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Never mind, he’s on the list!

Foxcastle wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 26, 2023 12:43 pm

damo666 wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 26, 2023 12:23 pm

Mark Twain

Never served

If you discount a fortnight as a Confederate. Do I get another free guess?

DarthPorg36 wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 26, 2023 12:50 pm

e. e. cummings

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Foxcastle wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 26, 2023 11:41 am

2 questions left. I think narrowing down birth/death would be helpful. What do people think are good guesses for that?

I agree with this approach. Not sure what date to pick, but we may want to ask about whether he was alive on a specific date in the early 20th Century.

Ok I've got one, and sorry for being a maverick here, peeps:

Question: Did he ever win a Pulitzer Prize?

Jamiet99uk wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 26, 2023 3:28 pm

Ok I've got one, and sorry for being a maverick here, peeps:

Question: Did he ever win a Pulitzer Prize?

No.

1. Real
2. Not Female
3. Not alive
4. Native English Speaker
5. North-American
6. Lived during 20th Century
7. Lived to 70+ years old.
8. Not associated with the movie/music industry.
9. Not born in or after 1925.
10. Not known for being in the military or law enforcement [they did serve].
11. Not known for politics or activism.
12. Not an inventor or businessman.
13. Not a criminal.
14. Not a sportsperson.
15. Not an artist. [Technically, they are, just not in the sense of painting, sculpting..]
16. Writer.
17. Not on this list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_authors_in_war
18. Not a combatant in WW1.
19. Never won a Pulitzer Prize.

NOT: Hemingway (Foxcastle), Kurt Vonnegut (han-shahanshah), Jerome David Salinger (Octavious), Mark Twain (damo666), Stan Lee (dargorygel).

Timothy Leary fits but not sure whether he would be considered a writer.

han-shahanshah wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 26, 2023 4:25 pm

Timothy Leary fits but not sure whether he would be considered a writer.

I think someone whose Wikipedia article mentions him being an author in the first sentence (after psychologist) would qualify, and it's very possible that we're looking for someone who is a writer but is better known for something else.

Born before 1880?

Foxcastle wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 26, 2023 10:10 pm

Born before 1880?

No.

1. Real
2. Not Female
3. Not alive
4. Native English Speaker
5. North-American
6. Lived during 20th Century
7. Lived to 70+ years old.
8. Not associated with the movie/music industry.
9. Not born in or after 1925.
10. Not known for being in the military or law enforcement [they did serve].
11. Not known for politics or activism.
12. Not an inventor or businessman.
13. Not a criminal.
14. Not a sportsperson.
15. Not an artist. [Technically, they are, just not in the sense of painting, sculpting..]
16. Writer.
17. Not on this list: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_authors_in_war
18. Not a combatant in WW1.
19. Never won a Pulitzer Prize.
20. Not born before 1880.

NOT: Hemingway (Foxcastle), Kurt Vonnegut (han-shahanshah), Jerome David Salinger (Octavious), Mark Twain (damo666), Stan Lee (dargorygel).

If I understand the rules correctly, ya'll now have 5 more guesses for who you think it is. No more questions attempting to gain more information. Is that correct?

sweetandcool wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 26, 2023 10:28 pm

If I understand the rules correctly, ya'll now have 5 more guesses for who you think it is. No more questions attempting to gain more information. Is that correct?

I mean, you could always drop a hint, but you're not obligated to answer more than 20 questions.

I've got a gut feeling that this writer doesn't pass the dart test by a loooong shot.

Szpoti wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 27, 2023 2:48 pm

I've got a gut feeling that this writer doesn't pass the dart test by a loooong shot.

What's the dart test?

He wasn't a politican, but he did do a lot of politically charged stuff (so I'm not sure about that)... he did "serve" (work) as part of the U.S. Army... and he was born at the right time and never won a Pulitzer...

...so I'm gonna guess Theodor Seuss Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss.

DougJoe wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 27, 2023 3:52 pm

He wasn't a politican, but he did do a lot of politically charged stuff (so I'm not sure about that)... he did "serve" (work) as part of the U.S. Army... and he was born at the right time and never won a Pulitzer...

...so I'm gonna guess Theodor Seuss Geisel, aka Dr. Seuss.

No. I'm surprised how many old North American writers that ya'll are dredging up that actually fit the criteria.

Jack Kerouac would’ve been a good guess if he didn’t die at 47 (not a guess)

Actually, Ralph Ellison served in the merchant marine.

Is it him?