Friday Fun: Can you guess the lie?

1. I have now been to four Atlassian offices: San Francisco, Mountain View, Austin, and Sydney.

2. I grew up with one sister, but as an adult I met two more half-sisters and one half-brother, along with my sister's half-sister and half-brother. My family tree is basically a squiggle.

3. I've read 80 books so far this year.

Stephanie Grice

Hmmmmm, these all seem quite possible. I don't think you've been down to the Mountain View office though ... I think #1 is the lie!

Cassie Mayes

Ooooh! This is fun.

1. My real name is Cassandra

2. I have two dogs

3. I have two small children

Which one is the lie?

@Stephanie Grice yours are hard and all very interesting. i'm going to guess that #3 is a lie?! If I'm right, I'd love to hear more about #1 and #2, ha!

Mine:

I have a fear of aquariums, which stems for being claustrophobic.
I have 5 siblings, and I'm the only girl.
I have left FRIENDS (TV Show) on every night before I go to bed for the last 20 years.

I'm going to guess #1 too but only because that one seems the 'easiest' lol.

Is it #2? Maybe you only have 1 dog vs 2 dogs?

Nic Brough -Adaptavist-

I'm with @Stephanie Grice here, but by elimination - 2 is far too detailed compared with the others, and I seem to remember you are a bookworm (not a .303 bookworm though), so that rings of a truth.

Stephanie Grice

Ohhhhh! I think #2 is the lie.

Would not be surprised if @Celina Zamora watches Friends every night, too, btw... assuming that is true, of course!

It's #1, obviously your real name is Dr. Cakes.

I'm going to guess #3 and that you leave on a different show. But what show is as comforting as Friends? I would say The Office but that's only been on for 15 years.

Okay changing to #2. I think you have all sisters!

I have taken "moon jump" giant steps helped by a bunch of helium balloons and the wind.
There is a YouTube video with me singing and doing actions from a song I learnt in primary school, as an adult.
I can't get by without coffee in the mornings.

Guessing 3 is the lie and you drink tea or mead or something!

Ooo! I guess #1. Is your name actually Casandra with one 's'?

I'm going to say #3 and that you've left it on only ever night before bed for the last 10 years

I was thinking the SAME thing as @Monique vdB - you're a tea drinker! (Isn't there a friday fun about tea somewhere... *searches community posts* )

1. I had a pet chicken named "Tigirl"

2. My first language was French.

3. I have 9 female cousins.

Also @Stephanie Grice I'm going to say #1 is a lie - I haven't seen any photos of a duck!

Drinking mead every morning!? Wrong series - New Zealand is more Hobbit-esque.

Image result for mead drinking

I have talked about tea in community posts a few times.

Hmmmm. My first thought is, how come your team has (or potentially has) so many pet chickens/ducks, LOL.

I'm going to say #2 because it is the least specific?!

Going to guess #2 because as a Southern Californian, you probably learned Spanish!

Mandy Ross

OK here goes.

1. I speak fluent Italian.

2. I'm distantly related to Bob Ross by marriage (Husbands dad's third cousin)

3. I've met Billy Idol, Angelica Houston, Robin Williams, Squiggy from Laverne and Shirley, and Doc from the Love Boat.

Mandy Ross

I'm going with #2 as well!

Nic Brough -Adaptavist-

I went with the main ones I could think of on the last thread, and I'm not that interesting even before the couple of quirks, but one of my friends suggested a theme that might be mildly interesting yesterday, so here goes:

I have "felt at home" in several places. There is a strong correlation with "where my family is", but the point of 2 truths/1 lie is that over the last <mumble> years, I haved lived, or still do, on:

A graveyard
A gravel pit/quarry
An iron mine

Ooooh. Okay a quarry and a mine are similar so I'm guessing #3 is the lie.

My guess is #2

I am going with #1.... I feel like it is something that would’ve appeared on the Who Who’s post.

Also I badly want #2 to be true!

and #3 seems really plausible.... although one name could be the lie.

Actually.... I’m going with 3 !!!!

Now you can respond in fluent Italian with the answer 😝

Quarries in the UK are pretty much always off limits, so no one would build on them.... unless your parents worked a quarry when you were young and lived on site....??

im still going with #2

@Stephanie Grice : Detective Barker does not see mention of a duck in the Who’s Who !!! 🦆🚫🤩

#1 is the lie

This is a GREAT game. 🤩🌟👏

Us Barkers love to keep it in the family so to say.... it’s an exceptionally unique surname!!

1) I am related to every single other Barker in the world. I am definitely not related to any Tanners.

2) Despite being such a thoroughly English word, it’s French of origin. The original family worked for the French royal family in the 16th century - who also loved to “keep it in the family”!

3) My sister didn’t have to change her name when marrying. Her husband is also a Barker and we are related! #Handy #Ooeeerrr #Incest

Dominic Lagger

Let's play my first friday fun game

According to the top 10 movies on IMDb, I've just watched 3 of them.
I've been on a mountain before that's higher than 4,000 meters (~13k ft).
I haven't read a single book in the last three years.

I didn't even bother reading number 2 & 3 to know that #1 is a blatant lie, for two reasons:

a. Anyone who knows what IMDb is, is either a full-on movie buff or is on their way there and therefore the Top 10 is a priority to have watched. 4 or 5 was believable. 3 is just too low.

b. Lower case "b" ? You are definitely a movie buff!!!

That said.... hmmm. #3....?? no books in three years?

I reckon you are not counting kindle/e-reader editions... and therefore it's still technically true because you mean physical books.

Christianne vd S

I love this game. I use it in my team as icebreakers and team building myself.

I'm guessing that your lie is #2 (Sesame Street) - I totally believe that having a duck is something to boast about and I can imagine Skippy being a karaoke stage name (very energetic perhaps?) but I'm not sure. Difficult!

Here are mine:

1. I have had more than 25 pet cats to date;

2. I can squat more than 113 kg/250 pounds;

3. My favourite film is Green Lantern.

Considers getting out the Imperialist Conversion Tool, but reads #3 and realises 1 and 2 are so the truth..... I just cannot bring myself to believe 3#. 😜

Christianne vd S

Taking a large leap here but I'm thinking #1 is a lie. I find it quite difficult to believe that there is only one strain of Barker (I say this being the owner of a unique surname myself, and finding out in my family tree research that I am not related to everyone in my own family..!). And then even if that WERE true, the second sentence of that statement may not be true. (But as I said, I'm taking a leap there).

#2 seems rather specific - and it 'feels' factual. #3 isn't all that weird, I had a great aunt who did the same thing, but luckily they weren't even closely related.

I do wonder which one is false though!

Boris MBOUMEHANG

@Stephanie Grice I love this game!!! I think the lie is #3, just because I want to pretent knowing a real movie star, and that nobody is kidding about chichens, right?

Below is mine:

1. I have been president

2. I have already made a Kizomba demo on YouTube
PS: Kizomba is a dance, coming from Angola, known to express languor and sensuality.

3. I already had a goat, 3 cats and a puppy (for a day)

Guest what's the lie!

I agree with @Andy - PTC Redundant you may like Ryan Reynolds but no one liked the Green Lantern, not even him :P

I agree with @Christianne vd S, I think #1 might be the lie.

This is awesome! @Stephanie Grice I'm going to guess #3.

As for my own:

1. I wish I lived on a farm

2. I love watermelon

3. I have more dogs than kids

Bryan Trummer - ReleaseTEAM

I feel like #2 & #3 are very specific so I'm going to guess #1 but that's awesome if I'm wrong.

Dharma Ramos

I am with @Jimmy Seddon. BTW, did you see the interview where Ryan Reynolds and Taika Waititi kept talking about finally meeting and being so excited to work together for the first time ever, completely deflecting any talk of Green Lantern? It was pretty funny.

Boris MBOUMEHANG

This one is pretty difficult to guess, but let's say #2 (because I want to believe that there is at least one people on earth that does not like watermelons " />)

Hmm, I don't remember any of these being talked about so I am going to guess #2 and that you actually love pineapple.

Bryan Trummer - ReleaseTEAM

@Stephanie Grice I think #3 is the lie. But with that being said I think that is an amazing karaoke name. Love this type of game so here we go.

#1 - I tried out to be the tour drum tech for the band 311 when they were first starting

#2 - I used to battle rap back in high school - think 8 mile with less spaghetti

#3 - I am a black belt in ninjitsu making me a literal ninja.

mrcrandell.sw

@Stephanie Grice I am going to guess #1, maybe the numbers are reversed???

As for mine:

I sat next to Elton John at a concert for 2 hours and didn't even realize who he was until he took the stage
I once was in the audience to watch Korn, System of the Down, Kid Rock, and Metallica play live at the same time.
I was a Mexican chef while in college

Christianne vd S

#2 - I cannot imagine a gig or live music event where Kid Rock would be playing with metal bands! Especially not of that calibre.

mrcrandell.sw

#3 - it seems to be the odd man out here.

Bryan Trummer - ReleaseTEAM

@Stephanie Grice I know the answer to yours

Yesss, I love this game! Here are mine:

I taught middle school Science.
I have 5 brothers.
I helped lead a Disneyland parade.

I want to say #1 on this.

THESE ARE AMAZING @Bryan Trummer - ReleaseTEAM ! I'm going with #3

oh em gee...please don't let the lie be #2 and #3 because that's amazing. I am going with #1. Also @Russell Zera FYI on the Bob Ross.

Bwahahaha. I love these. Going with #1, because I'm Zamora...and I could say the same...but I'm not...sooooo yeah.

ohhh we talked about this during our coffee chat! I'm going with #2.

I'm going with #3. If I'm wrong, I need proof...lol.

Russell Zera

So many great things here! I am going with #3 because while I just have a strong feeling many of those are absolutely true, I love psychology and the human temptation to do a list and have one false or slightly false item in a list of true items, and the inception effect to elevate the game (in this example, the "4 truths and a lie within 2 truths and a lie")

And Yay for the fact that Bob Ross is making a come-back globally right now! I had no idea I was actually ahead of a trend when I chose being Bob Ross at Summit!

Russell Zera

I'm gonna go 1 cuz online lists of time movies are typically absurd and don't match what real good movies are.

mrcrandell.sw

#2 is the lie and I am guessing but.....you have less than 5 brothers

Russell Zera

I need to ask you more questions and learn more about you @Stephanie Grice . I'm gonna guess #1 cuz I think the numbers might be off. but now I simply must know more!

Here are mine:

1. In High School I played in a parade by special invitation of Queen Elizabeth

2. I have had beers and hung out with Coolio, babysat Martina McBride's kids, had dinner with Cher, and had lunch with Pearl Jam

3. My wife's triathlon bike is worth the same amount as my car

#1 Band geek! That happened for sure.
#2 Roadie Band geek! Reckon you did a lot of touring back in the day. Coolio!? That means 90s !
#3 Liar, Liar, seat's on fire...! Your wife's bike is actually worth more than your car 👍😜🤑

Shaun Sheehan

Fun topic! Here are mine...

1. I had dinner with the Gipsy Kings

2. I have traveled through South America in a van

3. I make metal and leather books as a hobby

Dominic Lagger

I think #1 is the truth, because you can be president of any club, even a small football club or a dance club, which leads me to #2, which is also true.

Therefore, I think #3 is a lie.

Dominic Lagger

All three sounds pretty cool!

I'm gonna say #1 is a lie. I don't know how famous the gipsy kings were in the US, but the band is a spanish band, right? Hmmm, I don't now but I stay with #1 is the lie!

Shaun Sheehan

@Dominic Lagger .... Believe it or not, they are from the south of France!

Poorvi Jhawar

I think #3 is a lie too :P

#1 and #2 are more likely to be the truth

Poorvi Jhawar

@Stephanie Grice Fantastic idea!

Here's mine:

- I love mangoes

- I'm a vegetarian

- I've studied finance and accounting as my major

I do not dare guess against #2... "Phenomenally Latina' 😜👍 but I think Stephen as the right idea about the total....
Tough one this !

Oh my! I love this, great Friday-Fun topic

Okay here are mine:

1) I came 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in a photo contest.

2) My favourite fruit is Dragon Fruit.

3) I organized an event with a famous astronaut with over 1100 in-person participants and 35 video-conference sites across Canada.

Boris MBOUMEHANG

This one is not simple! In fact, I think #1 or #2 is the lie, as I visited your LinkedIn profile to check #3 (sorry ).

Only because I want to prentend knowing somebody who does not like mangoes, I will say #1 is the lie.

#2 is my guess.

#3 seems way too detailed to be fake. Just to be different I'm going to say #1.

I'm going with #3 while I think you have the skills, I don't think you've quite earned your black belt yet :P

@Dominic Lagger welcome to the Friday fun party!

These are really good. I'm going to guess #3 is the lie.

@Russell Zera I think all of this is true except the bit about Cher, so #2 is the lie.

@Shaun Sheehan in that case I'm guessing you traveled around Europe in a van which is when you hung out with the Gipsy Kings in the south of France. So #2 is the lie!

I was going to guess #3 but then Boris did his fact-checking! I guess I'll stick with it though

I agree that #3 seems too specific to be fake. Guessing #2 too!

My guess is #2!

Lol I agree, it must be #1!

As much as I want it to be true, I will pick #3

I agree with Mo, #2!

Chris Whitehead

Great idea for a game, here's mine:

1) I don't drink tea or coffee

2) In my spare time, I narrate audiobooks.

3) Despite my profile photograph, my beard is actually longer than my neckline, I just kept growing it!

@Chris Whitehead okay I'm going to guess #2 is the lie and you came up with it because we were discussing audiobooks.

Chris Whitehead

Interesting assessment @Monique vdB - I won't say if your guess is correct just yet but what I will say is that I hadn't read those specific comments you refer to. I guess audiobooks must have been on my mind for a different reason...

Oooh the plot thickens @Chris Whitehead

Brant Schroeder

Better late than never, here are mine.

1) I like to ski.

2) I like to snowshoe.

3) I love the cold.

I don' think you have to be cold to like 1 and 2 when you are dressed suitably so I'm going to guess 3.

Snowshoeing feels pointless so I will vote 2. Hahaha.

(If 2 is real please explain the joys of trudging through snow to this California girl.)

Jeff Tillett

1. I am allergic to dogs and work from home with 4 dogs.

2. I've lived in 4 states, 3 countries, and 2 hemispheres

3. I love working out and getting ready for big physical challenges.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/eMpG13RfBk79RVth8

I think number one is a lie, and you are allergic to dogs and work from home with 3 dogs

Jeff Tillett

OMG @Jeff Tillett what a beautiful family!!

Fernando Bordallo

This thread is awesome!

Here go mine

I've had 12 different addresses in the last 10 years
I've been 12 times in surgery
I'm the 12th grandson to my only living grandma

(side note, I love number 12 😄)

Tim Keyes

#3 I'm the 12th grandson to my only living grandma

Tim Keyes

1. I lived in Alaska growing up

2. I lived in Australia growing up

3. I lived in Germany growing up

Fernando Bordallo

💥spot on

Fernando Bordallo

uHuhh nice!

I'm going to say #2 is the lie

Tim Keyes

#2 is True.

@Tim Keyes then it's definitely #1 because if you had made up #3 you would have used another country that begins with an A. Unless that's what you want us to think! Hmm....

elizabeth_jones

1. I have a degree in Japanese language

2. I didn't learn a bicycle until I was 32 years old

3. I have visited every national park

@elizabeth_jones okay, gonna guess #3 is the lie because there are A LOT of National Parks!

elizabeth_jones

You guessed it! in 2018 I did buy a motorcycle and travel to as many national parks as I could that year. I logged 22,000 miles and visited 32 national parks that year. It was such a fun adventure.

Gonchik Tsymzhitov

1. My name means in Tibet language - jewel and treasure.

2. My name is quite often in Russia.

3. My name associated with Chase from Paw Patrol cartoon.