Truths and lies: the answers

Seeing as I’m trying to forget about the dentists appointment I have later (the whole process being one I was bullied into starting in the first place), I’ll give you the answers to the two truths, one lie thing I posted at the weekend.

But first, because I’m mildly obsessed with it (and it’s funny):

Ok, here we go:

TWO ARE TRUE. ONE IS A LIE. FIND THE LIE.

1.

a. I lost my virginity just before my 18th birthday TRUE It was about 10 days before I turned 18
b. I have never had unprotected sex LIE But every time I have it’s been while in a stable relationship
c. The first person I slept with was also a virgin TRUE

2.

a. I think The Wire is the best programme in the history of TV LIE I love The Wire. I think it is the kind of TV we should be seeing more often. And the kind the BBC should be making. But, if just for the sheer scope of the subjects tackled, I think the reimagining of BSG is better.
b. I think the Buffy episode The Body is the best hour of TV ever made TRUE It’s a close call between this and The West Wing episode Bartlet For America. But The Body just shades it, if only because of the respective ages of the cast.
c. I think the Dr Who episode Blink shows exactly how good British TV can be TRUE Charlie Brooker called it the best piece of popular entertainment Britain has produced in years. That says it all. Writing, directing, acting, cinematography. It all just clicked.

3.

a. I’m scared of heights TRUE Dunno why, I just am
b. I’m scared of apples LIE My favourite of all the fruits
c. I’m scared of dentists TRUE And with good reason, even if certain people decided to ignore that for their own ends

4.

a. Working at the cinema was the best job I’ve ever had TRUE Mostly for the folks I was working with and some of the daft things we would do
b. Working at the call centre is the worse job I’ve ever had TRUE And considering the sucktetude factor for some jobs I’ve had, that’s saying something
c. I preferred working at McDonalds to working at Burger King LIE Again, this is all about my fellow co-workers.

5.

a. All of my tattoos feature words or phrases in some way LIE The one on my left shoulder is simply a celtic knot with a dragon
b. I have my eyebrow and tongue pierced TRUE
c. I am close to my 25th blood donation TRUE I am on my 23rd (I think) donation at the moment.

6.

a. I am a Runrig fan TRUE One of my favourite gig going moments was Donnie Munros second last concert with the band at Stirling Castle
b. I am a Take That fan LIE Though I still stand by my belief that Shine is simply to good a song to actually be by them.
c. I am a NKOTB fan TRUE Their first album was one of the first albums I ever bought

7.

a. Despite not liking either sport I have a Scotland rugby and cricket top TRUE They were Easter gifts from my mother
b. I support Aberdeen, Middlesbrough, Scotland and Calgary Flames TRUE
c. My favourite sport besides football is golf LIE I hate golf with the fury of 1000 burning suns.

8.

a. I am a huge Star wars fan LIE I watched Star Wars: Episode 4: A New Hope: Special Edition and realised that a) the special effects are worse than the effects in Classic Trek and b) the only character who I cared about and showed any emotion was R2-D2. I didn’t waste my time with any of the others
b. I think Christopher Nolan is the best director to come from Britain since Ridley Scott TRUE While Britain has produced other noteworthy directors over the years (David Yeates, Edgar Wright, Sam Mendes) when people talk about the truly great British directors Chris Nolan will be right up there. With the two Batman films he proved that big blockbuster films can also have ideas and make people think.
c. I think the best piece of social commentary committed to film in the past 10 years is the title sequence from Shaun Of The Dead TRUE While not the best opening title sequence I’ve ever seen in films (that award goes to Watchmen), the opening titles of Shaun Of The Dead, which hinted towards the fact that we’re all kinda zombies anyway, was just brilliant in introducing the film and staying true to the social commentary running through all Romero zombie flicks.

9.

a. I have a sonic screwdriver TRUE Though I now want the one that Dr Song has in Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead
b. I have a sonic pen TRUE It was a birthday present
c. I have a vortex manipulator LIE Though I want one, if anyone was thinking of getting me a pressie

10.

a. I have three siblings LIE Older sister, younger brother
b. I have been engaged twice TRUE Once to The Ex and again more recently
c. I am the only member of my immediate family (mum, dad, siblings, me) to live outside Aberdeen permanently. TRUE Admittedly, my dad is away from Aberdeen more often than he is at home, cos of work, but I am the only one to have moved away properly.

And there you go.

Will

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