye, but I thought you were trying to trick me with the depth perception part!
Hmmmm …
#1 I have never seen Ferris Bueller’s Day Off all the way through
#2 I have always owned pet rats
#3 I have a belly ring piercing
Eliza´s last [type] ..Get Your Butt Over Here
Well, I’ve seen your sexy dance moves (to be debuted here soon) and something about the way you boogie makes me think #3 is possible! So… I’m going to guess that #1 is the lie.
Ha! I’m busted.
Ferris Bueller is one of those movies that plays endlessly on TV. I have seen it a gazillion times, but always start at a different point in the movie. I have never seen it straight from beginning to end.
Seems that in the short time you have known me, you have already determined that
a) I am quirky enough to own pet rats, and
b) free spirited enough to have a belly ring.
Go figure! *chuckle*
Eliza´s last [type] ..Get Your Butt Over Here
I’m chuckling, too! I think I’ve got your number!
Great game! Ok, here are my three:
1. When I was 10, I led a revolution against the leader in my girl scout troup because she gave the leading role in our play to her own daughter. I got kicked out of the troop.
2. I’ve ridden a buffalo bareback. Twice (and lived to tell!).
3. I am best friends with Johnny Carson’s second ex-wife, Joanne, although I’ve never met her in person. We talk by phone 3–4 times every week, sometimes more.
Okay, Laurie! Let’s see…#3 sounds familiar, so I think that’s true. And I really want #2 to be true. So I’m gonna vote for #1 as the lie!
Close, girlfriend, but no cigar! I’ve petted wolves but have never ridden a buffalo. I DID lead a revolution against injustice in my girl scout troop, though, and got my sorry little butt kicked out for my trouble!
Darn! I’ll try to not be too disappointed. But #1 is pretty cool, too!
Oh this is fun!
Here are mine:
1) I’ve only dated one man–my husband.
2) I have a “pet” bald eagle that spends his time on a tree outside my living room window.
3) Even though I love Christmas movies, I have never seen A Christmas Story all the way through.
WOW… these are all quite interesting. And you are SO convincing in your delivery! Hmmm… okay, I’m voting for #3 as the lie.
Yep!
How can you not watch A Christmas Story at least once when its playing 24/7 on Christmas!
Here’s the funny thing (and the reason I picked that one) — I’ve never seen the whole thing either! When my husband and I were just friends in college (but I had a huge crush on him) we got together to watch it. It’s one of this favorites, and he was shocked I’d never seen it. However, I was so distracted by sitting next to him on the couch, that I couldn’t concentrate! Then, about 20 minutes into the movie, he asked if he could play with my hair!!!!! Well, I said yes. And then I was in a total zoned-out, blissed-out, “Oh-my-GOD-are-we-gonna kiss” state of being… and THEN things got weird and he ended up turning the movie off and going home! We were confused kiddos. It all worked out in the end, but I’ve never gone back and watched the whole thing.
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