Win Dinner with Wendy! (UPDATED)

[The deadline for this contest has passed and I've put the correct answers in red italics. Thanks for everyone who played!]

I have to pause a moment in my life to talk about YOU instead of about me. I am grateful to all of you who check in routinely as well as those of you who check in merely as often as you can. I understand the demands of a busy lifestyle and am grateful for even one tiny minute of your time.

And so, because of my unflagging gratitude I would like to host a gladatorial game of sorts and the unlucky winner can quake with fear and trepidation at the prospect of the prize which is .... DINNER WITH WENDY!

Yes, it's true.

Okay, here is what you have to do. Below I will post "25 Things about Wendy". In those 25 things there will be THREE that are not true. To enter you must list in the comments the three things you think are not true about me AND for your tie breaker / bonus round write 1-2 sentences about why YOU should win dinner with Wendy and what your ideal dinner with Wendy would be. The winner will be the one who has the most correct answers. In the event of a tie I'll either pick randomly or possibly not really randomly at all. Or maybe let the kids throw darts at the blog to choose. This is not a scientific contest and possibly not even done legally in some states. (However, there is no purchase necessary to win and I will refund all the money you've paid me if you are not completely satisfied.)

And what exactly will the prize entail? It depends on the winner. Seriously. Unless you live five miles from my house I will not be there in body, but it will definitely be "dinner with Wendy". AND... the final, but very important rule is that if you win you must take a picture of yourself (and a friend or friends) having dinner with Wendy and send it to me. If you don't, I will make you babysit the kids. And possibly my husband.

Also, this is NOT a sponsored post, although if someone out there WOULD like to sponsor a giveaway for my lovely, charming and deserving visitors, please do. But make it something really cool so they will love me forever. And also possibly name a kid after me.

And now... on with the contest:

25 Things about Wendy

1. Doesn't wear shoes at work
2. Has never been upside down on a roller coaster
3. Doesn't have her appendix
4. Had a boyfriend who stomped a snail to make a point
5. Loves long walks on the beach
6. Ate a thousand year old egg
7. Loves black jelly beans
8. Doesn't drink coffee
9. Hates celery
10. Favorite movie line of all time: "All I wanted me was a little cornbread!"
11. Can roll her tongue
12. Has red hair
13. Wore braces in her 20's
14. Lived in a house with a Van Gogh mural on the ceiling
15. Drove a getaway car
16. Once represented herself in court and lost
17. Almost joined the Navy
18. Once hallucinated a dog food ad talking to her
19. Has been bitten by a snake
20. Has been bitten by a dog
21. Has been thrown off a horse
22. Once had a boyfriend with two different colored eyes
23. Loves salamanders
24. Doesn't have a favorite color
25. Cracks her knuckles

That's all folks! Now go live dangerously and start guessing! This contest will close on August 15th at 11:59PM central U.S. time and the winner will be announced the following Monday. Please put your email on your comment entry if you don't have it on your profile!

(Anyone who has known me more than 2 years is not eligible to win, so you friends of mine who want free food will have to look elsewhere. Check my pantry.)