Spartaculous wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 26, 2023 12:20 am

Time for a free clue.

This person set/held/holds a world record:

He is/was the ____ ____ in the world.

(The first blank is a superlative adjective; the second is a noun or noun phrase.)

I was about to guess Imran Khan but he was born in 1952.

Hmm.

Is he from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, or Sri Lanka?

1,2,3: Real living man 4: Not an entertainer 5: Holds or has held a prominent Government role (national or provincial) 6: Born before 1950 7: Not from Europe 8. Not especially tall. 9. Not American. 10. Asian. 11,12. Not Japanese or Chinese 13. Emphatically not Communist or socialist 14. Muslim CLUE...

Jamiet99uk wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 25, 2023 11:35 pm

Joko "Jokowi" Widodo

RETRACT THIS GUESS

Jokowi might be called a socialist in some views.

Joko "Jokowi" Widodo

Did he previously hold office in either Japan or China?

Is he currently in office in either Japan or China?

1,2,3: Real living man
4: Not an entertainer
5: Holds or has held a prominent Government role (national or provincial)
6: Born before 1950
7: Not from Europe
8. Not especially tall.
9. Not American.
10. Asian.

CLUE: Not a record-breaking strength athlete.

Spartaculous wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 25, 2023 7:47 pm

Jamiet99uk wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 25, 2023 7:43 pm

Kim Jong-Un is 6' 6" tall and can bench press over 1,000 lbs; every North Korean school textbook says so.

Free hint: I seriously doubt this person can bench press over 1,000 pounds. :)

Well that rules out about six people, so that's helpful. Haha.

Kim Jong-Un is 6' 6" tall and can bench press over 1,000 lbs; every North Korean school textbook says so.

1,2,3: Real living man
4: Not an entertainer
5: Holds or has held a prominent Government role (national or provincial)
6: Born before 1950
7: Not from Europe
8. Not especially tall.
9. Not American.

1,2,3: Real living man
4: Not an entertainer
5: Holds or has held a prominent Government role (national or provincial)
6: Born before 1950
7: Not from Europe

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