I'm an R

[reldnahkram]

What we know:
Real
Male
European
Not Alive
Not Born 20th Century

Who we're not:
Richard III
Sir Robin
Teddy Roosevelt
Rollo, First Duke of Normandy
Edward Rochester
Agneta Rautavaara
Andy Roddick
William T. Riker




I'm thinking of a person. You're trying to figure out who it is. You do this by asking yes or no questions. But you only gain the right to ask yes or no questions by stumping me with a person who's last name begins with the letter of my secret person (in this case, R). So you ask "Am I...blah blah blah." If I know a person, not necessarily the one you were thinking of, who matches blah blah blah, then you haven't stumped me. If you stump me, you then get a yes or no question. You can say that your secret person is a double, which means that both first and last name begin with the letter. If you stump me, you get two yes or know questions.

For example, if the secret person is a W, and I want to guess George Washington, I might ask "Am I an honest lumberjack?" You don't need to that obscure the way you ask about your guesses, but coming up with obscure ways to clue peope is my favorite part of the game. A few minor details: you need to guess well known people - stumpying me with my high school classmates (or, even worse, yours), while it might be fun, just isn't in the spirit of the game. A fair way of determining if someone is famous is, if nobody else in the game has heard of the person you're guessing, than it doesn't count. Also, you must go on last name if one exists - guessing Bullwinkle as a B doesn't fly, because he's technically Bullwinkle J. Moose. If a person has no known last name, than first name is fine. If I correctly meet your criteria without saying the person you're thinking of, you're welcome to try again. But don't try and guess someone that's already been guessed by doing it a different way.

I'll update the info section with what you know (i.e. results of yes or no questions and who's been guessed. Anything that needs to pass the obscurity rule will also go up there. If I can , I'll update the time on the post, so it stays near the top of your friends list, so you don't have to go hunting for it if this takes a long time.

Good luck, and have fun.

Comments

[sildra.livejournal.com]

Is Normandy named after your conquering army?

[reldnahkram.livejournal.com]

Nope. It didn't come to me.

[sildra.livejournal.com]

Rollo, first Duke of Normandy, and ancestor to William the Conqueror. Robert (his baptismal name) or Rolf (one spelling of what may have been his Viking name) would also be acceptable answers.

Are you male?

[reldnahkram.livejournal.com]

I am male.

[tirerim.livejournal.com]

Did I keep killing my opponent's doubles?

[reldnahkram.livejournal.com]

I'm not Scott Rolen. A third baseman with great defensive range has caught numerous balls down the line and told them into outs instead of doubles.

Anyone buying this? Please.

[tirerim.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm not buying it, certainly; it's pretty weak to begin with, but in addition to that, I said "my opponent's doubles", not "my opponents' doubles". Scott Rolen definitely has more than one opponent.

[reldnahkram.livejournal.com]

I didn't think it would fly, but it was worth a shot. Who were you, and what's your question?

[tirerim.livejournal.com]

Richard III --
"I think there be six Richmonds in the field;
Five have I slain today, instead of him"

Are we real?

[reldnahkram.livejournal.com]

Very clever. I was trying to think of something from the Star Wars EU or from the latter Dune books, but couldn't come up with anyone.

We are real.

[appending-doom.livejournal.com]

Do I have a sense of survival born out of an instinct to run?

[reldnahkram.livejournal.com]

I'm not Sir Robin.

[nautiluspq.livejournal.com]

Is my wife's maiden name Mason?

[reldnahkram.livejournal.com]

I get the sense this is one of those things that you either know or you don't, and I don't.

[nautiluspq.livejournal.com]

Edward Rochester, of Jane Eyre fame.

Are you European?

[reldnahkram.livejournal.com]

I am European.

[nightengalesknd.livejournal.com]

Do I advocate talking in quiet tones while holding a large branch?

[reldnahkram.livejournal.com]

I'm not Teddy Roosevelt.

[fiddledragon.livejournal.com]

Does everyone we know live in constant dread of our travel accessory?

[reldnahkram.livejournal.com]

Well, the Grim Reaper comes to mind, but that's really a G. This is as good an opportunity as any to mention another good test for what letter something falls in - where in the encyclopedia would you find this person?

Otherwise, I've got nothing. I'm really not even that good at this game, but it's fun.

[uncleamos]

Does this game suck?

[reldnahkram.livejournal.com]

No.

[aryky.livejournal.com]

Oh, I don't really like playing Botticelli, but I can't resist asking the following (which I will now proceed to do using standard form):

Has anyone I know ever been eaten by Jesus?

[reldnahkram.livejournal.com]

Should I interpret that as "Do I know anyone who has been eaten by Jesus?"

If so, I have no clue, but it seems like you're trying to ask a different question, for which I'm going to need clarification, because the question, as you've worded it, doesn't strike me as being valid.

[aryky.livejournal.com]

Well, that's what I meant (the person I'm referring to in question being Agneta Rautavaara from PKD's "Rautavaara's Case"). If you accept that (and I'm obviously perfectly happy if you don't), my question would be whether you're alive.

But now I need to know what was ambiguous about my question! What's the key difference between the way I phrased it and the way you phrased it?

[reldnahkram.livejournal.com]

OK, looking at it again, it isn't that different. Do you have a question?

[aryky.livejournal.com]

Sigh - clearly I am having much trouble communicating. No wonder I don't like playing this game ;-).

Anyway, yeah, my question is if you're alive.

[reldnahkram.livejournal.com]

I'm not alive.

[nautiluspq.livejournal.com]

Was I less stolid before the beard?

[reldnahkram.livejournal.com]

Abraham Rincoln? I have no idea.

[nautiluspq.livejournal.com]

::snerk:: William T. Riker from Star Trek: The Next Generation (at least according to Q).

Were you born in the 20th century?

[reldnahkram.livejournal.com]

I was not born in the 20th Century.

[tirerim.livejournal.com]

Have I recently been named best in the world in my profession?

[reldnahkram.livejournal.com]

I'm not Andy Roddick.

[tirerim.livejournal.com]

Hmm -- I'll revise that to "Have I recently been named best in the world in my profession, an honor which I still hold?" (Roddick is currently ranked No. 2.)

[reldnahkram.livejournal.com]

Hmm...no idea.

[tirerim.livejournal.com]

That would be Ronaldinho, FIFA World Soccer Player of the Year.

[sildra.livejournal.com]

(Double, if that's allowed.)

Does gravity obey me, rather than the other way around?


Oh, and changing the date seems to bring it to the top of your page but doesn't change where it is on my friends page. Maybe it would work better if you made a new post linking to the game.

[ccommack]

(meta: changing the date only works if you have "Backdate entry" checked)

[sildra.livejournal.com]

Doesn't that not make it appear on one's friends page at all or something? I know it does something weird...

[nightengalesknd.livejournal.com]

Are you known for The Thinker?

[reldnahkram.livejournal.com]

I'm not Rodin.