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Originally Posted by Mark Padgett
Anyway, I'll start. I'll post the answer after a while.
Which one of these "facts" about me is not true?
1) I've been to the summit of Mt. Hood
2) I flunked my Army pre-induction physical
3) I'm related to Monica Lewinsky
4) My grandfather worked for Al Capone
5) I once was detained for questioning by the FBI
Remember, only one of these statements if false. Which one?
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Believe it or not, the false one is #1. Even though I've lived in Oregon for 35 years, I've never gone mountain climbing.
#2 - In 1969, right after college, I took my pre-induction physical and flunked due to a migraine condition.
#3 - Yes, we are very distantly related. My mother's family are Lewinskys. (I'm also related to that really hot actress, Gina Gershon, on my father's side)
#4 - I grew up in Chicago and my grandfather on my mother's side was a "bag man" for the Capone organization in the 20s and 30s - he collected and paid off on the numbers and sports betting. He finished his career in Tahoe and then Vegas working at the casinos. He really taught me all about gambling, including the "real" meaning of the point spread,which is not what most people think it is.
#5 - In 1968, I was visiting my then girlfriend at Purdue. There was some "campus unrest" at the time and I had out-of-state (Illinois) plates on my car. The FBI stopped me and took me into the local police station for questioning because I looked like a hippie. After checking with my girlfriend, they let me go. That was really strange because I actually was a "campus radical" at my school (Northern Illinois) and I published an "underground" newspaper. I guess their records weren't that thorough.