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Originally Posted by mysteriousmongoose I'm thinking (and hoping) that 3 is untrue. Aye, ya got me matey! I actually really like me nose, wherever it goes!
I'm gonna guess at number three... the other two sound so fantastic, they have to be true!
- Rich

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Originally Posted by mysteriousmongoose Brilliant!!! "Airplane" is my favourite movie of all time. Yes, really
Lemme see, I can't really come up with convincing lies about myself, but one of these is:
My first job was as a groom;
Moodily lit, grainy, black and white posters of me have, at various points in time, adorned over a thousand households of those who like to consider themselves artistic;
I was discreetly truant from my last five years of school My guess, is that 1) is the false one. But if 2) is true, it should really go onto the basenotes members photos, don't you think?
My guess is that your SECOND job was as a groom — at aged 12.

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Originally Posted by _R$_ I'm gonna guess at number three... the other two sound so fantastic, they have to be true! Alas, no... my parents moved so often, and frequently in the middle of the school year, that I finally just threw in the towel, and indeed played hooky. I was tired of starting from scratch, and preferred to find someplace quiet to read Agatha Christie. For my senior year I did put in a few cameo appearances (we were back in the U.S.), took the SATs, and went to uni. anyway, so not much damage done (apart to my maths skills).
Originally Posted by Eluard My guess, is that 1) is the false one. But if 2) is true, it should really go onto the basenotes members photos, don't you think?
My guess is that your SECOND job was as a groom — at aged 12. Yep, #1 is a lie; my first job (when I was about 12) was as assistant to a doll maker.
And my sort-of second job was, in fact, as a groom, but I was 14 or 15. "Sort-of second", since I began working as an artist's model at the same time (my parents are both artists, and I grew up hearing funny stories about artist's models, so it seemed an obvious choice for making a bit of money).
THEN I discovered that photographers were queueing up for the opportunity to pose me in mosquito-ridden swamps, splattered in mud, and clutching a large rock while looking sensitive, or beneath an abandoned overpass, looking moody in nothing but a pair of combat boots and a broken, portable telly. This made even better money. And many "arty" posters.
I've done this now for bloody ages, until I actually don't know how I look, although I know how my image looks, if that makes any sense at all.
Which is the reason that I WON'T be posting my picture; I'm just way, way, overexposed. Anyone who wants to see me is going to have to come 'round and take a look

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Originally Posted by mysteriousmongoose Alas, no... my parents moved so often, and frequently in the middle of the school year, that I finally just threw in the towel, and indeed played hooky. I was tired of starting from scratch, and preferred to find someplace quiet to read Agatha Christie. For my senior year I did put in a few cameo appearances (we were back in the U.S.), took the SATs, and went to uni. anyway, so not much damage done (apart to my maths skills).
Yep, #1 is a lie; my first job (when I was about 12) was as assistant to a doll maker.
And my sort-of second job was, in fact, as a groom, but I was 14 or 15. "Sort-of second", since I began working as an artist's model at the same time (my parents are both artists, and I grew up hearing funny stories about artist's models, so it seemed an obvious choice for making a bit of money).
THEN I discovered that photographers were queueing up for the opportunity to pose me in mosquito-ridden swamps, splattered in mud, and clutching a large rock while looking sensitive, or beneath an abandoned overpass, looking moody in nothing but a pair of combat boots and a broken, portable telly. This made even better money. And many "arty" posters.
I've done this now for bloody ages, until I actually don't know how I look, although I know how my image looks, if that makes any sense at all.
Which is the reason that I WON'T be posting my picture; I'm just way, way, overexposed. Anyone who wants to see me is going to have to come 'round and take a look
Blown away! (What's the smiley for that?) I honestly think that Basenotes people are the most interesting people in the world! I have never met a more fascinating collection.

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Originally Posted by Eluard Blown away! (What's the smiley for that?)
- Rich

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Originally Posted by _R$_
- Rich Thanks Rich, that will do fine! So mysteriousmongoose:
And I repeat: basenotes is one of those bizarre magical places on the internet, where the most extraordinary people congregate. I am surprised every day.

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What a fun thread!
so here i go:
1. I have never been to the Louvre Museum.
2. I have met Sting
3. I know what a cadaver smells like.

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Originally Posted by mysteriousmongoose Which is the reason that I WON'T be posting my picture... What a gyp!
<"Princess Bride" tone of voice during cliff-top swordfight>
Who are you? ... i must know.
You could pick something "arty" a bit in the past, there just has to be something ... am having trouble wrapping my brain 'round Pippy Longstocking clutching a rock in a bog while managing to look sensitive, demure, and provocative all at the same time!
Show me yours and i'll show you mine!

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Originally Posted by mysteriousmongoose [...] Anyone who wants to see me is going to have to come 'round and take a look ::licks pencil and stands poised to write:: and your address is...?

(speaking for all the hungry men out there)

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Originally Posted by castorpollux What a fun thread!
so here i go:
1. I have never been to the Louvre Museum.
2. I have met Sting
3. I know what a cadaver smells like.
I think you are lying about #1, castor!
Now, which one is a lie?
1. I once went grocery shopping in my nightgown.
2. I´ve inherited most of my underwear from a friend.
3. I always go to bed wearing socks during winter.