Would I Lie To You

[Smeghead]

No, I was fine after all. Maybe in a bit of a chock but nothing physical

[My pseudonym is Ix]

What can you tell us about the car? Make, model, colour...

[Smeghead]

Good question, sadly I don't have much of an answer to most of them (mostly because I hardly know anything about cars (besides how to drive them) and what little I do know about cars comes from watching Top Gear) so I don't know the make, model. but I seem to recall the car being dark, and very flat (?) as if it had been painted by the owner.

If I was to hazard a guess however I would say that it was a old Mercedes because that's the kind of cars almost all the young people in this town get as their first car

[Mums]

(I would like to sign up for this)

How much are people teasing you for riding a bike in Haparanda late autumn?

[Smeghead]

I've been teased for many things, but that is not one of them. Besides I was like 14-15 at the time; it was bike or walk for everyone.

[Geoff_B]

Everyone? Were you with other people at the time?

[Smeghead]

well other people my age at my school.
I wasn't actually alone when I got hit, I had a friend with me who was walking with me (another reason why I was walking with the bike). When the car showed up I ran to the right and he to the left. I was the unlucky one

[Smeghead]

FYI; I'm going to bed in about 2 hours or so, so if you have questions you better ask them now

[korvys]

Me too. At least you're in a timezone where that makes sense

Anyway, I think it's true. It's been consistent, and with a lot of detail. And I can't think of any more questions.

[Mums]

What happened to the bike? Weren't you affraid of internal bleedings after having been pinned to a tree? Don't everyone in northern Sweden know everything about cars? Don't all kids in northern Sweden drive "epa-traktor" and snow scooters and make their own booze, and other stereotypes?

[Smeghead]

I don't recall the bike taking much damage, because I was using it the day after. And no I don't think internal bleeding crossed my mind, I mean I felt fine. had I not I would have gone to the hospital.

I know next to nothing about cars (despite having a drivers licence and having driven large trucks in the military). My brother would have shunned me if I had gotten myself an epa, and I said it was at the first snow; you couldn't use a snowmobile with that little snow. Besides it was in the middle of town, I'm pretty sure you would get arrested for driving a snowmobile in town. Plus I've never driven one...and I hardly ever drink alcohol. Just to put some stereotypes to rest.

[Mums]

Alright, my curiosity is sated for now. Thank you for destroying worldview

[Smeghead]

Good, destroying a southerner's world view is always a good way to end the day

[My pseudonym is Ix]

I was not aware Sweden had a north-south divide too.

If possible Smeghead, would you be able to answer any questions posed duringthe night at some time tomorrow morning if there are any?

[Smeghead]

Well Sweden is a long country so north/south is pretty much the only way you can divide it (if you overlook the Stockholm/Göteborg divide)

Yes, but I'm still here right now so do ask

[Duckay]

I don't know, I have this nagging feeling that it isn't true. A vibe I get from this says that you are working admirably with a strange lie.

[EikoandMog]

Seems almost too strange, honestly. I'm going with True.

[JackSlack]

I'm going to back the 'not true' verdict. I'm just failing to see how the car gets damaged in this scenario without crashing into something else.

[Smeghead]

Sorry to take on the roles of the thread host, but since 24 hours have passed and no new questions have showed up during the night for me to answer I would say that it is time for the rest of you to decide.

[Jamfalcon]

I'm going to go say you're lying, but I could see it going either way.

[Mums]

Might be plausible but I think it's a lie, pinned to a tree by a speeding car and barely any injuries seems a bit far fetched.

[My pseudonym is Ix]

Technically the 24 hour time limit won't expire for another 20 minutes (at time of writing), but since nobody seems in a hurry to ask anything else it can go. I'll wait until 5pm GMT, or until everyone who's asked a question has responded (I think we're just waiting on Geoff and korvys), before the reveal (DUN DUN DURRRR)

[Geoff_B]

Lie. There was no moose in the story.

[korvys]

I said "True", I just was ahead of time, as I couldn't think of any questions.

[Smeghead]

well that would be everyone if we overlook empathy who might not have had the time to take part in this round.

I'll call it then

this story is in fact True

This is where it happened I was lucky that the car hit the tree on the right first because that probably took out most of the force (and that was the tree that caused all the damage to the car), so when I hit the tree on the left the car only managed to pin me down. Had it not been for the tree on the right I would probably have had my leg crushed between the tree and the car.