It’s high time you all got to know us a little better. We’re playing 2 truths and a lie, so you have to pick out what are factoids about us, and what are totally false statements. And as Justin put it, “Man, either y’all lead the most interesting lives or you guys can BS a BS’er…”

Gabe Bastos

Jason Behler

1. My brother-in-law nearly came to fisticuffs with Jean Claude van Damme in the Bahamas.
2. I have flown an airplane.
3. I wrote every book report from grades 5-10 on Gary Paulsen’s Hatchet.

Which is the lie?

Kate: #1

ANSWER: In fact, my bro in-did almost fight JCVD at a casino in the Bahamas. Also, Hatchet was the only book I did any sort of paper on for six years. The irony is that I am now a high school English teacher, and have since (mostly in college) read more books than I can count. I have never flown an airplane. That is my lie.

Lizzie Bourque

1. I’ve only read one Harry Potter book.
2. I’ve played flip cup with Michael Phelps.
3. I’ve eaten all 29 varieties of Ritter Sport chocolate bars.

Which is the lie?
Caitlin: I’m calling BS on the Harry Potter book.
Tristan: #2

ANSWER:  I haven’t played flip cup with Michael Phelps. But I have played beer pong with him. And lost. Twice. Sorry Caitlin, I never got on the Harry Potter train. Just not my thing.

Josh Buchanan

1. I have seen approximately 250 bands since 2005.
2. My family owns and operates a homemade ice cream store that’s open year round.
3. I have signed an autograph for a foreigner who thought I was Eli Manning.

Which is the lie?
Kate: #1
Tristan: #2

ANSWER: #3

Tristan Chan

Drew Davis

1. A homeless person once wanted to fight me in D.C. for talking too loudly on my phone in the middle of the night outside of a hotel.
2. I am a DJ who has opened for multiple gold and platinum artists, including those that sing 6 of the current top 10 US country songs, Fun., Wiz Khalifa, Chiddy Bang, Mike Posner, Sam Adams (not the beer), ASAP Rocky, Rebelution and others
3. I hold four different college degrees and currently have four different jobs that I am juggling all at once.

Which is the lie?
Tristan: #1

ANSWER: My lie was number three.
I did in fact get into a shouting match with a homeless guy in June in dc. I was staying at the mayflower, went outside to talk on the phone so I didn’t disturb any guests, talked in what was likely an obnoxiously loud voice too close to this gentleman’s sleeping spot and he very badly wanted to fight me. I abstained, walked back into the hotel and went to the fourth floor, walked to my room, couldn’t get in because my key didn’t work, and proceeded to sleep on the floor outside the room because I didn’t feel like walking back to the front desk and fully expected my friends I was sharing the room with to open the door and find me in the morning. At some point (timing unknown to this guy) I must have gotten into my room because I woke up in my bed. While packing I could not find my shoes I had worn the night before. I asked the front desk if they had recovered them, which they had. I asked where, to which they told me right outside of room 433. Problem was, I stayed in 533. So I deduced that I had walked to the wrong room (why my key didn’t work) and had slept outside 433 for some time until I somehow realized my mistake and made my way to the right room. I remember almost none of this. I imagine I took off my shoes to avoid the old college pass out, Sharpie rules and just left them there. There may have been some excessive alcohol involved in this whole fiasco.
Three is close to accurate but falsified. The truth is I have the degrees, am currently working on a master’s certificate (basically the master’s equivalent of a minor), which will sort of be my fourth. And the number of jobs I have is false. I actually currently hold 6 jobs: 1 my main job as a business manager in student affairs at Miami working with all student media organizations/publications, 2 an interim position as Miami assistant athletic communications director that was vacated a month ago, 3 a utility role as announcer/scoreboard operator/statistician/time out coordinator for Miami athletics, 4 DJ, 5 play by play and color commentary broadcaster, and 6 occasional bartender at good old Brickstreet.

Marie DeAeth

Stacey Goers

Lauren Hoff

1. I have worked under the golden dome under 2 different Colorado governors and have shared beers with both.
2. I have run 3 half marathons.
3. I have never had cable TV.

Which is the lie?
Tristan: #3

ANSWER: I had cable when I lived in campus housing 🙂

Scott Hoffman

1. My nickname during college was Lobby the Advice Giving Lobster (Lobby for short).
2. I’ve seen a duet cover by two homeless men in Madison, WI of Take Me Home Tonight by Eddie Money.
3. I’ve completed 4 marathons.

Which is the lie?

ANSWER: my lie was the 3rd one. I was part of a marathon that was cancelled about 20 miles in, so I didn’t technically complete it.

Philip Joyce

1. My first name is actually James.
2. I speak Japanese.
3. I’m in the process of starting a brewery.

Which is the lie?
Tristan: #1

ANSWER: I speak japanese and I’m starting a brewery. My middle name is James.

Chris Knost

1. During high school, I wore golf shoes for all four years.
2. As of today, I’ve run just under a 1,000 miles since the start of 2013.
3. In college, my housemates and I use to have office chair races down College Avenue at Miami University as part of Beer Olympic events

Which is the lie?
Kate: #2… I think you’ve run more than that.

ANSWER:  I didn’t wear golf shoes for all four years. I wore Timberland’s for my freshman year because I thought I was a thug.

Lindsay Krumel

1. I have seven tattoos.
2. I once auditioned for The Amazing Race with my ex-boyfriend.
3. I broke my elbow tripping over a curb on Halloween.

Which is the lie?

ANSWER: #2

Laura Mego

Cory Pelc

1. I was once in a punk band called Kevlar Washcloth.
2. I have a severe case of Ophidiophobia (fear of snakes).
3. I have seen Return of the Living Dead 47 times.

Which is the lie?
Tristan: #2

ANSWER: #1. I’ve never been in a band called Kevlar Washcloth.

Erin Petry

1. I have been attacked by monkeys on more than one occasion.
2. I have traveled to all 7 continents.
3. I have received jewelry and other luxurious gifts from at least one former head of state.

Which is the lie?
Kate: It would be really weird if #1 had happened to you too (now I’m kicking myself for not making that one of my 2 truths!), so I’m going with that.
Tristan: #2

ANSWER: Tristan got mine right. I’ve only been to 5 continents.

Kate Stark

1. I know how to make balloon animals.
2. I play violin.
3. I have never done a successful cartwheel.

Which is the lie?
Caitlin: I would say the cartwheel but I think ‘success’ can be measured in many ways.
Tristan: #1

ANSWER: #2. I went through a phase as a kid where I wanted to be a clown. I also have a crippling fear of being upside down—thanks, big bro—so even the most rudimentary of acrobatics have always been off limits for me.

Mike Tolliver

Drew Troller

1. I was on my college’s curling team.
2. I’ve never been outside the United States.
3. I peed my pants at Disney World.

Which is the lie?
Tristan: #2

ANSWER: #2

Caitlin Van Mol