The Big Reveal
Feb 28th, 2008 by Nola
Here are the answers to yesterday’s truths and lies:
1. I cannot drive stick. This is TRUE. Years ago, several friends tried to teach me and a few telephone poles came close to getting hit. I am happy to drive standard.
2. I will not ski or snowboard or skydive. It is TRUE that I am deathly afraid of breaking a bone. I broke my right wrist a few years ago and eventually had to have a plate screwed into the bone. Uh, FYI, having a plate screwed into bone hurts far more than childbirth.
3. In high school, it is TRUE that no boy ever invited me to his class dance. I didn’t hang out with a lot of boys as a teenager and went to an all-girl high school. As a result, I dated very little in high school and was not invited nor attended one boy’s class dance.
4. That I have never dyed my hair is a LIE. Though it is true that my mother was responsible for many bad hair cuts and perms that I had, it did not scar me for life. I have dyed my hair as an adult but have not had a perm for over 20 years.
5. It is TRUE that I had a mad crush on Dudley Moore. Charlotte, I forgive you for saying, “Ewww.” I fell in love with Cuddly Dudley after seeing “Arthur,” a movie I stopped counting how many times I’ve seen at 24. How serious was my crush? I once took a picture of Dudley on TV (yes, I took a picture of my television) giving an interview, an interview I had recorded (and probably still have on tape somewhere). But wait; there’s more. He’s the reason I trudged to the library and did my first research project. I learned of his clubbed foot and his rough childhood; I learned of his many tall, blonde wives and lovers (and nonetheless believed that if we ever met he’d fall in love with me on the spot); I learned of his partnership with Peter Cook in the comedy revue and their famous sketch in Beyond the Fringe of the “One Legged Tarzan,” seen here (starting at 2:35):
What wasn’t to love?
6. It is a LIE that I am really good at math and can do it in my head in lightening speed. I cannot do math in my head. Cannot. Do. It. With a calculator or, better yet, an Excel spreadsheet, my math skills don’t suck (which is good since I AM a tax attorney/estate planner). It does seem, however, that I end up figuring the bill after dinners out but I am not sure why this is.
Not one of you got it right.
Stumble it!
To this day if one of my children unfortunately announces to me that he/she has to go to the bathroom I stoically reply ‘I shall alert the media.’ Loved that movie.
Was it his role in 10 or Arthur that hooked you?
Greta, I have never seen “10.” Definitely “Arthur.”
Tara, I quote from “Arthur” almost every day of my life. Really. And the “alerting the media” line is apropos for so many things!!!
Damn. I suck.
And no, definitely wasn’t trying to build up reader anticipation yesterday, it was just the longest day ever and I didn’t get home until 8:30pm. But, I only spent like an hour of it at the hospital, so that’s good.
But you’re really, really good at figuring out the check.
Kicking myself in the butt.. sorry.. this was fun though..
Oooh, 50/50! Damn, I’m partly good!
As for Rock N’ Bowl Sattiday, I’m trying to move some mountains to be there. I shall let’cha know.
you are tall and blonde? I would have figured you medium height, dark straight, long hair ~ mmmh. Maybe with a little wave to it.
wow….you must be a good liar.
#2 - freaked me out! Sounds horrible!
And I have no clue who this Dudley person is…
Ooops!
Haha, that last one is hilarious. I’m an accountant and insolvency professional and I can’t do math in my head for the life of me - yes, thank heavens for Excel. Even simple things like calculating tax and tip, I need my cellphone on hand. LOL - honestly, I ONLY need a cellphone for the calculator - sort of a waste of the family plan
THEY did a survey/case study once, and THEY discovered that the truly genius people in the world are incapable of learning to drive a stick shift.
I can totally drive a stick shift.