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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 82

by damo666 » Tue Jan 10, 2023 5:34 pm

Balki Bartokomous wrote: ↑
Tue Jan 10, 2023 4:30 pm
 So now I make a new thread, "Twenty Questions - Game 83" that copies the original post here and adds Game 82 with me as the listed winner of that game?

Also, does the leaderboard only list the top 7, or is there just nobody with less than 6 wins?
Yep and leaderboard only 6 or more wins.

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 82

by Balki Bartokomous » Tue Jan 10, 2023 4:30 pm

So now I make a new thread, "Twenty Questions - Game 83" that copies the original post here and adds Game 82 with me as the listed winner of that game?

Also, does the leaderboard only list the top 7, or is there just nobody with less than 6 wins?

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 82

by JECE » Tue Jan 10, 2023 4:11 pm

VillageIdiot wrote: ↑
Tue Jan 10, 2023 8:53 am
 Nicely done conq!

I’ve learned a valuable lesson today about leaning on Wikipedia for guidance.
Leaning on other people's reading comprehension of Wikipedia. :lol:

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 82

by Balki Bartokomous » Tue Jan 10, 2023 3:37 pm

Hamish wrote: ↑
Tue Jan 10, 2023 8:12 am
 You got it! I was not aware of the TV adaptation. I searched Eric Carle's wikipedia page for references to film or movie but did not find them so I assumed there weren't any. Turns out I was wrong. Fortunately you got him anyway.
Hours and hours of reading to my children have finally become worthwhile!

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 82

by Jamiet99uk » Tue Jan 10, 2023 9:33 am

Well done Balki.

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 82

by VillageIdiot » Tue Jan 10, 2023 8:53 am

Nicely done conq!

I’ve learned a valuable lesson today about leaning on Wikipedia for guidance.

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 82

by Hamish » Tue Jan 10, 2023 8:13 am

Wow... there were more comments in that post, but something went horribly wrong posting it.

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 82

by Hamish » Tue Jan 10, 2023 8:12 am

Jamiet99uk wrote: ↑
Mon Jan 09, 2023 4:39 pm
 IF the answer to that question is "Yes",

THEN: I would like to guess MAURICE SENDAK.

But if the answer to that question is "No", then I withdraw this guess, please don't answer the guess in that case, only the question.
Balki Bartokomous wrote: ↑
Mon Jan 09, 2023 8:38 pm
 If answer to primary audience being children is "yes," please put me down for the great Eric Carle.
You got it! I was not aware of the TV adaptation. I searched Eric Carle's wikipedia page for references to film or movie but did not find them so I assumed there weren't any. Turns out I was wrong. Fortunately you got him anyway.

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 82

by han-shahanshah » Tue Jan 10, 2023 6:57 am

Balki Bartokomous wrote: ↑
Tue Jan 10, 2023 6:05 am
 I feel like the self-improvement/advice angle doesn’t work because he’s not a prolific non-fiction writer.
As said before it’s implied that he’s famous for “a” book, so it could potentially still be nonfiction right?

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 82

by han-shahanshah » Tue Jan 10, 2023 6:55 am

VillageIdiot wrote: ↑
Tue Jan 10, 2023 5:25 am
 Doesn’t fit the dies after 2000, but I like the way you’re thinking!
Right, I forgot that clue.

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 82

by Balki Bartokomous » Tue Jan 10, 2023 6:05 am

I feel like the self-improvement/advice angle doesn’t work because he’s not a prolific non-fiction writer.

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 82

by VillageIdiot » Tue Jan 10, 2023 5:29 am

I guess use that if my guess if the answer was yes to the self-improvement question.

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 82

by VillageIdiot » Tue Jan 10, 2023 5:27 am

Curious to hear his answer, Stephen Covey could be a fit.

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 82

by VillageIdiot » Tue Jan 10, 2023 5:25 am

Doesn’t fit the dies after 2000, but I like the way you’re thinking!

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 82

by han-shahanshah » Tue Jan 10, 2023 4:34 am

Is this person primarily known for writing about self-improvement or advice?

If yes I’ll guess DALE CARNEGIE.

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 82

by Balki Bartokomous » Mon Jan 09, 2023 10:39 pm

Foxcastle wrote: ↑
Mon Jan 09, 2023 10:17 pm
 Sorry, didn't mean to come off as snippy. Good to see you around, Balki
❤

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 82

by Foxcastle » Mon Jan 09, 2023 10:17 pm

Sorry, didn't mean to come off as snippy. Good to see you around, Balki

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 82

by Balki Bartokomous » Mon Jan 09, 2023 10:15 pm

Sorry guys, I'm new here. I don't know how any of this works. Mea culpa.

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 82

by Foxcastle » Mon Jan 09, 2023 10:07 pm

Balki Bartokomous wrote: ↑
Mon Jan 09, 2023 9:44 pm
 We're down a deep rabbit hole that may be irrelevant seeing as how we don't even know if the primary audience is children, but I feel like this answer doesn't strike me as one that used Wikipedia to verify:
Hamish wrote: ↑
Mon Jan 09, 2023 3:35 pm
Chaqa wrote: ↑
Mon Jan 09, 2023 1:29 pm
 Were any of his works ever adapted for movies or TV?
Not that I'm aware of.
Could just as easily mean that Wikipedia doesn't mention it, but he didn't do an exhaustive check of all television to make sure some terrible adaptation didn't appear on BBC5 one time in 1993 before being scrubbed from memory.

Re: Twenty Questions - Game 82

by Balki Bartokomous » Mon Jan 09, 2023 9:44 pm

VillageIdiot wrote: ↑
Mon Jan 09, 2023 9:32 pm
Balki Bartokomous wrote: ↑
Mon Jan 09, 2023 8:36 pm
Chaqa wrote: ↑
Mon Jan 09, 2023 8:32 pm
 It isn't Dr. Seuss as some of his works have been adapted. Same for Roald Dahl etc.
That's a good point.

Do you think this counts as an adaptation of Very Hungry Caterpillar?
The wikipedia page for this references it as being adapted for television, which generally we've been using as our first source of qualifying an answer. Probably not this.
We're down a deep rabbit hole that may be irrelevant seeing as how we don't even know if the primary audience is children, but I feel like this answer doesn't strike me as one that used Wikipedia to verify:
Hamish wrote: ↑
Mon Jan 09, 2023 3:35 pm
Chaqa wrote: ↑
Mon Jan 09, 2023 1:29 pm
 Were any of his works ever adapted for movies or TV?
Not that I'm aware of.

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