# New game: Dead Guy in the Envelope **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 14, 2006, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749 "2006-09-14T20:47:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/201 "2006-09-20T21:17:13Z")
Was he a poet? ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/202 "2006-09-20T21:19:20Z")
No, it wasn’t Newton. No, he wasn’t born before 1700. Yes, he spent most of his life in the UK. ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/203 "2006-09-20T21:20:26Z")
No, as far as I know he was not a poet. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/204 "2006-09-20T21:24:39Z")
Was it Arthur Conan Doyle? If not, was his death a violent one? ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/205 "2006-09-20T21:27:55Z")
No, it wasn’t Doyle. No, his death was not a violent one. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/206 "2006-09-20T21:35:03Z")
Was it Charles Darwin? If not, was he known for contributions to science? ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/207 "2006-09-20T21:41:22Z")
[QUOTE=Bryan Ekers] Was it Charles Darwin? [/QUOTE] YES! ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2006, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/208 "2006-09-20T21:46:34Z")
Well, okay then… I’d pick another dead man, but I’m going out for the evening shortly and won’t be around to answer questions. I’d like to suggest that if anyone is interested in continuing, they adopt the style I’ve used in the last few posts - start with a “yes or no” question, then follow up with a name guess and another “yes or no” question assuming the name was incorrect. It saves a lot of time. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749.md?page=10)