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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 162

#41 Post by cdngooner » Wed Dec 20, 2023 8:09 pm

James Meredith
No.

1. Real human born outside Asia.
2. Alive.
3, 7. American.
4, 6, 10. Male, born before Jan 1 / 38.
5. Never held elected office.
8, 9, 11. Not famous for arts, sports, science, social science, tech, or invention.
12. Famous for non-elected political or military position.
13. Never member of US Cabinet.
14, 15. Was member of US armed forces. Not US Army.

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Warren Buffett (damo666)
Anthony Kennedy (Spartaculous)
James Meredith (Hominidae)
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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 162

#42 Post by DarthPorg36 » Wed Dec 20, 2023 10:04 pm

Did this person win a medal of honor?
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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 162

#43 Post by cdngooner » Wed Dec 20, 2023 10:49 pm

Did this person win a medal of honor?
Assuming you mean the Congressional Medal of Honor ... no.

1. Real human born outside Asia.
2. Alive.
3, 7. American.
4, 6, 10. Male, born before Jan 1 / 38.
5. Never held elected office.
8, 9, 11. Not famous for arts, sports, science, social science, tech, or invention.
12. Famous for non-elected political or military position.
13. Never member of US Cabinet.
14, 15. Was member of US armed forces. Not US Army.
16. Not winner of Congressional Medal of Honor.

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Warren Buffett (damo666)
Anthony Kennedy (Spartaculous)
James Meredith (Hominidae)
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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 162

#44 Post by Spartaculous » Thu Dec 21, 2023 2:59 am

Did he notably serve in any position of the executive branch of the US federal government? (Basically, any position where his ultimate boss was the president [the president's role as commander-in-chief of the military excepted].)
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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 162

#45 Post by cdngooner » Thu Dec 21, 2023 3:26 am

Did he notably serve in any position of the executive branch of the US federal government? (Basically, any position where his ultimate boss was the president [the president's role as commander-in-chief of the military excepted].)
Yes.

1. Real human born outside Asia.
2. Alive.
3, 7. American.
4, 6, 10. Male, born before Jan 1 / 38.
5. Never held elected office.
8, 9, 11. Not famous for arts, sports, science, social science, tech, or invention.
12. Famous for non-elected political or military position.
13. Never member of US Cabinet.
14, 15. Was member of US armed forces. Not US Army.
16. Not winner of Congressional Medal of Honor.
17. Executive branch of US govt.

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Warren Buffett (damo666)
Anthony Kennedy (Spartaculous)
James Meredith (Hominidae)
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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 162

#46 Post by Spartaculous » Thu Dec 21, 2023 6:06 am

cdngooner wrote: ↑
Wed Dec 20, 2023 5:08 pm
 Next hint at 18.
A late-night musing... I wonder if the hint will be clue #18 1/2.
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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 162

#47 Post by Jamiet99uk » Thu Dec 21, 2023 12:27 pm

Free guess: William D. Leahy
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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 162

#48 Post by cdngooner » Thu Dec 21, 2023 12:31 pm

William D. Leahy
No. Admiral Leahy is dead.

1. Real human born outside Asia.
2. Alive.
3, 7. American.
4, 6, 10. Male, born before Jan 1 / 38.
5. Never held elected office.
8, 9, 11. Not famous for arts, sports, science, social science, tech, or invention.
12. Famous for non-elected political or military position.
13. Never member of US Cabinet.
14, 15. Was member of US armed forces. Not US Army. Not famous for his military service.
16. Not winner of Congressional Medal of Honor.
17. Executive branch of US govt.

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Warren Buffett (damo666)
Anthony Kennedy (Spartaculous)
James Meredith (Hominidae)
William D. Leahy (jamiet99uk)
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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 162

#49 Post by Jamiet99uk » Thu Dec 21, 2023 12:52 pm

Oh crud I totally forgot it was a dead person.
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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 162

#50 Post by cdngooner » Thu Dec 21, 2023 12:56 pm

This is the point of the game where I wonder if I'm actually going to stump you all! But usually you pull through.
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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 162

#51 Post by dargorygel » Thu Dec 21, 2023 1:18 pm

John W. "Jay" Raymond
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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 162

#52 Post by cdngooner » Thu Dec 21, 2023 1:34 pm

John W. "Jay" Raymond
No. Again, not known for his military service. Plus he was born well after 1938.

Ask another question to get your next hint.

1. Real human born outside Asia.
2. Alive.
3, 7. American.
4, 6, 10. Male, born before Jan 1 / 38.
5. Never held elected office.
8, 9, 11. Not famous for arts, sports, science, social science, tech, or invention.
12. Famous for non-elected political or military position.
13. Never member of US Cabinet.
14, 15. Was member of US armed forces. Not US Army. Not famous for his military service.
16. Not winner of Congressional Medal of Honor.
17. Executive branch of US govt.

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Warren Buffett (damo666)
Justice Anthony Kennedy (Spartaculous)
James Meredith (Hominidae)
Adm. William D. Leahy (jamiet99uk)
Gen. John W. Raymond (dargorygel)
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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 162

#53 Post by cdngooner » Thu Dec 21, 2023 1:41 pm

Let me reorganize what we know after 17 questions:

Real human male.
Born before Jan 1 / 38 and still alive.
American (and I'll add as hint, born in USA).

Famous for non-elected political position in Executive branch of US government. However, never member of US Cabinet

Was member of US armed forces. Not US Army. Not famous for his military service. Not winner of Congressional Medal of Honor.
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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 162

#54 Post by Jamiet99uk » Thu Dec 21, 2023 1:59 pm

Is this person primarily known for having been an advisor to the President of the USA?
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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 162

#55 Post by cdngooner » Thu Dec 21, 2023 2:11 pm

Is this person primarily known for having been an advisor to the President of the USA?
Yes.

18 questions down, 2 to go.

Hint: This person is famous for a particular thing he did, rather than for a particularly notable career.

Real human male.
Born before Jan 1 / 38 and still alive.
American, born in USA.

Famous for non-elected political position in White House Staff. However, never member of US Cabinet.

Was member of US armed forces. Not US Army. Not famous for his military service. Not winner of Congressional Medal of Honor.

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Warren Buffett (damo666)
Justice Anthony Kennedy (Spartaculous)
James Meredith (Hominidae)
Adm. William D. Leahy (jamiet99uk)
Gen. John W. Raymond (dargorygel)
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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 162

#56 Post by DarthPorg36 » Thu Dec 21, 2023 2:40 pm

Did this person advise the Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, or Ford presidencies?
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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 162

#57 Post by cdngooner » Thu Dec 21, 2023 2:48 pm

Did this person advise the Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, or Ford presidencies?
Yes.

19 down, 1 to go.

Real human male.
Born before Jan 1 / 38 and still alive.
American, born in USA.

Famous for non-elected political position in Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, or Ford White House Staff. However, never member of US Cabinet.

Was member of US armed forces. Not US Army. Not famous for his military service. Not winner of Congressional Medal of Honor.

Famous more for a single incident than a career.

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Warren Buffett (damo666)
Justice Anthony Kennedy (Spartaculous)
James Meredith (Hominidae)
Adm. William D. Leahy (jamiet99uk)
Gen. John W. Raymond (dargorygel)
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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 162

#58 Post by JECE » Thu Dec 21, 2023 2:49 pm

I wonder if it's a whistleblower, but it doesn't seem to be anybody obvious.
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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 162

#59 Post by Jamiet99uk » Thu Dec 21, 2023 3:07 pm

I thought it might be someone involved in the Watergate scandal, but nearly all of the key people are now dead, and the few still alive were born after 1938.
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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 162

#60 Post by Jamiet99uk » Thu Dec 21, 2023 3:19 pm

I have looked at this page:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:United_States_presidential_advisors

... and there is only one still-living person who is on this list that even gets close to fitting the other clues:

Gary Sick.

I have never heard of him, but he is the only viable person on the list.
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