Jen of Sips of Jen and Tonic did a fun post last month. She listed 6 things about herself — five were true and one was a lie. And she challenged others to do the same. So here I am. I’m ready. I think.
Which one is the lie?
- I once lobbied for the Koch brothers.
- When I met him many years ago, Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, the first black Supreme Court Justice, told a story about how he was once mistaken for the elevator operator by tourists in the Supreme Court building, and how he pretended he was the elevator operator.
- I developed my interest in politics when I took a college course on the Kennedys only because I knew the professor would give me an “A.”
- I attended an anti-war protest and had a front row seat for Peter, Paul and Mary.
- My mother contracted polio when she was pregnant with me.
- I grew up in a house that the whole neighborhood thought was haunted.
My hairdresser knows, do you?
Put your guess into the comments.
FiftyFourandAHalf 
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I thought the Koch Brothers then said no probably the Thurgood Marshall story.
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Ok now I just really want to know thw answer….
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You will have to wait until tomorrow!
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the agony
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My guess: the lobbying for the Koch Brothers … though, even that seems plausible, because of your work (not your politics).
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Wait. My ultra-conservative politics haven’t shone through? I’m shocked, shocked!
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I think I will go with the Koch brothers as the lie.
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You’re in with the in crowd, Michelle. Not necessarily with the correct crowd, but …
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For the record I threw up a little when I read the words “lobbied for the Koch brothers”, but I do believe it could have happened when you were young and filled with vigor.
My guess is your mother having Polio when pregnant with you.
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And I’m not vigorous now? I’m not the one who is throwing up at this time of the morning, Tops!
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Perhaps “vigor” was not the right word….young, hopeful and naive might have been better choices. Are you vigorous today? For the love of god woman your badass.
I’ll be in good ole DC Saturday for a fancy shmancy party..love that town!
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Are you staying long enough for coffee
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Unfortunately not. You know I want to meet my long lost sister in the worst way too!! It’s my husband’s Christmas party. They have every minute accounted for in true corporate america fashion.
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Bummer. I figured that was the case …
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The real bummer is they are all Republicans…get the bail money ready…just in case.
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There are a lot of those down here. Drink up!
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I think the first one is the lie! The pregnant with polio sounds teeerrriiifying!
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You will have to wait and see.
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My guess: “My mother contracted polio when she was pregnant with me.”
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It would explain a lot about me, but then you will have to wait and see … Thanks for playing along.
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Waiting and seeing . . . love to play along.
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🙂
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Ok, now I wat to know the answer!!!
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You will have to wait just a bit …
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Not being from the US, I don’t know enough about several of those to even guess, but I now know who the Koch brothers are (thank you Wikipedia). 🙂 I’m curious to find out what the answer is though.
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Are you guessing the Koch brothers one is the lie?
I have to go check out your blog now — I’m a big Potter fan!
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Ha ha! I had to come back again to work out the Potter connection… I’d forgotten what my name was! The Hedwigia name was more to do with my fascination with mosses and other plants than with owls, though admittedly the Potter link was why I chose that particular moss name.
As for your lie… I give up, it’s all too American for me to understand. 😀
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Funny!
Sorry for the American references. But I yam what I yam!
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No problem at all, of course – I just don’t feel qualified to figure it out!
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I’m going with the college course. Trying hard to recall all of your past posts. What have you said? I know some answers are in them but I am too lazy to look. (And that is a truth.)
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Karen, I am so disappointed with you. To think, you have been reading my blog (and I yours) and you have yet to memorize them. I’m shocked, shocked!
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I guess I didn’t get it right then. Dang.
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Maybe. Maybe not.
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The college course is my guess. If that’s one of the true ones, though, how did you know you’d get an A? 🙂
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I’m sure you won’t believe that I always got As, would you. Tune in tomorrow. Or Thursday. Or whenever …
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I’m going with number 1.
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I specifically did not number the items, because I can never remember what is which number. So I bulleted them so that folks would have to say what the heck they were talking about.
What were you talking about?
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Idk. I read this in the morning. Something about the Kock brothers I think?
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That’s KocH to you, smarty pants!
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Lol, oops!
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I’m going for the Peter, Paul and Mary. Its just a guess !
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Guesses are good. Knowledge is better, but then I’m the only one with that in this instance!
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I am guessing it is your mother contracting Polio.
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I think I’m getting upset that nobody is guessing the haunted house. Hasn’t anybody seen any scary movies? I knew LINDA BLAIR! (Well, actually, I met her and worked with her sister, Lisa. But I forgot that. That would have been a good one to add.)
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I don’t know Elyse, given some of the stories you have told the haunted house story simply seems plausible.
Plus I thought I some someone guessed that.
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hmmmm…I seem to remember you blogged or commented about your “haunted house.” I just don’t know. But I’m guessing an Elyse “exposed” answer may just make lobbying for the Koch bros. the answer.
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Please tell me you never lobbied for the Koch brothers!
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I can tell you many things, Lisa. I am not telling you if that is one of them. Yet.
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This is a tough one….but I’m going with Peter, Paul and Mary.
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You have never heard me sing. Or attend a protest. Or do both simultaneously. In fact, you have never seen me at all!
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I’m voting for the college course one being false.
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Well, I never actually finished college, so maybe you’re right. Then again, maybe you’re not.
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Sigh. I’m no good at guess anyhow.
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That’s OK. We’ve only just met!
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True that. So what was the right answer?
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Buried in here:
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Thank you friend, there are many inspirational articles
and thank you for following my web and regards compassion ^_^
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It’s gotta be the Koch brothers. Although I guess it’s possible that it was a long time ago, you’d never heard of them, and they funded some charity that was completely separate from their political stuff. So maybe it was the one about your mom having polio. But would you make something like that up? I think I’m going to stick with Koch brothers. I mean, not the actual Koch brothers, just my guess that you’re lying about lobbying for them.
(On the other hand, I’m pretty sure the Thurgood Marshall and haunted house stories are true. And the Peter Paul and Mary item isn’t outlandish enough to be a lie).
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Deductive reasoning at play in the comments, here, folks. Move along …
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I tried calling your hairdresser for help, but keep getting sent to voicemail. So I’m just going to guess it was the course about Kennedy.
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That is exactly why I look so damn shaggy all the time. That hairdresser of mine NEVER takes my calls, either. He knows too much, I’m guessing.
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He’s not taking your calls, not doing your hair, and knows way too much about you – are you sure his hairdressing gig isn’t just a cover for the NSA job?
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I’m going for Peter, Paul and Mary. Aren’t you too young?
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I’ll be 57 next month. Gifts gladly accepted any old time.
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You never lobbied for the Koch brothers.
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Well Luanne, just beat about the bush …
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I think the one with Peter, Paul and Mary is a lie.
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Now if I claimed to have SUNG with them, perhaps. But you never know …
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I have absolutely no clue, so I’ll guess the one about how you developed your interest in politics.
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You could be right. Then again ….
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I’m torn between polio and the Koch brothers, but since we only get to pick one, I guess I’m going to go with lobbying for the Koch brothers. Although, honestly, if five are TRUE, then you, dear lady, have had an interesting life. And you’re barely even getting started. 🙂
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I actually have had a pretty interesting life, and I have no real complaints. Well, except for being sick and all that …
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I think your mother contracting polio while expecting you would be the lie. Mostly, it was children who contracted polio – that’s the only reason I say this.
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Perhaps you are smarter than the average bear, Benze. Or perhaps not … we shall see.
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I can’t believe that you ever lobbied for the Koch Brothers, but maybe this is a trick question. The one statement that seems to be in a different category and more subjective is the last one about the haunted house. Maybe everyone but you thought the house was haunted? When do we find out?
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I’ll try to do the answers tonight and post them tomorrow or Thursday.
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I’ll say the Koch brother one is the lie. We’ll see how good of a guesser I am…
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We’ll see. Or we’ll see how good a liar I am. Already I am seeing angles on all of these stories that I didn’t think of when I posted it. Maybe they really are all true or all false.
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I really hope the one about the judge is not the lie!
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Is that your guess?
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My guess is that you never lobbied for the Koch brothers.
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It is really odd. I always respond to every comment. But this time I can’t. It’s killing me….
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Well, I’ll find out soon enough. When are you revealing the answer?
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Probably Thursday. I did a draft tonight but it needs tweaking. I mean, I have to explain my poor life choices right? Or wee they revealed in a doing fervent post ….
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I look forward to (hopefully) hearing the tale about the judge in all it’s detailed glory…
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I guess I will have to spiff that part up for you!
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Five are true and one is false? Or Five are false and one is true?
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Five are TRUE. One is false.
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Okay – I got confused when you wrote “which one is true?” – But I am so hoping you never lobbied for the Koch brothers.
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Is that your guess?
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yup
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Thanks for pointing that out, Nancy. I was confused (and tired) yesterday when I read your comment about “which one is true” — I fixed it and updated the post so I don’t look like such an idiot. I owe you one!
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