One interesting fact about you that no one else knows about - Help!

[Forestdweller11]

At a company wide workshop this weekend. We have to introduce ourselves and give an interesting fact about me that no one else will know.

I lead a very boring life and always have done; I didn't do Duke of Edinburgh, I've no Blue Peter Badges, my grandad wasn't a Spitfire pilot, I didn't go out to China and teach for my gap year.

What can I say? I don't mind lying. But would like it to be interesting, and not too far fetched!

oh I hate stuff like this! Probably others will be in same boat so there’s won’t be that zany. Did a family member do anything noteworthy? Does your surname have a wierd or interesting meaning?

I got divorced and married in the same year (though obviously some people know that)

Id say its impossible for you to have a fact "no one knows about"

Have you been travelling? Saved a life? Won an award of any kind? Sung in public? met someone famous?

Oh I hate stuff like this! Probably others will be in same boat so there’s won’t be that zany. Did a family member do anything noteworthy? Does your surname have a weird or interesting meaning?

"I could tell you but I'd have to kill you"

Just say something random they can’t check. Like you can do a back tuck on the trampoline, you met the queen when you were a child, you once won an award for Irish dancing, you grow bonsai trees or you can stand on your head

Tell them you've got a third nipple.

Where you were born? Mine is very slightly interesting because it wasn't the uk but I doubt anyone will know (it slightly stretches the definition on 'interesting' though 😁)

I asked strangers on the internet for something to say to this.

From my own life:

I was once involved in the kidnapping of a teddy bear called Jeremy.

I have a Q on my driving licence, this allows me to ride an e scooter.

I know how to make starch for clothing from potato water.

My cat doesn't react to catnip.

oh crikey. It's getting that balance right so they aren't all looking at me with incredulous looks on their faces in total disbelief, and saying something totally boring which is in reality what my life is really! (Gosh I sound sad!), but my surname means village, no famous relations, haven't been to a Buck House Garden Party etc etc.

@sashh Quickly digging about in my purse for my driving licence!

I did used to ride a motorbike and fancied myself as a rebel in my younger days so I could embellish that a bit and say I was in a Hells Angel Chapter or took part in motorbike and side car racing...

You can rotate Nipple tassels in opposite directions?

@ChimChimeny - I quite like the born somewhere else thing. When in reality it was 15 miles down the road.

If you have a bike licence then if you don't already have a Q on your licence next time you renew it you will.

@sashh just checked - I have a Q!

Could you say:
my first job was....
I passed my driving test after ... lessons
My first home was/cost
My middle name is
My first holiday abroad was
I can't make Yorkshire puddings they always sink

Yay.

I bet you will start other people looking at their licences.

How about Something like your left big toenail grows faster than your right. Or you fell off your bike when you were 7 and your shoulder now aches ehen it's going to rain. Can you wiggle your ears?

‘My name is [Real Name] but I live / used to live / wish I lived in a forest, with 10 other people.’

Unless Forestdweller11 is a reflection of your actual life, and everyone will know it. In which case, present them with some little known fact about forest life? Or say that you’ve always hankered after Birmingham?

I bought my first car from.....

When I was nine I found a bird egg in my garden and a blackbird was my best friend.

I worked as a waitress/in a shoe shop and Luke Goss came in and asked me out for dinner.

Thank you all, I love a brainstorm (is that an interesting face!).

You could take that two ways, a fact that no one else at all knows about you, or just something your work colleagues don’t know.

If the latter, it’s much easier. I can’t whistle or click my fingers. I rescue spiders and worms if I can. Tell them you post on mumsnet.

If you want to be really brave, tell them you are GC (gender critical).

I usually just make things up when asked questions like that on courses.
Say you met the queen at a garden party or something - anything, it really doesn't matter whether it's true or not, it's just an ice breaker.

They said interesting

I love the teddy bear kidnap story 😂

What about something like that from your childhood? Dig deep I’m sure you can find something random from the past