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Re: Twenty Questions - Game 76
Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2022 2:41 pm
by JECE
Is he, or has he been, a member of the Labour Party?
Re: Twenty Questions - Game 76
Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2022 2:57 pm
by Jamiet99uk
1. IS Real
2. Not particularly connected to Christmas
3. Not a dead male
4. IS European
5. Not dead
6. Not a woman
7. DOES speak a germanic language (like english, norwegian, swedish, klingon, danish, dutch, german)
8. You wouldn't generally buy a ticket to watch this person (but they may occasionally have been associated with ticketed events).
9. IS British
10. IS known for being in politics, public service or the armed forces
11. Not embarrassing
12. Not royal
13. Previously held a more prominent position than he does today.
14. Never seen with a gun
15. Has been a member of the UK Parliament
16. Not a Tory.
Free Clue: Never UK Prime Minister.
Not: Jeremy Corbyn
Re: Twenty Questions - Game 76
Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2022 3:27 pm
by damo666
JECE wrote: ↑Mon Dec 26, 2022 2:41 pm
Is he, or has he been, a member of the Labour Party?
No
Re: Twenty Questions - Game 76
Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2022 4:05 pm
by Foxcastle
(Rules/etiquette clarification) Having shot my free shot, is it appropriate for me to suggest guesses for others to make?
Re: Twenty Questions - Game 76
Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2022 4:17 pm
by damo666
Foxcastle wrote: ↑Mon Dec 26, 2022 4:05 pm
(Rules/etiquette clarification) Having shot my free shot, is it appropriate for me to suggest guesses for others to make?
You may
Re: Twenty Questions - Game 76
Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2022 4:43 pm
by Jamiet99uk
1. IS Real
2. Not particularly connected to Christmas
3. Not a dead male
4. IS European
5. Not dead
6. Not a woman
7. DOES speak a germanic language (like english, norwegian, swedish, klingon, danish, dutch, german)
8. You wouldn't generally buy a ticket to watch this person (but they may occasionally have been associated with ticketed events).
9. IS British
10. IS known for being in politics, public service or the armed forces
11. Not embarrassing
12. Not royal
13. Previously held a more prominent position than he does today.
14. Never seen with a gun
15. Has been a member of the UK Parliament
16. Not a Tory.
17. Not Labour either.
Free Clue: Never UK Prime Minister.
Not: Jeremy Corbyn
Re: Twenty Questions - Game 76
Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2022 4:43 pm
by Jamiet99uk
Guess: Is it Nick Clegg?
Re: Twenty Questions - Game 76
Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2022 4:57 pm
by Foxcastle
My assumption—and it is very possibly a wrong one—is that damo would pick a figure that would at least potentially be familiar to Americans (at least those of us paying some attention to UK politics). That leads me to either Nick Clegg or Nigel Farage, as I am having trouble finding other candidates that I recognize.
Nick Clegg is 55 and Nigel Farage is 58, so I would recommend asking about an age cutoff between the two of them (closer to Clegg)—I think that also makes sense for winnowing the pool of other candidates, as most MPs seem to be in the 50-59 bracket, from what I can tell.
Re: Twenty Questions - Game 76
Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2022 4:58 pm
by Octavious
Cleggy? Mr Las Vegas Airport himself? The apologist in chief for Facebook and star of the "I'm sorry" song? I'm curious how he'd pass the no embarrassment barrier
Re: Twenty Questions - Game 76
Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2022 5:00 pm
by Octavious
Farage I guess is not an embarrassment from his own perspective, but neither was he ever a member of Parliament
Re: Twenty Questions - Game 76
Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2022 5:03 pm
by Foxcastle
Octavious wrote: ↑Mon Dec 26, 2022 5:00 pm
Farage I guess is not an embarrassment from his own perspective, but neither was he ever a member of Parliament
You learn something every day! I assumed he was because he was a party leader, but I see now that those two things don't always go together...
Re: Twenty Questions - Game 76
Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2022 5:21 pm
by damo666
Jamiet99uk wrote: ↑Mon Dec 26, 2022 4:43 pm
Guess: Is it Nick Clegg?
No
Re: Twenty Questions - Game 76
Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2022 6:51 pm
by Jamiet99uk
Actually age is a good question, good idea.
QUESTION: Is his age, as of today, 65 or older?
Re: Twenty Questions - Game 76
Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2022 7:32 pm
by Foxcastle
More names for potential guesses:
- Vince Cable, age 79, former MP, former LibDem leader, former secretary of state (business, innovation, and skills)
- Ed Davey, age 57, current MP and leader of the LibDems, so you have to assume that a former secretary of state (energy and climate change) is more prominent that his current position as party leader)
- Menzies Campbell, age 81, no longer in office, former LibDem leader and MP
I don't know how prominent any of these people are, I'm just digging up MPs/former MPs who used to be in power...
Re: Twenty Questions - Game 76
Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2022 8:39 pm
by Jamiet99uk
Foxcastle wrote: ↑Mon Dec 26, 2022 7:32 pm
[*]Ed Davey, age 57, current MP and leader of the LibDems, so you have to assume that a former secretary of state (energy and climate change) is more prominent that his current position as party leader)
My opinion would be that being party leader is "more prominent" than holding a ministerial post outside of the top four ministries.
Re: Twenty Questions - Game 76
Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2022 10:18 pm
by JECE
Did he ever or does he now represent a non-English seat in Parliament?
Re: Twenty Questions - Game 76
Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2022 10:30 pm
by Octavious
I don't know if anyone who watched Ed wielding his little hammer can confidently claim he's not embarrassing. Vince is embarrassingly pro-China. Ming is pretty solid as Lib Dems go, but painfully dull.
I'm not sure why anyone would be inclined to pick any of them.
Drakeford... Salmond... Blackford... hmmm...
Is it Alex Salmond?
Re: Twenty Questions - Game 76
Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2022 11:05 pm
by supi13
Jamiet99uk wrote: ↑Mon Dec 26, 2022 4:43 pm
1. IS Real
2. Not particularly connected to Christmas
3. Not a dead male
4. IS European
5. Not dead
6. Not a woman
7. DOES speak a germanic language (like english, norwegian, swedish, klingon, danish, dutch, german)
8. You wouldn't generally buy a ticket to watch this person (but they may occasionally have been associated with ticketed events).
9. IS British
10. IS known for being in politics, public service or the armed forces
11. Not embarrassing
12. Not royal
13. Previously held a more prominent position than he does today.
14. Never seen with a gun
15. Has been a member of the UK Parliament
16. Not a Tory.
17. Not Labour either.
Free Clue: Never UK Prime Minister.
Not: Jeremy Corbyn
You guys asked really bad questions like qs. 2, 11, 12, 14 that had really low chance of helping and now we're reaping the consequences... only 3 questions left and we have hundreds of options.
Re: Twenty Questions - Game 76
Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2022 11:54 pm
by damo666
Jamiet99uk wrote: ↑Mon Dec 26, 2022 6:51 pm
Actually age is a good question, good idea.
QUESTION: Is his age, as of today, 65 or older?
Yes
Re: Twenty Questions - Game 76
Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2022 11:55 pm
by damo666
JECE wrote: ↑Mon Dec 26, 2022 10:18 pm
Did he ever or does he now represent a non-English seat in Parliament?
Yes
