Chantale Ellis
From La Mesa (Registered Nurse)
It would have to be my age. Nobody ever guesses that correctly. I’m 41 years old. People sometimes make a guess that’s around 28. Some people will guess 30. And if I go to a bar or club, I’m usually carded.
Paula Sylvia
From Rancho Peñasquitos (Fish Farmer)
I guess it would be that I’m a fish farmer. Maybe I don’t look like one. You can often tell the people that look like they work on water. The three keys to fish farming are growing, quality, and protein. There was no degree required to do this, even though I have one in marine biology. I have hundreds of thousands of fish, but I don’t have an aquarium at home. I don’t want to be responsible for any fish lives when I’m not working.
Mark Amas
From Rancho Peñasquitos (Plumbing Manager)
Wouldn’t everyone have an answer for this? How would people be able to guess things about them? It might be that I saw Sly and the Family Stone when I was eight. I was in the front row at the Sports Arena and almost crushed when fans ran up. My dad was their tour manager. I saw Paul McCartney recording in a studio. And, I climbed Mount Whitney. It’s 14,500 feet, and I did it on a whim with a few friends. I wanted to quit those last three miles and saw people on the trail that did. It took me 18 hours.
Ted Kennedy
From Linda Vista (Bodyguard)
I’m a black belt. I learned martial arts as a kid. Also, when I was ten, in New Mexico, I almost drowned. I was trying to keep up with my older brother and went into the deep end of a pool and sank to the bottom. I woke up on the locker-room floor. I was gasping for air and spitting up blood. Also, in a Third World country at an airport, I was involved in a shootout. I was heavily armed, and it was a private jet. I’ve had a lot of gunfire in my life, but during this rebellion, I felt a bullet hit my left thigh. And I was hit on the back of the head. I woke up in a hospital. I was out for two days, and I had been stabbed twice. I have the scars to prove it.
Jerry Clemmons
From Ramona (Electrician)
I wish a few of my friends were here to answer this. One plays professional baseball. He’s so tiny, nobody ever believes that. And I have another friend that did prison time. He’s so nice that nobody can believe he served a few years. My answer is a lot less exciting. Nobody would guess that I’m an expert Ping Pong player. I’m the Tiger Woods of the sport. Oh, wait…maybe I should rephrase that.
Tony Ito
From Carmel Valley (Computer Repairs)
It would be more fun for me to answer what people think they know about me. They think I know karate. They think I’m related to Judge Ito. They think I’m good at math or helping them with their computers. Well, okay. I can actually help them with their computers. That’s the only thing they ever get right. People are often correct in guessing that I speak another language, but they rarely believe me when I tell them I can speak six languages fluently.