Are you an Australian Test batsman?
Were you known for circling the bases with “one flap down”?
I’m not David Cornwell’s nom de plume (John le Carre), prone to droning “Coming, Mother!” (Jimmy Lydon), an Australian Test batsman (Justin Langer), or known for circling the bases “one flap down” (Jeffrey Leonard).
JL is:
- not alive
- not American
- male
- not alive in the 20th century
- not European
- a fictional character
- not a native English speaker
- not an artist
- not a character in a movie
- not a character in a TV show
- a character in a novel or short story
- not a character in a play
- not from Asia
- someone who first appeared in a book or story written within the past 50 years
- someone who’s killed another sentient being
- over age 18
- not in a novel or short story occurring primarily in the 20th century
- not of this Earth
- not killed in a book or story
- a character in a series of several books
- not adventuring in the future
- created by an American writer
Are you the actress daughter of a billionaire?
Hmmmm. Dunno. Ask a DQ.
Are you the father of the Quiet Revolution?
Was your boss always yelling “Great Caesar’s Ghost”?
No, I’m not Jean Lesage.
astorian, I can only think of Clark Kent, Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen, none of whom are “JLs”. Ask a DQ.
As far as i can tell, Joan Lunden is not a bus enthusiast. I think I deserve a DQ.
Are you the actress daughter of a billionaire? Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
DQ: Has your character occurred in a Hugo or Nebula winning story or novel?
Are you a British department store-founder?
Jack Larson played Jimmy Olsen opposite George Reeves on the old “Superman” series. (And played a bartender in the Brandon Roush movie a few years back.)
DQ: Might you yet appear in another book/story by your creator?
Were you the only rookie pitcher in American League history to start and win Game 7 of the World Series?
One more…
Did you no-hit lymphoma?
Darryl, if I’m wrong about Joan Lunden, ask a DQ.
Kid_A, you stumped me twice, so ask two DQs.
Dead Cat, you get another DQ, too.
JL is:
- not alive
- not American
- male
- not alive in the 20th century
- not European
- a fictional character
- not a native English speaker
- not an artist
- not a character in a movie
- not a character in a TV show
- a character in a novel or short story
- not a character in a play
- not from Asia
- someone who first appeared in a book or story written within the past 50 years
- someone who’s killed another sentient being
- over age 18
- not in a novel or short story occurring primarily in the 20th century
- not of this Earth
- not killed in a book or story
- a character in a series of several books
- not adventuring in the future
- created by an American writer
- has appeared in a Hugo- or Nebula-winning story or novel
- might yet appear in another book or story by his creator
John Lackey (Anaheim Angels; 2003 World Series) and Jon Lester (Lymphoma survivor and threw a no-hitter in 2008)
- Is the writer who created a man?
- Do you have a romantic interest in any of the books?
DQ: Does your character appear in a Hugo Award winning novel or story?
Fixed my question.
JL is:
- not alive
- not American
- male
- not alive in the 20th century
- not European
- a fictional character
- not a native English speaker
- not an artist
- not a character in a movie
- not a character in a TV show
- a character in a novel or short story
- not a character in a play
- not from Asia
- someone who first appeared in a book or story written within the past 50 years
- someone who’s killed another sentient being
- over age 18
- not in a novel or short story occurring primarily in the 20th century
- not of this Earth
- not killed in a book or story
- a character in a series of several books
- not adventuring in the future
- created by an American writer
- has appeared in a Hugo- or Nebula-winning story or novel
- might yet appear in another book or story by his creator
- created by a male author
- has a romantic interest in the books
- in a Hugo Award-winning novel or story
Were you a Romulan who played in the NBA?
Did you team up with Gene Rayburn?