four truths and one falsehood - answers
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1. When I was a toddler, I once sat in Katharine Hepburn's lap.
False! But based on a true story. When my mother was growing up, her parents worked at a hotel in Orange County, where Joan Crawford occasionally stayed. Ms Crawford apparently took a liking to my mom, who was a toddler at the time, and from time to time would sit by the pool with her in her lap. (I substituted Katharine Hepburn because Joan Crawford died several years before I was born. Nothing can compare to the campy cachet of Joan, so I didn't try to substitute anything like an equivalent.)
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tangledaria, kristenk2, z_rayne, deslea, and idlerat for guessing right. As a prize, you may head down to the pool and sit in the lap of the aging film star of your choice.
2. I have walked barefoot in the snow in Wyoming.
True. We were on a very long Greyhound ride to Denver for a convention, and stopped off in Wyoming. I had taken off my shoes at some point, but was eager to get outside, so I jumped off the bus -- and right into a puddle of melting snow. I had no idea that snow could be found in Wyoming in April, so this was a bit of a surprise for me. Not wanting to look stupid in front of Keladry and Malograntum (the fanfic pen names they would take up several years later), I pretended I'd done it on purpose, and walked barefoot through the snow up to the gas station store and back.
3. In front of a crowd of people, I have pantomimed giving a complete stranger a blowjob.
True. This was at Rocky Horror. My castmates were conducting a virgin sacrifice onstage, and were having the virgins play "Fake An Orgasm". One of the gentlemen needed a little encouragement, so I ran up and started... encouraging him. I think he was very surprised, but he played along. I don't recall whether he won the game or not, but I can say that the reaction of the audience made it worthwhile for me.
4. I have given Marilyn Manson advice, in person, on how to do his hair.
A plurality of voters thought this was the lie, but it is True, to my great embarrassment. I briefly met the man at a CD signing in San Francisco some years ago, when he had just cut his hair rather short. While my friend, ahead of me in line, was getting his CD signed, the following exchange took place:
Me: You cut your hair.
Marilyn Manson: Yeah.
Me: It looks good, you should keep it that way.
Marilyn Manson: Uh-huh.
*facepalm*
5. There is a large inflatable giraffe in my bedroom.
True. I don't collect actively anymore, but for some years I collected giraffes. Art, toys, books, and miscellaneous giraffe-themed junk. There was no particular reason for this; I just like giraffes. I got the inflatable giraffe from my school store, which was full of weird novelties, probably from Oriental Trading. I used my good-behavior points to pay for it.
1. When I was a toddler, I once sat in Katharine Hepburn's lap.
False! But based on a true story. When my mother was growing up, her parents worked at a hotel in Orange County, where Joan Crawford occasionally stayed. Ms Crawford apparently took a liking to my mom, who was a toddler at the time, and from time to time would sit by the pool with her in her lap. (I substituted Katharine Hepburn because Joan Crawford died several years before I was born. Nothing can compare to the campy cachet of Joan, so I didn't try to substitute anything like an equivalent.)
Congratulations to
tangledaria, kristenk2, z_rayne, deslea, and idlerat for guessing right. As a prize, you may head down to the pool and sit in the lap of the aging film star of your choice.2. I have walked barefoot in the snow in Wyoming.
True. We were on a very long Greyhound ride to Denver for a convention, and stopped off in Wyoming. I had taken off my shoes at some point, but was eager to get outside, so I jumped off the bus -- and right into a puddle of melting snow. I had no idea that snow could be found in Wyoming in April, so this was a bit of a surprise for me. Not wanting to look stupid in front of Keladry and Malograntum (the fanfic pen names they would take up several years later), I pretended I'd done it on purpose, and walked barefoot through the snow up to the gas station store and back.
3. In front of a crowd of people, I have pantomimed giving a complete stranger a blowjob.
True. This was at Rocky Horror. My castmates were conducting a virgin sacrifice onstage, and were having the virgins play "Fake An Orgasm". One of the gentlemen needed a little encouragement, so I ran up and started... encouraging him. I think he was very surprised, but he played along. I don't recall whether he won the game or not, but I can say that the reaction of the audience made it worthwhile for me.
4. I have given Marilyn Manson advice, in person, on how to do his hair.
A plurality of voters thought this was the lie, but it is True, to my great embarrassment. I briefly met the man at a CD signing in San Francisco some years ago, when he had just cut his hair rather short. While my friend, ahead of me in line, was getting his CD signed, the following exchange took place:
Me: You cut your hair.
Marilyn Manson: Yeah.
Me: It looks good, you should keep it that way.
Marilyn Manson: Uh-huh.
*facepalm*
5. There is a large inflatable giraffe in my bedroom.
True. I don't collect actively anymore, but for some years I collected giraffes. Art, toys, books, and miscellaneous giraffe-themed junk. There was no particular reason for this; I just like giraffes. I got the inflatable giraffe from my school store, which was full of weird novelties, probably from Oriental Trading. I used my good-behavior points to pay for it.
