# 20 Questions version 6.0 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 3, 2002, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-6-0/101670 "2002-04-03T22:26:44Z")\ **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:** [April 3, 2002, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-6-0/101670/1 "2002-04-03T22:26:44Z")
6.0 already? These things fly by. The usual rules and answers to your concerns you may have: [ul][li][For an idea of how the game runs…](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=106439)[/li][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 to an older game) [/li][li] **White Lightning** is second in command. If I die, he’s in charge.[/ul]My ‘it’ is always something that everyone has heard of before. My last ‘its’ were time, love, fire, music, and gravity. This game is no exception. [/li] **White Lightning** has already been contacted with this game’s ‘it.’ You are free to start whenever you wish. ---
**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:** [April 3, 2002, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-6-0/101670/2 "2002-04-03T23:47:47Z")
hey, **yo la**! i’m baaack. i’ll start too. **1, one, un, uno, let’s start already!** is it made of atoms? ---
**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:** [April 3, 2002, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-6-0/101670/3 "2002-04-03T23:52:47Z")
**(your name here)** asked: 1) _is it made of atoms?_ **I am a lobster** , as a matter of fact, it is. I’m pullin’ a fast ball on all of ya this time… ---
**Author:** ![Wicked\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/2acd7d/32.png) [@Wicked\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wicked_Blue)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2002, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-6-0/101670/4 "2002-04-04T00:10:16Z")
Is it a monkey? I like monkeys. ---
**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:** [April 4, 2002, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-6-0/101670/5 "2002-04-04T00:11:51Z")
**Wicked Blue** asked: 2) \*Is it a monkey? \* **Sick and blue** , waste of a question, I’d say. No, it is not a monkey. ---
**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:** [April 4, 2002, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-6-0/101670/6 "2002-04-04T00:11:56Z")
**3.** Is it something one might encounter on a daily basis? -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:** [April 4, 2002, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-6-0/101670/7 "2002-04-04T00:14:38Z")
**Loopus** asked: 3) _Is it something one might encounter on a daily basis?_ **Loopy** (I forgot your old name, now you’re **Loopy** , ok?), some people probably do. I don’t, though. How about you, **WL**? ---
**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:** [April 4, 2002, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-6-0/101670/8 "2002-04-04T01:48:09Z")
Nope, not me. And, I’m shocked at these questions. Not at all what we expected, eh? ---
**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:** [April 4, 2002, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-6-0/101670/9 "2002-04-04T02:41:14Z")
looks like i have to do recaps 1. its made of atoms. 2. it’s not a monkey. waste of a question. 3. some people encounter it daily. my question! **4, four, quatre, i don’t know it in another languages!** does it require energy for it to work, assuming it works? (i.e. manpower, electricity, etc.) ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2002, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-6-0/101670/10 "2002-04-04T03:00:04Z")
**5, five, cinq, (insert the German word for 5 that I know how to pronounce but not spell here)** Is it alive? ---
**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:** [April 4, 2002, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-6-0/101670/11 "2002-04-04T03:45:07Z")
**(your name here)** asked: 4) _does it require energy for it to work, assuming it works?_ **I am a lobster** , I’ll say no, but it’s iffy. Whatcha think, **WL**? **Kat** asked: 5) _Is it alive_ **Dank** , nope. ---
**Author:** ![panamajack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/47e85d/32.png) [@panamajack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panamajack)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2002, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-6-0/101670/12 "2002-04-04T06:43:08Z")
After fünf, sechs! 1. Is it something that is thought of as being possessed by some (or any) living thing? (not like Linda Blair, but in the sense of belonging to someone, as an arm or a chair and not a rock or the Pacific Ocean.) if I only had a plan … ---
**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:** [April 4, 2002, 9:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-6-0/101670/13 "2002-04-04T09:23:51Z")
**I am a lobster** , in your recaps, #3 should read something like, ‘some people encounter it daily, but not really.’ I think it’d be more productive for y’all to assume more of a ‘no’ to that one than a ‘yes.’ I guess it really doesn’t matter. As far as #4, I’d say no iffiness required. No, non, nyet, nein, no, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2002, 12:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-6-0/101670/14 "2002-04-04T12:07:20Z")
**Sieben:** Is it manmade (like a machine, a building or a sculpture, as opposed to naturally occurring things like earth, wind and fire (the elements, not the band))? ---
**Author:** ![belladonna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9fc29f/32.png) [@belladonna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/belladonna)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2002, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-6-0/101670/15 "2002-04-04T13:52:58Z")
Is it a **single specific thing**? (as opposed to the concept of, or the name for, a broader group of single specific things) eg: single specific thing = \*\* Mount Everest\*\* as opposed to simply **Mountain** I think this is clear–I don’t want to waste another question! bella ---
**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:** [April 4, 2002, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-6-0/101670/16 "2002-04-04T14:40:58Z")
These are all really good quesions… **panamajack** asked: 6) _Is it something that is thought of as being possessed by some (or any) living thing?_ **Mr. Canal** , yes, (some) people do own them. **White Lightning** , I’m going to send you a e-mail telling you my point of view on #4. **jr8** asked: 7) _Is it manmade (like a machine, a building or a sculpture, as opposed to naturally occurring things like earth, wind and fire (the elements, not the band))?_ **junior** , yes, it’s manmade. **belladonna** asked: 8) _Is it a single specific thing?_ **Ballerina** , clear you are. I’m saying no, but it’s pretty weird situation. Any thoughts, **WL**? ---
**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:** [April 4, 2002, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-6-0/101670/17 "2002-04-04T14:42:36Z")
Time out. I read #8 too fast or something. The answer is no. Just plain no. It is not a single specific thing. ---
**Author:** ![SpaceDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spacedog/32/9932_2.png) [@SpaceDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpaceDog)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2002, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-6-0/101670/18 "2002-04-04T15:25:13Z")
OK, so it’s a manmade thing that doesn’t require energy to do whatever it does … if it actively does anything. Some people own them, but they’re not encountered on a daily basis and it’s a type of thing rather than one specific thing. And it’s not a monkey. Hmmmm, 1. Is it bigger than an average car ? I missed the end of the last one but I though **Laika** was a cute name. Although she was a female spacedoggie, and I’m more towards the male version. Still cute tho’. ---
**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:** [April 4, 2002, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-6-0/101670/19 "2002-04-04T17:00:00Z")
**SpaceDog** asked: 9) \*Is it bigger than an average car? \* **Laika** , nope, it’s not bigger than a car. If you want to catch the end of the other game, just click on the link in the OP. ---
**Author:** ![Anubis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dfb087/32.png) [@Anubis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anubis)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2002, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-6-0/101670/20 "2002-04-04T19:14:36Z")
Recap: 1. It’s made of atoms. 2. It’s not a monkey. 3. Some people encounter it daily, but not really. 4)It does not require energy for it to work. 5)It is not alive. 6)Some people own it. 7)It is man-made. 8)It is not a single specific thing. 9)It is not larger than an average car. My question: 10) Does it have anything to do with injuring animals or other humans? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/20-questions-version-6-0/101670.md?page=2)