# 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:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2006, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/21 "2006-09-14T21:15:19Z")
Did he live to be over 90? ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2006, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/22 "2006-09-14T21:17:25Z")
Not Jimmy Stewart. Did not live to 90 years old. ---
**Author:** ![ddgryphon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8c91f0/32.png) [@ddgryphon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ddgryphon)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2006, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/23 "2006-09-14T21:17:45Z")
Was he a naturalized citizen of the US? ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2006, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/24 "2006-09-14T21:19:34Z")
If this is 20-Questions, why limit to guys? And, PS, games like this belong more in MPSIMS than in Cafe Society. I’ll let this one slide, since it’s about an entertainer. ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2006, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/25 "2006-09-14T21:19:58Z")
I will guess Frank Sinatra. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2006, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/26 "2006-09-14T21:23:14Z")
It’s not Twenty Questions, it’s Dead **Guy** in the Envelope! You can move it where it belongs, **CK**. The next dead guy might not be in entertainment. Sorry about that. ok- Not Frank Sinatra. Born in USA. ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2006, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/27 "2006-09-14T21:24:37Z")
Was he a comedian? ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2006, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/28 "2006-09-14T21:25:39Z")
[QUOTE=Dolores Reborn] It’s not Twenty Questions, it’s Dead **Guy** in the Envelope! You can move it where it belongs, **CK**. The next dead guy might not be in entertainment. Sorry about that. ok- Not Frank Sinatra. Born in USA. [/QUOTE] Technically, you gave more away with that born in the USA answer then the question actually asked. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![guppy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7feea3/32.png) [@guppy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/guppy)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2006, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/29 "2006-09-14T21:25:59Z")
Was he a actor? ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2006, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/30 "2006-09-14T21:26:22Z")
Nope. Recap: Entertainer, US citizen, lived in 20th century, over 65 at death but not 90, not a comedian. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2006, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/31 "2006-09-14T21:28:52Z")
You guys are going too fast for me! 😃 Warning - I’m leaving work (hehe) in 30 minutes, and there will be a short intermission until I get home. Ok - (I wasn’t sure what naturalized meant! Oh well.) Yes he was an actor, no he wasn’t a comedian. ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2006, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/32 "2006-09-14T21:31:40Z")
Was he alive 5 years ago? ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2006, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/33 "2006-09-14T21:32:15Z")
[QUOTE=want2know] Was he alive 5 years ago? [/QUOTE] Yes. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Rosewater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@Mr.Rosewater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Rosewater)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2006, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/34 "2006-09-14T21:34:48Z")
Did he die since 2000? ---
**Author:** ![JustAnotherGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58f4c7/32.png) [@JustAnotherGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustAnotherGeek)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2006, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/35 "2006-09-14T21:34:56Z")
Was he a good golfer? Was he Bob Hope? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Rosewater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@Mr.Rosewater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Rosewater)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2006, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/36 "2006-09-14T21:35:50Z")
sorry, I’ll think of a new one. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2006, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/37 "2006-09-14T21:36:26Z")
Yes, he died since 2000. (That sounds grammatically incorrect…hmm.) Not known for golfing - he might have though. Not Bob Hope. ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2006, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/38 "2006-09-14T21:37:24Z")
Marlon Brando? ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2006, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/39 "2006-09-14T21:38:46Z")
Not Marlon Brando. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2006, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-game-dead-guy-in-the-envelope/372749/40 "2006-09-14T21:39:08Z")
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