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Bubble Yum, cemetery, childhood memories, Grand Prix, Happiness Project, humor, James Garner, Jess Witkins, lie, truths
Inspired by Jess Witkins over at The Happiness Project, I’ve decided to do my own version of her game “Five Truths and a Lie.”
As Jess explains it, I’ll share six random things about myself, and you decide which one of them is a lie.
To take it a step further, I’ve decided to run with a childhood theme. All the items listed below come from my misspent youth.
I’ll announce the winner this Friday. As Jess says, the winner gets bragging rights, and a smug sense of satisfaction that comes from knowing which of my random items is nothing but a big ol’ fib!
1. I once got a pencil lead stuck in the upper left corner of my scalp. Yes, I say “corner” because if I ever go bald, it ain’t gonna be pretty.
2. One snowy night, we drove my friend’s mom’s Grand Prix almost through the back of their garage. Notice I said “almost.” It was just a few boards that got dislodged, for Pete’s sake.
3. One of my earliest jobs was a grave digger at a pet cemetery just outside town. Creep-E.
4. I once wrote a school paper for a friend in exchange for 20 packages of Bubble Yum gum. It was a transaction my teeth soon regretted…
5. I had a secret mini-crush on James Garner when he starred in “The Rockford Files.” C’mon – tell me that smile isn’t adorable!
6. I never played Ding-Dong Ditch-It or toilet papered anyone’s house. Ever.
Feel free to guess below. Share your own list, or write your own post and link it back here – either way, it’ll be fun to guess which one’s the lie!
dmswriter 
#6 is the lie….
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Hmmmm…was I a mischievous teen or not??? 😉
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I have no way of actually knowing, so I’m going to guess… #4 is the lie.
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Welcome to the blog! Stay tuned and I’ll have the big reveal on Friday.
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I’m with Suzie – #6. Because James Garner WAS a hunk.
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Wasn’t he?? That jacket doesn’t do him justice, but it’s easily overlooked if we focus on the dimples and wavy dark hair. Stay tuned for the big reveal tomorrow…
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My guess is 4 or 6. Ok, now I have to read your post where you revealed the answer. 🙂
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I never got into the whole toilet papering thing. Not sure why. 🙂
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James Garner is a cutie. I guess number 3. Did you seriously work as a gravedigger?
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Hi Jess! Actually, that’s the fib. Digging at a pet cemetery was one of my husband’s first jobs. Good thing he’s cute, too, because it might have been an awkward first date had he revealed it then. 😉
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