Friday, August 15, 2003

ALERT: GAME ON

This post is in the nature of a public notice:

One week from today, on Friday August 22, I will post three stories about myself.  I will tell you at that time how many of the stories are true.  I DOUBLE-DOG DARE you to PICK THE FALSIES. 

I’m pretty sure I won’t be alone in this endeavor because I am following in the footsteps of true revolutionaries and profound creators - the haunted and lyrical Skullbolt Bobby and my own dear landlord, muse and co-conspirator, Patricia.  It was they who came up with this sly notion and they who put it in my head, driving me inexorably toward making it a reality - and it is they who have agreed to play along with their own stories next friday too. 

So you’ve been advised: next friday, three stories, one or more is not true.  I tell you how many you’re looking for and you post your guesses in the comments.  Monday the 25th I put up a new post with the answer.  Visit my genius friends for more chances to play.  Hell, put up your own stories too.  Life’s too short to hold back a really good lie.

kind of like The Liar’s Club....anyone else remember that gameshow?  i used to love it!

looking forward to the lies!!! i might make up a few of my own......

I’ve put up a list of who’s playing on my site. Let me know if anyone else decides to join in on the fun and I’ll update the list.

good work pea - keep the liars honest - don’t want them teasing us and then not coming across with the improbable stories

sure. that’s one reason for doing it. but i mostly did it cuz i like lists. :D We’re at 13 people now. I hope someone else decides to play because you know how I feel about odd numbers. ick.

Sounds like fun! Can’t wait to pickeroo…

Sounds like fun.  Pick the falsies—used to do that in 8th grade.  Man, Mrs. M’s were quite real!

Mrs M was our music teacher.  Even her notes were false.

you boys are too deep for me.

i made a button. (she says smugly and nerdily.) 30 people want to play the game. check it out.

i’m playing as well. if i can remember. or if i’m not so lazy. we’ll see, right? and for some reason my comments didnt work in peaville, so here i am. MWAHAHA.

dan:  you would have LOVED our mrs. m.  for more than the reason(s) bill’s mentioned.  although she once referred to it (them) also by teaching us the word “effrontery” by using it in the sentence, “the boys were surprised and impressed at my effrontery.” the girls hated her.  well the girls with falsies hated her.

I want to switch Mrs. M’s.