Trions are a 3-way presidential debate

Thursday February 15, 2007
“You’re a liar! Liar!”

Audience member to me, in Liar’s Club.

I participated in Liar’s Club, a game show that a lot of the Second City boat folks perform in on the various boats. Our show is in the Galaxy of the Stars. There are 4 panelists who are lying to the audience about the definition of the word. One of the 4 panelists is providing a true definition, while the rest of us make it up. The audience votes on which panelist they believe is telling the truth and which ones are lying. You tell an elaborate story that makes your definition sound even more real.

The first round, I defined the word “Trion” as a presidential debate that involves three parties, instead of the usual two. For example, in 1998, Bob Dole was from the Republican party, and Bill Clinton from the Democratic party, and Ross Perot represented the Progressive party—so the debate was a Trion. On that round, I received the majority of votes that people believed me. But, I was lying—a Trion is the fig leaf worn by Adam and Eve. After that, the audience turned against me, and wouldn’t believe me even when I was telling the truth. It was pretty fun.