Are you an American olympic weightlifting champion?
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Johnny, I’ve enjoyed it, but I’m on East Coast time, and the dogs wake me up early in the morning. Adios!
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Come on back when you can!
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Are you an American olympic weightlifting champion?
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No, and I don’t know who you mean.
Are you a conservative radio host?
(How specific do Indirect Questions have to be?)
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Are you American?
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Yes, I’m American.
SH is…
[ul][li]Male[/li][li]Not a fictional character[/li][li]Not an artist[/li][li]Not an author[/li][li]Not an entertainer[/li][*]American[/ul]
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(How specific do Indirect Questions have to be?)
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From Wiki:
So there should be a reasonable opportunity to identify the guess, but the question can be asked in a tricky way so that the chooser might not make the connection until the answer is revealed (and the guesser gets a DQ).
[QUOTE=WF Tomba]
Are you a conservative radio host?
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Alas! I don’t listen to talk radio! You get a DQ.
[QUOTE=Johnny L.A.]
So there should be a reasonable opportunity to identify the guess, but the question can be asked in a tricky way so that the chooser might not make the connection until the answer is revealed (and the guesser gets a DQ).
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OK. As a rule of thumb, I’m just going to try to include two details in every IQ.
Sean Hannity.
Direct: are you living now?
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OK. As a rule of thumb, I’m just going to try to include two details in every IQ.
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That’s sporting of you. But not necessary. 
[QUOTE=WF Tomba]
Sean Hannity.
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:smack: D’OH!
[QUOTE=WF Tomba]
Direct: are you living now?
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Yes, I’m living now.
SH is…
[ul][li]Male[/li][li]Not a fictional character[/li][li]Not an artist[/li][li]Not an author[/li][li]Not an entertainer[/li][li]American[/li][*]Alive[/ul]
Were you the voice of Winnie the Pooh?
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Were you the voice of Winnie the Pooh?
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No, I’m not Sterling Holloway.
Were you the original bandleader on “The Tonight Show”?
[QUOTE=astorian]
Were you the original bandleader on “The Tonight Show”?
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No, I’m not Skitch Henderson.
Were you “Movin’ on up to a deluxe apartment in the sky” ?
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Were you “Movin’ on up to a deluxe apartment in the sky” ?
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No, I’m not Sherman Hemsley.
Were you responsible for the sarcastic “7 strikes and you’re out” reference?
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Were you responsible for the sarcastic “7 strikes and you’re out” reference?
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Argh! Political guy, right? I don’t know who you mean.
You get a DQ.
That was the late MLB pitcher Steve Howe.
DQ: Are you over 50 years old?
FYI: The “7 strikes” refers to how many times he was reinstated after being suspended from baseball on drug charges
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That was the late MLB pitcher Steve Howe.
DQ: Are you over 50 years old?
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Well then, I was way off.
I’m under the age of 50.
SH is…
[ul][li]Male[/li][li]Not a fictional character[/li][li]Not an artist[/li][li]Not an author[/li][li]Not an entertainer[/li][li]American[/li][li]Alive[/li][*]Under 50 years old[/ul]