Twenty questions, round 100000000

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Re: Twenty questions, round 100000000

#21 Post by Aristocrat » Wed Apr 10, 2024 10:47 pm

Primarily famous for involvement in politics?

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Re: Twenty questions, round 100000000

#22 Post by Spartaculous » Wed Apr 10, 2024 11:01 pm

Hominidae wrote:
Wed Apr 10, 2024 10:36 pm
Born in the Midwest or the Northeast as defined by the US Census?
Pass.
Aristocrat wrote:
Wed Apr 10, 2024 10:47 pm
Primarily famous for involvement in politics?
Yes.

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Re: Twenty questions, round 100000000

#23 Post by Hominidae » Wed Apr 10, 2024 11:11 pm

1. Not fictional
2,4. Human born in the Americas or Africa (but not present-day South Africa)
3. Living
5. Male
6,9. Primarily famous for politics
7. US citizen
8. Not primarily known as a sportsman

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Born in the Midwest or the Northeast as defined by the US Census?

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Re: Twenty questions, round 100000000

#24 Post by Hominidae » Wed Apr 10, 2024 11:12 pm

Has this person ever been elected to a governmental position in the United States?

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Re: Twenty questions, round 100000000

#25 Post by Spartaculous » Wed Apr 10, 2024 11:21 pm

Hominidae wrote:
Wed Apr 10, 2024 11:12 pm
Has this person ever been elected to a governmental position in the United States?
No.

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Re: Twenty questions, round 100000000

#26 Post by Aristocrat » Thu Apr 11, 2024 1:33 am

Born before 1850?

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Re: Twenty questions, round 100000000

#27 Post by Hominidae » Thu Apr 11, 2024 1:56 am

Aristocrat wrote:
Thu Apr 11, 2024 1:33 am
Born before 1850?
We already know he is living.

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Re: Twenty questions, round 100000000

#28 Post by Aristocrat » Thu Apr 11, 2024 2:15 am

Hominidae wrote:
Thu Apr 11, 2024 1:56 am
Aristocrat wrote:
Thu Apr 11, 2024 1:33 am
Born before 1850?
We already know he is living.
Right. Scratch.

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Re: Twenty questions, round 100000000

#29 Post by damo666 » Thu Apr 11, 2024 2:23 am

The Pass to Midwest Northeast is intriguing. Wikipedia page usually gives place of birth.

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Re: Twenty questions, round 100000000

#30 Post by damo666 » Thu Apr 11, 2024 2:29 am

Democrat?

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Re: Twenty questions, round 100000000

#31 Post by cdngooner » Thu Apr 11, 2024 2:32 am

The Pass to Midwest Northeast is intriguing. Wikipedia page usually gives place of birth.
I agree. The four census regions are very clearly described and easily accessible (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_regions_of_the_United_States). Its pretty much impossible not to be able to find the place of birth of a living person famous enough to qualify for this game.

The rules allow us to ask again, and this time QM has to give us his "best guess" (Rule 3), while indicating whether an answer is misleading (Rule 2). I don't want to ask again, because place of birth is not very helpful to me in narrowing down such a large pool. But the original questioner may want to.

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Re: Twenty questions, round 100000000

#32 Post by cdngooner » Thu Apr 11, 2024 2:38 am

Has this person ever been elected to a governmental position in the United States?
No.
Request clarification: I would read this question and answer as meaning that the person was never elected to any government position, anywhere in the US, whether federal, state or local government. A more strained interpretation would be that the person was never elected to US (ie federal) office, but may have been elected to state or local government. Which answer did you intend to give?

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Re: Twenty questions, round 100000000

#33 Post by han-shahanshah » Thu Apr 11, 2024 2:45 am

Spartaculous wrote:
Wed Apr 10, 2024 11:21 pm
Hominidae wrote:
Wed Apr 10, 2024 11:12 pm
Has this person ever been elected to a governmental position in the United States?
No.
Is a member of this person’s immediate family more famous than they are?

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Re: Twenty questions, round 100000000

#34 Post by Spartaculous » Thu Apr 11, 2024 2:50 am

damo666 wrote:
Thu Apr 11, 2024 2:29 am
Democrat?
No.
cdngooner wrote:
Thu Apr 11, 2024 2:32 am
The Pass to Midwest Northeast is intriguing. Wikipedia page usually gives place of birth.
I agree. The four census regions are very clearly described and easily accessible (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_regions_of_the_United_States). Its pretty much impossible not to be able to find the place of birth of a living person famous enough to qualify for this game.
Spicy mode is activated.
cdngooner wrote:
Thu Apr 11, 2024 2:38 am
Has this person ever been elected to a governmental position in the United States?
No.
Request clarification: I would read this question and answer as meaning that the person was never elected to any government position, anywhere in the US, whether federal, state or local government. A more strained interpretation would be that the person was never elected to US (ie federal) office, but may have been elected to state or local government. Which answer did you intend to give?
I interpreted this as you did: this person has not been elected to any federal, state, or local governmental office in the USA.
han-shahanshah wrote:
Thu Apr 11, 2024 2:45 am
Is a member of this person’s immediate family more famous than they are?
No.

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Re: Twenty questions, round 100000000

#35 Post by han-shahanshah » Thu Apr 11, 2024 3:07 am

The QAnon shaman?

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Re: Twenty questions, round 100000000

#36 Post by Spartaculous » Thu Apr 11, 2024 3:22 am

han-shahanshah wrote:
Thu Apr 11, 2024 3:07 am
The QAnon shaman?
Yes! The guy who dressed up like a buffalo to storm the Capitol on January 6 is the correct answer!

That was *quite* impressive.

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Re: Twenty questions, round 100000000

#37 Post by han-shahanshah » Thu Apr 11, 2024 5:18 am

Thanks! Another of your clever picks.

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Re: Twenty questions, round 100000000

#38 Post by Jamiet99uk » Thu Apr 11, 2024 8:30 am

What a sad, fucked-up individual.
The only person you're truly competing against, Wesley, is yourself.

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Re: Twenty questions, round 100000000

#39 Post by Hominidae » Thu Apr 11, 2024 9:32 am

OK, I was thinking along totally different lines, but I knew it was someone associated with a major event like that. Good pick.

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Re: Twenty questions, round 100000000

#40 Post by Hominidae » Thu Apr 11, 2024 9:40 am

cdngooner wrote:
Thu Apr 11, 2024 2:32 am
The Pass to Midwest Northeast is intriguing. Wikipedia page usually gives place of birth.
I agree. The four census regions are very clearly described and easily accessible (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_regions_of_the_United_States). Its pretty much impossible not to be able to find the place of birth of a living person famous enough to qualify for this game.
This is not a comparison I would make in any other circumstance, but remember Tank Man? Not everyone who is famous is famous in a traditional way that would lead to all their biographical details being well-known.

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