# Anybody want to play 20 questions? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [May 8, 2009, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757 "2009-05-08T16:02:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 18
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2009, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/341 "2009-05-14T20:12:50Z")
> [@Bearflag70](#): > > Did this person have a regular spot on SCTV? Crap. I thought the response was YES to comic roles. Sorry I wasted a question. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2009, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/342 "2009-05-14T20:17:02Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Is it William Shatner? 1. No. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2009, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/343 "2009-05-14T20:18:33Z")
Huh. I thought **EH** had nailed it. 1. Is he older than 49? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2009, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/344 "2009-05-14T20:19:53Z")
Has he been a regular on a television series within the last ten years? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2009, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/345 "2009-05-14T23:15:16Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Huh. I thought **EH** had nailed it. > > 1. Is he older than 49? 1. No > [@Sternvogel](#): > > Has he been a regular on a television series within the last ten years? 1. Yes. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2009, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/346 "2009-05-14T23:16:16Z")
I’m willing to go past 20 questions if you guys need, by the way. I think you’ll get it soon enough. ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/347 "2009-05-15T03:22:03Z")
Kiefer Sutherland? ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/348 "2009-05-15T13:23:11Z")
> [@Bearflag70](#): > > Kiefer Sutherland? 1. No OK, Hint time(as we go past question 20). Hint: This actor and another actor have appeared as characters(and have interacted with one another) on two separate shows in the past 5 years. Different shows and different characters, but both actors have appeared in both. The other actor is British, by the way…not that we are guessing about him. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/349 "2009-05-15T13:27:27Z")
Was one of these shows a spin off of the other? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/350 "2009-05-15T15:16:20Z")
Was at least one of these shows set in a medical facility? ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/351 "2009-05-15T15:24:39Z")
In the meantime, I’ll do one. I am thinking of a CONSUMER PRODUCT. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/352 "2009-05-15T15:27:39Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > In the meantime, I’ll do one. I am thinking of a CONSUMER PRODUCT. Is this product intended to be ingested by humans? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/353 "2009-05-15T15:27:58Z")
Is it bigger than a breadbox? Heh. Classic question. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/354 "2009-05-15T15:28:42Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > Is this product intended to be ingested by humans? No. > [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Is it bigger than a breadbox? No. I wonder what will happen in twenty years when the kids don’t know what the hell a breadbox is. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/355 "2009-05-15T15:45:43Z")
They’ll ask, “Is it bigger than a Wii console?” Does it typically cost more than $500? ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/356 "2009-05-15T15:47:58Z")
Nope. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/357 "2009-05-15T15:50:04Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Was one of these shows a spin off of the other? 1. No, both were unique, new shows that had ZERO connection to each other…which is why they both played new and different characters on each. > [@Sternvogel](#): > > Was at least one of these shows set in a medical facility? 1. Nope. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/358 "2009-05-15T15:51:04Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > I wonder what will happen in twenty years when the kids don’t know what the hell a breadbox is. I am pretty sure most “kids” have never seen a breadbox. At least the ones I remember as a kid in the 1960’s. Is this product generally used inside? ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/359 "2009-05-15T15:53:27Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > I wonder what will happen in twenty years when the kids don’t know what the hell a breadbox is. I figure [Google Images](http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=breadbox&sa=N&tab=wi&um=1) will still be around. Question: Is this product designed to be worn on the body? ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2009, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/360 "2009-05-15T15:56:23Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > I am pretty sure most “kids” have never seen a breadbox. At least the ones I remember as a kid in the 1960’s. > > Is this product generally used inside? We had a breadbox in our flat in Britain in 1990. The product is no more likely to be used inside than outside. > [@Sternvogel](#): > > Question: Is this product designed to be worn on the body? One version is. Five down. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757.md?page=17) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757.md?page=19)