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!

I’d say something like you met DH at a hells angels convention.

'I value the individual's right to privacy and think that society coerces us to share far more than we're comfortable with'. Followed by 'I really enjoy awkward silences'.

You aren't looking for a promotion soon are you?

I cant ride a bike.

I can make a lotus shape with my tongue.

Touch nose with tongue.

I used to be used for child labour by my parents.

I will try and think of more.

I know the names of the original 151 pokemon in order.

I wasn't a child.

I'd like to bet you have something of your own you could tell them, or we could help you embellish?

Do you have any hobbies you were/are interested in or good at?

Have you ever met any celebrities? Or done anything more outrageous than run through a wheat field? (Even Theresa May struggled with this!)

Are you/could you be a supertaster?
Any random genetic things?
Aphantasia?
Personality type?
Rareness of eye colour
Blood group
Never had a parking fine
Or being perfectly average in terms of something (shoe size).

I can pick things up with my feet.
My second toe is longer than my big toe.
I can raise one eyebrow.
I can do a headstand in yoga.

(Add your own bodily quirk).

You are a descendant of Ghengis Khan

I once missed seeing Princess Diana.

It was my brothers fault.

All the kids from school had been given the afternoon off and were lining the streets. We had a really good spot. But it was a bit cold.

I was wearing my jacket but my brother hadnt brought his. So my mum took mine off to give it to him. Within a few minutes I was feeling freezing cold, so had to trudge off home. I did see her black shiny car drive past.

I once met/saw [celebrity, no matter how minor, insert how they are known if no-one would know who they are] in [context]. (For brownie points insert what you observed about said celebrity.)

My photo was in the local paper because [reason] / I was on television / local radio for [reason].

I have fklnpq on mine. 🤔

Rather randomly, I bought my first car off Ken Clarkes brother.

You once won an egg/pork pie/sausage eating competition?

you travel to Ashbourne to watch the Shrovetide “match” whenever you can get those days off.

you like to whittle spoons to relax

You once did a marathon movie session and watched all the insert whatever movie series in one 24/48 hour period.

As in he was then a used car sales man, not his personal car.

Are you a twin? Have lots of siblings? Born overseas? Play an instrument? Married your childhood sweetheart at 16? Passed your driving test first go? Cool an amazing curry? Rescued a pet? Have an odd middle name?

These things don't have to be amazing. Just things your colleagues won't know.

We did this at work one year it was hilarious. One quiet and reserved colleague (teacher/youth worker) in her 60s revealed she'd previously been employed as a stunt rider on a wall of death at a fairground. Sort of conversation killer though, I mean beat that!

This. 😄

You can borrow mine if you like OP - I’m a chimera, so I have two sets of DNA

I have synaesthesia (this is true).

I once tried to get down off a roof and ended up in a stranger’s bathroom while they were using it (sadly this is also true).

Do you have a collection of anything (for these purposes, I would define a collection as ‘more than one of anything’) - ceramic pigs, mugs with your initial on them, antique thimbles - anything really.

What if someone on here is from the company and recognises you? 😬

The weirdest one of these I've ever heard was the guy I used to work with declaring to everyone that he had webbed feet 😂

I have used the following:

I was a professional Elf for eight years (seasonal)
I represented my school at the 1500m and throwing the discus.
I have made bacon sandwiches for three of the Coronation Street cast and a quarter of Elbow.
I played Scrooge in a school play (I'm female so this confuses people!)

Have you ever made a cup of tea for someone famous?