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Quailman
His Postmajesty
PostPosted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 10:50 am    Post subject: 1 Reply with quote
My turn. The rules are here.

The letter is N.

The forbidden category is politics, past and present.

General 1: Are you female? NO
General 2: Are you European? NO
General 3:Are you Alive? NO
General 4: Are you from the Americas? NO
General 5: Are you from Africa? NO
General 6: Are you fictional? NO
General 7: are you from China/Japan/Australia/Israel? NO
General 8: Were you on TV or in the movies? NO
General 9: were you born before 1900? NO
General 10: Are you in the sciences? NO
General 11: are you known as a politician and/or statesman? NO
General 12: are you from India or Malaysia or Indonesia? NO
General 13: Are you from one of the following countries: Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Afghanistan, Pakistan or one of the countries on the Arabian peninsula? NO
General 14: did you invent or design something? NO
General 15: are you a writer and/or artist? NO
General 16: Did you present anything to the public (e.g. stories, knowledge, songs, photos, ideas)? NO
General 17: Did you do anything good for humanity? NO
General 18: Did you appear in a documentary? YES
General 19: Are you from an Island nation? NO




[This message has been edited by Quailman (edited 03-03-2003 12:16 PM).]
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The Cruciverbalist
Lucrative Britches
PostPosted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 10:55 am    Post subject: 2 Reply with quote
Stumper: Did you create the sci-fi universe of Known Space?
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Dragon Phoenix
Judge Doom
PostPosted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 11:48 am    Post subject: 3 Reply with quote
Are you a Danish classical composer whose works include concertos for violin, for flute and for clarinet?
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Pi
Sir, I bear a rhyme ....
PostPosted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 12:01 pm    Post subject: 4 Reply with quote
stumper: Did you invent Basketball?
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Duphrates
Bambi Magnet
PostPosted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 12:08 pm    Post subject: 5 Reply with quote
Stumper : Were you the official artist for the Royal Air Force during the Second World War?
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cocoloco
Icarian Member
PostPosted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 1:00 pm    Post subject: 6 Reply with quote
Stumper: Are you Donald Duck's voice?
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jesternl
Yankee Doodle Dutchie
PostPosted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 1:15 pm    Post subject: 7 Reply with quote
Did you write "Lolita"?
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Agamemnon
Daedalian Member
PostPosted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 1:21 pm    Post subject: 8 Reply with quote
Stumper: Do you live in Toytown and have a best friend called 'Bigears'?
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Quailman
His Postmajesty
PostPosted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 2:38 pm    Post subject: 9 Reply with quote
Cruciverbalist: Larry Niven?
Dragon Phoenix: Nairn?
Pi: I am not Naismith! I knew one!!!
Duphrates: Norman?
cocoloco: Mel Blanc?
jesternl: Norman?
Agamemnon: No guess

Off to a roaring start here.
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Pi
Sir, I bear a rhyme ....
PostPosted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 2:40 pm    Post subject: 10 Reply with quote
Stumper: Did you write 'The Luzhin Defence'?
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Quailman
His Postmajesty
PostPosted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 2:49 pm    Post subject: 11 Reply with quote
Pi: Newman?
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Agamemnon
Daedalian Member
PostPosted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 2:50 pm    Post subject: 12 Reply with quote
The answer to my stumper was a little chap called 'Noddy'.

General: Are you female?


Stumper: Were you the very British actor in 'Casino Royale'?
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Pi
Sir, I bear a rhyme ....
PostPosted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 2:54 pm    Post subject: 13 Reply with quote
Nope, Nabokov wrote 'The Luzhin Defence'

thinking bout general
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Quailman
His Postmajesty
PostPosted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 2:58 pm    Post subject: 14 Reply with quote
General 1: Are you female? NO

Agamemnon: I am not Niven.

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cocoloco
Icarian Member
PostPosted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 4:59 pm    Post subject: 15 Reply with quote
Clarence Nash voiced Donald Duck.

General: Are you European?
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Pi
Sir, I bear a rhyme ....
PostPosted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 5:00 pm    Post subject: 16 Reply with quote
General:Are you Alive?
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Quailman
His Postmajesty
PostPosted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 5:07 pm    Post subject: 17 Reply with quote
General 2: Are you European? NO
General 3:Are you Alive? NO

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Duphrates
Bambi Magnet
PostPosted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 6:06 pm    Post subject: 18 Reply with quote
The answer was Paul Nash

General : Are you from the Americas?

Stumper : Are you one of the two writers who wrote the TV comedy series 'Red Dwarf'?
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Quailman
His Postmajesty
PostPosted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 6:16 pm    Post subject: 19 Reply with quote
General 4: Are you from the Americas? NO

Duphrates: Nash?
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The Cruciverbalist
Lucrative Britches
PostPosted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 7:04 pm    Post subject: 20 Reply with quote
Larry Niven it is.

Stumper: Did you often use a catchphrase that ends, "..and that's news to me!"?
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Duphrates
Bambi Magnet
PostPosted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 7:17 pm    Post subject: 21 Reply with quote
No, sorry, it was Doug Naylor.

General : Are you from Africa?
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Quailman
His Postmajesty
PostPosted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 7:56 pm    Post subject: 22 Reply with quote
General 5: Are you from Africa? NO

The Cruciverbalist: Newman?
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dethwing
DeTheeThaw
PostPosted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 8:02 pm    Post subject: 23 Reply with quote
Stumper: Are you the antichrist in the Left Behind series?
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The Cruciverbalist
Lucrative Britches
PostPosted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 8:05 pm    Post subject: 24 Reply with quote
The full catchphrase (from Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update segment) was, "I'm Kevin Nealon and that's news to me!"

General: Are you fictional?
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Quailman
His Postmajesty
PostPosted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 8:07 pm    Post subject: 25 Reply with quote
dethwing: Alfred E. Newman?

General 6: Are you fictional? NO

I'm sensing a pattern with these generals.
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Dragon Phoenix
Judge Doom
PostPosted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 8:34 pm    Post subject: 26 Reply with quote
Nielsen was the composer.

General: are you from China/Japan/Australia/Israel?

Stumper for Stubby: Are you one of the super models who has appeared on the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit calendat?
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Quailman
His Postmajesty
PostPosted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 8:43 pm    Post subject: 27 Reply with quote
General 7: are you from China/Japan/Australia/Israel? NO

Stumper for Stubby: Nemkova!
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Dragon Phoenix
Judge Doom
PostPosted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 8:51 pm    Post subject: 28 Reply with quote
Chandra North (wrow) actually.

Hm... the plot thickens.

I have the feeling we are talking about an Indian now, so I won't waste a general on that.

Stumper: did you eat 50 eggs in a movie?
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Quailman
His Postmajesty
PostPosted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 8:58 pm    Post subject: 29 Reply with quote
Oh, you said Calendar! Petra Nemkova is on this year's cover.

I am not Cool Hand Luke (Paul Newman).
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Hitchhiker
Finally got a ride.
PostPosted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 9:07 pm    Post subject: 30 Reply with quote
Stumper: Are you the steady boyfriend of the blonde teenage detective from River Heights?
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Duphrates
Bambi Magnet
PostPosted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 9:17 pm    Post subject: 31 Reply with quote
DP - Not necessarily, there are numerous places it could be-New Zealand and err..err plenty of places....Nepal. I think we need to establish Asia or Australasia... I don't think Antarctica comes into it. Saying that though, I do agree, it probably is India
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Quailman
His Postmajesty
PostPosted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 9:18 pm    Post subject: 32 Reply with quote
HH: Newton?
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Dragon Phoenix
Judge Doom
PostPosted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 9:22 pm    Post subject: 33 Reply with quote
OK, Nemkova is a good answer then.

Stumper: are you one of Old Beans alter ego's?
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Quailman
His Postmajesty
PostPosted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 9:24 pm    Post subject: 34 Reply with quote
No, I am not Nasty Goat in Suspenders - at least I think I'm not.
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Dragon Phoenix
Judge Doom
PostPosted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 9:26 pm    Post subject: 35 Reply with quote
That's the sexy goat - the right answer is Noiberg (Chat indentity). Keeping the general.

Stumper: did you have a big hit in Germany with Nur geträumt?
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Quailman
His Postmajesty
PostPosted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 9:27 pm    Post subject: 36 Reply with quote
I am not Nietszche?
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Dragon Phoenix
Judge Doom
PostPosted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 9:32 pm    Post subject: 37 Reply with quote


Nena. Of 99 balloons fame. Storing the general.

Stumper: did you inspire a Richard Strauss composition?
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jesternl
Yankee Doodle Dutchie
PostPosted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 9:35 pm    Post subject: 38 Reply with quote
Vladimir Nabokov wrote Lolita....

General: Were you on TV or in the movies?

Stumper: Did you invent dy-no-mite! To stay in tune with our recently won Mafia...

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Quailman
His Postmajesty
PostPosted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 9:36 pm    Post subject: 39 Reply with quote
DP: I am not Bebe Nieuworth?
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Quailman
His Postmajesty
PostPosted: Fri Feb 28, 2003 9:39 pm    Post subject: 40 Reply with quote
I meant I am not Bebe Neuwirth.
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