# 20 Questions version 4.0 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 17, 2002, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-4-0/98743 "2002-03-17T17:31:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/41988e/32.png) [@Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yo_La_Tengo)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2002, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-4-0/98743/1 "2002-03-17T17:31:47Z")
Yeah yeah, I’m back all ready. I’m obsessed, so sue me. If you’re new to this, you can click here for an idea how the game runs: [20 Questions version 3.0](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=104061) Also, I’ll throw in the rules (now edited): [ol][li]A doper asks a yes or no question, I answer it. [/li][li]You all get 20 questions total. It’s not per person. [/li][li]First one to figure my ‘it’ out wins absolutely nothing. Enjoy. [/li][li]There are stupid questions. [/li][li]Stupid questions count as real questions, so I advise you not to ask stupid questions. [/li][li]Number your question (1-20). [/li][li]If you make a guess at what my ‘it’ is, it counts as a question.[/li][li]I retain rights to “make fun” of your username. (it’s not bad, for examples go about halfway down the 3.0 game)[/li][li]My ‘it’ is always something that everyone has heard of before. My last ‘its’ were time, love, and fire. This game is no exception.[/li][/ol] I think I’ve got a pretty good answer this time, it might be taken all the way to 20. Well, I’m ready. Lock, load, and fire away, baby. ---
**Author:** ![Loopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loopus/32/15343_2.png) [@Loopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopus)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2002, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-4-0/98743/2 "2002-03-17T17:46:02Z")
**1.** Is it a material object? -Loopus ---
**Author:** ![Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/41988e/32.png) [@Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yo_La_Tengo)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2002, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-4-0/98743/3 "2002-03-17T18:08:27Z")
**Loopus** asked: 1) _Is it a material object?_ **Loopus** , no. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2002, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-4-0/98743/4 "2002-03-17T20:12:11Z")
1. Is is an emotion? ---
**Author:** ![Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/41988e/32.png) [@Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yo_La_Tengo)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2002, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-4-0/98743/5 "2002-03-17T20:27:02Z")
**Kat** asked: 2) _Is is an emotion?_ **Kat** , while it may be up for debate, I’ll say no. ---
**Author:** ![Anubis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dfb087/32.png) [@Anubis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anubis)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2002, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-4-0/98743/6 "2002-03-17T21:25:14Z")
3.) Is it visible? ---
**Author:** ![Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/41988e/32.png) [@Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yo_La_Tengo)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2002, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-4-0/98743/7 "2002-03-17T21:32:14Z")
**Anubis** asked: 3) _Is it visible?_ **Anus** , usually not. While I should stop there, I’m not going to. My answer will confuse you, it will help you out a lot if you pretend I just said no. In special circumstances though, you could say my ‘it’ is visible. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2002, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-4-0/98743/8 "2002-03-17T21:42:57Z")
Would the average person encounter it daily? ---
**Author:** ![MrAndrewV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@MrAndrewV](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAndrewV)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2002, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-4-0/98743/9 "2002-03-17T21:50:50Z")
1. Is it an emotion? ---
**Author:** ![MrAndrewV](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@MrAndrewV](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAndrewV)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2002, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-4-0/98743/10 "2002-03-17T21:52:09Z")
-5) Sorry! Just realised this has already been asked. My bad ☹ So I will revise to: is it ‘love’? ---
**Author:** ![Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/41988e/32.png) [@Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yo_La_Tengo)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2002, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-4-0/98743/11 "2002-03-17T22:23:41Z")
**Kat** asked: 4) _Would the average person encounter it daily?_ **Kat** , yes. **MrAndrewV** asked: 5) _Is it love?_ **Andrew** , no. I would also like to point out that prior to this, **Kat** asked if it was an emotion, which I said no to. I would clarify love as an emotion. So it couldn’t very well be love then, could it? I’m sorry, I’m probably making you feel stupid, so I’ll just stop there before it gets any worse. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2002, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-4-0/98743/12 "2002-03-17T22:31:15Z")
I don’t have another question yet, but I’d just like to complain that I’m getting gypped in the “make fun of username” area. ---
**Author:** ![Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/41988e/32.png) [@Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yo_La_Tengo)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2002, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-4-0/98743/13 "2002-03-17T22:45:24Z")
Your name is too hard! It’s only three letters long. I haven’t been doing it very much to anyone, actually. The only real one I did was **Anubis** ’s. I suppose I could have done **Loopus** into Loopy, but just got lazy, I suppose. **Kat** , you are now Dank. Yes, I know, there is absolutely no relation between the two (besides the fact that they both have a K and an A), but I tried. It’s better than kite or karat, isn’t it? ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2002, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-4-0/98743/14 "2002-03-17T23:22:44Z")
**Request for clarification:** **Yo La Tengo** , do you classify gases as non-material? Technically they are made out of matter. (I don’t think this should count as a question.) **IF** the answer to that question is ‘yes’ (i.e. gases are non-material and as such, are still fair game for our object this game), I would hazard the question: **6)** Is it gaseous? ---
**Author:** ![Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/41988e/32.png) [@Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yo_La_Tengo)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2002, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-4-0/98743/15 "2002-03-17T23:29:10Z")
**Slight Whitening** (hehe), I’ll say gas is material. No #6 required. ---
**Author:** ![\_your\_name\_here](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/919ad9/32.png) [@\_your\_name\_here](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_your_name_here)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2002, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-4-0/98743/16 "2002-03-18T00:19:54Z")
6 Is it dark? ---
**Author:** ![Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/41988e/32.png) [@Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yo_La_Tengo)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2002, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-4-0/98743/17 "2002-03-18T00:48:17Z")
**(your name here)** asked: 6) _Is it dark?_ **(ynh)**, nope. ---
**Author:** ![White\_Lightning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@White\_Lightning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/White_Lightning)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2002, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-4-0/98743/18 "2002-03-18T01:23:40Z")
**Yo La Tengo** , thanks. ‘Slight Whitening’ – 😃 ---
**Author:** ![BraheSilver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecccb3/32.png) [@BraheSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BraheSilver)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2002, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-4-0/98743/19 "2002-03-18T02:57:45Z")
Hi folks. I’d like to try my hand at this, and see how badly my name gets butchered 😃 (and stay away from Brahe’s Liver, that’s been done to death). 1. Is a a physical phenomenon? ---
**Author:** ![Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/41988e/32.png) [@Yo\_La\_Tengo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yo_La_Tengo)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2002, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-4-0/98743/20 "2002-03-18T20:06:30Z")
**BraheSilver** asked: 7) _Is it a physical phenomenon?_ **Da Tree Giver** , I’ll say no. I’m curious, though, what is an example of a physical phenomenon. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-4-0/98743.md?page=2)