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by Foxcastle
Thu Aug 03, 2023 6:38 pm
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: 20 Questions - Round 127
Replies: 106
Views: 13855

Re: 20 Questions - Round 127

A view from the States: To suggest that Harriet Beecher Stowe was not involved in politics would be equivalent to saying that Rush Limbaugh was not involved in politics. Newspapers were the public forum of the day (= talk radio & podcasts) and she met with President Lincoln after the start of the C...
by Foxcastle
Thu Aug 03, 2023 11:58 am
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: 20 Questions - Round 127
Replies: 106
Views: 13855

Re: 20 Questions - Round 127

Suck my balls, Fox. How is that at all appropriate? No really, please explain to me why you think I personally deserve this kind of obscenity-laced disrespect and why you think that you are allowed to violate forum rules and common decency, because you've done this repeatedly and it's not okay. I e...
by Foxcastle
Thu Aug 03, 2023 1:57 am
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: 20 Questions - Round 127
Replies: 106
Views: 13855

Re: 20 Questions - Round 127

Jamiet99uk wrote:
Thu Aug 03, 2023 1:01 am
Suck my balls, Fox.
I expressed my opinion, I certainly didn't question Octavious's win, I think I was respectful in disagreeing with you without challenging the decision or the outcome, and I get heaps of scorn, derision, and obscenities in return. I don't think I deserve that.
by Foxcastle
Thu Aug 03, 2023 12:52 am
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: 20 Questions - Round 127
Replies: 106
Views: 13855

Re: 20 Questions - Round 127

As always, I regret engaging with Jamie and this is a good reminder to myself to stop doing that.
by Foxcastle
Wed Aug 02, 2023 10:30 pm
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: 20 Questions - Round 127
Replies: 106
Views: 13855

Re: 20 Questions - Round 127

How strange. It was the political clue, along with the period in history, that were the biggest clues for me. I can think of few women of the time more obviously political than Harriet, aside from the aristocracy. There may be a small delay before the next one. Not too long, though :-) I guess the ...
by Foxcastle
Wed Aug 02, 2023 6:19 pm
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: 20 Questions - Round 127
Replies: 106
Views: 13855

Re: 20 Questions - Round 127

Known for being royalty or involved in government or politics? Yes to one of these things. I'm not clear on how she was known for being involved in politics? She does not appear to have been an activist, and while her book had a significant social impact, I think there's a difference between social...
by Foxcastle
Tue Aug 01, 2023 10:41 pm
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: 20 Questions - Round 127
Replies: 106
Views: 13855

Re: 20 Questions - Round 127

Has she been commemorated on a stamp or coin issued by the U.S. government?
by Foxcastle
Tue Aug 01, 2023 3:16 pm
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: 20 Questions - Round 127
Replies: 106
Views: 13855

Re: 20 Questions - Round 127

JECE wrote:
Tue Aug 01, 2023 3:12 pm
Jamiet99uk wrote:
Tue Aug 01, 2023 1:58 pm
Free clue:

This person is not from Hawaii.
Those guesses were a waste since they were both raised Christian.
Jamiet99uk wrote:
Mon Jul 31, 2023 5:38 pm
han-shahanshah wrote:
Mon Jul 31, 2023 5:38 pm
Raised Christian?
Yes.
by Foxcastle
Tue Aug 01, 2023 1:01 pm
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: 20 Questions - Round 127
Replies: 106
Views: 13855

Re: 20 Questions - Round 127

Free guess: Queen Kapiʻolani
by Foxcastle
Tue Aug 01, 2023 12:53 pm
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: 20 Questions - Round 127
Replies: 106
Views: 13855

Re: 20 Questions - Round 127

Can you clarify this question, please? Are you: a) Asking whether this person, specifically is an "American Indian"? (Which is a somewhat outdated term)? b) Asking something else which you have not articulated clearly? (In which case, try again). c) Trolling? (In which case, don't). a) from anywher...
by Foxcastle
Mon Jul 31, 2023 12:50 pm
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: 20 Questions - Round 127
Replies: 106
Views: 13855

Re: 20 Questions - Round 127

Known for being royalty or involved in government or politics?
by Foxcastle
Sun Jul 30, 2023 1:17 pm
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Twenty Questions 126
Replies: 74
Views: 8433

Re: Twenty Questions 126

Free guess: The Bride (as portrayed by Uma Thurman). Correct! The Bride aka Beatrix Kiddo aka Arlene Machiavelli aka Black Mamba. Well done, Jamie. I checked the anime scene by a clip on YouTube. It wasn’t until I decided to rewatch the whole movie that I realized that the YouTube clip had been cut...
by Foxcastle
Sun Jul 30, 2023 12:48 pm
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Twenty Questions 126
Replies: 74
Views: 8433

Re: Twenty Questions 126

Free guess: The Bride (as portrayed by Uma Thurman). Correct! The Bride aka Beatrix Kiddo aka Arlene Machiavelli aka Black Mamba. Well done, Jamie. I checked the anime scene by a clip on YouTube. It wasn’t until I decided to rewatch the whole movie that I realized that the YouTube clip had been cut...
by Foxcastle
Sat Jul 29, 2023 8:56 pm
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Twenty Questions 126
Replies: 74
Views: 8433

Re: Twenty Questions 126

But I think you're in a tough spot on this one. So here's what I propose: 1. Someone should make a free guess. 2. I'll answer both the last two questions. 3. For the final 5 questions, I'll let you know if you're warmer or colder than the preceding guess (according to my own subjective interpretatio...
by Foxcastle
Sat Jul 29, 2023 8:54 pm
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Twenty Questions 126
Replies: 74
Views: 8433

Re: Twenty Questions 126

I though rule VII says I can exchange my free guess for two additional questions. What do you think it actually says? Question IV says that everyone gets one free guess. Question VI says that players can only guess twice in a row before someone else gets a turn (where guess includes questions as we...
by Foxcastle
Sat Jul 29, 2023 8:39 pm
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Twenty Questions 126
Replies: 74
Views: 8433

Re: Twenty Questions 126

1. Not a real dead man 2. Not a real dead woman 3. Fictional human 4. Did not first appear in the 20th Century 5. Not a character in a novel, or series of novels. 6. Not a character from myth and legend. 7. First appeared in the current century. 8. Not male. 9. Not from a video game. 10. HAS appeare...
by Foxcastle
Sat Jul 29, 2023 8:37 pm
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Twenty Questions 126
Replies: 74
Views: 8433

Re: Twenty Questions 126

Hanging Rook wrote:
Sat Jul 29, 2023 8:31 pm
Is the main plot in a contemporary setting?
If anyone wants to make a free guess before I answer the previous question (happy ending), that will be 20 questions and we'll be in the final 5.

If you want to make this the 20th question, I will switch it out. But you're down to your last question.
by Foxcastle
Sat Jul 29, 2023 8:26 pm
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Twenty Questions 126
Replies: 74
Views: 8433

Re: Twenty Questions 126

Hanging Rook wrote:
Sat Jul 29, 2023 8:15 pm
I want to make use of rule VII:

Does the story have a happy end for the character?
Well, when I answer this question, that takes rule VII out of play, so I’ll give you a moment.
by Foxcastle
Sat Jul 29, 2023 6:57 pm
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Twenty Questions 126
Replies: 74
Views: 8433

Re: Twenty Questions 126

Jamiet99uk wrote:
Sat Jul 29, 2023 6:42 pm
Has anyone been nominated for an Academy Award for portraying this character?
No
by Foxcastle
Sat Jul 29, 2023 6:19 pm
Forum: Forum Games
Topic: Twenty Questions 126
Replies: 74
Views: 8433

Re: Twenty Questions 126

I was interpreting it as “the past 10 years”