Good point, gotta preserve the novelty. Next thread will be up later today.

[quote=DreamTrawler post_id=422637 time=1722719487 user_id=26923]
For the next thread, do we want a regular round or another multi-target one? A smaller one with 3 targets.
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It's probably better to space them out to some extent, althought I wouldn't be opposed to another multiball round. I have a multiball idea as well that I'd like to try sooner or later.

For the next thread, do we want a regular round or another multi-target one? A smaller one with 3 targets.

Comments:

As you figured out by the end, I was going for a theme of people with one-letter names. The final list was:

Harry [b]S[/b]. Truman
Mr. [b]T[/b]
[b]U[/b] Thant
George [b]V[/b]
Malcolm [b]X[/b]

I think the idea came from thinking about the fact that the S in Truman's name famously isn't an abbreviation of a middle name, and then combining that with U Thant and Malcolm X made for a nice theme. (For the record, "U" isn't a given name, but rather a Burmese honorific: it's like saying "Mr. Thant".)

It was also important to me that the names be their actual names. So, I wouldn't have considered Ice T, because that is the stage name of Tracy Lauren Marrow. But the man who was born Laurence Tureaud legally changed his name to "Mr. T" when he was 18, so that was fine.

Picking any monarch who was the fifth one of their name would have worked; this was a fun way to get V into the round. I spent a long time trying to come up with a way to get a W in there, but couldn't come up with one that worked. (Like, the W. in George W. Bush is short for "Walker", so that of course wouldn't have fit my theme.) I eventually gave up and went with the five I had, choosing to mix up the alphabetical order so as not to leave people wondering "Where's W?".

Great round, Spartaculous! Full transparency - I was able to figure out the theme so fast because I actually had the same exact idea for a multiball round for figures with letters as names. Great minds and all that I suppose. U Thant and Malcolm X are the only ones that overlapped between my idea and yours though.

Also, if we arrange the letters we get: TV SUX

Final scoreboard:
DreamTrawler: 3
cdngooner: 1
Wattsthematter: 1

DreamTrawler is the winner of the round!

[quote=Wattsthematter post_id=422608 time=1722711426 user_id=26909]
Could be anyone

But I’ll guess that E is Mr T
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And that finishes it off! Well done.

Could be anyone

But I’ll guess that E is Mr T

[quote=Wattsthematter post_id=422606 time=1722710030 user_id=26909]
Did this person have the famous quote: “I pity the fool?”
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Yes he did...

I'll let you go ahead and make the final guess.

Did this person have the famous quote: “I pity the fool?”

Person E:

1. Real male human being.
2,15. Born 1955 or earlier
3. Alive.
5. Not a winner of: a Pulitzer Prize, a Nobel Prize, or an Academy Award.
6,7,8,10: Primarily known for acting.
9,14. Is an English-language actor, but has also been a musician in the past.
11,16,17. Born in the USA east of the Mississippi River, in one of the following states: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Vermont (and maybe Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama depending on what counts as the Atlantic)
12,13. Not primarily known for comedic roles or sci-fi, fantasy, or horror roles

(Multiball theme - must have a single letter as part of their name i.e. U Thant or Malcolm X. The theme may also be that the letter is not an initial)

NOT:
Samuel L. Jackson (Wattsthematter)
Michael J Fox (DreamTrawler)
Ice T (cdngooner)

[quote=DreamTrawler post_id=422589 time=1722657744 user_id=26923]
E: Born east of the Mississippi River?
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Yes.

E: Born east of the Mississippi River?

[quote=DreamTrawler post_id=422587 time=1722654115 user_id=26923]
E: Born in US state that borders Mexico, the Pacific Ocean, or the Atlantic Ocean?
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No.

E: Born in US state that borders Mexico, the Pacific Ocean, or the Atlantic Ocean?

[quote=Hominidae post_id=422585 time=1722651475 user_id=15876]
E: Born after 1955?
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No.

E: Born after 1955?

[quote=DreamTrawler post_id=422582 time=1722647831 user_id=26923]
Person E: Has had notable roles in sci-fi, fantasy, or horror genre works?
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I'm a bit tired, so I won't go through his filmography with a fine-tooth comb, but suffice it to say that the couple of roles that he is best known for are definitely not in the genres above.

[quote=cdngooner post_id=422583 time=1722649016 user_id=10829]
E: Primarily known as an actor (perhaps to younger audiences), but is he also a musician?

If yes: Ice T.
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Taking your question as literally as possible: yes, he is (or at least has been in the past) a musician, but not Ice T.

E: Primarily known as an actor (perhaps to younger audiences), but is he also a musician?

If yes: Ice T.

Person E: Has had notable roles in sci-fi, fantasy, or horror genre works?