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Not Worf, not Walter Havlichek (sp?) and dunno.
W.
1. fictional
2. male
3. might be living now, if real
4. American
5. created by Americans
6. not from literature
7. created after 1975
8. not really a kid-friendly character
9. created before 2000
10. from film
11. movie won award(s)
12. human
13. movie was a financial success
14. live-action character
15. movie rated PG-13 or R
16. main protagonist
17. arguably a "good guy," in context
Correct
Jerry West (you’re thinking of John Havlicek)
Willie Aames
DQ:Sci-Fi character?
DQ2: Had love interest?
W.
1. fictional
2. male
3. might be living now, if real
4. American
5. created by Americans
6. not from literature
7. created after 1975
8. not really a kid-friendly character
9. created before 2000
10. from film
11. movie won award(s)
12. human
13. movie was a financial success
14. live-action character
15. movie rated PG-13 or R
16. main protagonist
17. arguably a "good guy," in context
18. not a sf character
19. did not have a love interest
IQ: Are the MLB hitting savant famous for your fried chicken superstition?
IQ2: Are you the tallest man in history?
IQ2: Did your character famously move from Philadelphia to LA?
Dunno x3.
Wade Boggs
Robert Waddlow
Will “Fresh Prince” Smith
DQ: Crime-fighter?
DQ2: Movie get sequel(s)?
DQ3: Character survives whole film?
W.
1. fictional
2. male
3. might be living now, if real
4. American
5. created by Americans
6. not from literature
7. created after 1975
8. not really a kid-friendly character
9. created before 2000
10. from film
11. movie won award(s)
12. human
13. movie was a financial success
14. live-action character
15. movie rated PG-13 or R
16. main protagonist
17. arguably a "good guy," in context
18. not a sf character
19. did not have a love interest
20. not a crime-fighter, as the term is usually interpreted
21. no sequel
22. character survives whole film
No more IQs, please, and ask your "Are you Firstname Lastname?" question by noon EST Thurs.
Thanks for answering all 3! Time to ponder
Righto!
My (bad) guess:
Winston Zedmore
Not a bad guess, but I'm actually
Capt. Benjamin Willard
The U.S. Army officer played by Martin Sheen in Apocalypse Now: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ne...kdown-1305611/
Start the next round, if you like.
Good one! I REALLY need to start watching all these classic movies! Letter shortly
Your letter in T
IQs:
Were you "the Rock of Chickamauga"?
Were you Col. J.L. Chamberlain's brother, whom he sent farther away from himself on the battlefield at Gettysburg so they wouldn't both be killed in an artillery barrage?
Was the Fat Controller your boss and friend?
3 DQ
Previous IQs:
Were you "the Rock of Chickamauga"? - Maj. Gen. George H. Thomas, during the Civil War
Were you Col. J.L. Chamberlain's brother, whom he sent farther away from himself on the battlefield at Gettysburg so they wouldn't both be killed in an artillery barrage? - Lt. Thomas Chamberlain
Was the Fat Controller your boss and friend? - Thomas the Tank Engine
Thomas x3!
DQs:
Real?
Male?
Last name start with T?
IQs:
Were you a satyr-like servant in the truly awful, no-good, avoid-at-all-costs movie Manos: Hands of Fate?
Did you command the starship Protector, with Dr. Lazarus your friend and trusted alien advisor?
Did you sure play a mean pinball?
DQ
DQ
Not Tommy and his supple wrists
T
1) Real
2) Male
3) Last name “T”
Previous IQs:
Were you a satyr-like servant in the truly awful, no-good, avoid-at-all-costs movie Manos: Hands of Fate? - Torgo
Did you command the starship Protector, with Dr. Lazarus your friend and trusted alien advisor? - Cmdr. Peter Quincy Taggart, in Galaxy Quest
Did you sure play a mean pinball? - Yes, Tommy
DQs:
American?
Living?
IQs:
Were you Buckaroo Banzai's friend and bandmate?
Were you the ingenue in The Best Years of Our Lives?
Did you play Gen. Zod, a motivational speaker and a British gangster?
T
1) Real
2) Male
3) Last name “T”
4) Dead
I asked another DQ, and three IQs. Thanks.
Sorry about the IQs! 3 DQs for those. What DQ did I miss?
Duh! I’ll add it now! :smack:
T
1) Real
2) Male
3) Last name “T”
4) Dead
5) American
Many thanks!
Previous IQs:
Were you Buckaroo Banzai's friend and bandmate? - Perfect Tommy
Were you the ingenue in The Best Years of Our Lives? - Teresa Wright
Did you play Gen. Zod, a motivational speaker and a British gangster? - Terence Stamp, in Superman, Yes Man and The Limey
DQs:
Political/military?
Died since 1900?
Best known for a single incident?
IQs:
Were you a Time writer who became US ambassador to Russia?
Were you a British actor who had an epic movie rant about the American obsession with bosoms?
Were you Neo's lover?
DQ
Not Peter O’Toole
DQ
T
1) Real
2) Male
3) Last name “T”
4) Dead
5) American
6) NOT Political/Military
7) Died AFTER 1900
8) NOT known for single incident
Previous IQs:
Were you a Time writer who became US ambassador to Russia? - Strobe Talbott
Were you a British actor who had an epic movie rant about the American obsession with bosoms? - Not Peter O'Toole (he'd be an "O," anyway, not a "T"), but Terry-Thomas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hln19l9RtWg
Were you Neo's lover? - Trinity, in the Matrix movies
DQs:
Best known for the Arts?
Died after 1950?
Famous wife?
IQs:
Were you a very small fellow who met President Lincoln once?
Did you hold Cmdr. Spock's job in an alternate universe?
Was your childhood nickname "Teedie"?
Not Tom Thumb
DQ
DQ
T
1) Real
2) Male
3) Last name “T”
4) Dead
5) American
6) NOT Political/Military
7) Died AFTER 1900
8) NOT known for single incident
9) Associated with Arts
10) Died AFTER 1950
11) No famous wife
Previous IQs:
Were you a very small fellow who met President Lincoln once? - Yes, Tom Thumb
Did you hold Cmdr. Spock's job in an alternate universe? - Thelin: https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Thelin
Was your childhood nickname "Teedie"? - Theodore Roosevelt
DQs:
Best known for the performing arts?
Won a top award in his field?
IQs:
Were you a noted Broadway performer known, among other things, for his lead role in The Will Rogers Follies?
Were you a clothes designer with the same first name as that guy?
Were you a former governor of Wisconsin, also with the same first name as that guy?
DQ
Not Tommy Hilfiger
Not Tommy Thompson
T
1) Real
2) Male
3) Last name “T”
4) Dead
5) American
6) NOT Political/Military
7) Died AFTER 1900
8) NOT known for single incident
9) Associated with Arts
10) Died AFTER 1950
11) No famous wife
12) Associated with the Performing Arts
13) No top award
Previous IQs:
Were you a noted Broadway performer known, among other things, for his lead role in The Will Rogers Follies? - Tommy Tune
Were you a clothes designer with the same first name as that guy? - Yes, Tommy Hilfiger
Were you a former governor of Wisconsin, also with the same first name as that guy? - Yes, Tommy Thompson
Tommy x3!
DQ:
Actor?
IQs:
Did Hillary Clinton say in 1992 that she didn't want to be like you?
Did you direct The Thin Red Line and The Tree of Life?
Did you play the top Man in Black?
DQ
DQ
Not Tommy Lee Jones
T
1) Real
2) Male
3) Last name “T”
4) Dead
5) American
6) NOT Political/Military
7) Died AFTER 1900
8) NOT known for single incident
9) Associated with Arts
10) Died AFTER 1950
11) No famous wife
12) Associated with the Performing Arts
13) No top award
14) NOT an actor
Previous IQs:
Did Hillary Clinton say in 1992 that she didn't want to be like you? - Tammy Wynette, who sang "Stand by Your Man"
Did you direct The Thin Red Line and The Tree of Life? - Terrence Malick
Did you play the top Man in Black? - Tommy played a senior agent, but his character answered to Rip Torn's Zed
DQs:
Best known for music?
Greatest fame before 2000?
One DQ reserved.
IQs:
Are you a pop singer who's become something of a meme over on the Straight Dope?
Were you a noted American woman dancer and choreographer?
Were you Jackie Kennedy's top White House aide?
Not Tommy Tune
Not Toni Basil
DQ
T
1) Real
2) Male
3) Last name “T”
4) Dead
5) American
6) NOT Political/Military
7) Died AFTER 1900
8) NOT known for single incident
9) Associated with Arts
10) Died AFTER 1950
11) No famous wife
12) Associated with the Performing Arts
13) No top award
14) NOT an actor
15) No connection to Music
16) Greatest fame BEFORE 2000
That Sorensen memo was FASCINATING!
You must be referring to this: https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-...a-hurry/948238
Previous IQs:
Are you a pop singer who's become something of a meme over on the Straight Dope? - Tami
Were you a noted American woman dancer and choreographer? - I'll rephrase
Were you Jackie Kennedy's top White House aide? - Tish Baldridge
DQs:
Best known for work behind the scenes?
Best known for the movies?
IQs:
You are not Toni Basil. Were you another noted American woman dancer and choreographer?
Were you a noted Burmese diplomat since 1945?
Were you a noted Norwegian diplomat since 1945?
DQ
Not U Thant
Not Tryve Lye
Yup, EXACTLY what I was thinking of
T
1) Real
2) Male
3) Last name “T”
4) Dead
5) American
6) NOT Political/Military
7) Died AFTER 1900
8) NOT known for single incident
9) Associated with Arts
10) Died AFTER 1950
11) No famous wife
12) Associated with the Performing Arts
13) No top award
14) NOT an actor
15) No connection to Music
16) Greatest fame BEFORE 2000
17) Inown for working behind the scenes
18) NOT known for movies
Previous IQs:
You are not Toni Basil. Were you another noted American woman dancer and choreographer? - Twyla Tharp
Were you a noted Burmese diplomat since 1945? - Yes, U Thant
Were you a noted Norwegian diplomat since 1945? - Yes, Try[g]ve Lie
DQ:
Best known for TV?
IQs:
Did Jimmy Carter nominate you for DCI?
Did Bruce Dern play your dad in a recent movie?
Were you mentioned in their work by both the Beatles and Monty Python?
3 DQ
Thanks for he Lie leeway
T
1) Real
2) Male
3) Last name “T”
4) Dead
5) American
6) NOT Political/Military
7) Died AFTER 1900
8) NOT known for single incident
9) Associated with Arts
10) Died AFTER 1950
11) No famous wife
12) Associated with the Performing Arts
13) No top award
14) NOT an actor
15) No connection to Music
16) Greatest fame BEFORE 2000
17) Inown for working behind the scenes
18) NOT known for movies
19) Bedt known for TV
Previous IQs:
Did Jimmy Carter nominate you for DCI? - Ted Sorensen
Did Bruce Dern play your dad in a recent movie? - Ted Kennedy, in Chappaquiddick
Were you mentioned in their work by both the Beatles and Monty Python? - British PM Edward "Ted" Heath
Ted x3!
DQs:
Producer?
Best known for a single TV series?
One DQ reserved.