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Dragon Phoenix · Judge Doom

General: would you generally be considered to be Afro-American and/or Native-American?

Qball · In the Quorner Pocket

1. No, I am not alive.
2. No, I did not die before 1900.
3. Yes, I am American.
4. No, I was not alive in 1960.
5. No, I am not known for contributions to (or accomplishments in) sports, entertainment and/or arts.
6. Yes I am (was) a real person.
7. No, I am not primarily known for inventing something or doing something for the first time.
8. No, I am not male.
9. No, I am not primarily known for science and/or politics.
10. No, though my death was not noteworthy, it is part of the reason Qball selected me as a *celli person.
11. No, I am not known for academic or literary contributions.
12. No, I have not done time in prison for whatever it is I am famous for.
13. No, I was not globally publicized because of what I was famous for.I hope this is the right answer.
14. No, I am not generally considered to be Afro-American and/or Native-American.

Dragon Phoenix · Judge Doom

General: were you born before 1900?

pokerfaced · Daedalian Member

Qball: The answer to my stumper was Parthiv Patel. Will hold on to my general for a while.

Stumper: Are you a famed giant, a subject of Byron's poetry?

Agamemnon · Daedalian Member

General: Were/are/did you associated with someone famous, you have a mental or physical disabillity, used in an experiment or was accidently/pre-meditated murdered?

Hitchhiker · Finally got a ride.

[obligatory Harry question]Stumper: Are you the Slytherin girl, called a "cow" by Hermione Granger, that Draco Malfoy took to the Yule Ball?[/oHq]

Qball · In the Quorner Pocket

1. No, I am not alive.
2. No, I did not die before 1900.
3. Yes, I am American.
4. No, I was not alive in 1960.
5. No, I am not known for contributions to (or accomplishments in) sports, entertainment and/or arts.
6. Yes I am (was) a real person.
7. No, I am not primarily known for inventing something or doing something for the first time.
8. No, I am not male.
9. No, I am not primarily known for science and/or politics.
10. No, though my death was not noteworthy, it is part of the reason Qball selected me as a *celli person.
11. No, I am not known for academic or literary contributions.
12. No, I have not done time in prison for whatever it is I am famous for.
13. No, I was not globally publicized because of what I was famous for.I hope this is the right answer.
14. No, I am not generally considered to be Afro-American and/or Native-American.
15. Yes, I was born before 1900.
16. No, I was not associated with someone famous, have a mental or physical disabillity, or used in an experiment or was accidently/pre-meditated murdered.

[This message has been edited by Qball (edited 06-24-2003 03:30 PM).]

Qball · In the Quorner Pocket

pokerfaced and Hitchhiker .... stumped.

Dragon Phoenix · Judge Doom

Clueless so far.

General: Did you die in either 1903 or 1953?

Dragon Phoenix · Judge Doom

I think that was my last general, so:

Stumper: are you a famous character created by PG Wodehouse, whose name start with a silent P?

Qball · In the Quorner Pocket

1. No, I am not alive.
2. No, I did not die before 1900.
3. Yes, I am American.
4. No, I was not alive in 1960.
5. No, I am not known for contributions to (or accomplishments in) sports, entertainment and/or arts.
6. Yes I am (was) a real person.
7. No, I am not primarily known for inventing something or doing something for the first time.
8. No, I am not male.
9. No, I am not primarily known for science and/or politics.
10. No, though my death was not noteworthy, it is part of the reason Qball selected me as a *celli person.
11. No, I am not known for academic or literary contributions.
12. No, I have not done time in prison for whatever it is I am famous for.
13. No, I was not globally publicized because of what I was famous for.I hope this is the right answer.
14. No, I am not generally considered to be Afro-American and/or Native-American.
15. Yes, I was born before 1900.
16. No, I was not associated with someone famous, have a mental or physical disabillity, or used in an experiment or was accidently/pre-meditated murdered.
17. No, I did not die in either 1903 or 1953.

Qball · In the Quorner Pocket

DP, stumped.

Dragon Phoenix · Judge Doom

Psmith.

I'm stuck. I had hoped that after a yes to my last general googling would have been easier.

Dragon Phoenix · Judge Doom

And in view of #13, I bow out and leave the floor to the Americans.

Lepton · 1:41+ Arse Scratcher

Are you the person after whom Dr. Evil's second devious plan (to be shown on the silver screen) was named?

Qball · In the Quorner Pocket

Lepton, Alan Parsons? ("I will call it the Alan Parsons Project.")

Lepton · 1:41+ Arse Scratcher

General: Are you...
Wait. How did you get such a vague question?

Stumper: Are you the employer of Jerry Seinfeld's female friend?

Qball · In the Quorner Pocket

Lepton, the Austin Powers movie is one of my top ten.

Lepton, Peterman?

Lepton · 1:41+ Arse Scratcher

Yes again.

Is your famous (well, relatively) principle responsible for holding white dwarf stars from collapsing further?

Qball · In the Quorner Pocket

Lepton, stumped.

Lepton · 1:41+ Arse Scratcher

At long last. Wolfgang Pauli.
Thinking on the General for a bit.

Are you credited with the "wrong" world system in Galileo's famous banned book?

Hitchhiker · Finally got a ride.

Pansy Parkinson was the chubby Slytherin girl.

I'm deciding on my general -- torn between asking if you're a criminal and asking if you're a defender of civil liberties (suffragette/abolitionist/etc.)

Stumper: Did you cause a great deal of trouble in ancient Greece by opening a box?

Qball · In the Quorner Pocket

Lepton, stumped.Hint:Civil War
Hitchhiker, Pandora.

[This message has been edited by Qball (edited 07-02-2003 06:16 PM).]

Lepton · 1:41+ Arse Scratcher

Ptolemy.
I wish I had a clue who this person might be. Sorry if I waste this:
Are you primarily known for doing something illegal or something generally considered to be immoral (at the time), or for reasons pertaining to medicine?

Qball · In the Quorner Pocket

1. No, I am not alive.
2. No, I did not die before 1900.
3. Yes, I am American.
4. No, I was not alive in 1960.
5. No, I am not known for contributions to (or accomplishments in) sports, entertainment and/or arts.
6. Yes I am (was) a real person.
7. No, I am not primarily known for inventing something or doing something for the first time.
8. No, I am not male.
9. No, I am not primarily known for science and/or politics.
10. No, though my death was not noteworthy, it is part of the reason Qball selected me as a *celli person.
11. No, I am not known for academic or literary contributions.
12. No, I have not done time in prison for whatever it is I am famous for.
13. No, I was not globally publicized because of what I was famous for.I hope this is the right answer.
14. No, I am not generally considered to be Afro-American and/or Native-American.
15. Yes, I was born before 1900.
16. No, I was not associated with someone famous, have a mental or physical disabillity, or used in an experiment or was accidently/pre-meditated murdered.
17. No, I did not die in either 1903 or 1953.
18. Yes, I am primarily known for doing something illegal or something generally considered to be immoral (at the time), or for reasons pertaining to medicine.

Agamemnon · Daedalian Member

I'm really totally completely lost here. But I have to go with the Dragon in that if it was not publicised here in Europe, then I don't have much chance in getting it, sorry.

Lepton · 1:41+ Arse Scratcher

I can think of a few different types of people this could be. Maybe this will stir someone's memory:

A female who was the first case of a disease (or medical condition) or has a disease named after her.

An early Playboy model or something similar. (this may not be considered "entertainment")

An activist, perhaps protesting WWII as an America First-er or black or woman's rights.

Parkinson's Disease is named after a guy, and the girl from the Classic Star Trek episode "City on the Edge of Forever" was Edith Keeler - that might save you a minute or two.

cuban smoker · Daedalian Member

Are you the woman who refused to give up a seat on Montgomery bus to a white passenger and helped to start the Civil Rights Movement?

Qball · In the Quorner Pocket

No, I still am not Rosa Parks.
This was asked previously

cuban smoker · Daedalian Member

Blast. Like I'm going to read through the whole thing, when the generals are nicely stacked in front of me... bah

Quailman · His Postmajesty

~bump~

...and I think I have an idea here, but I need a general.

Stumper: Was your nickname Sweetness?

Lepton · 1:41+ Arse Scratcher

I have one that I'm afraid to waste. I don't know if tag-team is a legal -celli move, though.

Qball · In the Quorner Pocket

No, I am not, unfortunately, Walter Payton.

Quailman · His Postmajesty

Stumper: Did you lead a famous charge?

Lepton · 1:41+ Arse Scratcher

Oops, thanks for the save Quailman.

[This message has been edited by Lepton (edited 07-08-2003 01:32 PM).]

Quailman · His Postmajesty

Originally posted by Qball in Reply 117:
My person served time in house arrest, but was never in a jail.

Qball · In the Quorner Pocket

Quail, stumped.

Quailman · His Postmajesty

General Pickett's Charge at Gettysburg (A major battle of the United States Civil War).

General: Were you a suffragette?

Stumper: Was Sharon Tate carrying your unborn child when she was brutally murdered?

Qball · In the Quorner Pocket

1. No, I am not alive.
2. No, I did not die before 1900.
3. Yes, I am American.
4. No, I was not alive in 1960.
5. No, I am not known for contributions to (or accomplishments in) sports, entertainment and/or arts.
6. Yes I am (was) a real person.
7. No, I am not primarily known for inventing something or doing something for the first time.
8. No, I am not male.
9. No, I am not primarily known for science and/or politics.
10. No, though my death was not noteworthy, it is part of the reason Qball selected me as a *celli person.
11. No, I am not known for academic or literary contributions.
12. No, I have not done time in prison for whatever it is I am famous for.
13. No, I was not globally publicized because of what I was famous for.I hope this is the right answer.
14. No, I am not generally considered to be Afro-American and/or Native-American.
15. Yes, I was born before 1900.
16. No, I was not associated with someone famous, have a mental or physical disabillity, or used in an experiment or was accidently/pre-meditated murdered.
17. No, I did not die in either 1903 or 1953.
18. Yes, I am primarily known for doing something illegal or something generally considered to be immoral (at the time), or for reasons pertaining to medicine.
19. No, I was not a suffragette.

Quail,no, I am not Roman Polanski.

Quailman · His Postmajesty

Dang. I went through 1,300 of more than 1,700 listings in the P's at this site. I thought I was onto something with Emmeline Pankhurst, but I guess not. Back to the drawing board.