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Re: Twenty questions, round 282
Posted: Wed May 08, 2024 11:56 pm
by DarthPorg36
Hominidae wrote: ↑Wed May 08, 2024 11:40 pm
Has this person ever held a political office?
If yes: Joe Biden
20 questions in general clarification: Suppose I am QM and want to pick an entity that has an unclear birthday, but before, say 1 AD for sure. Should I "pass" if someone asks born before 1800, because I don't know when they were born, or say "yes" until I really am not sure about birthday?
Re: Twenty questions, round 282
Posted: Thu May 09, 2024 12:05 am
by Hominidae
DarthPorg36 wrote: ↑Wed May 08, 2024 11:56 pm
Hominidae wrote: ↑Wed May 08, 2024 11:40 pm
Has this person ever held a political office?
If yes: Joe Biden
20 questions in general clarification: Suppose I am QM and want to pick an entity that has an unclear birthday, but before, say 1 AD for sure. Should I "pass" if someone asks born before 1800, because I don't know when they were born, or say "yes" until I really am not sure about birthday?
You would say "yes" if they were definitely born before 1800. For example, when someone asked me if Attila the Hun was born after 700, I said "no". If someone had asked me if he was born after 405, I would have passed.
Re: Twenty questions, round 282
Posted: Thu May 09, 2024 12:18 am
by Spartaculous
DreamTrawler wrote: ↑Wed May 08, 2024 11:34 pm
Any notable written works?
Yes, this person has notable written works.
Hominidae wrote: ↑Wed May 08, 2024 11:40 pm
Has this person ever held a political office?
Yes.
DarthPorg36 wrote: ↑Wed May 08, 2024 11:56 pm
If yes: Joe Biden
Not Joe Biden.
Re: Twenty questions, round 282
Posted: Thu May 09, 2024 12:28 am
by Hominidae
Has this person ever served (formerly or currently) in the US Congress, Canadian parliament, UK parliament, or Irish parliament (which I just found out is called the Oireachtas)?
Re: Twenty questions, round 282
Posted: Thu May 09, 2024 12:31 am
by Spartaculous
Hominidae wrote: ↑Thu May 09, 2024 12:28 am
Has this person ever served (formerly or currently) in the US Congress, Canadian parliament, UK parliament, or Irish parliament (which I just found out is called the Oireachtas)?
Yes.
Re: Twenty questions, round 282
Posted: Thu May 09, 2024 12:45 am
by Hominidae
Well, we at least have a finite number of people now, but it's a very large number of people.
Current member of US House or Senate?
Re: Twenty questions, round 282
Posted: Thu May 09, 2024 1:00 am
by Hominidae
1,2,3,4. Real living male human
5. Born in Europe or North America
6. Native speaker of English
7. Born before 1967
8. Not known for involvement in the arts
9. Largely known as a scientist, mathematician, philosopher, historian, politician, or athlete
10. Has notable written works
11,12. Has served (formerly or currently) in the US Congress, Canadian parliament, UK parliament, or Irish parliament (Oireachtas)
NOT
Joe Biden (DarthPorg36)
Re: Twenty questions, round 282
Posted: Thu May 09, 2024 1:01 am
by Spartaculous
Hominidae wrote: ↑Thu May 09, 2024 12:45 am
Well, we at least have a finite number of people now, but it's a very large number of people.
Current member of US House or Senate?
No.
Re: Twenty questions, round 282
Posted: Thu May 09, 2024 1:06 am
by han-shahanshah
Primarily known for holding political office in the United Kingdom?
Re: Twenty questions, round 282
Posted: Thu May 09, 2024 1:10 am
by Spartaculous
han-shahanshah wrote: ↑Thu May 09, 2024 1:06 am
Primarily known for holding political office in the United Kingdom?
Yes.
Re: Twenty questions, round 282
Posted: Thu May 09, 2024 1:18 am
by DreamTrawler
Is this politician a Tory?
if no, free guess: Jeremy Corbyn
Re: Twenty questions, round 282
Posted: Thu May 09, 2024 1:18 am
by Hominidae
Free guess: Boris Johnson
Re: Twenty questions, round 282
Posted: Thu May 09, 2024 1:19 am
by Hominidae
Hominidae wrote: ↑Thu May 09, 2024 1:18 am
Free guess: Boris Johnson
Make this conditional on "yes" to Tory
Re: Twenty questions, round 282
Posted: Thu May 09, 2024 1:29 am
by Spartaculous
Hominidae wrote: ↑Thu May 09, 2024 1:18 am
Free guess: Boris Johnson
What question did you all *not* ask me?
Re: Twenty questions, round 282
Posted: Thu May 09, 2024 1:42 am
by Hominidae
So, I take it Boris Johnson is correct? We forgot to ask if he was born in New York City.
If so, next thread will be up in the morning (Eastern US).
Re: Twenty questions, round 282
Posted: Thu May 09, 2024 1:43 am
by Spartaculous
Spartaculous wrote: ↑Thu May 09, 2024 1:29 am
Hominidae wrote: ↑Thu May 09, 2024 1:18 am
Free guess: Boris Johnson
What question did you all *not* ask me?
In any case, I did choose a politician, born in New York City before 1967, who is a former head of government of a major English-speaking country, who pursued an pugnaciously isolationist foreign policy while serving in a right-wing government.
Hominidae wrote: ↑Thu May 09, 2024 1:18 am
Free guess: Boris Johnson
Great job Hominidae!
Re: Twenty questions, round 282
Posted: Thu May 09, 2024 1:45 am
by Spartaculous
Hominidae wrote: ↑Thu May 09, 2024 1:42 am
So, I take it Boris Johnson is correct? We forgot to ask if he was born in New York City.
If so, next thread will be up in the morning (Eastern US).
Yep! I was looking forward to seeing how many questions it would take you, once you figured out he was a politician born in the US, to ask if he was a politician *in* the US.
Re: Twenty questions, round 282
Posted: Thu May 09, 2024 1:56 am
by DreamTrawler
Nice guess! Should’ve tried for a yes conditional myself but I didn’t realize BoJo was old enough to qualify