5 Truths & A Lie

/ Ally Bean

[I got the idea for this post from Rara at Rarasaur;  her answers are here.  She got the idea for her post from Jen at Sips of Jen and Tonic;  her answers are here.  Go visit them both.  You’ll like ’em.]

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Here’s what I’m doing.  It’s a bit of a game.  I’m going to tell you a few things about me: 5 things will be truthful, 1 thing will be a lie.  Depending on how closely you’ve been paying attention to me all these years you’ll know the lie immediately.  Or not.

Whoever correctly figures out which statement is a lie, will win the opportunity to either: 1) be a guest poster on this blog;  or 2) have me write a haiku about you that’ll be posted on this blog.  Your choice.

Ready?  Here goes.

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1.  THE HUBSTER proposed to me in the parking lot of a bakery.  He had no ring with him.  All he said was: “so when do you want to get married?”  And that was that.

2.  I PLAYED the violin when I was a girl.  I learned in a Suzuki method class [which means by ear, not by written music].  While I never excelled at playing the violin I did make it to state regional orchestra level one year.  I was the last seat.  And I hated the experience.

3.  WE LIVE in a hilly area in a home built on a wooded ravine lot.  Once upon a time we purchased 200 tons of dirt so that we could create a backyard.  It was a messy project, but now we have a lower level terrace instead of the forest primeval.

4.  I DRIVE a gray SUV.  I named him Bullwinkle because of his color [which Lexus says is blue, but they’re wrong].  He’s not a new vehicle,  but he gets me where I need to go.

5.  I’M NOT a fan of the traditional Thanksgiving Day dinner.  I’ve made my share of them over the years and they were delicious, but I’d rather have a good steak with a baked potato for dinner than turkey + all that carbohydrate crap.

6.  I HAVE narrow feet, as in women’s AA shoes.  This is more of a problem than you might initially imagine because there are very, very, very few AA shoes available.  The result of this is that I keep my shoes forever and am usually forced to wear a pair of “so out of date you have no idea what decade they came from” shoes.          

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21 thoughts on “5 Truths & A Lie”

    • Jen and Tonic, this is a great idea. Very fun.

      Thanks for playing along, but I cannot confirm or deny your guess at this time. You understand. All will be revealed later.

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    • Rara, I loved this idea for a post. I’m sure that you’ll understand that I cannot, in good conscience, disclose to you whether or not you have picked the lie. All will be revealed… some day next week when I have the time.

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  5. One thing that I’ve learned about you from this post is that you are a VERY convincing liar. 🙂 I know a couple of these are true, but not too sure about the others. I will guess #5, although I am NOT confident.

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  6. I’m torn between numbers 4 and 5. In any case, this is a fun game! I eagerly await the unveiling. (And naturally I am tempted to play the game on my own blog, but I just don’t know whether I will find the time in the next few days. I have a big deadline coming up in less than a month, and that is not a lie.)

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  7. I’ll guess #5 is the lie, because I adore all of the carbs of Thanksgiving dinner, though honestly, a steak and potato dinner rocks. But the potato is very important to me.

    I much say, some people are really good at lying and making up stories about their pasts. Other people suck at it, like me.

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  8. I’m going against the tide and going with #1. Though I’ve been reading along the last couple of years, I missed this story. I hope when you disclose the truth you tell us some of these stories again.

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    • Zazzy, I’m sure that you’ll understand when I say that I cannot tell you right now if your answer is the correct one. Interesting idea about filling in the details about the true statements. Hadn’t thought of doing that.

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