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Old 06-27-2011, 09:34 PM
 
Location: Nantahala National Forest, NC
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A smart show, nationwide. Beginning of show and you are given 30 seconds to tell an interesting story about yourself.

What would you say?

 
Old 06-28-2011, 07:38 PM
 
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I would tell how I dropped out of school even though I was smart and then took GED tests for $50 per subject for a friend. I scored really high too. My friend was the smartest dummy in the world according to his GED test scores.

Bring it, Alex!
 
Old 10-07-2017, 12:31 AM
 
Location: Dessert
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I've agonized over this. Good thing they never call.
 
Old 10-07-2017, 12:43 AM
 
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I think production pre interviews you with some stock questions until they get some info they like. I bet the story you think you'd tell isn't the story that they have you tell.

I would probably tell about my days on tour with A list bands.
 
Old 10-07-2017, 03:37 AM
 
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My story would be that I have no business being on that show - there has been a mistake,, get me off. S.O.S.
 
Old 10-07-2017, 07:47 AM
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Location: St Simons Island, GA
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When I was 13, I was on a plane that was hijacked to Cuba. It wasn't as scary as you might think; the hijackers were rather calm and reassuring. The Cuban officials arrested the hijackers when we got to Havana and offloaded us onto a bus with painted-over windows then took us to a dilapidated hotel on the beach. Then the government took us on a very controlled 'tour' of Havana, showing us factories, stores, etc that touted their 'progress'. We weren't allowed to open the windows while in transit; it was stifling. We overnighted (under armed guard) at the hotel and returned to Atlanta in the morning.
 
Old 10-07-2017, 06:32 PM
 
Location: Sunny South Florida
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I'd tell one of Rose Nylund's St. Olaf stories and see if Alex actually still listens to a word of it or cares if it's true or not.
 
Old 10-07-2017, 09:25 PM
 
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I'd tell one of Rose Nylund's St. Olaf stories and see if Alex actually still listens to a word of it or cares if it's true or not.
Sadly, 99% of the people who read your post have no idea of what you speak.
 
Old 10-07-2017, 09:49 PM
 
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I'd tell one of Rose Nylund's St. Olaf stories and see if Alex actually still listens to a word of it or cares if it's true or not.
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Sadly, 99% of the people who read your post have no idea of what you speak.
Great answer Daniel Avery! Yet some of us do know who Rose is, along with Dorothy, Blanche and Sophia!
 
Old 10-08-2017, 08:33 AM
 
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I've been a contestant on three game shows. It varied, but all three "helped" define our stories. I understand why. They not only want each player to have a concise, interesting intro, but they also want to avoid repetition. If ten engineers make it to the show, most of them will present with other aspects of their lives- soccer coach, cancer survivor, stamp collector, marathoner, etc.
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