# 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:** 19
**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, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/361 "2009-05-15T17:11:01Z")
> [@Mahaloth](#): > > 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. Is either of these shows a police drama? ---
**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, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/362 "2009-05-15T17:46:16Z")
> [@Sternvogel](#): > > Is either of these shows a police drama? 1. Not strictly, though police of a kind are involved in one show. Nothing like The Shield or NYPD Blue, though. ---
**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, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/363 "2009-05-15T18:10:28Z")
Is the product powered by electricity (batteries or cord)? ---
**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, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/364 "2009-05-15T18:23:57Z")
Yes. (#6) ---
**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, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/365 "2009-05-15T18:27:00Z")
Is it for fun (as opposed to utilitarian)? ---
**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, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/366 "2009-05-15T18:30:44Z")
Definintely. (#7) ---
**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, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/367 "2009-05-15T18:38:57Z")
Is it sexual in nature? ---
**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, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/368 "2009-05-15T18:42:14Z")
No. At least, I can’t conceive of any sexual use for it, and I can think of sexual uses for a lot of things. ---
**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, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/369 "2009-05-15T18:47:40Z")
In using it, would you typically hold it in your hands? ---
**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, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/370 "2009-05-15T19:09:05Z")
For the object to be operating properly, does it need to be making a sound? ---
**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, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/371 "2009-05-15T19:20:44Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > In using it, would you typically hold it in your hands? In TV commercials it’s _always_ held in the hands (or one hand). I doubt many people hold theirs all the time, though. > [@Sternvogel](#): > > For the object to be operating properly, does it need to be making a sound? If it’s in use, it makes a sound, yes. (#10) ---
**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, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/372 "2009-05-15T19:31:46Z")
Is it a personal music player such as an MP3 player or iPod? ---
**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, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/373 "2009-05-15T19:39:17Z")
It is. (#11) ---
**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, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/374 "2009-05-15T20:37:29Z")
So do I win? Or do I have to ask specifically… is it an iPod? ---
**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, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/375 "2009-05-15T21:20:49Z")
I was specifically looking for iPod, so now you’ve won. Congratulations! _showers confetti_ ---
**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 16, 2009, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/376 "2009-05-16T01:57:35Z")
Thanks! Next quiz: I’m thinking of a person. ---
**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 16, 2009, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/377 "2009-05-16T02:27:13Z")
Mine was **Tahmoh Penikett,** by the way, who starred on Battlestar Galactica and Dollhouse. [Tahmoh Penikett](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahmoh_Penikett) He played Helo on BSG and Paul Ballard on Dollhouse. 🙂 The guy who acted with him on both shows was: [Mark Sheppard](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Sheppard) He played Lampkin(the lawyer) on BSG and an FBI agent on Dollhouse. ---
**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 16, 2009, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/378 "2009-05-16T02:59:44Z")
Good one! I don’t know him and never would’ve guessed him. ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2009, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/379 "2009-05-16T03:12:05Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Thanks! Next quiz: > > I’m thinking of a person. 1. Is the person a male? 2. Is the person alive? 3. Is the person from the Western Hemisphere? ---
**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 16, 2009, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757/380 "2009-05-16T03:59:38Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > 1. Is the person a male? > 2. Is the person alive? > 3. Is the person from the Western Hemisphere? 1. Yes 2. No 3. Yes [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757.md?page=18) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anybody-want-to-play-20-questions/495757.md?page=20)