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Lepton · 1:41+ Arse Scratcher

The Letter is L.

We had a good string of -celli's going for a while there. This one will follow the Tahnancelli variant, with the following notes:
1. Research is permitted (by you and me) for generals, but not for stumpers.
For generals I will try my utmost to give literal answers when the questions are ambigious (ie: to "Are you American" I will answer "I do not currently reside in North, Central, or South America.")
2. The Botticelli rule is in effect. The person in question in undoubtedly more famous than Botticelli.
3. In order to get a general question, I must not be able to answer your stumper but another player must provide a correct answer within 72 hours. A player may provide only one such answer (no guessing!), but a second player might provide a second answer if the first is incorrect, within that 72 hour window. Thus, if the question is "Are you the GL's greatest puzzler?" and Scurra answers "Pablo", followed by Samadhi answering "Paladin", then the correct answer is deemed to have been given.
4. I can promise daily updates, as long as my internet connection holds out. If I disappear for a day or two, please be patient, and I'll be back in no time.

PuzzleScot · Daedalian Member

Woot - in at the beginning for a change! I hope I've understood the rules correctly...
(which no longer exist here by the way...)

Have you ever walked in space?

Lepton* · Guest

I am not Lovell?

PuzzleScot · Daedalian Member

wrong. Lovell never did a spacewalk...

Scurra · Daedalian Member

Did you propose what is popularly known as the Gaia hypothesis?
_________________
_{still Quiz Olympiad champion. Must get a life.

New definitions: COFFEE - someone who is coughed upon}

Quailman · His Postmajesty

Are you a long-lived fictional character who appeared in several Robert Heinlein novels?

Undercover Monk · Professor Chaos

Are you a detective on the USA show Psych?
_________________
The Classic Blunders:
1. never get involved in a land war in Asia
2.Never go in against a Sicilian when DEATH is on the line
3. Never release Peyton Manning

MatthewV · Daedalian Member :_

Are you the first animal to orbit the earth?

jesternl · Yankee Doodle Dutchie

Are you Peter Wiggin's pseudonym on the Nets?

Lepton · 1:41+ Arse Scratcher

Update:

Unanswered Stumpers:
Have you ever walked in space?
Did you propose what is popularly known as the Gaia hypothesis?
Are you a detective on the USA show Psych?
Are you Peter Wiggin's pseudonym on the Nets?

Answered Stumpers:
Are you a long-lived fictional character who appeared in several Robert Heinlein novels? I am not Lazarus Long.
Are you the first animal to orbit the earth? I was not Laika the dog.

Dread Pirate Westley · Daedalian Member

jesternl · Yankee Doodle Dutchie

Locke is correct!

General: are you female?

Stumper: Are you a British philosopher from the second half of the 17th century whose writings are considered to have influenced American early politics?

Quailman · His Postmajesty

Did you establish a name for yourself by starring in the movie "Deep Throat"?

Zag · Tired of his old title

Are you a cartoon character who hangs out with a hyena named Hardy-har-har?

Hitchhiker · Finally got a ride.

Are you Clark Kent's first girlfriend?

Lepton · 1:41+ Arse Scratcher

Update:

Unanswered Stumpers:
Have you ever walked in space?
Did you propose what is popularly known as the Gaia hypothesis?
Did you have the game winning hit in Game 2 of the playoff series between the Dodgers and Hated Cardinals yesterday (or the day before, depending on time zone)?
Did you establish a name for yourself by starring in the movie "Deep Throat"?
Are you a cartoon character who hangs out with a hyena named Hardy-har-har?

Answered Stumpers:
Are you Clark Kent's first girlfriend? I am not Lois Lane.
Are you a British philosopher from the second half of the 17th century whose writings are considered to have influenced American early politics? I am not Locke? (of the second variety)

Generals:
Undercover Monk
My genotype is not XX and I am not known to demonstrate a female sexual identity.

(note: there is no limit to the number of generals)

Duke Gnome · Daedalian Member

Did you establish a name for yourself by starring in the movie "Deep Throat"? Linda Lovelace
Are you Clark Kent's first girlfriend? Lana Lang

Lepton* · Guest

(I had to check up on this, out of curiosity)

Clark Kent and Lois Lane didn't date until after the introduction of the Lana Lang character, so while one might consider Lois to have been his first romantic foil (in that she existed before Lana), she was not his first girlfriend in any sense.

Quailman · His Postmajesty

Dread Pirate Westley · Daedalian Member

Were you the "treasure hunter" from Final Fantasy VI (originally released as Final Fantasy III in the US)?

jesternl · Yankee Doodle Dutchie

Are you one of the main characters on the TV show 'Lost'?

Lepton · 1:41+ Arse Scratcher

Update:

Unanswered Stumpers:
Have you ever walked in space?
Did you propose what is popularly known as the Gaia hypothesis?
Are you a cartoon character who hangs out with a hyena named Hardy-har-har?

Answered Stumpers:
Did you originate the taxonomic classification system for plants and animals? Linneaeus
Were you the "treasure hunter" from Final Fantasy VI (originally released as Final Fantasy III in the US)? Link
Are you one of the main characters on the TV show 'Lost'? Locke (the third)

Generals:
Undercover Monk, Hitchhiker, DPW
I am not female.
I am alive.

ralphmerridew · Daedalian Member

The treasure hunter was named "Locke" in FFIIIu. I don't know whether they renamed him when it was rereleased as FFVI.

Have you been nominated for an emmy multiple times (currently tied for the record, IIRC), without winning once?

Quailman · His Postmajesty

Did you porttray Robin Williams' partner in The Birdcage?

Dread Pirate Westley · Daedalian Member

Scurra · Daedalian Member

The guy who walked in space is probably Russian and called L...something...ov - but I'd have to go and look it up to find out.
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_{still Quiz Olympiad champion. Must get a life.

New definitions: COFFEE - someone who is coughed upon}

PuzzleScot · Daedalian Member

jesternl · Yankee Doodle Dutchie

Are you an Italian Actress who one the first Academy Award for Best Actress to go to a non-english performance?

Undercover Monk · Professor Chaos

General Are you a fictional character?

stumper: Are you the character Kevin Costner played in "Prince of Thieves"
_________________
The Classic Blunders:
1. never get involved in a land war in Asia
2.Never go in against a Sicilian when DEATH is on the line
3. Never release Peyton Manning

Lepton* · Guest

Update:

Unanswered Stumpers:
Did you propose what is popularly known as the Gaia hypothesis?
Are you a cartoon character who hangs out with a hyena named Hardy-har-har?
Are you an Italian Actress who one the first Academy Award for Best Actress to go to a non-english performance?
Are you the character Kevin Costner played in "Prince of Thieves"

Answered Stumpers:
Did you porttray Robin Williams' partner in The Birdcage? I'm not Lewis?
Have you been nominated for an emmy multiple times (currently tied for the record, IIRC), without winning once? I'm not Longoria?
Have you ever walked in space and have a name that starts with L and finishes with -ov? Leonov

Generals:
Hitchhiker, DPWx2 (free)
I am not female.
I am alive.
I am not a fictional character.

PuzzleScot · Daedalian Member

Quailman · His Postmajesty

PuzzleScot · Daedalian Member

Ah, were you thinking of "Robin of Locksley" ?

IIRC, Brian Blessed was Lord Locksley, but "Robin of Locksley" was the related TV series, which didn't have Kevin Kostner in it. I don't think Robin Hood was ever referred to as "Robin of Locksley" in Prince of Thieves, or any other film version of the Robin Hood story...

Zag · Tired of his old title

Did you porttray Robin Williams' partner in The Birdcage?: Nathan Lane

jesternl · Yankee Doodle Dutchie

Quailman is correct, it was indeed Sophia Loren, for her role in La Ciociara.

General: Are you known for being in the entertainment industry (Singer/writer/actor etc.)

Stumper: Are you the industrial designer probably best known for redesigning the Coca-Cola bottle?

ralphmerridew · Daedalian Member

Repeating Stumper: Have you been nominated for an emmy multiple times (currently tied for the record, IIRC), without winning once?

Quailman · His Postmajesty

Nathan Lane is correct.

General: Are you North American (from a NAFTA country - US, Canada, Mexico)?

New Stumper: Did you costar with Woddy Harrelson in Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers?

ralphmerridew · Daedalian Member

@PuzzleScot: Costner was referred to as "Robin of Locksley" in _Prince of Thieves_.

Zag · Tired of his old title

Did you play Frank Burns in M*A*S*H?

Lepton* · Guest

Update:

Stumpers:
Are you the character Kevin Costner played in "Prince of Thieves"? I think that Robin of Locksley is an "R", and not an "L", but take a general if you disagree.
Are you the industrial designer probably best known for redesigning the Coca-Cola bottle?
Did you costar with Woddy Harrelson in Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers? Jack Lemmon?
Did you play Frank Burns in M*A*S*H?
Have you been nominated for an emmy multiple times (currently tied for the record, IIRC), without winning once? (not Susan Lucci)

Generals:
Hitchhiker, DPWx2 (free)
I am not female.
I am alive.
I am not a fictional character.
I am known for being in the entertainment industry.
I was born in a NAFTA country, and I currently reside in a NAFTA country.