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Re: 20 Questions — 107

#41 Post by Foxcastle » Fri Apr 21, 2023 11:21 am

damo666 wrote:
Fri Apr 21, 2023 11:04 am
Lawman?
No

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Re: 20 Questions — 107

#42 Post by Foxcastle » Fri Apr 21, 2023 11:24 am

1. Real and dead
2. White and English speaking
3. Male
4. Born before 1900
5. Not involved in politics
6. Not British
7. Not notorious
8. American
9. Not an artist and/or entertainer
10. Not known for exploration or settlement or Oregon Trail
11. Did not command troops or fight in the army (more broadly, not a military man)
12. Not a lawman

Free information: Canadians are not Americans, not a literary man

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Re: 20 Questions — 107

#43 Post by damo666 » Fri Apr 21, 2023 11:38 am

Born after 31st December 1849?

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Re: 20 Questions — 107

#44 Post by Jamiet99uk » Fri Apr 21, 2023 11:40 am

Was he a scientist or inventor?
There are decades where nothing happens, and there are weeks where decades happen. - Lenin.

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Re: 20 Questions — 107

#45 Post by Foxcastle » Fri Apr 21, 2023 11:46 am

damo666 wrote:
Fri Apr 21, 2023 11:38 am
Born after 31st December 1849?
Yes

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Re: 20 Questions — 107

#46 Post by Foxcastle » Fri Apr 21, 2023 11:46 am

Jamiet99uk wrote:
Fri Apr 21, 2023 11:40 am
Was he a scientist or inventor?
Yes

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Re: 20 Questions — 107

#47 Post by Jamiet99uk » Fri Apr 21, 2023 11:54 am

1. Real and dead
2. White and English speaking
3. Male
4. Born before 1900
5. Not involved in politics
6. Not British
7. Not notorious
8. American
9. Not an artist and/or entertainer
10. Not known for exploration or settlement or Oregon Trail
11. Did not command troops or fight in the army (more broadly, not a military man)
12. Not a lawman
13. Born 1850 or later
14. Scientist or inventor
There are decades where nothing happens, and there are weeks where decades happen. - Lenin.

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Re: 20 Questions — 107

#48 Post by Jamiet99uk » Fri Apr 21, 2023 11:55 am

So with 6 questions left we know it's a white American man born between 1850 and 1899 who was a scientist or inventor.

We should be able to get this.
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Re: 20 Questions — 107

#49 Post by Jamiet99uk » Fri Apr 21, 2023 12:01 pm

Free guess:

John Moses Browning
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Re: 20 Questions — 107

#50 Post by Foxcastle » Fri Apr 21, 2023 12:02 pm

Jamiet99uk wrote:
Fri Apr 21, 2023 12:01 pm
Free guess:

John Moses Browning
No

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Re: 20 Questions — 107

#51 Post by damo666 » Fri Apr 21, 2023 1:04 pm

Free guess - Clarence Birdseye

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Re: 20 Questions — 107

#52 Post by Foxcastle » Fri Apr 21, 2023 1:25 pm

damo666 wrote:
Fri Apr 21, 2023 1:04 pm
Free guess - Clarence Birdseye
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Re: 20 Questions — 107

#53 Post by sweetandcool » Fri Apr 21, 2023 1:59 pm

Free Guess:

Thomas A. Watson

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Re: 20 Questions — 107

#54 Post by Foxcastle » Fri Apr 21, 2023 1:59 pm

sweetandcool wrote:
Fri Apr 21, 2023 1:59 pm
Free Guess:

Thomas A. Watson
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Re: 20 Questions — 107

#55 Post by damo666 » Fri Apr 21, 2023 2:30 pm


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Re: 20 Questions — 107

#56 Post by Foxcastle » Fri Apr 21, 2023 2:32 pm

damo666 wrote:
Fri Apr 21, 2023 2:30 pm
Is he featured on this page?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_inventors
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Re: 20 Questions — 107

#57 Post by damo666 » Fri Apr 21, 2023 2:42 pm

Does his surname begin with a letter in the range A-K?

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Re: 20 Questions — 107

#58 Post by Foxcastle » Fri Apr 21, 2023 2:46 pm

damo666 wrote:
Fri Apr 21, 2023 2:42 pm
Does his surname begin with a letter in the range A-K?
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Re: 20 Questions — 107

#59 Post by damo666 » Fri Apr 21, 2023 2:47 pm

Somebody else needs to ask a question.

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Re: 20 Questions — 107

#60 Post by Foxcastle » Fri Apr 21, 2023 2:48 pm

1. Real and dead
2. White and English speaking
3. Male
4. Born before 1900
5. Not involved in politics
6. Not British
7. Not notorious
8. American
9. Not an artist and/or entertainer (or literary)
10. Not known for exploration or settlement or Oregon Trail
11. Did not command troops or fight in the army (more broadly, not a military man)
12. Not a lawman
13. Born 1850 or later
14. Scientist or inventor
15. Featured on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_inventors
16. Surname does not begin with A-K

Not: John Moses Browning (Jamiet), Clarence Birdseye (damo), Thomas Watson (sweet)

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